The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-03-10
BIG SCRAP OVER NEGRO
DELEGATE BY 6. 0. P.
Republicans Name Hert, Morrow
Mrs. South and DR.. George
As "Big Four"

Louisville. KY, March 9Th
Kentucky Republican state conven
ton today endorsed A. T. Hert. Gov
Morrow, Mrs. ]. G. South. of Prank
fort, DR.. s. H. George, negro, of Pa
ducah, az four delegates from th,
state-at-large to the Republican Ma
tionai convention in Chicago.
The convention voted that they
be uninstructed. -.,,a@a y,
TIE alternates are II. Green Gar
rett, Winchester, for Gov. Morrow
DR.. Ben L. Bruner, Of Louisville
for A. T. Hert, Mrs. John w. Lang
ley, Of Pikesville, for Mrs. South
and DR.. George F. David, negro, o.
Lexington, for DR.. George.
Gov. Morrow, Mr.. Hert, nationa
committeeman from Kentucky, ant
Mrs. South, a daughter Of the late
Senator w. o. Bradley, we're en-
dorsed unanimously, and each one
responded with a speech.
Negroes Have Hot Contest
A contest, however, ragged for
three hours among the negroes as
to who should be the negro dele
gate from the state-at-large. -Four
nominations were made, and after
much excitement, the usual method
of nomination by reclamation was
abandoned, and a vote by counties
taken.
DR.. S. H. George, Of Padueah,
won the contest over the veteran
Louisville negro politician. Rocsoe
Conklin Simmons. DR.. George F.
David, of Lexington, and Prof.
George w. Saffell, of Shelbyville,
withdrew their nominations during
the voting. After the figures we're
announced in favor of George, his
nomination was made unanimous by
reclamation. Such hooting and
shouting came from the audience
of more than 2,450 persons that the
chairman almost continually raped
the table for order.
Resolutions Adopted
Many resolutions were adopted.
One commended the courageous
stand'' Of the Republicans in the
United States senate in requiring
the Treaty of Versailles to be Amer
icanized," through reservations.
The Republican state administra-
ton, headed by Gov. Morrow and
the work of National Committeeman
A. T. Hert came in for much praise
both by resolution and through the
speakers.
VIII H. Hays. chairman of the
Republican National committee, de-
livered an address, reciting the
aims Of the Republican party in
"HiNh hO ihSiuucu ieuuCliOH VI
taxes, election of honest and effici-
ent business man as president, make
party instrumentalities to apply to
new and changing conditions, sup
port law and order in the nation
and I put down radicalism. Loud
applause greeted Mr.. Hays denunci-
alton of the Democratic National
accuses Democrats of Wastefulness
In opening the convention Chair
man Franks, who will be secceeded
as chairman OF the State Central
by Chesley II. Searcy, de-
liverd an address in which he ac-
cused the Democratic National adj
of wastefulness, extra
vagance and many other crimes in
the political calendar. He charged
that war contracts were graft and
cited many alleged instances. He
declared that what reforms the
Democratic administration had ac-
complished were in effect borrowed
from the Republicans.
The president, he said, had been
elected because of a split in the Re-
publican party the first time, and on
a false issue-"He kept us out of
the war"-the second time. He re-
ferred to the lack Of tariff and said
that despite what the Democrats
called IAN extra tax on goods" they
were no cheaper than before.
Mr.. Franks made the statement
that billions OF dollars Of "pauper-
made European goods" were pour
ing in on us, and made a hid for
anti-British support by charging
that England could get anything II
wanted from this administration
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