Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-09-06
Enthusiastic Over the Harmonious
Convention and Party
Prospects.
Gloomy Outlook for Morrow Grows
More Pronounced Despite
Phil Brown.
Col. Petty Valves Aside the Consti-
tuition and Closes Open
Forum.
NEAR MAYOR GETTING TIRED.

The big gathering of Democrats
week and the harmonious proceed
ings augur well for an old-fashioned
victory in November, and the en-.
thusiasrh of the delegates gathered
from every section bodies no good for
the Hert-Searcy machine and its
hand-picked candidate, Morrow For
the first time in many years and in
many gatherings there was mo con-
tention or friction between the
Stanley and Beckham followers, the
factions having been broken up and
now the Democratic party in this
State is remarkable for dts unity and
harmony. 1t was amusing to see
the attempts of the Louisville Her
aid, the official Republican organ,
and Republican Boss Hert's personal
booster organs, the Courier-Journsi
and Times, trying to create friction
in Democratic ranks. OF course all
Democrats realized the Herald was
only playing the part of political
organ whose legitimate role is to
attack or harass the political enemy.
But the daily bushwhacking at
tempts of the Bingham press, posing
as Democratic organs, is not receiv-
ed so well. The thousands of Dem
ocrats throughout hte State see
through the party wrecking methods
and wonder why the stupid policy is
pursued, laundering policy that Is
fooling no one.
Delegates from every section 10
the convention reported the same
thing in regard to the candidacy of
Morrow, the Republican nominee
| for Governor. All agree that he is
weaker considerably than four
years ago, many of the old-line Re-
| publicans refusing to put their
shoulder to the wheel because the
party is controlled body and soul by
Hert, newcomer in the State and
newcomer in Republican politics.
Again, the big asset to the Repub-
lican party in Kentucky-the negro
Republican vote-is very much dis
gruntled over the 'Warley-Ryans race
here, and negroes in even the re.
mote sections Of the State know how
Marley, the colored man, was robbed
and cheated in the most bungline
election theft ever perpetrated. Thai
the Republican machine leaders
know this is evidenced by the fac
ludL I'M DTOWus tnt ncBio Pttlli
clan of Hopkinsville, has beer
brought here and planted in the Re
publican headquarters to pacify thu
negro voters at any cost. Brown Il
big cog in the Republican machine
having east the one-haH vote tina
made Hert National Republican
Committeeman and showed John Nc
/ Culloch, George Jolly and the OLE
guard Republicans in back seat
For his work Brown was given ;
tTMinister TO Dahomey" job recently
but spends all his time now trying
to pacify the angry colored Republi
cans. So, all in all, the situation
looks mighty gloomy for Howdy E'
Morrow, the "rattlin' good speaker.
which is about all the G.. o. p. pres
can say In boosting him.
We would hate to print wha
Morrow's boosters. and friends ar
saying about the local Republican
reform" administration for messing
up the political future of the G. Q
P. here. In the May convention al
of the city and county employe
were hauled up to Lexington wear
ling badges reading Fifth Distric
VIII Give Morrow 5000 Majority,
and Paul Burlingame, Chairman o
J the Board of Safety, formerly o
] Jeffersonville. was quoted as guar