Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-07-04
beckham supporters Endeavor-
ing to FIatter Louisville
Democracy.
domination of Beckham Would
injure the Congressional
Nominee.
GtN. YOUNG OPENS CAMPAIGN

Congressman A. o. Stanley will
bring Louisville Democrats their
first real touch of the race for the
long Senatorial term by delivering an
address to the voters at the Ma
tlonal Theater on next Monday even
ing, the meeting to open AT 7.2O
O'Clock, and ii is expected that ba
VIII throw broadside into the
beckham camp, 1t being conceded by
many newspaper men throughout the
state that Wherever Mr.. Stanley has
spoken and referred to the ex-Goy-
ernor's political history the Beck
nam boom has deprecated to a great
extent.
The impression is going that
Beckham, seeing his chances going
gllmmering out in the country dis
tricts, has begun to make a fight
for the vote of the cities. this being
evidenced by the desperate efforts
OF the Louisville Post to enroll
lighting force for the Beckham cam
dldacy in the primary. There is
daily repetition of the names of
prominent Louisville Democrats in
the Post columns and the assertion
that they are going to give Beckham
an overwhelming majority here. the
same list OF names being mentioned
now that were given out six weeks
ago, with no additions to their ranks.
among them being Edward Tierney.
James Brown, Edward Humphries,
John Barry, Frank Dugan, Charles
roster and Pres Ray, but to the av-
erage student of politics il appears
that II these gentlemen are promot-
ing the Beckham campaign they must
be using Christian Science methods.
that is with the possible exception
OF Messrs. Tierney and Humphries.
as II Is believed that these two latter
gentlemen are making an effort for
their cause, but the others named
are giving about as much assistance
10 their advertised choice as the.
Rajah of Afghanistan.
NO one is disputing the fact that
the Evening Post is entitled to its
choice in the Senatorial race, but IL
oversteps the bounds in claiming that
Beckham is the popular choice of
democracy, and especially from
Louisville standpoint, it having been
contended in these columns from the
outset that no man or set of men.
with all due respect to the men men
toned above, can deliver the Demo-
cratic vote to Beekham, and the
present claim of the Beckham ad-
herents that the support of his can
dldacy by Louisville will make q bet
ter feeling between the local and
State Democrats Is pure buncombe.
Self preservation is the first law OF
nature, and the Louisville Democracy
realizes that the nomination of Beck
ham seriously Injuries the chances of
Sherley or Mackey, whichever gets
the nomination for Congress, in the
November election, as there are
thousands OF Democrats who have
stated openly that they will not sup
port Beckham either in a primary or
general election, and the detection
OF this class would jeopardize the
chances of the party not only here
but throughout the State. The Post
or no one else can refute the above
facts. the Haley-Beckham combina-
tion never being popular in Louis
vile, and now 1t is rumored that
Dan Sullivan, Haley's close friend,
mas been added to the campaign
committee of Beckham.
Senator Hite Huffaker and Mack
Pythian, who are handling Com
gresham Stanley's Louisville cam
paign, report flattering success, while
Senator Sam Robertson, on the
other hand, is willing to wager that
Gov. McCreary carries this district
and gives some splendid reasons why
this Is the case, and looking at 1t
from any point Of view another safe
wager would be that Beckham is
third In the race in Louisville and a
bad third at that. Stick a pin in
this prediction and then watch the
result.
The city of Louisville and Jeffer-
son county is expected to roll up
handsome majority for Gen. Bennett
II. Young, who is a candidate for
the Senatorial short term against
Johnson Camden, and Attorney Lo-
gan Rock is busy perfecting a work
Ing organization for every ward in
he city In the interest of Gen.
Young. He will open his campaign
at Nicholasville this afternoon, Gen.
Young being native OF Jessamine
county, and Is making his first
speech there In response 90 many