Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-10-19
POLITICIANS
Amused at Attempts Of Herald to
Boost Burners Failing
Chances.
Digging Up the Old Settlers Seeking
Advertisement in the
Press.
Fire Department Endangering Life
and Property Of Louis
vile Citizens.
KEysToNER RAIDING MISTAKE.

The Democratic leaders and mem
bers of the State Campaign Com
mittee are much amused at the
attempts of the Republican press
to stir up enthusiasm for Dr..
Bruner, the Republican nominee for
United States Senator, the Louis
Vile Herald being striking ex-
ample. The Herald blazed the way
for the others by attempting to
arouse feeling between the Beckham
and Stanley supporters, this being
nullified when it was apparent to
everyone that the factional fights
In the Democratic party were over
Then a line of personal attacks
on Gov. Stanley was begun, which
fell through when it was seen that
Gov. Stanley today is a much
stronger man with the public than
when he was inaugurated. The
latest attempt is the real laugh pro-
Queer though. Some old dis
gruntled Mugwump or Fusionist
mossback is selected and given big
space to tell why he is against Gov.
Stanley, the Herald thinking it
good campaign stuff while the old
hick is tickled to get to see his
name in the paper. He would be
equally as satisfied If it was signed
to a testimonial for Tanlac or
Nuxated Iron. Coupled with the
absurd claims of the Herald for
Republican prospects both together
furnish much amusement.
The local Republican Committee
announces through its campaign
Chairman in confidential circular
thak $16936 will be distributed
among the workers to beat Con-
gresham Sherley on election day,
the duty of these workers being to
bring out the big negro vote. which
represents 70 per cent or more of
the local Republican strength, the
exact percentage of the huge negro
vote in the Republican party being
SO embarrassing to the leaders that
Republican County Clerk Neutzel
has refused to give out the exact
percentage of negro Republicans In
the party. This is the first time
In local history that the County
Clerk has failed to publish just
how many white voters there are
In Louisville this year and how
many negro voters. There's
reason, as they say in the advertise
ments. The Chilton-Searcy machine
realize that their only hope to beat
Sherley lies in the fact that thou
sands of soldier boys and supporters
of President Wilson will not get a
chance to vote, and to that end the
Republican machine is figuring on
a combination of the ignorant
negro vote and the un-Americans
who hope to stab President Wilson
through Congressman Sherley.
The word has been sent down
the line by the Republican machine
that the negroes must not be dis
turbed or arrested because of their
voting value, and thereby hangs a
tale. Two of the keystone police
men, forgetting their instructions,
raided a colored gambling game
at Wells barber shop, Twelfth
street. near Maple. and the Key
stoners who didn't know any bet
ter even took the take-out box
with them for evidence. They say
the colored proprietor was highly
indignant and filed a hot protest
with the Republican leaders, claim
ing that the arrest had injured the
Feelings of some of his gambling
patrons. All had not suffered the
indignity Of. arrest, however, the
district police Captain paroling
some of the Republican voters.
They were all dismissed in the
Police Court. End of chapter one,
In which no real harm was done,
but the second chapter nearly
caused a riot. The ex-motormen
and conductor police had another
lapse of memory and again raided
the Wells barber shop gambling
game. this taking place last Sun
day. The howl that went up from
eolored sports could be heard for
mile and they threatened to have
the poor Keystoners drawn and
chartered and the Captain and OF
Ulcers in that district reduced TO
the ranks. The poor Keystoners
have been drilled terribly for their
insult to the anti-Sherley voters and
airs well that ends well. The
prisoners were fined in Police
Court Monday and THE FINES
SUSPENDED. Charles Ogden, the
Republican Congressional nominee
was their attorney.
Our efficient Jailer Of the reform
administration as styled by the
Republican press bureau OF the
Louisville Herald, was again in the
limelight this past week, Common
wealth Attorney Joe Huffaker dis
covering that Jailer Barr had
farmed out VIII Cissell. negro
prisoner. to act as fireman at the
Law building, Center and Green.
for the salary of $3.50 weekly,
while the State was paying seventy
five cents per day to Barr for keep
ing the prisoner. The Jailer said
he was helping out Mr.. Sanders, the
real estate man, who had charge OF
the building. and the daily papers
overlooked noting the fact that MT.
Sanders Is the Republican Council