Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-01-25
or Forward League Looking For
Another Democratic Cub
ernatorial Candidate.
Two Disastrous Fires Make Under
writer's Chuclle and Show
Up Reformers.
Rev. NJ. p. Hunt and Federation
Leaders Should Repeat
Trip.
CENSOR ON BURGLARY NEWS

There was little gathering of
Forward League Democrats and
others who affiliate with the party
sometimes this week at the Seel-
bach Hotel. the principal cause for
the call being the discussion of the
advisability of bringing out another
candidate for the Democratic nom
nation for Governor, as most of
those assembled didn't care par
ticularly to support Lieut.. Gov.
Black, Prof. Cherry or Judge Car
roll. Prominent in the gathering
were Gen. Percy Haly, Col. j. A..
Alexander, Col. p. H. Callahan and
Judge r. L. Stout. 1t is rumored
that the gathering didn't grow very
enthusiastic over the suggestion of
Haly making the race if a dark
horse couldn't be found, and the
more conservative present said that
candidate entering now would be
handicapped with the title of
''Haly's Choice" and it would be
better for the party and those pres
ent to support either Black, Cherry
or Carroll. There was a little gath
ering of old line Republicans here
say that Campaign Chairman
Searcy's slogan of carrying Ken
lucky for Morrow If lobe Hert's
money holds out" hasn't made such
hit with the boys out in the State
who are not in touch with the big
moneyed man of the G. o. P. Then
again all realize Morrow, the Re-
publican candidate for Governor, is
not as strong as he was four years
ago, some citing the fact that like
prize fighter the defeated candi-
date never comes back. But the
biggest impediment in Morrow S
path is united Democratic party,
Stanley and Beckham fighting
shoulder to shoulder and the soldier
boys home to make the State safe
for Democracy.
1t didn't take long to verify the
two predictions made in these col
nmns, the first that we were in for
a reign of crime from the negroes
and the prediction last Saturday
that the Board of Fire Underwriters
made no mistake when they classed
Louisville's fire department as a
third rater. The daily and nightly
robberies and holdups which have
stirred the town are being perpe-
trated by negroes and by that class
who are pet creatures of the local
Republican reform" administra-
ton. In the shooting in Hurley
Pope's negro dive last week testi-
mony showed that there was gam
bling in progress and that many
negroes were carrying concealed
deadly weapons, two law violations,
yet no one was arrested on these
charges. Here's a little problem
for the Mems Federation. Why is
gambling permitted in these negro
saloons and why are these negro
loafers and gamblers allowed to
carry deadly weapons? Where, oh
where, Is the Rev. DR.. M. P. Hunt,
who used to go in person to the Ten
derloin district and deliver stirring
sermons and write striking essays
on the wickedness and vice under
Democratic rule? Someone ought
to escort the Rev. M. p. through
the negro saloon and dive district
now under Republican reform"
rule and see colored gamblers and
thugs enjoying their reward for de-
feating Swagar Sherley, the biggest
man In Congress. In a political
pamphlet dated June IL, 1917, Rev.
Hunt said that he and members OF
the Mems Federation visited and
made the rounds OF saloons and
other places and were shocked ut