Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-03-15
POLITICIANS
Believe the Democratic Contest For
Governor Is Confined 10
Three.
Near Mayor smith Picks on Liquor
Men and Drops Racing
Question.
Col. Petty's Press Bureau Tries TO
Whitewash the Keystone
Police.
Annrsr HcH School Bqrs.

The friends and Supporters of
Judge John d. Carroll, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor. are going 20 have a. little
st Patrick's day gathering OF their
own Monday at the Tyler Hotel,
this city, ana are going to discuss
plans for the opening a a vigorous
campaign. Lieut.. Cow Black and
Prof. Cherry will soon follow suit
and from now until August q
pretty three-cornered race Is as
sured for the Gubernatorial nomina-
lion. Politicians well posted agree
that the little group OF hotel poll
ticians exposed in the columns Of
the Kentucky Irish American as
having no following and representing
no one but themselves have taken
a tumble and dispensed wath their
gatherings and newspaper inter
Views The Cincinnati Enuuirer cor
respondent says that Rerey Haly is
still undecided as TO whether he
viii enter the race. while 1t is
rumored that Col. r. III. Callahan
VIII shy his hat in the ring ON Che
platform Of Notwithstanding for em-
ployes and Opposition 40 seveH-eent
street car fares. Along this line
he addressed the local Labor AS
seInbly Monday evening. and some
construe that these public addresses
are prelude to his ANNOUNCEMENT.
Local leaders say rhc racctis prac-
tically closed noN1 with Mesels.
Cherry. Black and Carroll
r. c.. Oldham n setting q pace
for the Demoeratie nomination for
Lieutenant Governor that would
make him sure enough faIttcfiant
IL he was out for the ~ 6||jce
Of Governor Judge 4.l ~
erty, II. r I-isapby ESQ +. /.
fngs are the three Z. s. ). il. /.
Attorney General William III
Shanks, Of Stanford Samuel
iYkens. OF Morgan county. and Rod
man Keenon will contest for State
Treasurer to succeed Sherman
Go0dpaster. who rctires 10 become
an official OF the Kentucky Jockey
Club. after making a record in Office
and becoming one Of the strongest
Democrats in the State. Matt
Cohen is busy now campaigning for
the Secretary OF State nomination,
hut ex-COmmissioner Of Agriculture
John p. Newman and Charley MILF
ken are rumored starters and both
are wheel horses ia a State cam
paign Alvin Steger.s OF Owenton.
who ran a bangup race four years
ago for the Clerk OF Appeals nom
nation, may try again for that
honor In the Republican ranks
candidates are afraid to announce
without the o. X. of the bosses.
and the primary means nothing TO
the faithful worlters in that party.
being little cut and dried affair
Of Hert and his followers with no
contests worth watching. Morrow,
of course being the regular can didate
for Governor of the party, is allowed
to go ahead and try to arouse en-
lhusiasm but to date he has found
il a hopeless task.
Well. our near Mayor seems TO
have adopted the stop, thief" poll
icy. or to be plain tries TO get out
of a tight corner by attracting the
public attention to prohibition or
some other issue. But the Kentucky
irish American doesn't propose 10
let him sidestep the issue, and again
we want to ask the question
where does he stand on the racing
question NOW2" As II has been
stated, the near Mayor was real
sassy" last fall in speaking OF the
races here, and spoke OF the
Mississippi Bills, the Dago Gentiles
and scarlet women that follow in
the wake Of the races Naturally
everyone expected that he hadn't
changed his views on the subject
this early, when lol and beholdi we
read in the daily press dispatches
that A. T. Hert. the big Republican
boss, and Smith We're together al
the New Orleans race track last
week, and judging from the ac-
counts OF the sporting editors this
track does bear an enviable
Reputation. Some thought that maybe
nur near Mayor was there for evil
dence and when he came home ne
would deliver another broadsIdt
against racing. but instead he
comes out with bombastlc argu'
ment about the enforcement Of the
prohibition laws after July /. Is II
because Mr.. Hert, the boss Of the
Republican party here. has become
4 big stakeholder In the racing game
that the near Mayor has become
silent on the subject he formerly
was so eloquent on?
It's a cinch that Clay McCandless
Republican member OF the Board o.
Aldermen. will be doubtful candi
date for reelection this fan as hs
prepared the petition and protest
10 the Board Of Safety the other ia,
against the regulations OF the Health
Department and took an active par
in the meeting of the Live Stoci
Exchange. which said the regula
lions would drive the small mea
men out OF business. 1Ir. McCand
less says these columns erred II
saying he signed the big petition a
4 the stock yards against the placins
Of Police Capt. 0Nelda in the Firs
Il district. but does not say that hi
+ business partner and office force Al,
not sign IL The RrDsfh',car ne
chine does not Hike members cf th'
General Council to Be proteHfega an.
Alderman NcCand;ess Will doubles