Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-05-24
short on Possible Candidates and
Would Dip Into Demo-
cratic Ranks.
HumOr Injected When FOx's
Race Against Sherley Is
Discussed.
CAMPAIGN MOVING SMOOTHLY

The latest turn in local politics,
the result of which will be watched
with interest all over the State, is
the filing of suit by Attorney
Charles b. Gardner against County
Clerk Pres Ray for the purpose of
forcing the latter to place Gardner's
name under the Progressive emblem
in the coming primary, he having
registered as a Democrat last year,
but now aspires to be candidate for
Representative from Jefferson
county under the Bull Moose en-
bTem, Attorney Gardner now being
President of the local Progressive
organization. No matter what the
outcome of the suit, the weakness of
the Progressives is shown in the at
tempt to knock out the Eaton
Thompson law, the local Progressive
leaders realizing that it is a hard
matter to select strong candidates
from $500 registered voters, when
half that number we're colored, and
when the latter half are barred from
participating in the Bull Moose
councils.
Even if the courts decide that
section of the law invalid which
ccmpels a man to be a candidate
only in the party which he affiliated
in the preceding registration, the
Progressives will still find them
selves in the middle of bad fix, as
giving them the privilege of select
ing their candidates from the 23,516
voters of the Progressive ticket here
last fall would still leave them
handicapped, as everyone knows
that so or 20 per cent. of that num-
Der were Teddy Roosevelt admirers
and the bulk of that vote was con-
fined to railroad employees here. AS
an illustration, il is heard at every
Progressive meeting chow Fox ran
Congressman Sherley a close race, +"
and he is introduced as "the man
who ran Sherley off his feet" this
being ludicrous to any student of
the political game here of any party,
as everyone knows that Fox. running
against Sherley at normal times and
without Roosevelt to tie onto would
be quoted at bigger odds than Done
rail, the Kentucky Derby winner.
The campaign for the different
Democratic nominations is progress
ing nicely, only one or two things be-
ing introduced that would serve in
any way to mar the cleanness of the
race, one or two candidates injecting
personalities and in one or two in
stances are indignant that they
should have opposition, not seeming
to realize that no man is greater
than the Democratic party and their
personal ambitions should be sub
seryient to its success. Another in
stance is the circulation of an
anonymous attack on George
Schlegel, candidate for County AS
SCISSOR, the cowardly perpetrators
questioning his union principles and
not being consistent enough to use
the union label on the printed card |
There is land can be no place for
men of that stripe in the Democratic
party. and II the men suspected now
are proven guilty they should be ex-
posed and driven from the ranks. |
There is no question but that the |
Democratic nominations are worth |
striving for, az proven in the case
of one of the candidates for a minor |
office, he having served several |
years as a Republican wheelhorse |
snd now modestly steps forward and |
wants Democratic nomination, |
showing that he realizes which is
the winning band wagon in the |
parade.
Another phase of the campaign is |
the attitude OF a couple of down |
and ont Republican politicians. who |
are affiliated With the labor move
ment, but not as active laboring |
men, only as professional agitators, |
this class attempting to dictate the
policy of the present candidates and
also the administration. in the
latest instance petitioning the Gem
eral Council on behalf Of the Even
ing Posts partners in the coal busi-
ness, not realizing that the granting
OF the switch was a detriment to
other workingmen who owned their
homes and possessed union prin-
ciples in addition to being active
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