The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-02
LOBBYISTS DEFEATED N
FIGHT ron spEAktasHIp


\ great victory Tor decency IN
governmental affairs was won at
Frankfort Monday when the Demo-
Gratis OF the House OF Representa-
tivcs nominated Claude. b. Terrell
Of Trimble county for Speaker. HIS
election was assured only after one
of the most bitter fights, against the
combined "lobbyistsv have been con-
trolling 10 large extent the SEES
sicns Of the Legislature for the past
several terms. They had lined up
solidly behind representative Harry
Schobcrth of Woo1ford eornty,
splendid young man Dat decidcdly
in the wrong company. Behind him
were Ri Brown aud the majority Of
tho Prison Commission, who were
accused OF trading penitcntiary
guardsLi,,s tor votes for Schobcrih
like horse jockies swapping ON
court day; Bi....- ;si.ie asd Lawrence
fReichert who are heading the hq-
our lobby, Sam Shaekelford, the
professional lobbyist of Frankfort,
representing large number OF cor
porations, and others who have
made il more or less business TO
prey upon the members Of the leg
islsturc, in the past, preventing leg
islation for the people and taking
care of the Interests" at all tunes.
These hackers Of Schoberth we're. all
anxious to elect the Speaker and
thus gain the frst blood IN their
fight TO prevent the carrying out OF
"A number of the most important
blanks in the Democratic Platform
Behind Terrell, on the other hand,
stood Gov. McCreary and most or
the members of his administration
aud Gov. Beckham and men who
have been leading the fight for the
fulfllmcnt of the platform pledges.
They we're up against terrific odds
and most resoucsfu! p5:is;r;;! I'd
versary in Eli Brown, but managed
10 put Terrell over victor by a
vote of a. TO %. Wallace Brown,
of Nelson. the third candidate in
the race. threw most Of his strength
10 TgrreN after he saw he had no
chance 10 win, for he was eternal
" opposed O. trr niaerces behind
she schober'h cnndidacy, and pay
ed a larg. part in educating the
people TO The point where th,y de-
msnd that TIE lobbyists must ihe
put out Of business.
One OF the most Disappointing
things from Lincoln county stand
point was the attitude assumed by
her Representative Hon. William IL.
Shsnks. in the race. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that he was entirely
cerversant with the character of
The influences behind the Schoberth
candidacy, and notwithstanding tine
first that Cor McCreary personally
desired the election Of Terrell to
make more certain the carrying out
of the platform. Mr.. Sharks not
only voted Tor Schoberth. but
took .charye OF his headquarters at
Frankfort and worked in hand in
glove with Billy Klair, Eli Brown
and others of the lobbyists TO Sc
cure his election. Mr.. Shank WIS
put up for caucus chairman by the
Schoberth forces hut was beaten
BY Ed Young. Terrell man by
,ots Of As to 81.
When news seached Stamford
? that Mr.. Shanks had lined up with
the Schoberth crowd, protests were
heard on all sides from leading dem
ocrats who. declared that il he vot-
ed for Schoborih. he would not vote
the wishes 81 his. democrat,c con-
stituents. Rowan Saufey, who ,rs
campaign chairman for the demo-
Gratis Of Lincoln in the last election
managed the fight for lShGnks when
he was opposed by Ed Hubbard,
and during most of Ninch time Mr..
Shanks was absent 10 Georgia, saio:
.The fact that the lobbyists and
Prison Commission and representa-
tiySs Of the corporations who have
notoriorsly dominated other sea-
sions of the legislature against the
peoples interests are for Mr.. Scho-
berth. is sqeNsh 60 make the bic
majority IN kpla county demo-
serats eternalIy ssipet his eendid-
acy and if MI Shanks votes for
him he is not voting the sentiments
of his constituents, which he was
I. sent 70 Frankfort to do"
II is understood that MIR. Shanks
felt he should vote for Schober.L
on personal grounds because Of the
fact that they were members m the
legislature together for two terms,
&ld furthermore because of the
fifet that he believes himself badly
treated by the friends Of Gov Nc
Creary who were managing the
spcakership aght FOR Terrell. Mr..