The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-17
tn POLITICAL SITUATION
IN BOURBON COUNTY

II is only a little more than two
weeks until the August primary cleo
ton, and it seems certain that Bour-
bon County will go for Gov. Beckham
by a good majority. Six years ago
this county was a McCreary county
by majority of about 300.
At present McCreary's strength is a
negligible quantity in Bourbon, he be-
ing practically without any united fol-
lowing in the county. The straight
out liquor forces are efor Stanley, but
McCreary's position on the liquor
question has been so carefully con-
cealed that in event of Stanley's with
drawal they would go to McCreary.
The county, however, is certain, in
any event, to go to Beckham by a
large majority. In the North Middle
town precinct, one of the largest and
most substantial precincts in the
county, the sentiment for Beckham
lis practically unanimous, and it is con-
fidently predicted that he will carry
nearly every precinct in the county.
Stanley was here and made a speech
in the courthouse to small audience
early in the campaign, but made a
very unfavorable impression on &C.
count of the abusive and denunciary
character of his remarks, the whole
speech being devoted to a bitter de,
nunciation of Mr.. Beckham.
In event that the efforts of the
liquor interests to force the with
drawal of McCreary from the race
should succeed, the bulk of Nc
Creary's small following in Bourbon
would go to Beckham, but in event
that both should remain in the race
Beckham will get a clear majority
over both in this county.
The present indications are that
Bourbon County will go overwhel-
mingly for Johnson N Camden for
the short term. The general impress
sion here is that the nomination of
Mr.. Beckham is as certain as any
future event, many believing that he
will get an actual majority of the
votes cast in the Senatorial primary
throughout the State.
The nomination for Congressman
from the Seventh district is attracting
much attention. Mr.. Cantrill stood
with Mr.. Stanley in the last session of
Congress in opposition to the Webb
Kenyon bill, which was in effect a bill
to prevent bootlegging in localities
where, by the will of the people, the
sale of liquor had been outlawed.
Mr.. Cantrill, in all his political
career, has been regarded as the
friend of the liquor interests in Con-
gress.
The Hon. Claude M. Thomas, of
Bourbon, who is opposing Mr.. Cantrill,
is known throughout the State as an
ardent temperance man, and when in
the State Senate led the fight for the
county unit bill, which owed it's pas
sage largely to his splendid leader
ship. He is man of sterling charac-
ter and scholarship, and fine public
speaker. He has pitched his campaign
I'm the temperance issue, and in his
speeches assails with telling force
Mr.. Cantrilrs record in Congress and
In the State Legislature as the open
and acknowledged ally of the liquor
interests.
The temperance forces throughout
the district are rallying to his stand
ard, recognizing their right to be rep
resented in Washington by a man who
will look to their interests. At first
1t looked like Mr.. Cantrill would win,
but the sentiment that the repre-
sentative of this district should be
named by the people has grown to
such dimensions that the nomination
OF Thomas seems reasonably certain.
The campaign is daily growing in in
terest, and friends of both candidates
are very active.