The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-08-29

Democratic Nomination For Cover
nor" the Mt Sterling Sentinel
Democrat pays the following COM
pliment to Mr.. Thompson, and to
Mr.. Will E. Simms, of WOodfOrd
county, a former resident of Paris:
Much has been said in the pa
! pers of the State regarding the next
! Democratic nominee for Governor
and many splendid men suggested
for this important place. The SEN
tinel-Democraf is not pledged or OBJ
| ligated to any man and it shall be
our endeavor to present to our read
ers from time to time what infOrma-
ton we can CLEAN regarding those
who aspire to this high office or who
have been suggested as candidates.
We want to see in the Governors
chair, a business man of education,
man interested in good roads and
good schools and lastly man who
has no further political aspirations,
but who will be satisfied to retire
after his term as Governor has ex-
pired.
| among those suggested have
been Congressman A. w. Barley,
Congressman w. ]. Fields, Congress
man J. Campbell Cantrill, Hon.
Charles Marvin, Hon. William E.
Simms, Hon. James H. Thompson,
Hon. j. N. Camden, Editor Desha
Breckenridge, Editor Harry A. Som
mers, Judge Charles N. Harding,
Hon. Thomas A. Combs, Judge w.
R. Shackleford and Judge Charles
c. Thomas.
! Among those mentioned in the
State press as probable starters for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor has often been suggested the
name of Hon. Will E. Simms, of
Woodford county.
! 'Mr. Simms, a graduate Of Yale, a
man of means, successful farmer
and a gentleman of most pleasing
personality, would no doubt make
"a splendid race. For many months
he has been giving his time toward
perfecting the Tobacco Growers Co
operative Association and has made
numerous speeches throughout the
State and it is from the people and
not the politicians that men such as
Will Simms will receive support.
Zone of the outstanding figures OF
the last session of the General AS
sembly was Hon James H. ThOmp-
son, of Bourbon county, Speaker OF
the House of Representatives. As
Speaker his rulings were always fair
and clean, his conduct above re-
proach, his courtesy unfailing and
one would often hear the expression
we need a man like Jim Thompson
in the Governors chair
1--WE have heard a number of men
mentioned for the Democratic nom
ination for Governor and know of nc
one that would fill the office more
acceptably than he. Born on farm
in Montgomery county, he moved te
Bourbon county when quite young
man, where he has since resided
While he has represented his county
twice as a member of the LeglSla
ture, he could in no sense be termed
a politician because on both occa
sions he has been practically drafted
for service by his party and was
nominated and elected without oppo
sition.
GAS a business man and farmer III
has been a success and his interes
in the welfare of the farmer was
proven by his labors in behalf of
fair and just tax law for the own
ers of real property and we doub
if there is better posted man in tn
State on matters of taxation thar
Mr.. Thompson.
"A man of the people, interested IL
rendering some real service to tn
State, with no selfish interests II
serve and no further political am
billions to crafty he would make
candidate any right-thinking, Ken
tucky-loving citizen could fearlessl,
and conscientiously support. We d.
not know whether Mr.. Thompson 1