Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-02
HANGER REPRESENTS
EIGHTH DISTRICT
On State Committee Which Has
Full Charge of Reorganiza-
tion of Democracy

hhuSH plCdSCu Will liC SlIOl - a.
reorganization of the state lead
ship as so far made. A promi-
nent Democrat has been named
from each congressional district.
The member for the Eighth Con-
gressional district is ColN Harry
B. Hanger, of Richmond. Asso-
ciated with him are men of the
same type, leaders in everything
they undertake, and if they can
not inject new life into the organ
ization of the party, no one can.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Sunday
had the following concerning the
appointment of this new eNecu-
tive committee and its personnel:
The reorganization of the DEM
ocratic party in the state is in ac-
tual process. The committee of
five, headed by Judge Charles A.
Hardin, Chairman of the State
Central and Executive Com
mittees, which was delegated to
select II men as representative of
the more influential groups OF
Democrats, has already announc-
ed a number of names. Eleven
prominent Democrats, one for
each congressional district, and
three from the state at large will
be asked to serve. They are:
First District, James Utterback,
Paducah; Second, Henry Parrett,
Henderson; Third, Clarence Nc.
Elroy, Bowling Green; Fourth,
Harry Sommers, Elizabethtown
Fifth, Marion E. Taylor, Louis
vile; Sixth, r. c. Stewart, Gov
ington; Seventh, Johnson n.
Camden, Versailles; Eighth, Har-
~ Hanger, Richmond; Ninth, ].
w. NJ. Stewart, Ashland; Tenth,
John NJ. Buckingham, Paints
vile; Eleventh, Joseph H. Gibson,
Somerset; state at large, P. H.
Callahan, James B. Brown, and J.
d, Stewart, all of Louisville. -,
Utterback is a prominent bank
er, Barrett is engaged in the in
surance business, McElroy was
offered a place on the Board OF
Control by Governor Morrow
which he declined for business
reasons, Sommers is editor of the
Elizabethtown News and recog-
nized as one of the-progressive
Democrats of the state. Taylor
owns two of the largest office
buildings in Louisville. R. C.
Stewart is President Of the5Cev-
ington Water Company and Sen
ator Camden should be known
to every Republican and Demo
crat alike. Hanger is member
of the Iirm. of Mason & Hanger,
which built some of the largest
cantonments in the country, in
cluding Camp Zachary Taylor in
Louisville; Gibson is a banker
from Governor Morrow's home
town, Callahan is President of the
Louisville Varnish Company, J.
D. Stewart and ]. B. Brown are
Louisville bankers, Buckingha n
was the colleague of the late ].
c. c. Mayo and is a prominent
capitalist, ]. w. NJ. Stewart is
one of the leading attorneys Of
Eastern Kentucky.
Referring to these selections,
all of whom have not had time as
yet to indicate their acceptance
of positions on the committee
which is to reorganize the Demo
cratic party in Kentucky, a Dem
ocratic deader said:
"We are picking men of cali
Der that is. unmistakable, and will
show the people of the state on
what plane the reorganization OF
the. party will be established
Each of these men stands igh in
his own district, and has the full
confidence of all Democrats in
his community. Their personali-
ties will be convincing proof that
the Democratic party will be
manned by business men instead
of professional politicians" :"
The power of the State Central
and Executive Committees viii
be transferred to the committee
They will have entire charge o.
financing the party and directing
its policies in the state.
Many politicians believe thai
the members of the committed
will constitute the future State
Central and Executive Com
ittees. These governing com
mittees will be named at thu
Democratic State Convention tc
be held this spring. The mantle
of the present State Central am
Executive Committees probabl,
will be transferred bodily to tha
of the committee being chosen b.
Chairman Hardin and his five as
sociates. This phase of reorgan