Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
Beckham Receives Senatorial
Nomination by One-Sided
Mountain Vote.
Republicans I'm Choosing Ex-
Gov. Wilson Have Nominated
Strongest Man.
OFFICIAL FIFTH DISTRICT VOTE

Much of the aftermath of
primary election and the usual sore
ness resulting has been absent this
time, the general public not being
interested as a rule, having their
attention turned to the great Euro
pean war, another proof of the old
adage that it is an ill wind that
blows no one good" But aside from
this the losers as a whole, and espe-
cially the Democrats, have taken
their defeat good naturedly and all
have pledged themselves to work
hard for the success of the ticket in
November, and this is as 1t should
be, the Democratic leaders realizing
that their opponents are going to
make the most of the factional
, trouble which was freely exhibited
in the recent primary, and aside
from this the Republicans have
nominated the strongest man in
their ranks in ex-Gov. Wilson for
the Senatorial term, he having de-
feated Richard Ernst easily for the
nomination in spite of the predic-
ton of many supposed authorities,
and he can be expected to make
whirlwind campaign from now until
November.
the supporters of Beckham were
given the scare of their life by the
election results, the official figures
\ to probably show a scant majority
over Stanley of about $500, which
is at wide variance with their
claims for a month previous to the
primary, they claiming that the ex-
Governor would win by about 10000,
and the results showed that without
the 5000 majority given in the
Tenth and Eleventh districts their
man would have gotten the place,
and not taking into consideration
or questioning how this big major
ity was given in Republican dis
trict, although it was stated in these
columns last week that Beckham's
manager, Percy Haley, would make
his play for votes in the mountains.
To illustrate this: In the five
counties, Floyd, Letcher, Perry,
Pike and Magoffin, of the Tenth
district, Mr.. Beckham received
2,12S votes, Gov. McCreary 1910
votes and Congressman Stanley 1876
votes. Another peculiar angle to
tho vote of this district is that
while Stanley was a hopeless third
here, he was ahead of Gov. McCreary
in every one of the other ten dis
tricts.
In comparison with some of the
other local forecasts it was re-
ueatedly claimed in these columns
that the Democratic voters would
nnalxhar,a tho
nation, and when it is taken into
account that having the support OF
five out of the seven legislative
district Chairmen (the other two be-
ing for McCreary), aided by Edward
: Tierney, Chairman OF the Board OF
Safety, Jailer Charles Foster, County
Clerk Pres Ray and other city anu
county officials, they were only able
to muster $3.50 votes in the city and
9S7 in the county, making total OF
4,237. His chief opponent, Mr..
Stanley, without the support OF
ward Chairman or single city or
county official, received a vote OF
6.296 in the city and 1,211 in the
county, being a total of 1907 and
majority of 3,27O over Beckham.
Another contention in these cor
umns. and which was commented
upon by the Post and Times this
week. was that a good vote would
be given Gov. McCreary, principally
because of his support by Chairman
Frank MeGrath, the Governor re-
ceiying a vote of 2,904 here, which
was the third largest district vote
he received out of the eleven dis
tricts.
With the entire Democratic State
organization and many city and
county organizations opposed to
him. Gen. Bennett II. Young made a
splendid race against Senator Cam
den for the Senatorial short term,
defeating Camden outside the city
here by over 400 votes and ran
ahead of both Gov. McCreary and
Beckham in this district.
The official count gives Congress-
man sherley a majority in the
city of 1854 over Lawrence Mackey
in the race for Congress ana
majority OF 1870 in the county, or
a total of 1854, this being no sur
prise to many who had studied the
situation and to some who had ad-
vised Mr.. Mackey OF his mistake In
tackling such strong opponent
Congressman Sherley has again
demonstrated his remarkable
strength with the Democratic voters,
while Lawrence Mackey made many
new acquaintances in the Democratic
ranks by his gentlemanly campaign
and lost none OF the good wishes OF
his friends. The only disagreeable
part in connection with the race was
the outbursts of one OF his loud
mouthed supporters in the Eleventh
ward, this imported politician from
Germantown being ready at ali
times to criticize anyone who could
not coincide with him In his opinions
about the race. Men of this caliber
have no place In the Democratic
ranks. their support making har-