Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
down IN OLD KA|NTUCK
Very Little Interest in Contests
:. for Congress-
SENATORIAL. NOMINATION
The All-Absorbing Feature Of Present
Campaign.
BECKHAM McCREARY A MATCH
Fight of Their Lives for Coveted Prize
Lively Competition for State
Ticket Places.
BEcKHAM McCREARY A MATCH
SpeciaI Dispatch to The Star.


LOUISVILLE, Ky, October 6.-Candi-
dates for Congress in Kentucky are just at
the present time trying with all their might
to stir up some enthusiasm over their races,
but are meeting with anything but success.
The democratic primary for United States
senator and for state offices is occupying
the attention so that congressman are al
most forgotten.
In the race for the senatorial nomination,
which, unless the unexpected should hap
pen is equivalent to an election. Gov Beck
ham and Senator McCreary seem to be well
matched. The latter appears to ave slight
" the best of it in the country districts. but
Beckham. by making deal with the Louis
vile machine. will get almost any majority
needed in this city. unless the machine de-
cides at the last moment to throw him
down. thing not at all improbable, as
Senator Paynter. who was elected to sue
coed Joe Blackburn. can testify. The SEN
ator figured that he had the Louisville vote. e;
in his pocket when. without warming. COL
w B. Haldeman. editor of the Times. an
nounced for senator. taking with him the
Louisville delegation in the legislature
Paynter had sufficient votes to win without
Louisville. In the present case. however. 1t
does not look like Gov. Beckham can pos
sibly go in without the Louisville vote and
should he receive throw-down at the last
minute. senator MCCredTy might again NC
returned to the Senate.
But the governor is politician OF high
ability himself and was until recently the
head of a state machine which managed to
sweep all before it. Recently some fac
tional differences arose and for a time it
seemed like the "cogs' were out of order.
A few days ago. however. the governor
managed to put the running gear in good
shape by an alliance with the Louisville
crowd. which had been supposed to be for
McCreary. though he has been forced to
share the state leadership with Col. w. b.
Haldeman. who secured a place of honor
on the democratic state central committee.
Louisville's Part in the Game.
Summing up the situation, it can be seen
just what an important part Louisville
plays in this primary.
Gov Reckham seems to have the first
district in his pocket, and while in the sec
ond both the McCreary and Beckham men
are making big claims. the latter appears
to have the strongest reasons for the faith
that is in them.
In the third there is no doubt that Gov.
Beckham will receive a substantial ma
jority.
The fourth Is Beckhams own district. and
while he is expected to carry it with a
whoop. the McCreary managers claim that
the senator has excellent show to take
all the district with the exception of the
governors own county.
The sixth district is divided. with Nc
Creary and Beckham having nearly an
even chance. though here again the state
machine is likely to show its power.
The seventh is also claimed by both cam
didatcs, but Beckham probably will win.
In the eighth. McCreary's home, it Is all
one way. and it is doubtful whether Beck
ham will carry a single county
The ninth is doubtful
In the tenth McCreary and Beckham both
have strength. but Beckham's portion of the
district is much larger than McCreary's
while in the eleventh, which is overwheln-
ingly republican, there are nevertheless
large number of democratic votes and
Peckham has the greater number
Then. last but not least comes the fifth
or Louisville with its majority of any pro-
portion desired up to 5000. Should the
McCreary men carry the eighth. second
and sixth and seventh and ninth. as they
claim they can do. and then pull the fifth
their way, 1t would leave Beckham in a
bad hole, and even should Beckham come
to Louisville with majority. under these
circumstances he would be likely to receive
body blow. With Louisville on his staff.
however. 1t looks like the governor should
have trouble in winning, and If the cards
not shuffied again before the day of the
primary. 1t is probable that Senator Nc
Creary will follow his fellow senator, Joe
Blackburn. to private life at the end of his
present term.
The Contests for Congress
The races for Congress present several
problems. but whether republicans or DEM
ocrats win. there will be, several new faces
in the delegation. owing to the retirement
of Dave Smith and George G. Gilbert.
In the first district Ollie James Of the
big frame and big voice was nominated
without opposition. and his election will be
secured in the same way, as the democratic
majority in that district is overwhelm-
ing that the republicans did not even put
a man In the race. An effort was made
to have Representative James run for gov
ernor. but Ollie figured UP the cost and the
possibility of a defeat and decided that Con-
gress was good enough for him. especially
as he was not even required to work fol
the election.
Owsley Stanley will have almost as easy
time James. the second district also
being democratic by large majority He
will have opposition, however, in the per-
son of Paul M Moore. a republican editor
of Darlington and an intense anti-union la.
Dor man. An effort was made to have ar
Independent democratic candidate get into
the race but this proved failure, though
even his entry would hardly have injured
Stanley's chances much. The second dis
trict congressman is an intense McCreary
man and the forces of the senator are re
lying on his popularity in the district a.
much as anything else to influence the sec
ond against the Beckham people, wht
would gladly see him beaten If it was pos
sible.
Republicans are basing their hopes TIL
third district, where DIR. A. d. James, for
mer marshal. is fighting James Richardson
for the nomination. James is one of tn
strongest of the republicans in Kentucky
and the third is very close and Richard
son only carried il by very narrow mar
gin the last time out, and that, over a con