Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-04-20
Fight on O'Donneli by Politicians
In the Louisville Post
office.
standardized James Calls Hand OF
Wilson Adherents for
Primary.
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION

The Democratic State Executive
Committee will meet here this even
ing and decide the time and place
Of holding the State Democratic
convention. which will select the
delegates to the national convention
which will convene in Baltimore in
June. and also discuss the advls-
ability OF petitioning Gov. McCreary
to call an extra session of the Legis-
ature as suggested by Senator-elect
ollie James to add the Presidential
contest by amendment to the present
primary law. This primary was or
ginally suggested by the Woodrow
Wilson people in Kentucky more as
bluff to the Champ Clark follow
ing than anything else, but their
bluff has been called by Senator
elect James, who states that he Is
confident that Clark can defeat Will
son In a primary, convention or any
other method of choice, and would
prefer primary to make this more
convincing. The Clark boom Is
gaining ground every day, as well
posted politicians declare that the
Democrats would certainly err in
naming Gov. Woodrow Wilson as
their standard bearer ON account Of
his antagonism to organized labor
and his published book on immigra-
tion statistics, which attacked the
italians, Poles and Hungarians, who
are very pronounced in opposition to
his candidacy.
The situation in Kentucky from
Republican standpoint has narrowed
down to a Bradley and anti-Bradley
fight. the Roosevelt and Taft argu-
ment being a secondary considera-
ton, as the fight Is now as to who
shall control the Republican party in
Kentucky. and thus far Senator
Bradley has had much the best of
the controversy and has forced the
Evening Post and some of the Roose-
.Yelt followeraIind discussing the adj
Instability OF organizing a third party.
The latest phase of the fight has
been the attempt to remove Louis
ODonnell Superintendent of Mails
here and a close friend of the SEN
ator. from his position, as recon-
mended by some of the postal in
spectors. which brings to mind that
some of these local civil service
authorities have been playing the
political game for all II was worth,
as was evidenced by the recent Board
Of Education legislative inquiry,
when It was proven that petition to
out DR.. Weaver on the ticket in 1910
was circulated right among the
heads of the local Postoffice. IL
,an be said for Mr.. O'Donnell that
he has been fair to all in his dealings
as an official and. otherwise, and 1t
Is hoped by all fair minded people
that he will come out on top in mis-
fight for what he thinks is right.
Under the new primary law the
Democrats will select nominee Tor
Congress. which our present Con-
gresham, Swagar Sherley. will cap
ture without opposition: Bailiff OF
the Police Court, with Edward
O'Connor as the only candidate;
Common Pleas Judge, with Judge
William Smith as the strongest con-
tender, and two nominations for
Councllmen, with Thomas Dolan ana
J. v. Grieb, the present Councilmen
from the Eleventh and Twelfth
wards, as the possible nominees.
nomination in the Democratic
primary is equivalent to election, as
the Republican party here at present
is hopelessly disorganized, even the
former Fusionists, who were out for
office only, having deserted the
sinking ship.