The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-12
SENSATIONAL FIGHT OPENS
IN KENTUCKY
Candidates From Both Parties Appear
ing Early in the Field.
tBy Associated Press.l

by Associated Press.1
Lexington, KY, Aug 12.--Kentucky
is on the verge Of the hottest sena-
torial campaign the stale has seen IN
years The number of candidates on
each side is large. and the closeness
of the vote in the state is on incentive
o a heated battle
Democratic Congressman Charles X.
Wheeler Of the First District has op-
ened his campaign in a rousing speech
in Hardin county before fully three
thousand people. Other candidates
for the Democratic nomination. while
active in tbs. campaign. have as yet
failed to open with formal speeches.
Most prominent Of all the candidates,
according to the declaration Of his op-
ponents, is former Governor James
b. McCreary Of Madison county In
published interviews. the other candi-
dates have invariably said The
race is between me and Governor Nc
Cretary" Other candidates are Judge
James E. Can rin of Georgetown. Con
gressman David H. Smith, of the
Fourth District, and Congressman
Wheeler.
Geographically, this list of cano,-
dates arrays the "Pennyrite" against
the Bluegrass, with the other sec
tions Of the state as fair fighting
ground. Wheeler and Smith are from
the extreme western part of the state,
while the other two candidates are
from the bluegrass region. Cover
nor McCreary has the call on his op-
ponen,s in the matter of organization.
He was the chairman of the cam
paign committee of the state for the
Democratic party during the elec. ion
of 1900 and pilo.ed the forces Of Gov
ernor J. c. w. Beckham to victory ov-
er John W. Yerkes, the Republican
candidate for governor. This gave him
an intimate acquain ance with the
leaders in every county of the state,
and he has been using this influence to
advantage
Judge cantrllls Candidacy.
Judge Cantrill was the trial Judge
in all o. the Goebel murder cases,
and the manner in which he conducted
himself under trying circumstances
won him many friends. His judicial
duties preclude the possibility Of a
campaign as active as Judge Can
trill should wish and this is thought
to be a handicap in his race He has
been recently visiting in the enemies
country. and while he has made no
speeches, has been conducting a still
hunt in the western end Of the sta e.
Wheeler and Smith are both active
men. and Wheeler especially will ar
ray great strength. probably over
shadowing his opponent in the west
ern section This would mean the mar
rowing down to a fight between
Wheeler and McCreary, but It is too
early to venture predictions.
Deboe viii Have Opponents.
on the Republican side. the race is
rather complicated Senator w. j.
peboe is a candidate to succeed him
self, and early in the campaign an
nounced that he would have no oppo-
sitlon. He sta ed that he had assur-
ances to that effect from the major
ity Of the gentlemen named rs posst
ble candidates Republican Congress-
man Vincent VI Boreing Of the noted
Eleventh District has denied this state
ment and IS candidate Ex-Gover-
nor william O. Bradley the shrewd-
est Republican poli.icla in Kentucky
lis receptive candidate who may
develop unexpected activity and John
wv. Yerkes now Commissioners of In
ternal Revenue Is talked of for the
nomination. Sam j. Roberts OF Lex
ington former Can on man, and
collector OF Internal Revenue in the
Seventh District, is urging the selec-
tion Of Yerkes, The latter has de-
clared tnat he is not q candidate, but
Il is known that he accepted the posi-
tioa Of Commissioner Of Internal Rev