Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-03-15
Louisville Herald Busy Apollo
giving For Behavior of
Pseudo Reformers.
Watch For Big Falling Off in
Strength in the Coming
August Primary.
CINCH FOR DEMOCRATIC TICKET

AS predicted in the columns of the
kentucky Irish American imme-
diately after the election. that n
would only be a question of a short
time until the Progressives would no
scrapping among themselves in their
ceslre 10 grasp the first opportunity
20 secure nomination and possible
chance for political pie, the fist fight
TINS past week amply proving this.
and incidentally this is not the first
OF It's kind, IL being rumored that a
IKE affair happened at meeting of
the state Central COMMITTEES re-
Gently, but that It was hushed nm.
Where, oh where, are those lofty
Ideals and noble purposes attributed
70 the ProgressiYes by the Louisvjlle
Herald. which has been deluging its
columns with the high aim of the
local Progressives, and who the Her
ald writer's told were only working
Tor the great good of the common
people? But no one believes thar
these reformers care enough for the
poor dear rank and file 10 blacken
each others eyes and bloody noses
Tor the laudable purpose of decreas-
ing the burden OF the average cit
izen. To the disinterested and
eailous observer the Progressive
leaders. who were mostly Republi-
cans originally, have thrown off
their masks of reform and are ready
to crush and trample any opposition
In their scramble for political pie and
have ruthlessly cast aside the negro
vote, which was their main strength
In the last election. and without
which they would not have a possible
chance.
Attorney Fox. the Progressive can
didate for Congress, in the recent
election polled 23,569 votes in the
city and county, which was about
100 behind the vote of Roosevelt.
NOW stick a pin in this prediction:
The Progressives will not poll one
half OF that amount in the August 4,
primary at the highest possible cal>
eulation, and then we NitpAa a
wholesale exodus from thu ranks
back to the Republican party, that
s those who will be allowed to come
back This fact will be due prin
'ipally to two causes, first Roosevelt
will not be running on the local
ticket this year. and second those
Who are disappointed in the primary
sill lose that fervid interest they
lave been exhibiting for some time.
The situation as It stands means
hat a strong ticket nominated by
he Democrats will have a walk-over
n November, and Judging from the
'resent list OF announcements the
'est ticket in the history of munich
,al campaigns will be chosen. In
he Mayors race DR.. Buschemeyer
IS a choice can not be improved
lpon, while a tower of strength will
,e added with Scott Bullitt as the
ominee for County Attorney. Judge
fuir Weissinger, Sam Green or
Iugh Fleece are all strong men for
he County Judgeship nomination.
I'd 0'Connor will have no opposition
or Baili Cuirti-na Cunstaibli Will
Iolley, Harry Nehan or Joe Keyer
would hold their own as a Police
,ourt Clerk nominee, while Judge
Soldrick's record entities him to the
without opposition and
would be the means of attracting in
dependent votes. George Schlegel,
heriff AL Emler, Joseph Timmons
r Frank Schuster would each make
strong candidate for County Asses
or. Jailer John r. Pflanz Is every
'ody's candidate for the nomination
s Jailer, while Adolph Schmitt de-
erves the nomination for City Treas
IIer on HIS record in the Auditors
ffice.
Pretty near the same list OF Legis-
ators will announce for reelection
With one or two possible exceptions,
ieorge B. (Cack) Barrett, the local
umpire. being a new entry who
spires to render decisions as Repre-
entative from the Forty-fifth dis
rict.