The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-07-23
CALLS MEETING OF
NY. G. 0. P. LEADERS
Searcy Issues Summons To
Organize For Early
Campaign.

Steps for launching an early cam
paign by the Republican party in
Kentucky this year will be taken by
the Republican State Central Com
mittee at an organization meeting
August IL at state headquarters in
the Republic Building.
The call for the meeting was issu-
cd yesterday by Chesley II. Searcy,
chairman of the state central and
campaign committee, who requested
that very member be present in per-
son. The meeting will be held On
Wednesday afterithe primary of Au-
gust Z.
In furtherance of the harmony pro-
gram outlined by party leaders sew
eral months ago, two of the candi-
dates foGpolice court clerk in Louis
willie have withdrawn, leaving Thomas
M Wintersmith as the nominee with
out opposition Thus all contests are
eliminated from the party ranks in
the Fifth District and all necessity
3 for a primary is removed. In cele.
bration of the event, Republicans Of
the Fifth District are planning to
hold big outing in the country on
primary day.
In letters to Fred o. Nuetzel conn
dy clerk yesterday, Robert Donahuo
and J ID. Thomas, candidates for the
Republican nomination for Police
Court Clerk withdrew from the race,
leaving Mr.. Wintersmith a clear field.
There is only one Democratic con-
test in the Fifth District. that fer
nomination for Congress in which j.
II. Richmond and NJ B Kendrick areI
the COntenders. Reports have been
current that one of abe two might
withdraw, tho no definite develop
msnts along that line have material
ized- In the event that one or the
other should withdraw within the
prescribed time. before the printing
OF the ballots. then the Fifth District |
would be without any contests what |
ever this year and no primary would
he held here.
Much discussion is now heard of |
the probable withdrawal of two of I
three candidates for the Republican |
nomination for Congress in the
Fourth district, thus eliminating any
contest there. Candidates for Repub-
lican honors in the Fourth now in.
clude John P. Haswell, Marshall Dun
can and j. D. Hayes Which two of
the three may withdEaw has not been
indicated in reports.
VIII Select Committees.
1t viii be the purpose of the cam
pGign committee at its meeting, Aug
uBt II, to organize by selecting mem
hers of the speakers bureau = and
finance committee. Mr.. searcy, as
chairman Of the campaign committee,
viii have fog his assistants corps
well equipped for an active battle.
Leaders were never more enthu-
siastic over the prospects of success
than they are this wear and for that
reason they are doubly anxious to
launch the fight. They are united as
never before, ana with Mr.. Searcy
for chairman they feel confident of c
success. One prominent leader from
Western Kentucky who came to Lou
isyille yesterday offered to bet $3.50 1
that the Republicans will carry Ken !
lucky, another $3.50 that Harding will
carry Ohio.~and $500 that Harding
and Coolidge viii be elected.
Clubs Organized.
Much of the preliminary work for |
the campaign is already under way
In many parts of the state, especially 5
in the mountains, Harding and Cool c
idge clubs are being organized and
calls are coming into state headquar-
ters for large quantities of Republ-
can literature. ,
The statement was made by
Louisville travelling man yesterday
that Kentucky will go Republican in d
and that in the Eleventh
District alone the majority for Hard 3
ing and Coolidge will be more than
in all the strong Democratic districts
combined. This man, who travels all
over the state, declared his belief that <
il would De possible for the Demo- =
Gratis to carry all tie other ten dis II
Lricts, which they wiz not do, and
sill the Republican majority in thu p
Eleventh District wGuid, be sufficient :
10 overcome the vote a
Ask For Literature. =
A letter was received at headQuaI
FRS yesterday from ID. C. Gay, secre IA
zry Of the Berea College Republican u
clu6, asking for literature 20 be used n,
by members of the club >,
The literature is not in the hands :,
)f the state committee, and Lilburn n
Phelps, secretary of the, committee
revised that the request be made of
ha national hoo 1u,o,taro sn Novv r.