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SENATORIAL
Fight In kentucky Reaches
Heated Stage

Louisville, KY, July with the
close of the entry list for the August
primaries Kentucky's double-barreled
campaign for the United States SEN
With field of thirteen active candi~
dates the contest promises to keep the
Blue Grass State stirred from end to
end during the next six weeks.
The main contests are on the Demo.
cratic side, eince Kentucky Is usually
Democratic, and If signs do not fail,
the next representatives of this State
in the upper house of Congress will
be members of that party.
Nominations are to be made in the
primaries for two United States sena-
tors, one to serve from the date Of
the November election until March
next, when the term of the late Sena-
tor Bradley would have expired, and
the second for the full six-year term
beginning on March 4.
There are three cornered-contests.
for the Democratic nominations for =.
both the long and short term senator,
ships, as well as for the Republican
long and short-term nominations. Two =.
Progressives are contesting for the,
long-term nomination, but the short,
term nomination Of that party has
gone a-begging with only one an
nounced candidate for the honor, and
he will not be required to run in the
primary, but will be declared the
nominee by the Secretary of State
The Democratic nomination for the
six-year term is naturally looked upon
as the plum in the primary pudding.
The race for this prize was begun
is still being run with the three orig
inal starters. They are Governor =
James B. McCreary. former Governor ).
j. c. W. Beckham and Augustus o..
Stanley, the present representative
in Congress of the Second district.
The race between these three PROM
ises to be uncommcaly close and is, y.
attracting attention both in and out
of the State because of the promi-
nence of each of the contestants.
Governor McCreary is an old ROM
five years, old, and served in the Con-
federate army AS far back as 1863
he was member of the Kentucky
legislature, and subsequently became
Speaker of the lower house of that
body. He was governor of Kentucky
from 1875 to 1879. From 1885 to 1897
he was representative in Congress,
and from 1903 to 1909 he was United
States senator. In 1911 he was again
elected governor, three and a han
decades after his first election to that
post
]. c. w. Beckham was chosen lieu
tenant governor of Kentucky on the
ticket with Goebel in 1899, and suc-
ceeded to the governorship after the
assassination of the latter. He served
as governor from 1900 to 1907. In
1 1908 he was the Democratic senator
iai candidate, but was defeated by
! Bradley.
, The apparent strength displayed by
Congressman Stanley with the race
: entering upon its final stage has,
proved one of the surprising features
: of the campaign. Mr.. Stanley is now
: serving his sixth consecutive term In
the national house of representatives
and has an excellent record in that
body. He was chairman of the COM
mittee which investigated the Stell
Trust. He is a speaker of uncommon
ability
The three candidates for the Demo-
i. cratic short-term nomination are
David H. Smith of Hodgenville, John.
son n. Camden, who is now serving
in the senate as an appointee of the,
governor, and Gen. Bennett H. Young
of Louisville, who is widely known
because of his position as commander
. in-chief of the United Confederate
. Veterans.
I Prominent among the senatorial as
( pirants on the Republican side are
: former Governor A. E. Wilson OF
: Louisville, who seeks the long-term
1 nomination, and William Marshall
g Bullitt, who was Solicitor General of
b the United States during the admins
il stration of President Taft.
{ Burton Vance of Louisville and
8 George w. jolly of Owensboro ara
4 rival candidates for the Progressive
f party nomination for the long-term
s senatorship.