The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-03-05
COUNTY CONVENTION
HERE LAST SATURDAY
Small But Enthusiastic Gath
ering-Weather
Threatening.

ne VI UNIV Cpuutf
met in Mass Convention at the Court
House, Saturday the 2Sth, in a small,
though enthusiastic gathering. The
weather was threatening and gloomy
throughout the whole day, which
NECESSARILY prevented number fror
attending Several came on the af-
ternoon passenger, getting here just
about the time the Convention ad-
journed.
The Convention was called to or
der by County Chairman f. G.. Bar
rass and after the reading of the Of
fetal call by Secretary w. s. Tinsley.
they were unanimously elected as
chairman and secretary, respectively,
of the Convention.
Upon motion the Chair ap-
pointed Otto c. Martin, NJ. F.
Chumley, o. r. Tinsley, J. w. Kirk
and Cal. p. Keown as members of
committee on resolutions. While the
Convention was awaiting. the report
of the Resolutions Committee short
talks were made by County Attorney
A. ID. Kirk, ]. NJ. Johnson and 9TH
ers.
Following are the resolutions as
reported and unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS
To the Republicans of Ohio Coun-
~, assembled in mass convention at
the Court House in Hartford, Ky, on
February 2S, 1920; your committee
on resolutions, this day appointed
by the chairman of this convention.
hereby submit the following resolu-
lions, to-wit:
Let: We endorse the call of the
State Central Committee for the
County. District and State eonven-
lions to select delegates and alter
mates to the National Convention and
other necessary officers.
We point with pride to our new ad-
ministratioh headed by Governor Ed
win P. Morrow. and hereby unqual-
ihedly endorse his administration
and his acts. and especially commend
his courageous stand taken in the en-
forcement of law and order, and in
his honest efforts to economize in the
administration of the states govern
ment and to do away with useless and
extTavagant offices, and to have en-
acted such laws as will take our
state out of the mire of politics and
put It on a level with other progress
sive states.
2nd: We hereby endorse the
stand taken by the Republican Sena-
tors of the United States on the peace
treaty and especially endorse the re-
servations adopted by the foreign
relations committee and urged by the
Republican Senators, and we con-
denim the arbitrary, undemocratic and
autocratic attitude of President Will
son in relation to the peace treaty,
and especially condemn the extrava-
gance of the present national admin |
fstration. The Republican party
at all times is against one man power |
either in national, state or local poll
tics.
3rd: We heartily commend the |
services of our present representative |
in the Kentucky legislature. Hon. l.
S. Mason, and we specifically |
and unanimously endorse his candi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for Congressman from the Fourth |
District, and urge all Republicans in
this county to use all honorable meth
DDS to secure his nomination.
4th: We also take pleasure in en-
dorsing the record of our State Sena-
tor, Hon. George w. Baker, and COM
mend him for his faithful efforts to
serve his constituency in the state
senate.
5th: We recommend that our del
egates to both the District and State
conventions to be held at Elizabeth
town, March End, and at Louisville,
March 3rd, respectively, be instruct
ed to vote as a unit upon all ques-
lions coming up in either convention.
9Th: We further recommend that
said delegates go to said District and
State Conventions uninstructed, but
that they cast their votes for dele
gates and alternate delegates to the
National Convention, District Elector, 2
Chairman OF the District Committee
and other officers that are to be elect
ed, for those Republicans who in
their opinion are the most deserving,
and who reflect most credit on both
the district and party, provided, how
ever, that in the event there should Y