The Washington herald., 1914-07-17
KENTUCKY ARENA
PROVES TRIANGLE
Gen. Bennett H. Young Makes
a Three-cornered Fight
IN Campaign.
CAMDEN NOT ALARMED
Col. Richard P. Ernst Looms Up as
Biggest Republican Factor
in State.
BY FRANCIS b. eEssNER.

Ney-York, July. l6.-The recent shori
stay OF senator johnson N. Camden IN
New York when he came 70 see hiE
| family on TO Europe, gave the wise men
| of the Waldorf coterie excuse for dis
cussinR Kentucky politics and In the
midst Of their observations who should
slip in, but Senator Ollie James and his
| able adjutant, Tom Pence. Then tbs
interest in Kentucky was heightened and
rluch said that would only have amused
both James and Camden had they been
compelled to hear II.
There was reference to the campaign
for a four months term in the Senate
that has been formally opened by Gen.
Bennett II. Young, Of Somerville, and the
wonder is among the faithful In New
York that Senator Camden should have
any opposition for actual election to
a term beginning November 4. and end
ing March l. When the appointment was
given Senator Camden the impression pre-
vailed among his friends here and in
Washington that he would be the only
Democratic candidate for election.
Gen. Young seems inclined TO make
campaign issue out Of Senator Camden's
wealth and his contribution to the cam
paign fund OF 1911. Also the Young elo-
Ypence calls upon Camden to answer II
ever voted for William ]. Bryan.
n No Alarm Felt, However.
The Kentucky contingent ever in New
York does not seem disturbed by the
Young eloquence. questions or campaign.
They look for Senator Camden's nomina-
ton in the primaries and election In
November as even more sure than the
election Of a Democrat TO the long term
II is not forgotten that Kentucky has
sent two Republican Senators to WASH
ington in recent years and the cam
paIgn already being made by Col. Rich
ard P. Ernst for the Republican nomi-
nation is viewed with some apprehension
by Kentucky Democrats who come on
each week with stop-overs In Washing
ton. Dick Ernst has long been notable
figure in the Kentucky Republican or
ganiZation. doing much for others and
getting little for himself.
He has always figured in national
conventions of his party and was pow
erful. also careful, when Kentucky
patronage was discussed at the White
House during Republican rule
The personal popularity Of Ernst and
the detection among Democrats that Is
sure TO follow the nomination Of Beck
ham will combine to give the Kentucky
Democrats much to worry about before
November. Whatever happens on cleo
make him the leading Republican figure
in old Kentucky from now on and even
II defeated he will be recognized as the
head of the Republican organization in
the State with possibly a flrmer grip
in that organization than the late Sen
ator Bradley ever had in his best days.
Had Bradley lived he would hardly
have made the campaign owing to Ill
health, but he would have had much to
say about his successor. From now on
the ambitious ones OF the Republican
party looking for national honors will
look to the Hon. Richard P. Ernst when
they seek support from old Kentucky in
a National Convention.
New York G. p. o. Startled.
The departure Of the Hon. George W.
Fairchild for Europe, with Mrs. Fair
child and their son Sherman. rather
startled the New York Republican con-
tingent, but they observed that the Con-
gresham from Oneonta did not sail until
he had seen the State slate Of his party
made up at Republican head
quarters and had given 1t his approval
Whitman for governor and Wadsworth
for Senator was the Fairchild guess 8
week before he went to Oneonta for .
final look at things in his own Congress
sional district. He found everything to
his liking in his compact aggregation Of
counties, and also found .
very considerable sentiment against the
now doing business a.
so THAT the Fairchild souI
was serene as his ship went down the
bay.
He met many Republican friends be-
fore departure. who insisted quietly that