Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-09-26
Messrs. Long, Scott and Bennett
Advancing Claims of Ex-
Gov. Wilson.
Progressive Party Still Harping
on Municipal Election For
An Issue.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR JUDGSHIPs

With the appointment of the
Democratic State Campaign Commit
tee, the campaign for United States
! Senators and Congressman i'm this
otate Is on In earnest, and from now
uhtll November both parties will
make an active canvass of every dis
trlct, the Republican party, with
ex-doV. Augustus Wilson as their
standard-bearer, already being hard
at IL, mis- campaign being conducted
Dy george Long, Albert Scott and
"A. .. Bennett, three splendid or
sanlzers with large followings.
GOV. Wilson is preparing to-
speak IN every county in the State
and his ability on the stump is GER
talnly bound to create an impression
with the average voter, regardless of
pollt1cs, and with this in view MANY
OF the Democratic leaders should
not make the mistake, as some seem
ulsposed to at present, to hold his
strength too cheaply. His race and
erection for Governor were made
Win about the same conditions pre-
valllng, some dissatisfaction amonp
the Democratic voters, coupled with
apathy on the part of others. giving
MIN an easy victory at that time
ms appears to be the situation right
mere in Louisville at this time. and
Chairman Frank McGrath and his
committee have quite a role cut ont
lor them in attempting to give a
standard majority for nominee Beck
nam, who is not over popular with
Louisville Democracy, as the vote he
obtained here in the primary was
simply tribute to Frank Dugan.
John D. Barry and E. P. Humphrey.
VINO worked increasingly in his inter-
ests against great odds, the greatest
OF which was Beckham's past record
In the treatment of the Ioca
Democracy.
Many Democrats are of the opiniol -
that with the Progressive and Renub-
mean parties in the field the Demo-
Gratis will have smooth sailing. hut
this is far from the truth, the Bull
Moosers not being expected to cut
mucn figure in the result, and out
slue OF Louisville they are not repre-
sented In all of the districts. having
nardly any platform for an issue and
thelr leader Roosevelt losing ground
daily In the estimation of some of
L. 2 e
his former admirers.
In their lack of an issue here. the
progressive Congressional Candidate
is trying to revive the Axton-Busche-
meyer campaign issues and is de-
lehdlng AXton's labor record as a
plea with the voters for support for
Congress, and in the opinion of many
thls VIII only serve as an ADVERTISE
ment for the tobacco factory of the
recent Mayorality candidate. and
after all this is what it may be in
tended for in return for the Axton
support in the August primary.
AS referred to recently in these
columns, many prospective candi-
dates are cropping out for Circuit
Judgeships next year, one of the
latest being former County Judge
Muir Weissinger, who has Announced
his intention of being a candidate
against Judge Ray, who was inst
appointed by Gov. McCreary to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge Smith. Another who is being
prominently mentioned as a candi-
date against either Judge Quarles or
Judge Gordon next year is Arthur
wallace, who has long been prom
tSH' Ah DSmOCTdlic circles. lmme-
diately after the November election
many announcements are expected.
and in all probability there will be
three in the Circuit Clerkship race
to succeed Louis Summers.
II is expected that there will be
additional candidates in the contest
Tor members of the Board OF Educa-
tion, the announcements to come
after registration. many being of the
opinion that there has been a mis-
take made by the good government
representatives in indorsing Cote
schalk and Weaver for reelection,
especially when ii is taken into
consideration that these two were
party to the opposition to the ticket
selected by these same representa-
tiyes in 1910. and there is no obliga-
ton on the part of any follower OF
good government to support these
two.