The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-01
FIGHTS ARE HOT AS
eve OF ELECTION IS
HERE; ALL ARE BUSY
Indications Today Are That Race For
Governor In Mason County VIII
Be Very Close-Suffrage Cuts
Figure in Representa-
tive Race.

The eve of the Primary Election is
at hand and all indicators point to the
fact that the race will be no walk
away in Mason county but that in the
Governors light there will be prac-
tical horse race and that throughout
the county precincts the farmers, who
| just now are in very good condition
to leave their fields and go to the polls,
will be out more than was thought
they would two or even one week ago.
Lack Of interest will be the only thing
to keep them away, it is stated as the
drouth has stopped practically all
rush work on the farms.
During all of this week Black sup
porters have been busy riding the
county and visiting every precinct. 1t
is understood that the Governor has a
splendid organization without single
break in all of the % precincts in
the county, while the Chief Justice of
the Court of Appeals is said to have
part of an organization with many
places where the fences have been left
down.
Much interest has been taken by
Democrats in the city of Maysville
during the past few days in card
that has been handed about by Carroll
supporters and which is also being
handed about by Black supporters.
The card tells of Judge Carrolls tax
reform promise and the last para
graph says: Carroll is obligated to
take the State tax off of land, and ex-
poets your support in the primary on
August Q" This paragraph is being
read to the city tax payer with an eX-
i planation that the taking of State tax
off of farm lands, as promised, will
necessarily increase the taxes of the
city man. 1t is thought that this last
stunt Of the Black supporters in at
tacking Judge Carrolls promised tax
reform will change many votes.
Although the supporters Of both
candidates are claiming the county for
their champion, to the outsider the race
looks too close for any wild predic-
tions and it will not be surprising to
the person who has all the facts to see
either candidate claim Mason county
for his own Saturday night.
The Representative race has devel-
oped into a sort of Suffrage fight with
in the week Calvert Early has an
swered the Mason County Suffrage
League informing them that he is OPP
posed to woman suffrage and the rati-
fcation of the Federal Suffrage
, amendment while Bernard Pollitt says
that he will vote the will of the ma
!! jority of Mason countians.
Ill There has been no change in the at
titude of the majority of the voters in
! the Democratic primary on the Lieu
| tenant Governors race and Shanks
: seems to have things his own way al
though Oldham will get many votes
Ryland Musick, of Jackson, was
| here during the week putting in some
] lunches In his race for the Democratic
, nomination for Attorney General ant
he has cut In considerably on what
otherwise would have looked like 8
big land slide for Frank Dougherty
] although it is still figured that Dough
erty will carry the county, having 9
lead ON things. Musick is the only
Ninth District candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket and this has made for hin
many votes in Mason county.
AS z. C. Kash is the Ninth District
candidate for the Republican nomi'
nation for Railroad Commission, it IL
figured that he will receive practically
the solid vote of the Republicans In
the primary Saturday and Charles l
Dawson will unquestionably receive
the majority of the Republican votes
in his race for the nomination for At