Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-07-22
Gov. Wilson and Senator W. o.
Bradley Have Reason
TO Sulk.
Mayor Head and the Administration
Are Working for State
Ticket.
LIVE men FOR The LEGISLATURE

The Democratic State Executive
Committee met in Louisville on
Thursday to canvass the returns in
the recent primary. This caused a
gathering of Democrats from all over
the State, and there was not a sign
of discord. All are pulling for
James B. McCreary and the entire
State ticket. The Democratic ticket
was named by the people; the Re-
publican ticket was named by one
man, Judge Edward G. O'Rear.
Mr.. O'Rear outwitted all op-
ponents and beat down all opposi-
tion. Pretending to be friendly to
Robert w. Slack, Of Owensboro, he
made overtures to Mayor Helburn,
of Middlesboro. When he got good
and ready he threw them both down
and nominated for Lieutenant Gov
ernor a man whose ideas are as mar
row as his own. Some people are
inclined 10 believe that Mayor Hell
burn was turned down because he
was of Jewish origin, and Mr.. Slack
was rejected because he is Cath
olic. Undoubtedly Judge O'Rear
will discredit such reports, but peo-
pie will talk, you know.
There is all kinds of strife in the
Republican party. Gov. Wilson
and his friends are playing golf
and pinochle while the campaign
goes on. United States Senator
Bradley is in Washington getting up
good sweat from the roasts ap-
piled to him by the Louisville Even
ing Post. When Senator Bradley de-
cides to answer the Post there Will
be little left of that paper and its
gubernatorial candidate, because
Mr.. Bradley has the tongue of a
Galway fishwoman when he gets his
dander up. When he goes after
anybody he uses a club rather than
bludgeon. The corpse that remains
after he gets through is not very in
yiting to members of the family
but it is just as dead as death can
make It,
During the week Senator James
B. McCreary and Hon. e. ]. McDer-
mott called upon Mayor Head, who
assured them that, they and the on
tire Democratic ticket would have
his support and the support of the
entire city. administration and its
friends. On the Democratic side
there does not seem to be a weak
link anywhere. All are working in
harmony and for the benefit of the
party.
Both boards of the General Coun-
ell have done admirable work since
election, and the Democrats will
make no mistake by re-electing them
in their entirety. 1t is pleasing to
note that young and aggressive
Democrats are offering for the
Legislature. Thomas Knight, Adam
SPAIN, VIII Perry, Peter Lee Ather-
ton and Samuel j. Robertson are the
type of Democrats who do things
The next Legislature will be called
upon to make many revisions in
State laws and the Louisville repre-
sentatives should be men of tact,
Intelligence and without fear of
hard work. No bigot and no foe Of
union labor should find a place on
the ticket. If the right men are
named, as seems probable, Louisville
Will u6lp swell the MNOitdi INV
Dermott majority.
Tuesday announcement was made
that Commonwealth Attorney
Frank e. Daugherty, of the Fourth
district, and former County Judge
of Nelson county, will seek the
Democratic nomination for Repre-
sentative in Congress. Judge Daugh-
erty says it has been his ambition
for years to represent his district In
the National House of Representa-
tlves. He said that he would not
press his candidacy, however, until
next year.
At a meeting here of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee on
| Thursday a call was issued for a
State convention TO be held in Louis
VILE on August 10, 10 formulate a
Platform on which the State ticket
Is TO run at the coming November
election. II is provided in the call
that the delegates be chosen at
mass county conventions on August
l12. The basis OF representation will
be one delegate for each 200 votes
cast for Bryan for President In
lSO6, ana one TOT edch itaCtioh OFci
100. At the same time Rufus II
Vansant. a wealthy lumberman OF
Ashland, was elected Chairman oi
the State Campaign Committee.
The official count of the vote In
the recent primary was also made
Thursday, when Hon. Edward j
McDermott and Henry M. Bosworth
were declared the nominees, each
having received a decided majority
of fha mites cast