The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-01
KENTUCKY
Political Fight Across the OHIO
Grows Warm.
RedpDOintInent and Senatorial
Election dre the Main Issues in
the November Election this Year.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July %
While this is not a year for the
choosing of state or national
officers, and the drafting of state
platforms, in Kentucky, yet the
most important political conse-
quences attach to the election
which will be held next Novem-
Der. Both parties are laying
plans for campaign which they
feel may settle their relative
positions in the state for at least
ten years.
The officers to be elected in
November are the full sets of
county and municipal authorities,
together with the members of the
general assembly. The assembly
meets in biennial session on the
first of next January, and, politi-
cally speaking, will be the most
important held since the one
which accepted the new constitu-
ton. 1t will choose a United
States senator and redistrict the
state for the election of congress-
men, members of the general
assembly, the judges of the var
ious courts, and the county mag
istrates.
The organic law of the state
stipulates that this redistricting
is to be done every ten years,
though limited powers are given
to change some of the districts
in off years. 1t is only every
tenth year when all may be re-
arranged at the discretion of the
legislature, and both parties
have an eye to the advantages of
judicious gerrymandering. 1t
will be an easy matter to so dis
trict the state as to give control
to democrats or republicans,
hence the Importance which at
taches to the legislative contests
in the different counties.
The democrats have heretofore
held the power in the legisla-
lures, and the different counties
have been so grouped as to give
them every advantage in the
past. However, party lines have
been loosely drawn since 1896,
and partisan democrats are not
now at all satisfied with the pres
ent apportionment. If they can
control the legislature there will
be some new and effective gerry
Wandering that will revolutionize
legislative, congressional, and
judicial districts.
The legislative elections will
be materially influenced by the
fact that the next general s.ssem-
bly, will elect a successor to
United States Senator W. J.
Deboe, who is a republican. So
far Deboe is the only announced
candidate on the republican side,
though at present Vincent Bore
ing, at present representative
from the eleventh congressional
district, is trying to arrange
matters to enter the race. Ex-
Governor Bradley is also likely
to oppose Deboe, to whom he is
personally opposed. Leslie
Combs. at present pension agent
for the state, is also a tentative
candidate.
The democrats are so confident
of controlling the legislature
that there are no less than four
announced candidates to succeed
Senator Deboe. The most prom
inent of these is former Governor
James B. McCreary. His most
conspicuous opponent Is Charles
K. Wheeler. at present, repre-
senting the Paducah district in
congress. D. H. Smith, repre-
sentative from the fourth con-
gressional district, and Julge ].
E. Cantrell, a former lieutenant
governor, are also announced
candidates. Judge Cant1ell has
conducted the trials of all the
alleged conspirators in the
assassination of Goebel.