Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-01
MADISON INSTRUCTS
FOR GOV. COX
County Convention Solid For
Him For Presidency And Cam
den For Committeeman

Old Madison county instructed he
delegates to the Democratic state con
vention for Gov. Cox, Of Ohio, and fo1
Senator Camden, of Woodford county
for National Committeeman, at thu
county convention held here Saturda.
afternoon.
The Cox program went through will
4 whoop and SO delegates and SO al
tcrnates were named who will go t.
The state and district conventions tt
do all they can TO see that Kentucky
delegates go TO San Francisco to bat
tie for the nomination Of Ohio's gov
einor for the presidency.
Judge II. G. Rice was chosen chair
man, and Mayor L. P. Evans secretar!
Of the convention, after County
Committee Chairman R. B. Terrill hac
called the convention to order A NUM-
Der OF ladies were present and tool
past in the proceedings.
The resolutions adopted by the con
vontion embodying instructions fol
Cox and Camden, and appointment Of
delegates and aiternates, were in full
as follows:
The Resolutions
Resolved, That we, the Democrat:
% Madison county, kentucky, in con,
venti0n assembled, this the 1st day Of
May, 1929, do most heartily endorse
the administration OF President Wood
row Wilson, and commend him for his
mistaken courage in battling for the
rights OF the people, and not only fol
the people Of this nation but the peo-
pie of the world; and we are gratifieC
not only as democrats but as free PEG
pie, over the magnificent results at
tanned by his splendid administration
under his matchless leadership. We
condemn the action Of the present con
gress in its efforts to hamper him an(
nullify his great work.
Resolved, That we condemn the &C
ton OF. the last Kentucky General As
scmbly in its extravagant and useless
increase Of taxes upon the people o.
Kentucky, its failure to adopt meas
ures to curtail expenditures and thu
camoufage. employed to deceive thu
people mo believing that useless of
fees had been abolished, whereas thrt
manipulation Of the republican politl
clans the same salaries are being
drawn and the same offices are being
flied by republicans, under differen
designations. Such deceit and trick
ery by both the legislature and Gov
Edwin P. Morrow deserves the atten
ton and condemnation of the taXpay
ers of Kentucky who must bear tn
additional burdens placed upon then
by the republican majority of this las
Legislature.
Resolved, that we heartily comnen'
the course Of our two United State
senators in congress and all the dem
Gcratic members of the House Of Rep
resentatives for their loyalty to tn
principles Of democracy and for thei
steadfast fidelity to President Wilso1
and the Administration.
Resolved That the delegates iron
Madison county hereinafter named ar
hereby instructed to'vote as unit o
all propositions and questions comm
before the district. and state conver
lions.
Resolved, That the delegates fror
Madison county hereinafter named az
hereby instructed to vote for Hon.
n. Camden as a member of the Ma
tional Committee of the Democrat
party for the state of Kentucky.
Resolved That the delegates fron
Madison county named by this CONVEX
ton are hereby instructed to cast tn
vote of Madison county in the CONVEX
ticn to be held in the city of Louisvill
on May 4, 1920 for Gov. James NJ. Co
of Ohio as the Democratic nominee IL
nesident of the United States and
} vote to instruct the delegates from tt
state and the delegates from the 81
congressional district chosen to atter
the national convention at San Fral
cisco June 10th, 1920 to vote for Go
James NJ. Cox as the Democratic non
inee for president of the United STATE
as long as his name is before the col
vention and to use all honorable meal
to secure his nomination.
We believe Gov Cox the best ms
that the Democrats could nominal
He is a man of natural and acquire
ability and about the right age al
his location gives him great stregnt
He has had much experience in go
ernmental affairs and has shown h
good sense in every position that
has held in life. His ability to be cleo
ed for three times governor of t
state of Ohio which is strongly repu
lican gives the best evidence of /
ability to fill the position which
seeks. His experience in public off
Las well fitted him for the position
the leader of the Democratic party