Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-11-07
One-Third of Beckham's Plural
ity Received In the Fifth
District.
Hats Off to Frank McGrath and
the Local Democratic
Organization.
KINGS WONDERFUL SHOWING

While many Democrats through
out the country are mourning the
loss of their respective States those
In Kentucky are rejoicing over the
record-breaking majority given
Beckham and Camden for the
United States Senatorship, and in
addition re-electing the nine Demo-
cratic Congressman with the utmost
ease-Barkley in the First district
winning by $500, Kincheloe in the
Second by 4,200, Thomas in the
Third by 1900, johnson by 4,SOO in
the Fourth, Sherley by 15,6OO
plurality in the Fifth, Rouse by
1900 in the Sixth, Cantrill by
1890 in the Eighth, and Fields by
$500 in the Ninth. In the Tenth
district Langley, the Republican,
was reelected by $500, and Powers
in the Eleventh by 5000 over the
Fusion nominee. Thus Kentucky
still maintains its same representa-
tion in Congress, nine Democrats
and two Republicans, while the two
Senators are Democrats.
| The success OF the Democrats here
is especially wonderful when it is
taken into consideration that the
Republicans had in ex-Gov. Wilson,
their nominee for Senator, possibly
the strongest man in their party,
with George w. Long and Albert
Scott, two veteran and astute cam
paigners, in charge Of the Republi-
can campaign. The prospects for
Republican gains were further en-
hanced by the fact that the Pro-
gressive campaign was very luke
warm, Burton Vance and Charles
Nicholas, the Senatorial nominees,
not even creating a ripple, and the
statement of Wood Axton after the
election, in which he says that he
will remain a Bull Moose as long as
he can find companion of the same
mind in this State" means that he
will have to either join the Demo-
cratic or Republican ranks. The
Progressives, like the American
buffalo, are fast disappearing, and
Axton's only chance for company is
to bring Duncan Clark back to
Louisville.
The Democrats of Louisville and
Jefferson county are especially
proud of their showing in Tuesdays
election, this district giving Beck
ham one-third of his ma jority in the
total vote of the State, and he has
stated to representatives of Louis
vile Democracy that he is deeply
grateful for the showing here and
that nothing is too good for Louis
vile and this district in his opin-
ion. This result is especially re-
markable when II is considered that
in the recent primary Beckham only
received 4,237 votes out of a total
vote OF 1884 in the August
primary, while last Tuesday he re-
ceived a vote of 21,517, which gave
him a plurality over Wilson OF
1928 and a majority vote of 1924
over both Wilson and Vance, this
majority being exactly eighty-seven
votes more than he received in the
primary for the nomination. This
showing OF the Democracy in this
district will dissipate forever any
feeling that has heretofore existed
or was thought to exist between the
Louisville and out-in-the-State
Democrats, and most beneficial of
all, II will rebound to the good OF
business men here, who felt that
there was a feeling between them
and the buyers out in the State
principally because of this factional
feeling among the Democrats.
| Gov. Beckham's cause In the
primary was handled principally by
Frank Dugan, John j. Barry and
Edward Humphrey, and to them
great credit is due for their valiant
fight in his interests, they laboring
under severe handicap, while the
success of the ticket this past week
is due to the untiring work of
Frank McGrath, Chairman of the
| City and County Committee, who
welded every faction into line and
the Democratic organization worked
together as a unit. every ward and
precinct worker rallying to Mr..
McGrath's efforts, the result being
that the victory was the greatest in
twenty years and Congressman
sherley's majority the largest in all
OF his seven races. Special mention
Is due the Forty-fourth precinct OF
the Seventh ward. where Beckham
received 1872 plurality; the Eighth
precinct OF the Eighth ward, where
he received LAG plurality, and the
T'hirty-eighth OF the Eleventh ward,
where he received 1913 plurality,
these three being the largest In the
city. while st. Helen's precinct in
the county was the leader with 157
plurality.
The result In the contest for the
Board OF Education furnished an
other surprise when Ben w. King.
without any organization except that
furnished by some OF the druggists,
rolled up the large vote OF 11,319,
and this In the face OF being opposed
by an organization OF men and
women with thousands Of dollars to
spend In the interests OF the three
candidates for reelection and the
support OF Mayor Buscbemeyer and
his friends In the city administrs-