The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-06-16
REPUBLICANS MEET
IN LOUISVILLE
Congressional Candidates
Are Discussed-New
Law Taken Up

didates for Congress in several Ken
lucky districts engrossed the meet
ing of the Republican State Central
Committee which convened in the Re-
publican Building at 1889 o'clock TINS
afternoon. Many women members
of the committee were present wher
the meeting was called to order, in-
ending Mrs. John w. Langley, vice
chairman. of Pikeville; Miss Grace
Huntsman, Third District; MISS
Mamie j. wathen, Fourth District;
Mrs. Samuel j. Roberts, Lexington
Eighth District, and Miss Minnie
Murphy. Williamsburg. Eleventh DIS
trict.
Other members who took part In
the meeting were Robert w. Hun
Ter. Providence, chairman; Lilburn
Phelps. Louisville, secretary; I. N
Hazelipp, First District; Ed w. enc
nault. Seventh District; Clayton s.
Curd. Greenville, Third DistNct; ID.
o. Burke. Fourth District. and CHAR
les Finley, Williamsburg. Eleventh
District.
Chesley II. Searcy, Republican Ma
tional Committeeman, was not pres
emf. nor was j. Matt Chiffon, mem
her OF the committee from the Firth
District. Both Mr.. Searcy and MT
Chiffon were said to be out OF the
city.
Congressman John w. Langley
Tenth District. was at the meeting
II was said by those at the meeting
that Mr.. Langley will have no Tor
,midable opposition from Republican
ranks this fall.
Snedger In Race.
Speaking OF the announced candi-
dates for Congress, Mr.. Phelps said
that w. o. Meats of Morgantown was
the only candidate for the nomination
fin the Third District who had been
making a canvass up to the present.
Trumbo Snedger of owingsville, has
announced for Congress for the Re-
publican nomination in the Ninth Dis
trict. He probably will have no OPP
positfon. ]. s. Robinson, Congress
man from the Eleventh District, will
have no opposition from the Republic
cans. 1t also was announced.
In the Eighth District 1t Is said
friends of former Congressman King
Swope are beseeching him to offer
for denomination. C.. G. Jeffries OF
Columbia, Adair County, popularity
known as "Cussing Gus" is running
as an Independent for Congress in
the Eighth. Jeffries ran as nan in
dependent for County Judge last No
vember and succeeded in winning and
is said to be making an ideal county
officer.
II the Republicans do not make
nomination for Congress in this dis
trict it is probable they will instruct
their voters to support Jeffries, al
tho under the State election law, he
will have to run under an emblem
of his own choosing.
It is probable that the Republicans
of the Third Appellate Court Dis
trict when they meet at Lebanon
Friday will nominate candidate for
the Appellate bench in the Third
District, although they could under
the bipartisan judiciary law indorse
the Democratic nominee and he could
run under the Log Cabin. 1t Is not
likely though they will do this as the |
district, composed of twenty-three
counties, has been carried by the Re-
publicans since the present incum-
bent, Judge Rollin Hurt, has been |
in office.
In speaking of the new registration
law Secretary Phelps said that he
could hold out no hopes that the law |
. would be declared unconstitutional
as the Republicans had never filed
suit to test IT, He said that he hao
been looking for a suit to be filed In
the Franklin Circuit Court for some
time but no such suit had ever ma
'terialized.
Thatcher May Run.
The declination of Charles F. Og-
den to offer again for Congress in
the Fifth District has brought out
several candidates for the Republican
nomination, the most prominently
mentioned being M. II. Thatcher,
present city Departmental Counsel
Interpretation of the new registra-
ton law in Louisville is being fought
bitterly by both political organiza-