Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-02-06
POLITICAL DOPE
BoswOrth Working Up 0rgani.
cation and May Get Hays
Support.
(Bv Tom Cromw,l)

Lexington, KY, Feb. 5.-Johnson
N. Camden, according to infJrma-
ton conveyed this week by one of
his close political friends and ad-
visers. is 70. going to recoDside: his
declination to make the race for the
d mocratic nomination for governor
of Kentucky.
This gentleman further stated that
the support of friends of the late
John c. c. Ma o in Eastern Ker-
lucky, who are also friends of Sena-
tor Camden, would go to General
Percy Haly, should he decide to
make the race. but he was not will
ing to say that General Haly can
swil g all of the votes to another in
the event of his concluding not to be
candidate.
General Haly has not made up his
mind what he will do, but he is CIV
ing the proposal that he enter the
lists for the gubernatorial nomins-
ton deepest consideration and will
reach conclusion in due time,
II has been said that il General
Haly decides to remain out of the
fight the org anizstion he successful,
lily managed in the interest of Sena.
tor. elect j. C. W. Beckham will be
put behind State Auditor Henry w.
Bosworth. This. according to one
who is of the inner chamber in the
Beck ham. Haly political household. is
not correct. but there is no informa-
ton at hand concerning the name of
the man. if any, who will get that
organized suppo t.
Auditor Bosworth and his brother.
State Fire Marshal Clifford Bos-
worth. through their combined office
forces. are making systematic can
vass of the state. and it is said they
are building an effective working
organization.
,mmissioner of Agriculture John
w. Newman is doing the same thing
through his office and through GER
tain farmers organic ltious of which
he is a member.
Lieutenant Governor E. j. McDer-
mott is organizing clubs in his inter-
est in numerous counties and at Lou.
isvile business mems committee"
with General John B. Castleman at
its head, has been formed in his be-
half. The idea is to make him the
business mems candidate. and to this
end letter signed by General Cas-
,leman has gone out to ell sections
of the state.
In the concluding paragraph OF
the letter General Castleman says:
mot in many years have we had the
opportunity of electing a governor
who was 80 we ! equipped to he p in
the improvement of our business.
laws, schools and agricultural af-
fairs "
Many OF the Democratic newspap-
ers of the state this week carried
double column pictnrss of Congress-
man A. o Stanley and Prof. H. H.
Cherry and lengthy articles concern
ing their policies and principles.
There is strong Cherry boom on in
the section of the state about Bowl
ing Green, where his headquarters
were opened this week with w. j.
Gooch in charge, and it is asserted
by his managers that it will steadily
expand. The Stanley men are posi-
tive that there is no way to beat
their champion. why. il he gets no
move than half the approximately
70. 900 votes he polled in the race
against Beckham he will be nomi-
nated." they are saying. Congress
man STANLEY had conferences with a |
number of his friends from out in |
the state at Louisville Thursday and
Friday.