The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-07-21


CONSERVATION was thrown into thu
v s:s.,t ne 1 Ssms d S. ner sss
UWenshoro Messenger. conceded Beck
: sms victory !" Inc Ps,m71y ;, "sn VA. the X,
first usssrsnc< Of Editor Trey Wood
con on the senatorial race, and since
Editor Woodson has taken this posi-
ton, Il u said 70 presage sweeping
Bcckham majority in Davicss county
and the city Of Owensboro. and Da-
vicss county has the largest democrat
&c vote Of any county in the Second
congressional district.
A special dispatch from Owensboro
Tnesdas sunsn;ss sAid. - 800
Owensboro, Ky, july 2.--J. c. w.
Beckham spoke here today to crowd
Of more than l.200 people and was Civ
en- Z mosf enthusiastic reception. lie
has always been strong IN Owensboro.
hut Il Is . remarkable fact that in this
..a.s Ms;-ss.: ss: :. ::::ss;sy cery sea,-
her OF the City Council. and practically
all OF the citj~ .siicials. including TWEEN
ty-one firemcn. ejobfeen policemen, and
the street cleaning brigade. as well as
many Of the county officials. arc earn
<stiy supporting him. Both Of the news
papers seem. friendly To his candidacy,
Trey Woodson. in an editorial in the
Messenger tomorrow will say:
"rhe Messenger has not felt inclin-
ed 10 take a hand in the Senatorial
contest that has been on in Kentucky
for months. and which is now to close.
80 far as the nomination is concerned,
in the next ten DAYS
1T owes none OF these candidates
anything. II has served all OF them re-
peatedly IN the past. II will give to
the nominee OF the Democratic party.
when the primary votes have been
counted. the best support at its COM
mand. and will do its utmost 90 insure
his election in November.
The primary contest being now,
however. virtually NJ an end and the
leading candidates having canvasscd
from Ninety to one hundred counties, IL
. mot difficult. in view of the Mcsscn-
gers opportunities for observation. TO
predict the result. II takes no great
political prophet TO do this.
Mr.. Bekham will win the nomina-
ton hands down. That was evident
three months ago. Nothing has mean.
while transpircd TO change the stu
alton. Mr.. Stanley has made a most
vigorous canvass. He is an indefati-
gable worker and a wonderful talker.
But he seems TO have made little head
way. Gov. McCreary has iuase none al
all Both OF them have encountered a
wave of public sentiment that IL was
impossible to brook
The people do not seem TO have heen
impressed with pcrfcrvid oratory on the
part OF any OF these Candidates The
one central idea with them is that a
great wrong was done Beckham five
years ago when. as the democratic
nominee for Senator. he was slaughter
ed in Democratic Legislature defeat
cd by the lavish and corrupt use OF
money
The scandal of that senatorial cleo
tion was much greater than the Lori
mer scandal IL NARRATED invcstiga-
tion and criminal prosecution. but.
strange TO say. u was never investi-
gated The memory OF II. however. has
remained with the people and there IS
among them an irresistible determn-
alton TO ayergc that wrong and vindi-
cate Beckham at the polls this year.
The Messenger has not been in hear
~ accord with Mr. Bcckham for some
years. IL does not fully agree with
him in some If the positions he is now
taking. II does not find il possible to
enthuse over him. any more than it
does over Mr.. Stanley. but as a news
paper il records faithfully what is GO
ing on in Kentucky today
Opposition TO Bcckham is useless He
Will Sc. mere votes. many mufe votes,
IN the primary than Stanley and Nc.
Creary combined His race for the
nomination Is won. Further acrimonious
speaking should he endcd II can h,
only destructive Of garty harmony |,
is time to be loo king forward to Nov.
ember"