The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-17
Talk of Organization Smash
Up Is Idle.
Governor Beckhsm win Take Up
Some Strong Man, While Hack
burn May Run.
SITUATION Is INTERESTING.

Franktort, Ky, July lf.-The SEN
sationa political developments OF
Saturday seem likely to be followed
by week of excitement to the Ken
lucky politicians.
During the present week every
thing will probably be settled In re-
gard to political alignment, and a can
didate for governor will be in the field
before the week is over who will re-
ceive the support OF the Beckham or
ganization in every county OF the
state. Rumors are current that some
OF Judge Hager's allies in Louisville
viii try to perfect combination be-
tween the state auditor and Senator
McCreary whereby Judge Hager will
be made the gubernatoria candidate
Of the McCreary men.
1t is doubtful II this alliance can.
be arranged. however. Judge Hager
Is personally Objectionable to Senator
Blackburn. and rather than see the
foi mer gain any advantage In the race
il is believed that Mr.. Blackburn will
make the race for governor himself.
All talk OF the Beckham organiza-
ton going TO pieces is absurd. This
Organization is as compact and as
strong as il was two weeks ago. All
that has happened Is that Hager has
been thrown of: that Hines will prob
ably meet with the same fate, and
that Morgan Chinn will be pushed
for secretary of state.
In all this there Is little TO jeopar-
die the position OF Governor Beck
ham. The governor is not without
enemies, but he Is Immensely POPULAR
through the state. He is also the
unquestioned leader OF the state or
ganization. He controls absolutely
al the patronage Of the state. Both
10 the state central and the state ex-
ecutlve committees his supporters are
in a large majority. There Is nothing
whatever in the statement that Hager
and Hines combined with anybody
else can control these committees.
The organization is friendly to Gov.
Beckham, and will continue so
through the rest of the campaign.
This does not necessarily mean that
an interesting fight Is not ahead. III
a fusion can be arranged between all
the forces opposed to the governor.
some very exciting politics will he
paved in Kentucky during the next
three months.
Who viii be the new candidate for
governor no one yet knows for certain.
but the managers here say that he
will be a strong man. Judge Pryor,
Capt. W. T. Sllis and Congressman
Ollie James are still the ones most
talked Of.
IAN Bosh," Says Head.
Louis p. Head. representative
from McCracken county in the state
legislature. who is closely identified |
with the administration crowd In |
Kentucky arrived this morning from
Cincinnati. Louisville and Bowling |
Green. and stated that he had talked |
with a number of the leading politi-
clans relative to the reported split |
and wrecking of the machine" He
thinks It is all bosh, that there Is lit
tic In Il.
81 have talked with a number OF
leading politicians from Kentucky
he stated. "Quite a number were In
Cincinnati when left. and the way
size II up is that the only soreness
IL any exists. lies in the fact that
McChesney entered the race for au-
dltor against Judge Hines. This has
caused Percy Haley some little anx-
iety. it seems, but the matter of
split between Governor Beckham
and Hager. is bosh. believe.
81 frame 1t up this way Both
Pryor and Blackburn will run for
governor and this will make more
for the nomination, and
will consequently make 1t safer for
Hager in his race for that Office.
know from a personal interview that
James will not run. and | am conf
dent that the support of Hines and
Hager will go to Beckham. notwith-
standing what has been printed in
the papers. Politics is becoming rath-
err hot in the state and the papers
have to dish out some kind OF
dope. The least break will serve to
bring forth sensational articles. much
as this has done"
Earthquake at I'll Paso.