Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-08-02
PRIMARY
Nominations i'm Democratic Party
Now Left For Voters to
Decide.
Gov. Black Conceded to BE Strongest
Candidate in Mo-
vember.
State Republican Chairman Ches
Searcy Has Multiplicity
of Troubles.
DEMOCRATS VERY CONFIDENT.

The campaign for the different
political nominations has closed and
now it is left for the voters to select
their choices in the primary Satur-
day. The supporters of Gov. Black
and Judge Carroll are both claiming
success, while Col. P. ]. Noel, OF
Harrodsburg, the third man in the
race for the Democratic Gubernator-
ial nomination, is not without hope,
and his friends say that he will
prove a big surprise when the vote
is counted. 1t must be conceded
that Col. Noel is game If nothing
else, and he has never faltered in his
campaign, no matter how discourag-
ing it looked with the big political
leaders lined up for his opponents.
The straw vote collectors and post
card prophets had another inning
this week and right here their pre-
dictions did not have much weight
for one reason, and that is they all
made the same mistake, guessing
majorities with big votes cast, of
which there is no chance.
All indications point to the nomi-
nation of Gov Black simply for the
reason that the average Democratic
voter who is interested in party
success will vote for the Governor
because he will make the strongest
candidate in November. In Novem-
Der Gov. Black would poll thousands
and thousands of votes in the popul-
GUS mountain section, many OF them
Republicans, and conservative critics
in both the Democratic and Re-
publican parties concede this. With
this big advantage i'm November Gov.
Black would only need to poll the
normal Democratic vote in other
sections TO prove an easy winners
This is an Unbiased opinion, with no
attempt to belittle Judge Carroll or
any of his supporters or followers,
but the party comes first before the
candidate and Gov. Black is the
logical candidate to win in Novem-
Der.
In the Lieutenant Governors race
the tide has set in strongly for w.
H. Shanks, of Stanford, and he will
make splendid running mate for
the head of the ticket. Ryland
Musick, of Jackson, has surprised
them all by his hustling campaign
for Attorney General, Attorneys Will
McNally and Mark Beauchamp, of
this city, who are acting as his
managers, predicting him winner.
Col. John W. Newman, of Versailles,
for Commissioner of Agriculture, and
Mat S. Cohen, of Lexington, for
Secretary of State, are only waiting
to count their majorities. DR.. j. p.
w. Brouse, of Somerset, is making
a whirlwind finish for the nomina-
ton for Auditor and Sergeant l..
Sherley Cuniff, his local represent
ative, says that his candidate is
making every post a winning one.
Alvin Steger, who made bang up
race for Clerk of the Court of
Appeals four years ago, was in town
this week and predicts his nomina-
ton.
In the local Democratic races
there are but a few minor contests
and they are being conducted in a
spirit of harmony, the Democratic
organization keeping hands off, only
being interested enough to see the
best man win. This same policy
applies in the State races. Active
and influential Democratic workers
are divided in their choice for Gov
ernor and they are assured by Col.
Frank McGrath, Chairman of the
local Democratic Committee, that
the committee will take no active
part and no ward Chairman will
attempt to use his position to send
out official instructions to support
this or that State candidate. This
is the spirit that wins in November.
At a meeting of Gov. Blacks sup
porters Tuesday evening in the Tyler
Hotel Attorney Neal Funk and Col.
Jake Haager made stirring speeches
for harmony before and after the
primary, both men expressing conf.
dence that the Democratic City and
County Committee would give fair
play to all candidates and this would
promote unity and harmony. This
sentiment is the sentiment OF all
Democrats and the Kentucky Irish
American as a Democratic organ.
which has always fought fixed
primaries earnestly hopes that the
spirit of fair play is carried out to
the letter. Any other course means
party suicide.
When Democrats look at the
muddled situation in the Republican
ranks they can't help but chuckle.
Here's our own Ches Searcy being
sued for S250.000 by George w.
Jolly. of greensboro. for ALLEGED
SANDER and claims that the Re-
publican State Campaign Chairman
has injured him to the extent of a
quarter of million dollars. Phewee!
Just suppose Ches has to pay that
amount The poor old Keystone
police and chick" firemen of course
would have to come across pretty
strong, and maybe they would have
to pawn their new uniforms and go
hack to the seedy grass costumes
which, although they didn't look
well, were very appropriate for the
boys from the sticks. Then to add
to the misery of the Republican
State Chairman the colored voters
are rebelling strongly against being