The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-23
JOHN K. HENDRICK
TAKES THE FIRST
FROM M'CREARY
Also Seems Strongest Candi.
date ia "Anybody's R ce"
for Votes.
will Have Head 10 Beat Be.
fore Convention.
SHOULD CARRY THE EIGHTH

1 AAChs 8Ohh IA Nm VI aaN
cab, known the state over as Hon
est John" has announced his can
didacy for the Democratic nominal
ton for governor and his entrance
has made more than a little splash
in the political pool.
Just as the situation stands 1t is
McCreary against the field That is
50. because McCreary has the back
ing OF j. c. w. Beckham. while the
anti-Beckham crowd has not settled
'On any one to oppose him Nc
Creary never can get a vote out Of
the nti-Beckhamites who are sure
TO throw their support to anybody, !
who can defeat McCreary. That
word anu-Beckhamites, includes the |
Louisville machine. now supposed to
be hesitating between Ben Johnson
and Mayor Head. While Hendricks
race Is on its merits and he will
take into the state convention a big
bunch OF loyal delegates, shrewd OBJ
servers can foresee the possibility OF
everybody opposed to McCreary
swinging over to him as the only
alternative to save the party from
the ascendancy OF Mr.. Beckham.
The announcement OF his avowed
candidacy for the nomination this
morning eliminates the First district
from the debatable grou'd and the
japanese tactics OF the McCreary or
ganization to annex the Gibraltar
have been nullifed. Now. whoever
can show up the strongest in the test
vote at the state Democratic conven-
ton. probably ai Louisville, next
year will get the solid vote of the
anti-McC reary- Beckham crowd. That
II the tip that is out. and John X.
Hendrick won't be the weakest one
in the contest. unless better material
than has so far been brought out TO
oppose him. is offered.
Hendrick says he doesn't care
whether a convention or primary is
called. and those. who remember the
race he made for attorney general
and the round he gave Mr.. Beckham
once upon a time for the gubernator-
al nomination. will believe him.
Il is said MeCreary desires a pri-
mary, depending on the prohibition !
Affiliations of Beckham to carry the
rural districts; while the Louisville
crowd desires a convention. In either
case. Judge Hendrick, who is not
mixing up with either faction, will be |
formidable candidate. capable of
catching votes coming and going.
Until Judge Hendrich announced,
the First was the most likely field
for proseyting in the state. and Me
Creary was early on the ground.
Henry Lawrence, of Cadiz, made al
trip over the district several months |
ago. and following his visit nearly |
every rural Democratic paper bios
somed forth in praise of the "model |
governor" Only in Paducah was
there silence on his merits. The Glib |
raltar began to look like Korea in |
the hands of the Japs. and overtures
are said to have been made by Nc
| Creary men for a conference. Curl |
osity prompted the boys to send an
emlssary to Louisville, where they |
learned that McCreary was to be the
candidate for governor, Henry Law
renee was to be Conn Inns success
sor as state senator and president pro
TEN. and that Beckham was to be
elected TO the United States senate.
Also. Il is reported. the First district
was promised the state inspector and
board of control in consideration of
the votes from the fifteen counties.
The organization, however, is al /
ilIed TO the Louisville machine, and /
spurned the offer Then negotiations
we're considered for the support of
Van SAINT. of Ashland. a wealthy lum-
her man. but he lives too close to
the McCreary stronghold to get a
good start. and he gave 1t up.
Hcndrick Man of the Hour.
In the meantime calls were being
made on Hon. John X. Hendrick to
make the race. and the situation re-
solving itself into anybody to beat
McCreary." with the First district
necessary to choice. Hendrick began
to loom I'M big in state politics.
He was I'-smised II is said the sup
mort of the district in fight to a
finish. Anybody, who believes Hen
ldrick is in the race simply as a stalk
ling horse for delegates for somebody
lelse need only investigate the situa-
ton little bit to be convinced that
his candidacy Is not only sincere, but
that as II stands. he is the strongest
man in the state
He has the Fest district and the
Second district sure, and the way he