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

Editor Harry SummersIin the Eliza
bethtown News, says:
Ex-Governor j. G.. w. Beckham will
be nominated for the United States
Senate in the August primary. He
will secure the nomination, either
without opposition or by an overs
whelming majority, andcw fare rather
inclined to the opinion that his name
will be the only one printed on the
ballot. The Hon. ID. H. Smith has
practically announced that he will not
be candidate by making no effort to
secure support. He is man of abil-
ity and too good politician to enter
race that has been settled in ad-
vance in the minds of the people.
Gov. MCCreary has, had the matter of
becoming candidate so long under
adviSement that it is evident he has
not been deceived by the political enc
mics of Gov. Beckham who have So
licited him to run 10 crafty their per-
sonal feeling rather than Ito nominate
the astute old Governor. Congress-
man Owsley Stanley has been an
avowed candidate. but Congress meets
in two weeks and his duties as a men,
ber of the Ways and Means Committee
will be so imperative that he cannot
make a canvass of the State. 1t
looks like he realizes that he is up
against it and in the end will decide to
discharge disparity duty at Washing
ton rather than come to Kentucky to
enter Into campaign which looks
hor elessly against his success.
There could have been two elements
united which might have sconspired to
give Beckham a race. but both these
have been eliminated from the con-
test-the liquor question and Federal
patronage. The liquor question has
been entirely settled by the passage
of the Webb bill. and the distillers and
brewers Of .Kentucky have too much
sense to back any candidate for the
Senate financially just for the fun of
it, and President Wilson will see that
the Federal patronage of Kentucky
shall not be used against Beckham,
even it there was disposition to use
it. Hesknows :that IN the Kentucky
delegation at Baltimore Beckham was
one of the few delegates who favored
his nomination.
1t is not Crippss Beckham' superior
abiity-and he has plenty of it-whlch
will give him a clear tracksor a walk
,ver. 1t is the sense of justice and
fairness tin the minds of Democrats
who will vote for him. not necessarily
on account of personal preference nor
superior qualifications, but because he
is entitled to lit. There is but one
way to trebuke the treachery to the
party of the fur Democrats in the
Legislature who elected a Republican
Senator and committed fraud against
Democracy which had honored them
that:is to renominate. the man who was
victim of their treason and corrup-
tiou. The election of Republican
United States Senator by a Demo-
cratic Legislature remains condoned
wrong until it is wiped out by the re-
nomination ofEthe man who was de-
frauded by this political crime. This
sentiment is so overwhelming and ir-
reisstible in the minds IF the people
that no man can make successful
race against it. Both Smith and Nc
Creary have realize this and even the
brilliant Stanley, for whUm We .have
also a warm personal regard. will find
it so shortly. even if he has not dis
covered it already. Under ordinary
conditions and upon even terms, any of
these three gentlemen would give
Beckham race, but under the unu-
sual conditions of this race public
sentiment is so overwhelmingly with
the candidate who was defrauded that
it is useless to attempt to thwart it.
Politicians may plot and connive and
plan but the people will stamp oppo-
site Beckham's name on the ballot to
wipe out the stain of party betrayal
which four false Democrats in the
Legislature put upon it.