Evening star., 1900-07-23
KENTUCKY'S CAMPAIGN
DOTH PARTIES PROMISE TO MAKE
IT A WARM ONE.
Orators of National and Local Promi-
nence Will be Heara ox
Both Sides.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Jriy q, ]
Special Correspondence of The Evening star.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. Juiy p, 1902
With the two candidates for governoE
nominated and the platforms of the respect
I've parties before the people all that re-
mains for the political ball to open is the
inauguration of the speechmaking.
Mr.. Yerkes. the republican nominee for
governor Is at Petoskey, Mich. where he
will remain until the last of next week.
Upon his return he will Immediately go
upon the hustngs for what he asserts will
be the most vigorous and aggressive cam
paign he knows how to make.
Governor Beckham, the democrats choice
will rest as much as his official duties at
Frankfort will permit until next week.
when he will call the leaders of the party
around him for conference.
Governor Beckham says he expects to an
nounce the makeup of the campaign COM
mfttee within ten days, and will imme-
diately thereafter go on the stump, devot-
ing as much time to the canvass as his
duties Will permit. He promises to warm
things up" before the ides of November.
He doesn't seem TO think his age will hurt
younger men than himself have achieved
success In public life. He believes he will
poll the fun party strength and that his
election in November is assured.
The rosy rumor which was set afloat re-
Gently about the young governors forth
coming marriage to beautiful Owensboro
society girl has been revived since his
nomination. The report was declared to be
premature when recently in circulation. 1t
is said If the marriage should occur soon
that the campaign would be made one of
sentiment by the democratic leaders.
Republican Orators to Participate.
Mr. Yerkes, 1t is understood, will be
helped in his campaign by some of the re-
publican national celebrities. Governor
Roosevelt has replied to a letter from
to tro1 ho{r E,r
ises to make some speeches in kentucky
this fall. Governor Roosevelt says: "I
Will be glad to come to Kentucky and make
some speeches.
The republicans say Governor Mount of
Indiana, possibly Senator Beveridge, Sena-
tor Mason Of Illinois, General Grosvenor
and other republicans of wide prominence
who have been invited to make speeches are
expected to make favorable response to
the letters.
The democrats will use every local orator
OF prominence in a whirlwind of speech
making. and will borrow all the ammuni-
ton they can from other states.
If possible, the friends of Beckham want
to induce Mr.. Bryan to make a rear-end-
of-the-train tour of the state in the inter
est of the young man. This 1t is claimed
will do the democratic candidate more good
than anything. and will incidentally make
Bryan's chance of carrying the state some
what safer.
There is some disappointment over the
Goebel election law plank in the democratic
platform 1t is not specific enough to please
the majority Of the party men who deserted
Goebel In last years race because of the
election law. The plank doesn't even sug-
gest an extra session of the legislature to
deal with the matter. 1t simply states that
modification is favored, and that until such
a step is taken the republicans will be
given representation on the election boards.
1t doesn't say equal representation, but
that there shall be republicans on the
boards.
The republicans are pitching their fight
on civil liberty claiming absolutely
non-partisan election law and the restora-
tion of the rights of the citizens is the
paramount issue in Kentucky.
The democrats purloned the republican
slogan at the convention just held, declar-
ing I'VE favor civil liberty and personal
liberty and oppose government by military
or assassination"
A Warm Campaign.
That the campaign is going to be a warm
one there is every reason for believing.
Both parties will put forth their supreme
efforts to win. and will not let blade of
grass grow under their feet.
Both candidates are men of high personal
standing and undefiled character They
both belong to old and honored Kentucky
families and have as personal friends some
of the best-known men in the state. 1t is
argued against Gov. Beckham that his
youth will weaken him. but his friends in
stst this is only a straw the opposition is
grabbing at, and declare he will put into
execution those public measures and re-
forms for which William Goebel fought and
stood.
Yerkes Is a man of mature years, a fine
campaigner. a charming man personally
and Will make the strongest race of any
man in his party. He will secure the votes
of hundreds of the anti-Goebel democrats,
who refuse to be placated, and will be sup
ported by many Of the middle-of-the-road
populists.