Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-06-22
Have Golden Opportunity to
Sweep Country i'm Novem-
Der Election.
No Chance For Republicans to
Heal Breach Between
Leaders.
william Jennings Bryan Only
Disturber in Democratic
Fold.
new POST OFFICE DEAL NEEDED

Democrats all over the country
are in great glee over the present
disorganized state of the Republic
cans and the bitter feeling engen-
dered among the G. o. p. leaders at
the Chicago convention Just closing
and feeling that with a fairly strong
candidate named at Baltimore thew
Will sweep the country. In years
past 1t has been customary for the
Republican factions to get together
In harmony after fractional fights.
put this year sees a knockout for
that old fallacy, as the enmity be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt and their
followers precludes anything like
harmony in their relations for some
time to come. The only possibility
Of the Democrats following in their
footsteps will be the allowing of
William Jennings Bryan attempting
to play the dictator role, a la Roose-
welt. in the Democratic convention,
as Bryan has lost caste with the
rank and file of Democracy. who be-
lieve the Nebraskan has played the
leading role in the party long enough
and should be content for new blood
and new leaders to assume control.
Bryan's ultimatum issued from Chi
cago Thursday that he does not
want Parker for Chairman of the
convention has enraged many Demo-
Gratis, and if the other controlling
spirits are wise they will sit down
on Mr.. Bryan early in the game.
On account of the decision of the
Court of Appeals last Tuesday nom
nations for the new Circuit Judge in
this district will not be made at the
coming August primary, as the de-
cision reads as follows:
"The court, in its opinion, holds
that the nomination can not be made
at the August primary, but may be
made az ceyTention or .primarY as
D>.~s& l1nns The nEEED1
tiles, with which the court has
nothing to do" The opinion says the
vacancy occurred when the law went
into effect, and therefore less than
seventy days before the primary.
This will cause both parties to
nominate by convention. The Repub-
Leans in all probability will nomin-
ate Burton Vance, while the
DtHOCIdlS, do pItulClCu III buCoS COi-
umns last week, will nominate
former District Attorney Judge w.
NJ. Smith, unless the powerful Cd
State administration leaders here,
selected by Argus of the Herald, use
their large ca following in opposi-
ton.
The sympathies of fair-minded
Democrats and Republicans alike are
with Lewis O'Donnell in his fight
against the Post Office bosses, who
are trying to remove him as Superin-
tendent of Mails Enough has leaked
out in the investigation to show con-
clusively that a new deal is needed
all around, and regardless of who
wins in the coming November cleo
ton, some of these active civil serv-
ice politicians will be given a chance
to try their efforts on the outside in
acting as election inspectors and pro-
moters of dark lantern Guardians of
Liberty organizations while drawing
salaries from the support of all the
people. They have been in power
for such a length of time that they
are now imbued with the idea of be-
ing bosses of the people instead
of servants, 5000