The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-02-11
POMERENE AND COX
STRONG FOR PRESIDENT
Ohians Try to Line Up Demo-
cratic Voters OF Kentucky
For President

York Tribune prints review OF
the political situation in Kentucky.
written by Carter Field, a staff cor
respondent.
IL is one of a series dealing with
politics in different parts Of the
country. Extracts from the article
follow:
There is more activity on behalf
of Democratic presidential candi-
dates in Kentucky than in any other
State in the Union, with the posi-
BILE exception Of Ohio, right across
the river, where the battle is be-
tween Cox and Pomerene for the
honor of being Ohio's favorite.
Halderman Is For Hoover
Kentucky is the only State in
which the Democratic national COM
mitteeman has come out openly for
any other candidate than Wilson.
Gen. w. b. Haldeman, until recent
" owner of The Louisville Courier
Journal, sis out fatty for the nomi-
nation by the Dem -orats OF Herbe b
c. Hoover" Whet..-. &C W..l ~
able to deliver the delegation is an
other matter.
The two Democratic candidates
mastering the most strength, APP
parently. are Governor Cox, Ohio,
and Attorney General Palmer. AL
though Senator Pomerene, Ohio. has
his headquarters in Covington, Ky.
from which his propaganda is mail
ed out all over the country by his
manager. who was formerly secre-
tary to George Creel. Pomerene ap-
parently has made little progress
here. The strong sentiment for
Cox seems to flow over the river
from Ohio. for he is strongest in
Kentucky in the counties along the
Ohio River.
Attorney General Palmer is be-
ing boosted by an influential group
of Democrats. including L. NJ.
Smith. known locally as Busy"
Smith, because he is said to be al
ways busy with politics. Smith
was in the kdjutant Generals Office
in Washington during the war and
became a great admirer Of Mr.. Pal
mer. Most of the Democrats, how
ever, are just marking time, Won
dering what the President is going
to do. The probability seems to
be now that while General Halde-
man may have considerable to do
with picking the delegation, it will
be uninstructed.
Hcrt Controls State G. o. 2.
General Wood paid a visit to
Louisville January % for the pur-
pose of lining up A. T. Hert, Re-
publican National Committeeman.
Everyone comedies that Hert, whose
leadership carried the State and
elected a Republican Governor last
election. will absolutely control the
delegation to the Chicago conven-
tiOn.
Mr.. Hert gave a luncheon in the
Generals honor and seemed much
pleased with his speech, but-did
not commit himself. On the con-
trary, he told close friends next
day after the General had gone back
TO Chicago that he did not think he
would tie up with any candidate,
either now or in the near future, but
probably would head an uninstruct-
ed delegation.
Meanwhile some of the friends of
Senator Harding, particularly down
in the Sixth Congressional District,
which is opposite Cincinnati. are
very active in behalf of the Ohio
Senator. 1t was this Sixth District,
heavily Democratic, in
which the Republicans made their
biggest gains in the landslide for
Governor Morrow.
Friends OF Governor Lowden are
also very active in the river counties
across from Illinois, and expect to
nail down a lot OF delegates TO the
State convention.
Incidentally Champ Clark is very
popular in Kentucky, and there are
plenty OF influential Democrats who
say that IL he wants the nomination
he can have the Kentucky delega-