Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-05-11
Ollie James Advocates Kentucky and
Missouri Joining Hands
in Campaign.
Poor Old Evening Post Tries Again
to Predict Outcome of
Political Fight.
PRECINCT CONVENTIONS MAY rs

Senator-elect Ollie James will be
! in town today to witness the run
ming of the Kentucky Derby and in
cidentally begin his plan of cam
paign for the capture of the State
convention, which meets here
Wednesday, May 29, for Champ
Clark in his race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President
Senator James is especially anxious
that Speaker Clark should have the
instructed vote of Kentucky at the
Baltimore convention, and believes
that Kentucky could pay him no
greater compliment than unite with
Missouri, his adopted State, and ag-
gresively lead in the fight at the
national convention for his nomina-
ton.
Congressman James also states
that the Clark boom is growing daily
and confidently believes he will be
the Democratic nominee, now having
more instructed delegates and
stronger support than any other can
didate, and that he can unite the
entire party. Having brought to-
gether the Democratic forces of the
House, all elements of the party
would turn to him enthusiastically,
as he demonstrated his ability to
carry the country in 1910, and the
Democracy won control of Congress
upon the record made by him as
leader of the minority. In answer
to afquestion propounded by Leslie's
Weekly, "Can business men trust
the Democratic party?" Mr.. Clark
answered.:
''The Democrats constitute one
half of the American people. They
are engaged in every species of
legitimate business known among
men and possible in this country.
The effect of law falls, like the,
rain the sunshine and the dew Of
heaven, equally on the Just and on
the unjust. Consequently the Demo-
Gratis can not injure other peoples
business without injuring their own.
have said before and | say now
that no legitimate industry in the
United States has any cause what
ever to fear the action Of the Demo-
Gratis, and the sooner these prophets
of evil are squelched, the better the
country will be off. The desire of
the Democrats is to so arrange
things, as far as may be, that every
American citizen shall have an equal
chance in the race of life. That is
what we promised to do, and that is
what we are going to do so far as
is possible. In fact, we have already
entered upon this onerous and i'm
portant task" .
Here in Louisville We are be-
coming more and more convinced
that Speaker Clark would be the
strongest candidate on account of
Dick Knott and the Evening Post
daily crying that he would be the
easiest candidate to beat, this organ
as a political prophet being always
a sure criterion that the political
wind is blowing directly opposite
from their choice or selection. For
proof of this look up their predic-
tions on Grintsead, Bingham and
O'Rear in the past three consecutive
years. all being Post favorites and
all being also rams. They are
against Clark simply because the
Haly-Beckham party wreckers are,
hoping thereby II these two worthless
secure control, the local Democratic
will be wrecked by be-
ing turned over to the eight" club,
which comprises the strength of
Percy and Crepps in the Democratic
party in Louisville and with which
these two expect to create a stir in
the precinct convention, Saturday,
May 25.