Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-20

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Blue Grass Stale ~ toll6A "a
gPolitics in Kentucky never becomes
amid and harmless diversion. sIpoe
the late election gave 70 the people Of
the Blue Grass State = Republican
executive 1.-The third since 1855, 4
Taylor be counted as . RepahIican
Goyernor-the Democrats who know
that the party needs every Senator.
lalstnte itcan muster In washington,
have been further stirred By the
spectacular ashAtoriai contest which
may result % avlne William o. Brad,
Icy, the FIRST RepubIicaH GCwssnof af.
ter az. warrha serves e Each from
1886 70 1899. . stu higher distine-
tion-ths United States Senasorship.
His friends eontsnd thst ~ they sic
tight and the sp1tst .Of Democrats
who have boltea Beckham eemain
faithful I'm their unfAath, the lchaneeg
are mat q Republican WIN win ha
honor, ana Wuliam 0ccnnsiJ bradley.
who has received the Republican nom
lnatlbn four times, feels that since he
nnaersd defeat with His party he
should be the one 70 share IT. sue
cess. ~ ~
with 6.majority Of sight On . joint
ballot, tie revolt OF Elk Democrats
against former Governor I. Q. w.
Beckham, the NOMINEES Of the Demo
cratic primaries held in 1905. may
mean Democratic defeat. since even
the intercession Of William J. Bryan
Ia. behalf OF BeckhAm seems TO have
len the six disaRected oneg as de-
ternined In their opposition Gs they
we're before his coming. y
THE six Democratic legislators who
are voting against the nominee Of the
party are equally divided between the
house hd enats. Charlton. McNutt
and CdmpbsiI are state Senators. and
Mcknight, LIlayaSand Mueller are
members OF The Lower House. The
Yptss which Governor Heckham needs
70 insure ne election they have Eiksa
10 McCrdart aha Blackburn. who now
gspressat the stats 10 Tho 'IJpited
States Senate. Naturally their course
IL attracting some attention, and the
comuisEFs passed are not: Of the gent.
test mt BolteE and sofehead are
the least olIensive terms applied 10
them. 'TAey ere aocuaedse f represent.
Ing the liquor interests. who. BECK.
hams friends assert hold the former
GoVpftpp responsible ehe the entcrce-
Ensnt Ue the Sunday laws. He IL TO
be punishod for closing the saloon o.
Sunday. 81.
'fFis oppoueAts. on the other hand,
declare. thai the election Of BeckhAm
at the state primary was . snap one,
being called q year ahead of'tlme:
that the primaries were fraudulent:
that the state Senators chosen IN 1905
should poe BE- held By the Instructions
Of : 1909 primary, end that che. do
feat % Mr.. HageF. the Democratic
candldate Tor Governed. and Beck
ham'6 man, showed that the state vas
tired ot tho man. under WhOss' ad.
ItiiaistFatiOh. Colonel wattsrson says.
Kentucky became the worst govern
"a State n the unlou.'
sLouisvitle seems 10 be the center
Of the oppoAItioA 70 FORMER Governor
BeokhaSn. The only Democratic rep
resentative elected from Jefferson
county. "a which that city Ia located.
announced wheh he was q candidate
that he would not vote for Beckham.
and his announcement met signal re-
ward. The Louisville Courler,J Journal
IL bitter IN It's opposition. and that In
Kentucky the game OF statecraft has
lost none Of It's tamultuOus. and pictuE-
OaQue qualities Il shown IN q tiamboy-
ant defiance which Il recently huNed |
In the teeth OF the Beckham follow.
era:
Naturally The courierJ Journal has !
not been able to fall down and GroySl
At the teet Of power at Frankfort The |
awful majesty Of Beckham. the awe
Inspiring paiSsaAce oR e Haly. the
spectacular performance Of \ brown. |
J0nes and RoblnsoR Of the Hell,Roar>
iag Horse have neither daEaled nor |
tcFrOriscA. ''' Soon or late those |
Who prOatsd BY the murder Of 0oehel |
and Who maize At once q merit and a |