Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22
Lieut.. Governor McDermott and
Commissioners Newman Two
Prominently Mentioned.
The Lieutenant Governor Con-
sidered Strongest From All
Angles.
FOUR FOR CIRCUIT CLERKSHIP

The opinion is growing daily
among the politicians in different
parts of the State that the race for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor next year will narrow down
to two ontestants-Lieut. Gov.
E. j. McDermott and Commissioner
]. w. Newman, many believing that
Attorney General Garnett and
Auditor Bosworth have bowed to the
prevailing sentiment of Democrats
in regard to rotation in Office, this
opinion being advanced by nine
tenths of the Democratic papers at
present. This is construed as not
applied to Lieut.. Gov. McDermott,
whose Office is practically a nom
salaried one. II would only be
fitting recognition on the part of
the Democratic party to reward him
for splendid service rendered not
only through the present administra-
ton, his conduct as presiding officer
of the Senate being credit to the
party, but it also must be conceded
that his entrance into the campaign
of 1911 went long way toward
saving the State to the Democratic
party, its fortune being at low ebb
through factional splits previous to
the primary. Granting this, it must
also be taken into consideration that
Il Lieut. Gov. McDermott had not
stepped into the breach many of the
present officials would not now be
drawing fat salaries, and in view of
this fact it would seem only fair
that he should have no opposition
from that source for the nomination.
Commissioner Newman's canvass
for the nomination for Governor be-
gan about the time he was inducted
into Office, that is January, 1912, and
he has kept at II often and early
since, making an especial plea for
support from the farmers through
his model farm exhibits on special
trains, etc., while paying slight at
tention to the laboring end of his
office, for the conduct of which he
was severely censured by the Ken
lucky Trades and Labor Assembly
at its last session in Frankfort dur
ing March of this year. The labor
body in it's report published photo
graphs of cancelled checks passing
between former State Labor In
spector Ben Sand and Commissioner
Newman, and charged that Sand
was compelled to pay 25 per cent.
Of his monthly salary to his chief.
Mr.. Sand was afterward dismissed
by Newman for exposing the Bull
Moose candidates labor record in
the Mayors race here, for which he
has earned the undying opposition
Of the rank and file Of Democracy in
this city and county.
The decline of the Progressive
movement is becoming more and
more noticeable every day, and this
is especially the case right here in
Louisville, which for the past two
years was a Bull Moose strong
hold, but now from all sides you can
notice them trying to slip back into
the Republican ranks unobserved.
The average Bull Moser is nothing
II not a pie hunter and spender of
campaign funds, and he looks with
more favor ON the chances of ex-
Gov. Wilson for United States
Senator than he does of the cause
OF Burton Vance. the Progressive
nominee, the latter being hardly
known outside OF Jefferson county,
and not popularity known there. AS
for Mr.. Gardner. the Progressive
nominee for Congress in this dis
trict. he bears the reputation of be-
ing a clean cut and capable young
man, but he is under the handicap
of not having Wood Axton's barrel
for campaign purposes or the prom
ises of police and firemen's positions
to spur the Bull Moosers on.
In addition TO the interest in the
nominations for Circuit Judgeships
next year from a Democratic stand
point, the question OF choosing a
nominee for Circuit Clerk will be In
the foreground. and to date four
names are being prominently mem
toned. Louis Stein. Squire Frank
Dacher, John II. Page and Bob"
Kaltenbacher are the four consid-
cred. and each has following that
would make a pretty interesting
race In the primary.