Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-05-02
Farmers Unable to Vote and the
City Electors Oppose His
Candidacy.
Segregation Ordinance VIII BE
Ready Soon For Mayors
Signature.
POLITICAL RACES NEXT YEAR

The impression is growing in many
quarters that the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for United States
Senator in the coming August
primary is not the one-sided affair
that many of the Beckham adherents
are claiming, and it is the belief of
we'll posted politicians that IL either
Gov. McCreary or Congressman
Stanley withdraws Beckham stands
mighty good chance of getting the
place in race track parlance. Atten-
tion has been called lately to the
fact that his support will chiefly be
drawn from the country districts.
and it is significant that as the date
of the primary, August /, will be a
very busy time for the farmers and
consequently light vote can be ex-
pected from the country districts,
while on the other hand this date in
the cities is sure to bring out heavy
vote, it falling on a Saturday when
many business houses and manufac-
turing plants are giving their en-
ployes a half holiday, and they are
sure to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to vote. The seven largest
cities in the State are Louisville,
Covington, Newport, Lexington,
Paducah, Owensboro and Frankfort,
and Beckham is only conceded by
many to have a fighting chance in
the latter, which has the smallest
vote of the seven above mentioned.
There is no denying the fact that ex-
Gov. Beckham and his man Haley
never made any attempts to curry
favor with the city voters, always
catering to the country districts with
prohibition for a motto, and with
the farmers unable to vote 1t ap-
pears that the city Democrats will
grasp this opportunity of revenge.
Speaking for Louisville and with
out any bias in the matter, tt cam
safely be said that there is no great
interest in the contest, but little
canvass will show an overwhelming
preponderance of anti-Beckham
strength, this being attributed to
chiefly because of Beckham's pun
ishment of the entire Louisville
Democracy because of his quarrel
with the liquor people. and the rank
and file, who are not identified with
the liquor element, are against him,
while the liquor men have no other
choice than to oppose his candidacy.
1t is rumored that Beckham and
Haley have placed their campaign in
this district in the hands of ex-Mayor
Granger, ex-Chief of Police Haager
and Chairman Edward It. Tierney, Of
the Board of Public Safety, but 1t is
freely predicted that they will have
their hands full in trying to line up
strength for their cause.
After quite an unnecessary delay
the lower board of the General Coun-
Gil passed the ordinance segregating
the colored residents without a dis
senting vote and the same course is
expected in the upper body, which
will then place 1t up to Mayor
Buschemeyer for his signature before
becoming a law.
In connection with the ordinance
a few misguided white philan-
thropists were fooled by the negroes
plea not to drive them in the alleys,
not explaining why this was neces-
sary when there are numerous local
tiles where the negroes have sole
possession of square after square,
which does not seem satisfactory to
some of the colored elite who prefer
to move alongside of white residents,
naturally driving the latter away.
Then when the middle or lower class
of negroes move in the high-class
negro again chases after the whites
who were driven away. AS a sample
of their utter disregard for the con-
sideration of the whites, an attempt
was made by a group of negroes to
purchase the old Seelbach residence
on Sixth street. near Kentucky, and
establish hospital for negroes, this
being the proverbial straw that broke
the cameis back and hastened the
passage of the ordinance.
Next year promises to be quite
lively one in political circles. many
wires already being laid in the diff
ferent races. In addition to the en-
tire State ticket to be elected there
will be six Circuit Judges. Common
wealth's Attorney and Circuit
| Clerk, Squire Frank Dacher. Henry
Bell and Robert Kaltenbacher being
prominently mentioned for the lat
ter, while II is believed Joe Huffaker
will have no opposition for the nom
ination OF Commonwealth Attorney.