Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-06
MADISON DID WELL
AT Big CONVENTION
Miss Laura Clay And Jas.mes 3.
Parker Delegates to Fisco-
Shackelford For Governor


Madison county democrats have re-
turned from the state convention
greatly enthused over prospects for
victory in the presidential and state
races this coming fall. Madison was
in line for the victorious Cox slate Of
Cox and Camden, and got everything
she wanted from both the district and
state convention.
The choice of Miss Laura Clay, Of
Madison, one of states delegates
at-large to the national convention
was the source of considerable graft
fication to her many friends both in
Madison and over the state. Madison
gets another delegate to the national
convention, Mr.. James B. Parks hav-
ing been named as alternate delegate
from the 8th congressional district.
The two regular delegates are w. H.
Shanks, of Lincoln county, who often
visits his wife's parents, MIR and Mrs.
T. E. Baldwin here, and DR.. M. M.
Shields, of Spencer county. Both are
high class gentlmen and democrats in
every way and with Mr.. Parks as
alternate delegate make up a team
that will compare mighty favorabIy
with any other delegation from any
where.
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No man loomed up more prominent
ly in the deliberations of the conven-
ton that Judge w. T. Shackelford of
Madison, who was the member from
the Sth district on the Permanent
Organization committee, which
selected the state-at-large delegation
to the national convention. Judge
Shackelford acted as chairman of that
important committee and was respcn-
sible for the naming Of Miss Laura
Clay, one Of the state delegates.
Prominent democrats from all sections
Of the state arc frank in stating that
Judge Shackelford will prove q power
full candidates for the nomination for
governor in 1928, if he permits the
use of his name. They are saying that
he has every qualification to redeem
the state for democracy and that no
objection against him can lie in any
quarter. Many friends Of Judge
Shackelford are alread. talking himas
the man to bring back his party to
power, and they are already begin
ming the work of letting the people
know about it. A number of leading
and active workers in various sections
of the state openly pledged him their
support during the convention.
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/ Eugene Moynahan, well known
young attorney of Richmond, took g
prominent part in the 9Th district con-
vention He made an aggressive fight
for everything he favored. His
friends are talking of running Mr.
Moynahan for something before very
long, and he will undoubtedly make
any one who opposes him know he has
been TO the races.
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a feature of the convention was {
speech by George T. Davis, of Casey
county, who is candidate for tho
democratic nomination for congress
in this district against Col. Ripy ant
Judge Gilbert. Mr. Davis served IL
the army as a private, and was in the
midst of fighting right from the start
He says all the privates are for him
It is understood that he is openly adj
vocating modification of the stric
prohibition laws and repeal of the
Volstcad act He said that he viii
speak in Richmond at an early dat
and make known his views on thi
subject. Judge Gilbert is going t.
speak here June cout day, he said a
the convention.
: No democratic state convention
would be complete without the pre-
sence on the delegation from Madi
. son county of Col J. r. Dunbar
vetezan democrat and politician of tn
Union percinct, who has recentl
moved to town. Col Dunbar was O
: hand with the boys from old Madiso
and usual, and had big time. H
has attended democratic convention
since the memory Of man runneth nc
to the contrary and is acquainte
: with all the party leaders and alway
gets warm welcome from them.
i eS in ROark Hall