Evening star., 1919-12-21

LOUISVILLE, KY. December u
Republican politics is having its inning
in Kentucky. Democratic affairs are
rather in the background since the up
'eaval Of November a, ard today the
name on every lip. when politics is
mentioned, is that OF Alvin T lIert.
Tho national committeeman an
"ouncement ia Washington. during The
ssiOn of The party governing body.
that Kentucky will send an uninstructed
tlelega ton to the national convention
caused no surprise. and his word is un-
disputed in this regard. However, there
is some contradiction Of his prophecy
that Kentucky will elect a republican
senator and three more republican rep
resentatives and cast its popular vote
for q. o. =. presidential electors. ker-
lucky has never failed to cast its cleo
torai vote for the democratic candidate
the year after = republican governor
wei
VIII HOid conventions Soon.
The state and district conventions
VIII be called shortly at which TO select
delegates TO tn. national convention.
Mr.. Hert. Gov. Edwin l.. Morrow
and Judge Charles f. Kerr of Lexing
/, ton. probably VIII be the three white
delegates from the state AT large. A
negro Will he the fourth man. rs The
party custom III Kentucky. As far as
sentiment in favor of presidential
candidates is concerned. the names OF
Gov. Lowden of Illinois and Gen.
Wood are most frequently mentioned.
but no effort has yet developed to Or
ganize the state in behalf Of either
The reelection Of National Committee
man Hert. of course. is 4 foregone con-
ctuSion.
IL present plans are carried out thu.
coming democratic campaign will be
started early in the new gear and
NiH not be held bacK. as has been
| the election. la this the democrats :
are prolitins by experience and what
they have learned from the repub-
iicans in running a state campaign.
One of the causes for The. overyhelm
ing defeat OF the party ut the recena
election is attributed to the propa-
Sanda conducted unhindered by the
republicans for seven months before
the democrats began their fight
, During this time tons of literature
were sent out under congressional |
| franks attacki the President and
his policies. which democrats had no
! opportunity to combat until too late
:
epublicans stoutly insisting that ma
;lonal issues had no part in :. state
':lmpaigu. In this connection il is
; pointed out that nearly everybody in
Kentucky with u Celtic name re
ccived copy OF the speech Of Sen
ator Reed OF Missouri attacking thu
peace treaty. league of nations cove
, nant and the President and attribu.-
ing failure of Irish freedom to these.
the new plan Of propaganda has
the Enforcement of the two demo-
cratic senators. who have discussed
the matter informally, and under II
the voters are expected to know more
about the acts and omissions Of the
present republican Congress than
Trey ever knew before. and that ION.
"elofe the ticket is nominated.
Campaign to Begin Early.
| In line with the tacit understand
ing that the campaign viii begin
| early. Representative Arthur u Ponsa
OF the sixth district has Iet III h..
known that he will offer for re-elec-
ton Rouse is now serving his fourth
| term: "hile the sixth district went
republican a the recent election. it ;s
regarded as highly improbable rbsr
any republican could he found within
It's confines who could beat Rouse in
the race for the congressional seat
Representative Bob Thomas of the
iHHu uiStIict Is either lucky or ia =
vored by circumstance Wheneyer bis
; denomination by the democrats has
; appeared to be endangered something.
always has turned up to give him
new tease on the seat he has held
! for six terms. Because of the re-
publican victory the third district
! does not present a fia,tering outlook
for the democrats. and on this ac-
count 1t is predicted that Thomas will
be renOminated without opposition.
His friends declare that 'if Bob
can't win it would he foolish for any
other democrat to try Thomas
! broke the ice and went to Congress
in 1905. defeating DR. A d. James.
republican. who had served several
terms.
The fourth district undcubtedly' is
another of those in Committeeman
Herts mind when he predicts the
election Of three more republican
representatives. Ben johnson is not
likely to have opposition in the pri-
mary, which recalls his feat in 1910