Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-06-21

business William Marley, the
publisher of a colored newspaper,
h.ec his entrance papers this week
for the Republican, domination in the
Legislature in the Fifty-seventh dis
trict, which is the Tenth ward, and
: likewise did Or. w. T. Merchant, a
colored physician, who wants to be
| a candidate for Alderman on the
/ Republican ticket, running from the
city at large. NThe Republican ma
chine will have no hesitancy in
throwing .ne harpoon into Me-
chant, but as for sidetracking War
! ley, that is another matter War,ey
runs in a district Ii which the ne
gro vote comprises 20 per cent, the
majority Of the precincts compelled
to have negro election officers and
the Searcy machine will have to use
rough house methods of the crudest
kind to deprive Marley of the nomi-
nation. This has put Searcy, the
State Campaign Chairman, in the
biggest kind of hole, and instead
of being able to devote his atten-
ton to helping Morrow out in the
State is busy racking his brain TO
settle the Marley affair, as it would
not do for Morrow and his ticket to
be coupled with a colored man when
the November election rolls around.
The colored Republican voters
| held a monster mass meeting in
Quinn Chapel, colored church,
Monday evening. being addressed by
Major Gen. r. r. Jackson, former
colored member of the Illinois
Legislature, and he told his hearers
that the time had come for Ken
lucky colored men to, not ask but
demand representation on the ticket.
Marley in his paper says that ''the
Republican bosses are pleading for
him to quit, saying the time is not
ripe" to-, and declares further that
If the rumored rough house methods
are used the colored Republicans
throughout the entire State will be
asked to knife Morrow and the Re-
publican ticket ia November, AMI
that their motto win be "a knife for
knife" This has stirred the Re-
publican bosses as never before, and
yet not word of the row has ap-
peared in the Hert Bingham press, |
which is daily seeking to create dis |
sension AMI trouble in Democratic |
ranks. 1t is significant that the !
Courier-Journal and Times daily |
seek an attempt 70 harass Gov.
Black by trying to dictate the ap-
pointments on the textbook COM
mission, the removal of State en- |
ployes, or in bem0aning the fate |
that sent Gov. Stanley to the SEN
ate, but there is never a word of |
criticism for the Hert-Searcy hand |
picked ticket or the local Republic |
can reform" administration with its |
Keystone police force, the third-rate |
fire artment--OiIicialIy rated so |
by the Board of UnderwTiters-and |
the dirty streets and alleys, which |
the Board of Works pleads it can't |
keep clean because the treasury IL
busted"
In the Democratic camp Cow
Black and his followers are jubilant |
over the outlook, claiming q steady |
tide of strength to their camp, |
which was augmented by the Dem |
hardt withdrawal, and they point |
as proof of this assertion to the |
fact that the Louisville Herald and !,
the other Republican press through |
out the State have turned their bat |
teries on the Governors candidacy, |
realizing that If nominated there is
no possible chance for MOrrOw's |
boasted $4,000 majority in the
Eleventh district. Here in Jefferson
county, the Fifth district the Gov
Black supporters are forming a
strong organization with local
headquarters in charge of Senator
Sam l.. Robertson. The Governors
local supporters claim he will be the
logical man to carry the Fifth dis
trict ticket to victory in November.
In this connection it is pleasing to
note that everything points to the
selection of a strong ticket in the
primary ticket that will be
chosen by the Democratic voters, and
there are Irany Democrats working
for their respective choices with the
best of, feeling prevailing. Judge
Carroll has an organization, COM
posed principally Of the legal fra
ternity, while Col. p. ]. Noel, the
third man and unknown quantity in
| the Gubernatorial contest, is secur-
ling an organization not only here
but throughout the State of per-
sonal friends and acquaintances.
Col. ]. P. w. Brouse. of Somerset,
has announced for Auditor and was
here this past week enrolling
friends and workers in his behalf
for the primary.
There seems to be quite boom
on for w. H. Shanks, of Stanford,
for Lieutenant Governor, as many
claim that his selection would be a
splendid one to offset MI. Ballard.
the Republican candidate for the
same office. Many agree that the
other and widely advertised candi-
date for the nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor Is making the big
political mistake of pursuing the
mythical labor vote, and the writer,
who holds a union card OF many
years standing, knows of no proof
! of the claim that he is endorsed by