Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-12-05
Senator johnson Camden Not to
Decide Until End of
Term.
Republicans Will Be Strong Con-
tender With George Long
as Leader.
O'BRIEN and BOsLER POPULAR

Several of the proposed candidates
Tor the Democratic nomination for
Governor have gotten "cold feet" so
10 speak, during the last week and
are not so cocksure that they will he
In the hunt for the Gubernatoriab
chair, this being due principally to
the TACT that no one knows whom
the Haly+Beckham organization will
support or the Louisville leaders. the
latter being considered the strongest
asset In case of three or four cor
nered race, the big Democratic vote
mere pretty near deciding the issue.
incidentally this vote will go to one
candidate pretty near as a unit he
cause OF the harmonious conditions
existing between the different lead
ers here, and for which due credit
is given Chairman Frank McCratb
who has piloted the Democratic shin
to the most successful Victories n.
Is local career. That this situation
Is realized by the prospective candi-
oates for State office is shown by the
wire pulling now going on here
aaily, and their efforts are not con-
ilned to interviews with the hotel
looDy politicians spoken of in these
columns before, and who are great
advocates of the chain letter system
'oI campaigning for their favorite
candidate. oii'e
10 those in position to know n
is hardly believed that Congressman
oWsley Stanley will enter the race
as he can not command the same
strength which he received in tbe
iast august primary, because much
ol tnat vote was an anti-Beckham
vote' pure and simple, and could NOT
pe considered as an asset for other
Poiltlcal contests. AS for Senator
Johnson Camden, he may announce
at the end of his Senatorial fern
II the people want him." as he mn,
It,, which is mistake from a nolI
cal standpoint, as many of the
leaders will already be lined nm at
that late day, not caring to wait that
tions. 'n'en
Attorney General James Garnett
is another prospective candidate and
would be a strong one because OF
MS splendid record in his present
o1flce The friends of Lieut.. Gov.
McDermott are not allowing any
grass to grow under their feet and
are urging his claims as if the race
was only month off, many prom
inent business men and advocates of
good government being his boosters.
as they believe that Kentucky under
his administration would show ad-
mirable progress. The Democratic
nomination next year is not equiv
alent to election because of the re-
turn to life of the Republican party.
and with ex-United States Marshal
George Long in the forefront a
bate royal is in sight for the Mo-
vember election in 1915.
Billy" Klair, of Lexington. the
present Railroad Commissioner
from this district, was in Louisville
Tuesday and announced that he
would be a candidate for reelection
and is making bid for the Louis
Vile vote against Hon. George B.
Barrett, the local candidate, who has
the support of Percy Haly and his
friends in the districts outside OF
this city Hon. John B. Newman, OF
Bardstown, is the other candidate.
with clean record from the stand
point OF Democracy, and will also
cut figure in the race. Another
strong candidate for a State office
is Second Assistant Attorney Gem
eral M. M. Logan, of Edmonson
county, who is being doomed for the
office of Attorney General and has
many friends in every district. Sem
ator Hite Huffaker will again be a
candidate for reelection, and judg-
ing from the present situation will
be without opposition in his district
which is the fhirty-seventh and
takes In the middle section of this
city. Two prospective candidates
are being mentioned for the Legis-
lature, Logan Rock in the Forty
eighth district having the backing OF
several leaders, while the other is
Harry Wallingford, who is anxious,
so the gossips say, to take a fall out
OF Representative Adam SPAIN in
the Forty-sixth district.
In the appointment of Deputy
Gas Inspector this past week Mayor
Buschemeyer made an especially
popular selection when he chose
Eugene T. olBrien, who had many
years practical service with the
Kentucky Heating Company, while
from political standpoint he could
not be excelled as wheel horse In
the Democratic ranks. Gene" and
his brother John O,Brien being
strong asset of the party In the
southern section of the Eighth and
Ninth wards. the friends of the
O'Brien brothers being legion. AM
other deserved appointment was
that of william N. Bosler as Superin-
tendent OF Sewers and Drains. be-
ing practical civil engineer aud q
sterling Democrat with many friends
among the young men OF the party.
Capt. Harry Bundschu h beinG