The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-09
GOV, BECKHAM
PREPARING FOR
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN.
Is Perfectlng Strongest Politi-
cal Organization Ever
Known inILouisville.
E. P. HUMPHREY
MADE CHAIRMAN.
Praminent Men Over State
Express Their Preference
For Beckham.

Political developments of great sig
nificance came Thursday morning
when it was announced that the Lou
lnSvllle supporters of former Cover
nor j. c. w. Beckham for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Senator have
united to perfect one Of the strongest
and most aggressive organizations
that was ever formed in Louisville for
any candidate, and which includes
not only dozens of the most influential
political leaders of the local Demo-
cratic party, but lawyers, bankers and
business men of much prominence
At the request of Mr.. Beckham,
communicated through his State man
ayers, and with the concurrence of all
the men who have decided to become
active for Mr.. Beckham in the Louis
vile district, Mr.. Edward P Hum
phrey was Thursday morning request
ed to accept the craftsmanship of the
Beckham campaign in the city of Lou
iSville, and he accepted for reasons
given below.
Among the men who are expected
to take an active hand in crystalizing
public sentiment for Mr.. Beckham are
Mr.. Edward T. Tierney, chairman of
the Board of Safety; Mr.. James B.
Brown, vice president of the National
Bank of Commerce; County Clerk
Pres Ray, Judge A. H. Humphrey,
Judge Matt O'Doherty, Mr.. w. w.
Davis, County. Attorney A. Scott Bull
lit, County Jailer Charles c.. Foster
and dozens of others.
SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN.
For a number of weeks Mr.. Beck
ham has been receiving the most en-
cOuraging reports of the strength of
the sentiment behind him in the city
Of Louisville, and Tuesday of this
week he communicated request that
Mr.. E. P. Humphrey be asked to &C
cept the Craftsmanship Of the local
campaign. This suggestion was i'm
mediately accepted by Mr.. E. T. Tier
ney, Mr.. Brown and the other active
friends of Mr. Beckham. Mr. Hum
phrey made the following brief state
ment to the Evening Post relative to
the matter:
Il have agreed to accept the chair
manship of the campaign for Mr..
Beckham in Louisville for these rea-
sons: wish to help in bringing not
only the Democratic party in Louis
vile but the whole city in closer touch
with the prevailing sentiment in the
State of Kentucky. Of the Overwhelm-
ing strength of Mr.. Beckham in the
State there is no question. 1t appears
that he has almost equal strength in
Louisville. We will show in this cam
paign that Louisville is determined to
keep step with the State
MR.. TIERNEY'S STATEMENT.
Mr. E. T. Tierney said:
Il declared for Mr. Beckham for the
Democratic nomination for Senator
some weeks ago, and / have been as
tonished by the strength of the Beck
ham movement in Louisville. This is
confined to no one class. Dozens of
the strongest politicians are for Beck
ham, but equally significant is the
fact that men who have heretofore re-
fused to have anything to do with DO
litical organizations have agreed to
take part in sixty-day campign for
Mr.. Beckham, and l believe that Mr..
Beckham will carry Louisville by
majority running well up into the
thousandsA Now that Mr.. Humphrey
has accepted the craftsmanship, we
will at once open local Headquarters.
secure campaign secretary and Office
force and organize Louisville for
Beckham from the First ward to the
Twelfth"
MR.. BROWNS POSITION.
Mr.. James B. Brown is like Mr..
Humphrey and other men who pro-
pose to be active in the Beckham