The Bourbon news., 1913-03-04
What State Papers
Are Saying Anent
the Senatorial Race

The Carlisle Advocate, edited by
James H.. Tilt0p advises that Cover
nor McCreary keep off the track in the
Senatorial contest. in which it is said
he will oppose former Governor Beck
ham. The Advocate in a recentsIssue
has the following about the Senatorial
contest:
"rime will bring forth the announce
ment of Gov. J.B. McCreary for Unit
ed States Senator. is the opinion of
politicians who have been watchingthe
maneuvers of his closest political
friends. and it is the opinion Of many
Democrats of this county that the
step will prove q serious one to this
good old Democrat. who has been hon.
ored often by the highest positions
within the gift Of the Democrats Of
this State. To our way of thinking it
would be much better to round out his
active political life by retiring after
his present term of Office expires.
rather than possibly meet defeat and
be dead politically. - :,
That Governor Beckham stand s
highly with the Democrats of Wood
ford county is seen in the following
dispatch from Versailles to the Louis
vile Post published recently:
Former Governor j. c. w. Beck
ham spent yesterday in Woodford
county in the interest of his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator, to be voted up
on in the August primary election.
He received the personal pledges of
hundreds of Democrats during the
day, many of whom were opposed to
h i'm or for another candidate, when he
was last before the Democracy of
this state. All dayklong on the streets
of versailles he was surrounded by
Woodford county citizens. Hesdid rot
make speech, contentinR himself
with shaking hands and talking with
his friends relative to his candid acy.
There has been kquite change of
sentiment toward the former Governor
by those in this county who have op-
posed him IN the past. He has always
been strong here, but his strength has
grown in the years he has been out of
public life and Office. and it may be
safely stated that he would now get a
large majority in Woodford county
over any Democat in Kentucky who
might aspire to an office against him.
while here Gov. Beckham inform !
ed bis friends that he proposes to
make an active canvass before the
people of Kentucky for the Senatorial
honor of which he was robbed by the
perfidy of the so called Democrats u
few years back when w. d. Bradley /
was sent to the United States Senate. !
Within a month the former Cover
nor proposes to get in the campaign |
right and keen. at it daily until the day
of the August primary"
Following an effort to get line on
the voters of Garrard county an ad- |
herent of Governor McCreary who had !
been sent there for that purpose. was
compelled to return to the capital with !
anything but assuring news. The vot-
ers of Garrard put stamp of disap- |
proval on the proposed candidacy of +
McCreary which ie indicated by the !
following dispatch from Lancaster: I
"Col. George T. Farris, ex-State
Senator from this district. and now
private policeman of the Capitol at
Frankfort, under appointment of Gov. |
McCreary. was here court dag. and |
took occasion to sound out number Of
the leading Democrats of Garrard !
county in regard to the sentiment |
which exists here toward Gov Nc
Creay making the race tor the Demo
cratic nomination for United States !
Senator.
A large majority cf the responses
he met with were in no way favorable |
to the Governor making this race.
Many Democats who have been Nc
Creary men in all his previous cam
paigns told him that not only were
they opposed to his making the race. |,
but that they intended to vote for
Beckham for Senator. and that 95 per
cent Of the Democrats Of Garrard felt
the same way about the matter.
MEN like John M. Farra, present
member OF the Lexisi ature from Gar
rard and candidate for reelection j.
K. Mount. also candidate for Repre-
Gait. T. B Robinson, ex-
Sheriff of the county A. tD.. Leaveil.
one OF the best known Democrats in
the sounty. and James /. Hamilton.
county chairman and other leaders de-
ciared that this county is overwheIm-
ingly for Beekham, and will 40 declare
itself in the August primary. no mat
ter who runs.
Col. Farris 10 said to have obtained
very little encouragement, for the Gov
eruor's prospective candidacy in this