The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-08-05
The Central Record, Ehursday Aus5 Iel3 ~
BIGEEAD
GIVEN TO STANLEY.

state tl20 counties), just concluded for
The Enquirer by Tom Cromwell indi-
Gates that the total vote likely to be
cast in the race for the Democratic
nomination for Governor next Satur-
day will be approximately $4,000
IL further indicates that former Con-
gresham A. o. Stanley, Of Henderson,
will be nominated by approximately 30
600 plurality over HarryV. MeChesney.
Of Frankfort; by about G6.09O over
Lieutenant Governor Edward J. Me
Dermott. Of Louisville, and by some
thing like 5000 over State Auditor
Henry M. Bosworth. of Lexington.
The figures show that Stanley will
get approximately as per cent Of the
total votes to he cast and that he is
fully 10 per cent stronger than Me-
Chesney. lie will, according to the
representations made to the writer by
knowing men in each Of the counties.
carry % counties, as against 81 for Nc
Chesuey.
One county each is given to Nc
Dermott jefferson and Bosworth
CALDWELL In Estill County Bosworth
is given an even break with Stanley.
and in Harrison, Floyd and Magofiin
Counties Stanley and McChesney are
considered by the estimators to be Of
about equal strength.
L. ..,r,r,r ,,,a,r.a-t,,,al slt.ft.t.t
less the figures are very much awry.
Stanley will have a plurality over Nc
Chesnev in the First Of |, 300; in the
Second. $3.50: in the Third. l.500; in
the Fourth, lao; in the Fifth, $500;
in the Sixth. $3.50; in the Seventh.
3,lOO, in the Eighth, 575; in the Ninth.
1850; in the Tenth, 800. and in the
Eleventh. lSO. 1t does not appear to
have been the expectation of he
Stanley managers that the Tenth and
Eleventh Districts would give the
Henderson man more votes than Me-
Chesney, yet the estimators are
evidently of the opinion that he will
lead in both
During the last week the drift in the
cities has been steady to Stanley. and
the same is true to lesser degree in
the rural districts of the central and
western portions Of the state Informa-
ton from Louisville last night was To
the effect that. while Lieutenant
Governor McDermott was accorded n
splendid ATTENDANCE for his final rally.
the business men Of the city H. large
numbers are realizing that there j. no
likelihood of his nomination, and they
are encouraging the sentiment express
sed by Senator Ollie James in a state
ment given out soon after his arrival in
Louisville this week. and after a con-
ference with Judge S. w. Hager. Of
Owensboro. who is in charge Of STAN
ley's campaign.
Senator James said that he stands
with President Woodrow Wilson and
upon the Democratic platform adopted
in Kentucky in 1911, which is to say
that he is opposed TO statewide pro-
hibition and for the county unit law.
II hope. he said, that no Democrat
will by his vote directly or indirectly
DO anything to force upon our party a
declaration in favor of statewide pro-
hibition, which would greatly imperil
the chance of success of our party in
the coming November election.
That has been construed by scores Of
business men and farmers as being an
appeal to vote for the stronger of the
candidates who are in favor Of the
county unit Of local lf-government-
home rule they call in Ohio-and since
they are convinced that Stanley is the
stronger, they are laying aside their
personal preference as between the in
dividual candidates and will vote in ac-
cordance with their conviction on the
paramount issue.
IL looked week ago as if McDermoti
would get three fourths Of the vote in
Louis lille, but to-day il does not appear
to be likely that he will receive more
than half Of it. From Covington and
Newport comes the information, from
men who in the past have correctly
sized up those cities and the counties
in which they are, that Stanley will
; have big puralities over McDermott in
both. The same condition holds good
as between Stanley and Bosworth in
Fayette and Fleming counties.
A man high up IN the councils of the
Republican party in this state last night
informed the writer that the hot con-
test between John NJ. Perkins. of Frank
fort; Roy Without Of Louisville. and
: Edward A. Webber Of IT Thomas, for
the Republican nomination for State
Aud tor, probably will result in the
selection Of Perkins by the voters at
the primary next Saturday.
Edwin P. Morrow. Of Somerset. is
certain to be nominated for Governor.
The party leaders seem to think that
Lewis l.. Walker, Of Lancaster, will be
the nominee for Lieutenant Governor;
/ j. B. Lewis. of Whitesburg. for Secre.
tary of State; r. l.. Moore, of Marion,
for Treasurer: w. c. Hanna, of Shelly
Vile, for Commissioner Of Agriculture
r. 2. Green, of Bowling Green. foi
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and Earl Huntsman, Of Scottsyille, fol