Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-10-06
A WARM CAMPAIGN
IN OLD KENTUCKY
POLITICAL POT IN THE BLUE
GRASS STATE BUBBLlNG AT A
LIVELY RATE JUST NOW.

Special to the Herald.
Louisville, KY, Oct. 6.-The politi-
cal pot in the Blue Grass State, which
is never allowed to cease its simmer
ing, is now bubbling away at a lively
rate and rapidly approaching the boil
ing point Not only does Kentucky
share the congressional elections with
the other states this year, but will at
the same time dispose of a warm
Democratic primary for state offices
and a United States senatorship, the
candidates for the latter position, Sen
ator James B. McCreary and Cover
nor ]. C. w. Beckham, having agreed
to leave the disposal of their respect
i've claims to Democratic voters in the
primary election.
The senatorial contest is already in
full swing and botn candidates are
making an aggressive speaking cam
paign. The question of the enforce
ment of the laws, particularly those
relating to saloons, which has played |
a prominent part in recent political |
campaigns III other states, is likewise
factor in the present contest in
Kentucky BY his determined stand
in enforcing the Sunday closing law
in this city, Governor Beckham has
materially weakened his strength
with certain elements of the popula-
ton, but at the same time he has
gained the support of practically the
entire temperance element of the
state
Second in interest to the senatorial
contest is the campaign for the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor. The
rival candidates in this contest are
S. w. Hager, the present state audi
tor, and General n. B. Hays, the pres
ent attorney general of the state Bit
ter personalities and charges of graft
in connection with state contracts
have marked the campaign. Hays is
making his campaign on a platform I
of opposition to the so-called state ma
chine. Hager started out in the con-
test as the administration candidate,
but break soon occurred between {
him and Beckham, with the result
that he, too, is running an independ- c
ent campaign to a large extent. c
To further enliven the political sit c
uation some interesting contests are {
being brought 'out in the congressional \
districts. In the Third and Fourth dis b
tricts the Republicans are making c
hard fights, as both districts are close t
and sometimes are represented by III
Republicans. One of the hardest S
fights is on in the Ninth district, t
where the Republicans have renomi- S
mated J. B. Bennett and the Demo L
Gratis James N. Kehoe, who was Ben v
nett's Immediate predecessor in the O
seat. In this city, the Fifth district, Y
William A. Owens, Republican and an t,
able politician, is fighting for the seat Il
of Swager Sherley, who has been re- a
nominated by the Democrats. In the o
Tenth district, normally about one s.
NHSNSthN DChO1i dliS, lut IltpuDllCduS u
have nominated John w. Langley,
who resigned his position as disburs- L
ing officer and appointment clerk in Il
the census bureau in Washington in d
order to make the race for congress.
Frank w. Hopkins. 81
the Democratic incumbent, is standing II
for reelection in this district. In the il
districts, excepting the Ii
Eleventh, where the Republicans are v,
always in large majority, the Demo te
Gratis meet with little opposition in C,
returning their candidates to con nj
gress.