The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-18
|NACH|NE WOULD
ELECT BE |. |: 4 !
Kentucky to Choose United States
Senator III Primary for
First Time.
M'CREARY's SCALP
tWatterson Warns Governor That
Course is Jeopardizing
Party in State.
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LEXINGTON, KY. June l6--The ac-
ton or the Democratic Executive Com
mittee in calling primary for the same
time as the congressional election in Mo-
svember Immediately preclpitates the cons
test for the seat In the United States
Senate now occupied by Senator Nc
Creary, and also the contest for all places
on the Democratic ticket, from Governor
down. N :3 u
kentucky will elect next year. b coins
splete set OF State officers, and tho Leg
islature that will choose q United States
Senator. but 40 farsgas 7tlle Democratic
party is concerned, the campaign Is now
on, and the whole matter Will DO settled
at tile November primary This will be
the second primary for the nomination
Of n State ticket, Governor Beckham and
his associates having been nominated In
this manner In 1903. 1t will be tho first
primary for the selection OF United;
States Senator and the first primary to
be held a year in advance OF the election,
Machine Behind Beclsha11l.
The state organization. which has made
SBeckhani,s candidacy for senal OF against
5AicCreary and this action Is largely In
his interest 1t is expected also o$prove
Z OF advantage to the members Of the
& present State administration, who are
seeking reelection, or cleo ton to differ
ent State offices. Auditor ;Elngcr lis the:
organization candidate for Governor, ana
5it Is probable that within q few days;
there will be a complete orsnnizat ton
slate in the field. ST Ss3 ff {5s @
The chief interest ing the primary will
center in the contest between Governor
j Beckhamy and Senator McCreary. Becx-
ham has the Organization. and all the
power Of the State government to aid
& him In his fight. The organization $wtlfch
supports him also has the prestige OF
having recently ken u the scalp Of Sena:-3
Tor BLACKBURN who was defeated IT at the
last session of the Legislathfe by Judge
Paynter OF he Court OF ApPeal Is. fsis
Senator McCreary is a capa BILE polttl-
clan with ample financial resources. with
the prestige of,a long and honora pie
public service. He Is expected to ma ke
n more aggressive and more effective
fight against the machine than was ma De
by Senator Blackburn. III 5
Beckham succeeded to the goyernorship
upon the death Of Goebel, for whose
& & ssa ssination Caleb Powers Is soon to be
MlTleQ AS
the same year to serve the nnexpired
tern, and reelected In 1908 for the ful!
term, He will have served as Governor
for eight years, lacking few months,
and, If he is elected to the Senate, VIII
take his seat before he Is forty. 4, q u, 81;
Too Aggressive.
The primaryis also expected to be Of
considerable advantage to the Democrat g
in the congressional election, ms 1t VII
help to bring out the full party vote.
The Ninth District and the Third are
both very close. while the Democrat will
have TO fight In the Fifth. # ID 5.5 55si
The Eighth and. the Tenth In an on
year with nothing to bring out the. full
party strength, might also prove deba ta-
bile. It is expected. however, that the
primary will arouse such Democratic 4in--
terest as to bring out the full party
vote and enable the Democrats not only
to hold their present strength but to
gain a. G Congressman from the Ninth Dis
trlct. There s!s.e however. dissat 1sfaction
in the Democratic ranks over what 1t
characterizes fas the too 3agGressive at
ftitude of the machine. IL
4 Senator Blackburn has predicted that
n machine ticket, which now seems rea-.
sonably certain. will be defeated, and!
Henry Watterson, In the Conrier-Joyr-
nal, has been advising the Governor to
.'go Slow" telling him that his course
is jeopardizltfg the party in Kentucky