The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-08

Governor Black spoke at big pa
[ triotic celebration in Louisville.
Yet, with the day of the State pri-
mary less than one month off, candi-
dates for nomination on the Demo
cratic and Republican tickets under
went a last week of intensive train
ing, preparatory to the big free for all
to be staged, with its logical beginning
this week, until August 2, Certain
candidates, however, began to wage
their campaigns varbally last week.
Judge John d. Carroll investigated
his standing and strength in the Big
Sandy river valley last week. He was
at Ashland Monday, Pikeville Tues
day, Prestonburg Wednesday, and
Louisa Thursday. Black supporters
have been claiming that their candi-
date will carry this district by big
majority, but it has been said, since
Judge Carroll brought his "feelout'
tour to an end, that the New Castle
candidate is entirely satisfied with the
way he found things along the Big
Sandy.
The biggest part of Governor
Blacks time last week was taken up
with meetings of the State Textbook
Commission in Frankfort. This work
was completed, however, Thursday,
giving the governor a chance to speak
in Louisville. Coming from Louisville
to Lexington Saturday morning, he
went to Paris where he made the at
tempt to pluck few plums from the
Bourbon county voting tree in a
speech Saturday afternoon. 1t is
claimed that the county is solid for
Carroll.
Bourbon was given an opportunity
to hear its champion, granting the
claimed strength of Carroll in that
county, Monday night, when the New
Castle candidate tried to wipe out any
impression that Black may have made
Saturday.
"I've got it won," Governor Black
said when asked how his race for the
Democratic nomination for Governor
was progressing He continued that
he was pleased with the outlook, and
that the reception given him in places
where he has spoken was all that
could be expected.
The governor seemed extremely
satisfied with the audience that grett-
ed him in Paris Saturday afternoon
many of which, according to Mr.. Van
Meter, who accompanied him, as
sured the governor of their heartiest
support.
Edwin P. Morrow will be elected
governor in the election of this fall
according to Judge Bethurum.
Morrow will win. There Is no
doubt in my mind regarding the out
come of the election this fall. / am
sure the voters of the state will, when
they go to the polls, show conclu-
sively that they are united behind the
man who was defeated for the office
by A. o. Stanley in one of the closest
elections ever held in Kentucky in
1915"
The situation throughout the state,
according to Judge Bethurum, is most
encouraging to the Republicans.
A. no,,oo,otio rriparv ynta for.
John ID. Carroll
FOR GOVERNOR
w. II. Shanks
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
John WK. Rawlings
FOR AUDITOR
This is the slate which the Louis
vile Evening Post proposesh for the
Democratic voters of Kentucky. 1t
was published first in the Tuesday
edition of the Post, together with an
editorial, printed under the heading
Carroll For Governor.
Taking up more than a column OF
space, the writer of the editorial
spares neither superlative or eXtrava-
CANT phrases in singing praises OF
Judge Carroll; nor does he economic
with ink in the attempt to show why
votes should not be cast for Governor
Black.
Coming out in the open, the writer
saws at the beginning Of his editorial
that Judge John Carroll Is the man
whom the Democrats of Kentucky
sho1ld nominate "for the important
office of Governor" He continues that
Judge Carroll is the best man offered
by either party for the post OF Cover
nor. adding that at is our deliberate
opinion that he would be $4,000, per-
haps 10000 votes stronger before the
people in November than his princi-
pal opponent for the nomination Gov
ernor James G. Black"
This open declaration OF the POST
which was what has been called
very respectable circulation through
ont Kentucky, caused no little talk In
political circles.
p. ]. Noel, of Harrodsburg, candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, took up his headquar-
ters in Louisville last week. Nothing
much is said concerning Mr.. Noel. In
fact, so little is said one is led to be-
lieve that he will not offer serious OPP
position to either of the other candb
dates for Governor At least. SUP