Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-02-15
Surprise Many by Snubbing Dun
can Clark and Spurning
Grinstead.
New Political Leader Teacher
Under Present Board of
Education.
The LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS

AS predicted in the columns of
the Ketnucky Irish American a short
time ago, the Progressive ship in
local politics is already beginning to
strike the rocks and squalls in its
voyage, the election of a Board of
Governors, the local controlling
power, last Monday evening causing
some sore spots in the ranks of the
heretofore active leaders, who we're
defeated for newcomers in the party.
Duncan Clark, the Herald editorial
writer, who has been lauding the
Progressive movement to the skies
and lending his every effort to pave
the way for Progressive victories,
was snubbed for his pains, not being
able to run in the first five in the
balloting. Another new patriot, ex-
Mayor James Grinstead, who would
like to run for Mayor on their ticket,
was rebuked by several of those
present, they claiming that he had
not entirely renounced his claims to
Republican honors, and should come
in the ranks as private before de-
string to be leader.
The biggest obstacle in their path
and which is expected to diminish
their strength is the different posi-
tion they find themselves in from the
campaign of last year. Then it was
easy for them to present a united
front behind Teddy Roosevelt, their
leader and ideal, but it is a different
matter now when a possible chance
at the city and county offices is pre-
sentable, the original Progressives
being kept busy watching the latest
recruits and deserters from the Re-
publican ranks to keep them. from
grabbing the nominations.
One of the amazing features in
local politics in connection with the
Progressive party is the active part
being taken by Prof G.. T. Ragsdale,
a teacher at the Manual Training
School, and who has seemingly no
regard for the rule supposed to have
been established by the present nom
political Board of Education, that is
that no employe of the School Board
be allowed to actively engage in pol
itics. Prof. Ragsdale is not only
busily engaged in giving his views on
the faults of the Democratic admins
tration according to his thinking, but
he is also devoting much of his time
to organizing and securing recruits
for the Progressive party. According
to any disinterested observer the
Progressive is certainly classed as a
political party, and If the Board OF
Education, who were elected on a
non-political platform, have changed
their views from prediction utter
ances they owe the public an ex-
PLANTATION.
Squire Franch Dacher and William
Steltenkamp have announced their
candidacy for Magistrate and Com
stable respectively in the Fifth
Magisterial district, subject to the
action of the Democratic party, and
it is expected they will have no op-
position. Squire P. T. Sullivan and
T. ]. Riley are. expected to officially
announce in a few days for Magis-
trate and Constable in the Seventh
Magisterial district, while Squire
George W. Berry and Wat Bowman
are already engaged in hot race Tor
the Democratic nomination in the
Eighth district, with Councilman
Tom Dolan as a prospective third
entry. ]. Polk Carr has announced
for the same office in the Fourth dis
trict, and many predict he has az
ready had enough pledges to insure
his election.