Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-08-03
SeIf-Advertisers and Guardians OF
Liberty Chief Bull
Moose Strength.
Interest in the Workings Of the
New State Primary Law
Today.
SHERLEY IS A SURE WINNER

The next step IN the nat1Onal
political game will be the convention
of the Roosevelt Progressives at
Chicago next Monday, and they are
straining every effort to make a
showing in the eyes of the general
public, sparing neither time nor
money. 1t is the opinion of conserva-
tive judges that Teddy and his Bull
Moose party will be on the wane
following the convention, and that
the only real interest now manifested
is that Of curiosity of the general
public, that curiosity being of the
same character as the ordinary per-
sons interest in the circus parade.
The public is always interested in
the spectacular doings of Roosevelt
and Bryan, who can always be
counted on to amuse for a time, but
after their fill, turn to more con-
servative choices. There are two
classes of followers in the Roosevelt
party, the first being the politicians
who have lost cast in the Republican
party and are seeking a new field
for self advertisement, and the sec
ond class consists of those Republi-
cans who are opposed to Taft on ac-
count of his fairness in religious
matters and are masking their
Guardian Of Liberty sentiment be-
hind the Roosevelt banner. This
statement in these columns about
the latter was questioned by several
misguided Roosevelt supporters re-
Gently, and for further proof of the
truth of this statement IL is only
necessary to call attention to one of
the Roosevelt campaign managers
and supporters, Major Gen. D. E.
siekles (retired), Who is Chief
Custodian of the indians of Lib
erty, which is a NAL office in
this new tangled A. organiza-
4s. 4liSs q4s4sr III Is As- "a s sl..pzaz
the local situation, the leaders of the
Roosevelt movement being the
Fusionists of the last several years,
who have been frozen out of the
Republican ranks, while the list of
the other Roosevelt followers con-
tains the names of the same old
stereotyped A. p. AS who have
been ranting around here for the
past seventeen years prating about
the defense of the American flag and
American institutions, and the only
time they were given an opportunity
to make good, that is the Spanish
American war, they couldn't be
found with a search warrant.
The first primary held under the
new State law today promises to be
quite a tame affair as there is no
contest in either the Republican or
Democratic ranks and the nomina-
tion today of Swagar Sherely for
Congress is equivalent to his cleo
tion, as his splendid record makes
him the strongest man in this dis
trict in either party for Representa-
tive. His majority in the coming
November election promises to stand
as high-water mark for years to
come and for years past Both par
ties will select their nominee for the
new Circuit Judgeship at a later
date, and the mode of selection in
the Democratic ranks has been left
to the two candidates themselves,
Judge w. NJ. Smith and Judge James
s. Pirtle. In addition to the above
offices two members of the Board of
Education will be chosen at the No
vember election. Judge Strother
and v. H. Engelhard, the two pres
emit members, will be supported by
the Democratic organization, while |
Bartholomew and Wood, the other
two candidates, will be supported by
that element who at the 1910 cleo
tion kept crying "Keep the schools |
out of politics." while at the same
time injecting religion, the Junior
Order sending out letter to mem
bers congratulating themselves ON
the outcome.
Many candidates and possible can
didates In next years election will
watch with interest the workings of
the new primary law today, securing
Information for their possible advan-
tage. Among the latest possibilities
Is Squire Joseph M. Keyer who is
expected to make the race for Clerk
Of the Police Court, and another who
Is being groomed for the same posi-
tion is win Holley, the present Chief
Deputy In the Police Court. George
B. coder. the present Alderman. is
sure to shy his hat in the ring for
County Clerk or Sheriff. and many
other announcements are expected in |
the near future.