Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-10-17
Committee Pleased with w. j.
Bryan's Reception I'm This
State.
Secretaryof State Urges Support
of Beckham and Congress-
iOnal Nominees.
Another "Peoples Ticket" En-
tered I'm School Commits
siOner Race.
BEN Killing DESERVES SUPPORT

The State Democratic Campaign
Committee is more than pleased with
the result of Secretary of State
Bryan's tour of Kentucky, and
Chairman Tom Rhea predicts that
every district in the State will give
an old-time Democratic majority, as
there is no dissension or dissatisfac-
ton in the ranks anywhere, and
Secretary Bryan's plea for support
of the Wilson administration is
causing Democracy to work with its
old-time vigor for the election of
Beckham to the United States SEN
ate and Congressman from each of
the first ten districts and the hope
of defeating Caleb Powers in the
Eleventh district with the fusion
candidate. Mr.. Bryan made nine
speeches in all Thursday, beginning
at Falmouth, thence to Cynthiana,
Paris, Lexington, Midway, Frank
fort, Christiansburg, Eminence, La
grange and wound up here at the
Masonic Theater, where he was
greeted by an overflow crowd,
necessitating an overflow meeting.
In addition to urging support for
Mr.. Beckham, Mr.. Bryan also urged
his hearers to send Senator Camden
back to the Senate for the short
term and re-elect Congressman
Sherley,
In the opinion of many the con-
test for Senator has narrowed down
to race between the ex-Governors,
Beckham, the Democratic nominee,
and Wilson, the Republican nom
inee, as there is absolutely no talk
or enthusiasm behind the Progress
sive movement and nine out of ten
men you meet throughout the State
do not know that Burton Vance, of
this city. is the nominee of that
party, and furthermore six out OF
every ten voters here are hardly
aware of that fact. Without Roose-
velt on the ticket and his continual
play to the galleries there, is 20 life
in the Bill Moose movement. With
the possible exception, as was the
case here last year, mayorality
campaign and the chances for a fat
job, the average Bull Moose is sulk-
ing in the background The Pro-
gressives cast $4,000 votes here last
year, while anyone will wager that
Burton Vance, their Senatorial
nominee, and Charles Gardner, the
Congressional candidate, will not re-
ceive half that number this election,
and the bet would look like a
cinch.
The announcement in these col
umns last week that Wharfmaster
Frank Dugan would be an entry in
the primary next year for the Circuit
Clerk nomination was reprinted in
the Post and Cincinnati Enquirer
this past week, the Enquirer men
tioning other possibilities, chief of
whom was Robert G. Kaltenbacher,
who was formerly a deputy in the
Circuit Clerks office, and who, for
the sake of harmony, withdrew from
the race in 1909, when he was the
most popular choice before the con-
vention. Bob" is popular
young Democrat, who has made
hosts of friends during his career
about the Court House and City
Hall and is always deserving of
recognition from his party.
A new angle was given to the race
for members Of the Board of Educa-
tion this past week when three can
didates were added to the list, these
three being candidates on what they
term the Peoples Ticket" being
composed of Fred w. Seibert, DR..
]. Hunter Peak and DR.. L. A..
Crutcher, and in the cards being dis
tributed the voter is requested to
vote for all three. Now here is the
situation: In 1910 when the repre-
sentatives of our leading civic or
ganizations nominated a good gov
ernment ticket. which was re-
pudiated by an element of which the
Junior Order OF United American
Mechanics was the leading factor,
and another ticket entered known
as the Peoples Ticket, and In the
mix-up resulting from crowded
field of candidates, the good govern
ment ticket lost two of it's candi-
dates, and Edward Gottschalk and
DR.. A. b. Weaver, present Trustees,
were elected from the five on the
Peoples Ticket. To the surprise OF
many there was no word OF censure
for the rebellion OF Weaver and
Gottschalk and their followers from
support of the good government
ticket, and furthermore to the
greater surprise of many these two
were rewarded for their rebellion by
receiving the Endorsement OF these
same good government representa-
tiyes this time. To further compli-
cate affairs 1t is rumored that the
A. p. A. element are not united in
their support of Weaver and
Gotschalk. and one faction Is be-
hind the movement to elect seibert,
Peak and Crutcher. while another
rumor is to the effect that one of the
three extra candidates is carded 10
defeat DR.. Bloom. The candidacy OF
Ben w. King has met with the ap-
proyal OF all fair-rlinded voters and
he will receive the support OF
thousands OF voters who feel able tc
select their own choice for the Board
OF Education. His reputation az Z
business man and first-class citixeI
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