Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-09-16
Ben johnson, William Addams
and Ex-GOv. Buckner in
Line.
Republican Leaders and Organs
Kept Busy by Hen. Il. j.
McDermOtt.
POST WANTS COMMITTEE FIRED

The Republicans who expected to
see split in the Democratic party
after the recent primary and con-
Ivention have been doomed to disap-
Ipointment and are very much sur
prised at the way the leaders have
gotten together. Hon. William
Adams, who contested the nomina-
tion with Gov. McCreary, states in an
Interview that the ticket will be
elected by $4,000 majority and that
he will work hard for its success
from now until November. Ex-Gov.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, who was one
of the best Governors Kentucky ever
had, comes out strong for the ticket
and commends every man on 1t to
the voters. Hon. Ben Johnson,
whose active participation in the
|campaign will be welcomed by every
Democrat in the State, expresses him
self as confident that the party will
triumph at the polls in November and
has already taken the stump for the
ticket.
1t is gratifying to see these old
leaders in the ranks, and it proves
that they realize that Democratic
success in November will add ma
terially in the election of a Demo-
cratic President next year. While the
party has been through a very
strenuous period, Democrats every
where have accepted the result, and
instead of flying at each others
throats are united in their determine
tion to place Kentucky where it be-
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States.
The speeches and splendid i'm
preston made on the voters by Hon.
Edward ]. McDermott, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, certainly served
70 disconcert the Republicans, and he
is referred to by Judge O'Rear as
one, of the purest and best men in
Kentucky and "the classiest one in
the bunch" AS proof of Mr.. McDer-
motifs successful campaigning
|O'Rear, the Post and Herald are
working might and day in trying to
answer his arguments and have made
him the central figure of the cam
paign. Mr.. McDermott has met
every question raised by the Republi-
cans. Those who have known him
for life time are confident that he
would not betray a trust or stifle a
conviction for the highest office in
Kentucky.
The Post has started quoting
proverbs in defense of Judge O'Rear
and the Republican ticket, and the
following was suggested to the Ken
tucky Irish American by a Republi-
can friend: mo man can serve two
,masters"-Matthew, 6;24-Beckham
and O'Rear.
The local Democratic committee
will open the campaign for the State
and local tickets in the next ten
days and expect the Fifth district to
give Gov. McCreary and the entire
ticket a majority of 5000 to 5000,
which will be big reversal of form
from four years ago, when Gov.
Wilson carried 1t by $4,000. 1t is
amusing to see the way the Post is
trying to frighten the local commit
tee and Its followers by saying that
In the event of the election of the
Democratic ticket the State leaders
will remove them and reorganize the
committee, seeming to forget that
the committee is chosen by the votes
or precinct committeeman, and the
precinct committeeman are chosen
by the Democratic voters. AS a mat
ter OF fact no one desires a change.
this committee being the most sue
cessful and harmonious in years. for
which reason the Post would like to
see II removed.