The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-01
MCMILLAN LOOKS LIKE
WINNER IN BOURBON.

1.-THE representative of the Licking
ton Herald, Sherman Harvey. after
coming to Paris and investigating the
political situation in Bourbon, has this
to say in yesterdays issue of the
Herald
-Four times elected to Office, twice
as County Attorney and twice as Coun-
ty Judge, Dennis Dundon, has again
appealed to he Democracy of Bourbon
County to honor him with the Office,
ed tenure of office for the tall syca-
more of Houston Creek, that his cry
for help can be heard up and down the
county.
at was evident before the race had.
progressed far that Mcmillan was as
Stunning an aggressive stand and was
carrying the warfare against Dundon
into the harvest fields and tobacco
patches and was everywhere gaining
strength. Some of Dundon's old time
supporters contended their candidate,
had got a poor start; that the dis
tance-a third term, was just little
too long, and the political roads OF
the county badly out of repair and al
most impossible with heavy loads,
l.
and that unless something was done
to check the Mcmillan tidal wave,
the fiscal affairs of the county would
pass out of their control.
But everybody admits that the
Jurist is a shrewd politician. Eight
years ago in his race with Thomas.
North Middletown gave Dundon only
twenty-one votes out of practically
300. Dundon, it is claimed, figured
Thomas would again enter the race
and after serving the people four years
he announced his candidacy for re-
election. AS predicted, Thomas de-
clined again to make the race, and no
one else aspiring for the office, Dun
don had a clear track which was his
undoing. He really believed no one
could be found who would run against
him, so great was his estimate of his
own political strength. But without
taking any chances, he concluded the.
surest way to win in 1913 would be
to get on the side of the good people
OF North Middeltown where he poIIed
only one vote in ten. There was but
one way to do this, and that was 70.
build all of the old North Middletown
, turnpikes over again and it was done
while other portions of the county
had to pick spell of good weather
to get to town. North Middletown got
the pikes-pikes rolled and made
classic automobile drives, and it is said
DundOn will now get almost an even
break in the vote when it is cast and
counted Saturday in the old bailiwick
OF his aggressive opponent of eight
years ago.
sherman Harvey has been keeping
close watch on the Bourbon politi-
cal chess board, and is of the opinion
that Mcmillan has the third terner-
beaten to a FRAGILE.
THAT Judge DundOn and his old
bOdyguad are alarmed, is indicated
by the rIlmOr that alighnments with
other candidates are being made the
same as eight years ago when DundOn
hooked on behind the Clark ThCup--
son Sheriff ticket which went through
by nearly 500 votes with DundOn less
than One-eighth that number.
1.-The Sheriff ticket composed Of Tai
bolt, Marshall and McClintock has no
opposition this year which forced Dun
don to seek other strongholds.
Eight years ago Dundon and James
O'Brien, afterwards Mayor of the city.
were bitter plitical enemies. and in
order further 10 strengthen up his
political fences, made peace with the
Mayor and it is said is cooperating
with O'Brien to encompass the defeat
of Hinton as a candidate for re-eIec-
ton as Mayor But will the O'Brien
compact work TO the benefit of Dun
don? 1t is known that many of
OBrien's supporters are likewise
strong followers of Mcmillan and the
apparent friendship of Dundon for
O'Brien is not going to pull the former
out on what seems forlorn hope" S**
SHERMAN HARVEY.