Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26
STIRRING CAMPAIGN
IS0NIN KENTUCKY
Both Presidential Nominees
Are Expected to Speak in
the State Shortly.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, September 25.-
With the democratic campaign well
under way and the republicans in the
second week of their Battle for Ken
tucky's thirteen electoral votes, polit-
/ tcal activities in the state have
ftaken on new life, and the campaign
leaders have. begun grooming their
spellbinders for the task that will
come in October. when the political
! derby will be reaching into the home
stretch.
William B. Wilson, Secretary of
Labor, addressed Louisville workers
at noon meetings in various parts of
| the city today. and tonight is speak
ing to large audience made I'D of
workers who are favorable to the
democratic national ticket.
Plans are under way to make the
visit of Franklin d. Roosevelt to
Louisville October / one long to he
remembered, and one of the features
i of the big rally local democratic
leaders are planning will be a torch
light parade, with the entire democ-
racy of Jefferson county mobilized
| for the occasion. He will make
J thirteen speeches in the state in two
days. The main speech is planned
| vile.
Gov. Cox is also expected in Ken.
lucky for two or three days in DC
tober after his western tour has been
! completed.
| Kentucky republican leaders predict
that the crowd which will greet SEN
ator Harding when he comes to Ash
land, September 29, will be the larg-
est political gathering ever seen in
| the state.
| The invasion of the Kentucky noun
tains by United States Senator J. C.
W.. Beckham will be productive OF
many votes for Kentuckys senior
senator, who is running for re-elec-
! ton in the hardest fight he has ever
had. and reports received at demo-
cratic state headquarters from the
/ mountain towns where Senator Beck
ham has made speeches in this cam.
paign are very encouraging
| Senator Beckham's answer to a nv.
pothetical question: will you. il
elected. and the occasion arises. vote
y for the recognition of the Irish re.
public asked him by committee
DOM" has won him votes without los.
ing single supporter, his friend.
claim. Mr.. Beckham said he would
vote no at this time because sucf
resolution would be virtual dec.
| ldrdtiOn Oh war upon friendly COun.
try. He told the committee. however
that should Ireland gain her indie
pendence without Intervention on tn,
part of the United States he woulf
certainly vote for the recognition O.
the republic.
Representative Charles F.. Ogden
republican, straddled the question i,
his reply to John A. Doyle. chairman
of the Friends of Irish Freedom.
Because conditions are shifting
Mr.. Ogden told the committee, II can
not answer your question affirmative
ly or negatively. If Gov. James M
Cox. democratic nominee for Presi
dent, should be elected, and the viii
, son league of nations ratified. thi
, country, as member of the league
would be obliged to observe terrific
| rial integrity. and in view of tina
fact Congress could do nothing rela
tive to Ireland that would antagon
3 ize England"
Mr.. Ogden cid that was the sub
stance of what he had written tn
Friends of Irish Freedom, although
he admitted. his answer covered 81.
typewriter pages. He said he wa
not sure that he had copy of tn
letter.
] J. H. Richmond. Mr.. sogden's dem
ocratic opponent. met the issu