Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02
.EXPECT7tE VICTORY
Kentucky Republicans Conf
dent of Success.
QUESTION 2OF COUNT
DEMOCRATS HAVE THE ELECTION
MACHINERY IN LOUISVILLE.
That May Turn the Tide Against the
Republicans at the
Last.
lence of The Evening Sta.

LOUISVILLE Ky November Tine re-
publicans are confident of success In the
election of rext Tuesday. They expect that
the entire state ticket headed by Col. MOT
ris B. Belknap will be elected, ana theS
have hopes also of capturing a majority OF
the legislature.
There are many things to justify their
hope. The party has offered the strongest
cleanest ticket put out by any party III
kentucky in ten years. All OF It's cahul-
dates are men of character and aplllty. Inc
nartv is united and enthusiastic in support
of the nominees A definite policy that
promises a business administration and the
progress and development of the state mas
been promulgated.
The democrats have named ticket that
Is made up of professional politicians men
whose inefticiency in office is beheVeo 10
have been amply demonstrated: Inc tlch hs
Is the creation of machine built up by the
patronage of the administrator no" III
power. 1t has no platform Inc parry 1 ras
not dared to say what II stanus III. no
record of Gov. Beckham mas oeen sis sar6on-
Nv assailed That he has used the paruon-
ing power for political purposes mas oeei'
charged and not denied.
Denied Access to Public Records.
The republican press, after par
tial expose of the pardon trafnc' mas
heen denied access to the pubic recofu9'
The republicans believe the Beckham au-
,ninistration has become odious, that II Is
so VIGOROUSLY inefficient, that the oeiho-
cratic ticket in its personnel sulleiS 81
seriously in comparison with the 1epuotio ~,
nominees, that it would be rensctloa oii
the intelligence of the people ~ ,,iotorV
to expect anything but a republican ylctoiS'
Rut there are still other tangible rea-
sons for their confidence. The democrats are
neither united nor enthusiastic. Many "
the men who were most powerful III tne
coebel machine, but who have failed 10
find favor with the present regime, really
desire it's overthrow The hrst anu seco.io
districts have long been the democratic
Gibraltar Capt Jno. x. Hendrlck, VINO
Was on the most intimate terms with Goe-
bel. aspired to the office of governor. ne
was first district man. lie was Iu'i
down by the machine that had deternlIeu
to have nobody but Beckham Gus. y.
CouIter- the state auditor, and one OF the
most powerful politicians OF the origlIai
Goebel machine, is another nrsI dls'! ~
man who still nurses wounds Hlaue ny 'ie
peck ham Red Devil There are otherS IN
tho FIRST and in the second are sam w.
Shackelford and Trey Woodson. Inc
former is clerk of the court or appears anu
chairman of the modified Goebei electloI
commission. He is an llhpoi eaii' pe'i' Va
the counting machine.
Editor of Two Papers.
woodson is the editor of two daily papers
one in the first and one IN the secoiio us
trict He is Kentucky's representative on
the democratic national committee. he
was also a close friend and ally OF the late
Senator Goebel. @'1 r.- fotf--
There are very good reasons for believing
Mr. shackelford and Mr.. Woodson are not
araat1v interested in the fortunes Of Mr..
Reckham. Mr. Woodson bitterly opposed
| Mr. Ghacke1f0rd. who IS a
friend of Mr.. Woodson, has been noticeably
fo,r n tho republicans in the performance
Of his duties as chairman of the state poard
Of election commissioners. Mr.. Woodsons
newspapers are still regularly democratic
but, as David B. Hill once said. very stiil.
Few people of intelligence doubt that the
Reckham vote in the first and second dis
tricts In 1900 was enormously padded. With
q fair vote in these districts the returns
from the state would have shown a ma
| ing Beckham. There will be an awful
| slump from the majorities piled up for
Beckham in these districts three years ago.
That the democratic managers know what
| to expect Is evident from the desperation
| with which they are planning to count
| majority in Louisville. The local municipal
machine and the state machine are hand
| in glove, and in no other part of the state
are local politicians making such efforts
! for the democratic ticket. The registration
| has been padded by thousands. and the po-
| lice are expected to boldly take charge and
aid in counting democratic majority.
| Yerkes carried the city and county by
nearly 5000. If Belknap does we'll he
will be governor. He is reasonably certain
| to come to Louisville with majority that
| all Of the thieving of the local democratic
machine cannot overcome.
Beckham Has Lost Prestige.
Beckham had less than 1900 plurality
over Yerkes in 1890. Republicans are con-
fdent that thousands who voted for him
| then will refuse to vote for him next Tues
| day Outside of Louisville there will be
| less fraud in the election. Many demo-
| Gratis will refuse to go to the polls. There
| is little doubt that the democrats have lost
many votes by insisting, in the face Of
| Beckham's pardon record. that Caleb Pow
| ers shall hang This attitude of the DEM
| ocrats will, 1t is believed, be sufficient to
| bring out the full republican strength in
the great republican stronghold. The only
| chance left the democrats is to boldly steal
| the election in Louisville. That they are
| preparing to do this is openly confessed
| by the local leaders, and proclaimed in all
| the, plans they are making for election