The Bourbon news., 1913-03-21
What State Papers
Are Saying Anent
the Senatorial Race

The Louisville Post prints the fol-
lowing by Tom Cromwell. in the Gin
cinnatI Enquirer:
Governor James Bennett Nc
Creary returned ito Frankfort from
Washington last Sunday. He told the
official family at the State capital
what fine time he had had at the ma
tional capital: what enjoyment he tex
perienced in meeting some .ef his .old
colleagues land frienos of the days
when he waska Senator; what great
pleasure he had in witnes ing the in
auguratiOn Uf another Democratic
President, and how gratified he was at
having the, honor of inviting Presi-
dent Wilson to attend the Perry cele-
bration at::Louisville, but he has vol
unteered no information as to whether
he will or will not be candidate for
the Democratic nomination ias United
States Senator.
Last week scores of Democrats
who attended the presidential inaug
uration returned to Kentucky feeling
certain that Governor. .McCreary would
announce ,.his decision livery shortly
after his arrival at Frankfort. This
expectation was based on what they
saw and heard in Washington, with
reference to the Governors talks with
Congressman Owsley STANLEY. Ma
tional Committeeman John G. C.,Mayo
Chairman K. H. Vansant, of the State
Central and Executive Committee;
Messrs. Johnson N. Camden and Allie
w. Young, both managers of past
campaigns i'm Kentucky. and ssOthers
who will have hand in the shaping of
party affairs for the forthcoming cam
paign. The maturity of these Dem
ocrats were entertaining the notion
that the Governors answer would be
in the affirmative, and they thought
they had good grounds in their belief.
"This week, however, finds these
Democrats in a somewhat vexatious
state of perplexity over the Governor 8
apparent indecision. They are freely
admitting misconception of the sit
uaton and at the same time they are
declaring their belief that the Gov
ernor does not know where he is at,
so to speak.
"It is related this week that GER
tain interests opposed to the candidacy
of former Governor j. G. w. Beckham
and preferring Governor McCreary to
Congressman Stanley made overtures
to friends of the Representative of
the Second district, who is to succeed
Senator James on the House Ways and
Means Committee, to urge him out OF
the race, bit they failed in the effort
Gov. McCreary thereupon paid Con-
gresham Stanley personal visit and
talked to him tor two hours. At tthe
end of the interview, it is ksaid. Stan
ley's. determination to stay in the
race had increased, and he is reported
to have told the Governor most Iosi-
lively that he means to run it out re-
gardless of who may enter.
STANLEY, according to politicians
who fingered in Washington and re-
turned 10 Kentucky this week, is
boasting strength enough to win over
Iieckham, even should It become two
man race.a He figures that McCreary,
if it should be three man race, would
draw more from Beckham than he
would draw from Stanley. In short.
Stanley cannot see anything other
than victory, they say, however much
many OF them disagree with him and
it would seem next to impossible to
get man in such a frame Of mind,
out of anybody's way.
Meanwhile there appears to be no
in the matter of the Gov
ernor's decision than to await the Gov
errors further pleasure.
The Stanford Interior Journal says:
u. K. Baugham, the swell known
West End farmer. has just returned
from trip to Barren and Metcalfe
counties, where he went tU purchase
Percheron horse. He says that he
talked to number Of leading Demo
Gratis of those two counties and they
told him that the sentiment among the
Democratic voters there is overwhelm-
ingly in favor Of Ex-Governor Beck
ham for u. S. Senator in the August
primary. Both counties are in the