Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-10
His Majority Both His Opponents Will Not Be Less Than OOOCaed Every Dis
tic The State Except The Fifth And Carried That By 5000
J, Over McheSney
Edwards Black For Lieutenant Governor And Greene GOOdpaer And Cohen
Now Appear To Be Winners

Louisville, Ky. Aug. 9.-Sweeping /
the State from one end to the other
Augustus Owsley Stanley was Satur-
day nominated by the Democratic
party as its candidate for G vernon,
the voters rolling up "a majority for
the Henderson man that may go
over 10000. Harry V. McChesney
furnished what little contention there
was in the race and Lieut.. Gov. Ed
ward j. McDermott brought up the
rear, showing Practically no strength
exceptin Louisville.
SANKEY'S victory was SO over
whelming that it was apparent after
returns were received from the first
few counties that it was only ques-
ton of how large his plurality would
be.
On the Republican side Edwin p.
Morrow, of Somerset, won an equal
ly hollow victory. his only opponent,
Latt Mclaughlin, getting but scat
tering vote. The vote in the Repub-
lican half of the primary was very
light and but little interest was man.
ifested.
James D. Black, of Barbourville,
is behind James P. Edwards, of
Louisville, for the Democratic nomi-
nation as lieutenant governor by
1000 votes.
I For railroad Commissioner in the
second district, Sid Douthitt, of
Newcastle appears to have defeated
William F. Klair, of Lexington by
. a small vote. The contest for Score.
tary of state is close, with Barksdale
Hamlet, of Frankfort, having a
5siight advantage over his opponent,
Charles W. Milliken of Louisville.
In the rsce for Auditor, Treasurer,
Clerk of the Court of Appeals and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
the vote is close, hut Goodpaster for
Treasurer and Greene for Auditor
are leading Matt Cohen. the noted
horseman, has substantial lead for
Commissioner of Agriculture and
is an easy winner overH. M. Froman.
STATEMENT BY STANLEY.
In a statement issued by A. o.
Stanley he said;
I'm this last primary the democra-
tic party Of Kentucky made a choice
not so much between men as meas
ures. The issue which the demo.
cracy of Kentucky was called upon
to decide was simple and sharply
drawn-namely, whether it would
continue to maintain the principle of
local opt on and local self-govern-
ment, or try the'experiment of state
wide prohibition. Itw as, in its es.
sence, a referendum to the people.
After a campaign of education,
thorough and elaborate, and after
discussion of this subject in every
county in the state, the peop'e have
rendered their decision, and have
definitely determined, as interpret
the returns from the primary, to
reaffirm the position taken in 1911
and to maintain the county unit law
as it is now written.
Hoping that this @ uestion may be
eliminated from politics, and that
we may begin now to seriously con-
slider grave and pressing matters. |
take this occasion again to assure the
people of Kentucky that if elected
governor shall exert all the p,wer
vested in me to prevent its future
agitation and to maintain intact and
without change or amendment the
county unit law as now enact d.
REPUBLICAN CONTEST.
In the republican contests returns
received indicate that the outcome
of only two of the races are in doubt.
that of treasurer, in which William
Hunter. of Louisville Thomas Wal
lace, of Irvine and X. l.. Moore. of
Marion are seeking the nomination.
The selection of Hunter is Indicated.
| For appellate clerkship nomina-
!tion. Earl c. Huntsman, of Scots
Vile and Lawrence Mccoy. of Jack