Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-02-08
Amused at the Many Secret Confer
ences of HaIy, Forward
League Clan.
Raid of Dog Alley Republican Club
stirs Up Local Admins
tration.
Burglars and Crooks League vio-
lating 1 O'Clock Ourfew
Law.
FIRE DEPARTMENT IN. COMEDY.

Judging from the stories OF Sc
cret hotel conferences heard now
every other day poor old Percy
Haly must be worked to death
running up and down the State to
ldig up a Democratic candidate for
Governor-one who must be of the
original prohibitionist type and a
candidate who will be known as
whether the gathering be at the
ISeelbacf1, the Old Inn or at Frank
fort, the same little clique of For
ward Leaguers and near Democrats
are present, but strange to say no
one is taking the conferences seri-
ously and the Italy candidate" has
become stock jest with the Demo-
cratic politicians. The only strange
aspect OF the case is this. How
long is Senator Beckham, Hays
greatest political asset, going 10
stand idly by and see Hays attempt
to create friction in the present
harmonious ranks of Democracy?
Here are few OF those present at
the last conference, and it will be
noticed there are men that are not
naturally expected to be antagon-
istic to Senator Beekham, and what
must be his opinion of those con-
ferences, Percy Haly, Elwood Ham,
ilton, Rodman Keenon, Shelton
Saufield, Harry McChesney, Senator
w. A. Frost, Matt Hennessy, James
B. Brown and Col. p. H. Callahan.
Just as was expected, the old
line Republicans throughout the
State have already begun the anvil
chorus on the Hert-Searcy control
of Republican politics, and in addi-
ton to knocking the powers that be
are putting up an able argument
against Republic success this fall.
These old-line Republicans say that
the awful failure of the present
local Republican administration is
giving a black eye to the party
throughout the State and further
say that farmers and country mer-
chants are afraid to come to Louis
Vile during the awful epidemic OF
assaults and burgiaries. (Attention,
Board of Trade, Retail Merchants
entail Republican politician from
greensboro said that he didn't con-
slider the present Louisville admins
tration as representative of his
party as the office-holders were
made up chiefly of Mugwump
Democrats from near Mayor Smith
down the line. He also wisely said
that the Republicans out in the
State are up in arms against the
control of the party being confined
to Hert. Searcy and the Herald, all
of Louisville.
From time to time the Kentucky
Irish American has commented on
the failure of the Mems Federation
to declare itself on the present
wave of crime in Louisville and the
absolute failure Of the administra-
ton which the Federation supported
to a man. The writer has looked in
vain from week to week to see
where the Rev. M. p. Hunt was go
ing to deliver a stirring sermon on
louisville Going to He'll" my
Travels to the Tenderloin" or sim
liar catchy SUBJECT. During the
Democratic reign the Rev. NJ. p.
made the rounds alright and fol-
lowing the 1917 election plastered
the side of his church with ban
ner advertising a sermon on "The
Defeat of Charley Cronan." He
needn't have to go far or outside
the Republican party for his data
eitheEf A personal conversation
with Detectives Long and Gels. the
Republican detectives who were
fired this week, might aid him
some. They made some salty
charges before the Board of Safety
and later told their stories to the
grand jury. He might get first1
hand information also from DE'
Lockhart, Secretary of the MeRs
Federation, who had his safe broken
open and $3.50 in Liberty bonds
taken by our enterprising crooks.
Quite a chuckle went through the
town this week when Joe Sellig-
man, of the Board of Safety, tried
to explain away the strong charges
pro and con made in the trial OF
the two detectives who were fired
for attempting to raid a card game
at the rendezvous of that organiza-
ton with the pretty and poetical
title of the DOG Alley Republican
Club" Mr.. Selligman laid great
stress on the raid of social games.
saying only four men were taken.
forgetting that awful hubbub over
two men playing cards in the Blue
grass Democratic Club several
weeks ago. According to the rule
laid down by Mr.. Selligman the
negro gambling game which Black
Hawk butted into was just a tue
social affair, and must class with a
pink tea or 500 party. Anyway the
historic "Dog Alley Republican
Club" is indicated and a fair
warning is given to detectives not
to disturb it's social festivities In
the future, or 'Mr. Chesley," the
protector of Republican social clubs.
will take a hand.
Little by little the "hick" fire de-
partment is coming into the lime
light with the increasing number OF
fires, and the Keystone police will
have to look to their laurels as
comedy artists. This week there