The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-03-24
8TH DISTRICT
POLITICIANS
CossiPing About Congressional Race
Considerably This Week-Mont-
gomery and Palmer Here.

fonIlcS mas Deen sizzling IN the
Eighth Congressional district this
week. Frankfort and Louisville pa
pers have been predicting that Repre-
sentative George L. Pickett, of Shell
by county, a brother of Mrs. VIM.
Severance, of this city, would an
nounce as candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for congress this
week, and one Tuesday night State
Senator Charles F. Montgomery, of
Casey county, was in Stanford, con-
ferring with several of his local
friends with regard to becoming a
candidate also. Congressman Har-
vey Helms friends say that he will
be a candidate for denomination, so
the race promises to be a three-cor-
nered affair if all predictions being
made come true.
The Frankfort State Journal, of
Wednesday, said that Mr.. Pickett,
had been in Frankfort Tuesday and
stated that he would announce as a
candidate for congress either Thurs
day or Friday. In this connection,
the Louisville Times Thursday said:
Speaking of Eighth district con-
gressiOnal politics, a Democrat who
knows what's what, said that the So
called Beckham-Haley bunch was be-
hing Harvey Helm, the present con-
gresham, and that Gov. Stanley and
the administration influences would
get back of Representative George l..
Pickett, of Shelby county. The Shell
by aspirant, it is said, has already
perfected the nucleus of a good Or
ganization in nearly every county of
the district, which includes some
heretofore warm supporters of Con-
gresham Helm"
In this connection the Louisville
Post had the following to say:
We notice in the Louisville Times
a prediction that Governor Stanley
and the administration influences"
will get back of Mr.. George l.. Pick
EFT, of Shelby county, in an effort to
defeat Congressman Harvey Helm in
the Eighth Congressional district.
This is a singular admission. Mr..
| Stanley has enough to do at Frank
fort without seeking to choose Con-
gressmen for the various districts of
| the State. The Governor does not
reside in the Eighth district; the men
| that he has appointed to State Office
from that district would be much bet
| ter employed discharging their Off
cial duties than In eXerting them
selves to aid Mr. Stanley to defeat
Congressman whom it appears he
does not like. The Evening Post has
no intention of offering advice to
! the Democrats of the Eighth district,
! as to- whom. -they-sh6uid neminat-.
Our information is that Mr.. Helm has
made, and is making, an industrious,
successful representative. We know
| nothing to the detriment of Mr..
| Pickett. The point of the incident
is the attempt of Governor Stanley
and administration influences" to try
to control the politics They will at
tempt this in the coming state con-
vention, and it is of the greatest i'm
portance to the party and the State
| that attempted dictatorship of that
kind be rebuked.
Senator Montgomery told the l. j.
here Tuesday night that he has not
finally determined upon his course in
the matter, but that he will in all
probability decide to make the race
| He is now going over the district,
meeting with friends in different
counties and is receiving very graf
| flying assurances of support in the
event he decides to run. Senator
Montgomery has represented the dis
| trict composed of Lincoln, Casey,
Boyle and Garrard counties in the
upper house of the state legislature
| for four years and during that time
has made a splendid record as law
maker. He has been consistently up
on the right side of practically ev-
cry question that has come before the
| legislature, being especially promi-
nent in his fights to secure vote on
statewide prohibition, and other
measures in which the temperance
people of Kentucky are interested
Senator Montgomery has been
close friend of u. S. Senator j. C..
w. Beckham for many years, and
| led his fight in Casey county and
that section, in the senatorial pri-
mary of 1914. Senator Montgomery
was born in Lincoln county, being
the son of the Rev. j. @. Montgomery
one of the most beloved ministers of
the Christian church in the state. He
also married in Lincoln, his wife be-
| ing a daughter of Col. T. l.. Carpen-
ter, of. Hustonville.
CONGRESSMAN Helms friends say
that he is ''sitting steady in the boat"
and is unperturbed by reports of the
opposition which seems to be in pro-
cess of development against him. His
friends say he will ask nomination
and reelection upon the record he
has made during his long service in
congress, and that neither he nor
they have any fears of the outcome.
Considerable interest was aroused
here Tuesday also by the presence
here of DIR. N. A. Palmer, superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League of
Kentucky DIR. Palmer has been con-
siderably in the limelight in connec-
ton with the work of the recent leg
islature, DIR. Palmer paid high trib-
ute to the record made by Senator
Montgomery, of this district, who, he
said, was always a most consistent
and powerful friend of every tenn
rerance measure presented