Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-01-04
PrOgressives and Republicans at
Wide Variance on Fusion
Question.
Herald Raps Editor Knott and
His Fellow Pendennis Club
Fusionists.
Sheriff Emler Opens New Year
With Entry in County AS
SCISSOR Race.
MANY1TO ENTER The PRIMARY

AS predicted in these columns
Immediately after the election, there
is no possible hope for the Pro-
gressive and Republican parties in
this district to get together and nom
mate fusion or compromise ticket
in the coming municipal election, as
the Louisville Herald and Evening
Post, organs of the respective par
ties, are now at each others throats
so to speak. The following example
is taken from a Herald editorial:
In recent issue the Post at
tempted to discredit the proposed
Progressive Club, the organization of
which has made good headway in
Louisville. Its objection is to a
party organization of this character.
1t would prefer a Good Government
Club, on a general basis of member
ship. Naturally it would. The Post
does not want the Progressive party
to become a factor in local politics.
The Post wants to use the sentiment
created by the Progressives for the
support of some sort of mongrel
ticket which it can name. There is
little silk-stockinged coterie of
feather-duster reformers that
oscillates between the Pendennis
Club and Mr.. Knott's office which
would like to ride into power on the
wave of popular revolt against the
old parties. We do not need to name
any of those who compose it. They
are pretty well known to students of
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real understanding of what the Pro-
gressive movement means as many
of the old-line politicians. They live
and move and have their being in a
sphere far above the average man,
the workingman, the man for whom
the Progressive party exists. They
talk much of what they would like
to do for the people, but they are all
afraid of letting the, people do any
thing for themselves.
Pretty hard words coming from
the Herald, but great deal OF truth
in them, especially pertaining to tn
professional reformers, often spoken
of in the columns of the Kentucky
Irish American, they being Demo-
Gratis today and Republicans or
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thing or any creed to obtain an Of
flee with salary or prestige. One Of
the Posts friends comes back at the
Herald with the statement that the
Progressive party was only a passing
fancy and points out the remarkable
race made by H. I. Fox, an unknown
lawyer, against Swagar Sherley for
Congress, the Post writer asking
what chance Fox would have against
Sherley in an ordinary election and
that next year will find the majority
OF the Progressives back in the
old parties.
Sheriff AL Emler began the new
year with announcement of his
candidacy for County Assessor, and
is already busy forming his organiza-
tion for the August primary. The
popular Sheriff is some campaigner
and the man who defeats him will
know he has been in a race. Another
entry or two is expected in this race
the coming week, and this is believed
will be a signal for hasty announce
ments all along the line for the first
free-for-all primary held under the
new law. IT. is rumored that Pres
Ray will have one. of his present
deputies for an opponent In the
County Clerk race, and the same
situation applies to Tax Receiver
Milliken's contest for nomination.
However, II is rumored that Mr..
Milliken has the Mayoralty bee
buzzing in his bonnet and that DR..
Buschemeyer may have opposition
from NaIdmalI Marion Sahaatfan
Zorn. Harry Brennan, Owen Tyler or
Mr.. Milliken at a later date. Attor-
ney Sam Greene is busy now cam
paigning for County Judge, and
from the present outlook II will be a
three-cornered race between he,
Judge Muir Weissinger and Judge
Charles Wilson. Coroner Ellis Dun
can has no opposition at present,
although the names of DR. A. r.
Bizot and DIR. Charles Edelen have
been mentioned in that connection.
In the Police Court Bailiff's race II
Ed O'Connor doesn't announce
Detective VIII Harding will shy his
hat I'm the ring, while the contest
for Clerk of Police Court resembles
a battle royal at present, owing 4"
the numerous entries. But watch
for the big field of entries into tho
Aldermanic and Councilmanic races,
anybody that can get a couple of
hundred names on their petition be-
ing eligible, no other trouble or ex-
penRe necessary. In fact there "
be so many candidates TO run that
voters TO sign petitions will be
greatly In demand