Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-10-09
GOV. cox
Making Gains Throughout the coun-
try and Has q. o. p. Leaders
Worried.
"Howdy Ed" Morrow's Baliyhoo
orstions Prove Popular With
Coiorcd Republicans.
Negro Republicans Come Into Their
Own and Assume Charge Of
Republican Party.
krYsroNnRs AND NEGROES


Reports from all parts Of the
country point to a steady gain for
Gov. Cox, the Democratic Presiden-
tiaI nominee, and his enthusiastic
reception here last night and at
other places in the State the past
two days show that he is proving a
successful : campaigner. The fact
that he is four square, on every is
sue and is not pussyfooting or,dodg-
ing on any of the important ques-
tions Of the day is winning him con-
siderable strength. That the re-
publicang have become aroused Is
shown by their tactics. The big
moneyed Interests have been forced
70 pony up and the G. o. p. leaders
are flooding the country with cam
paign Doodle in an effort to stop the
trend OF sentiment to Cox, Agents
Of the Republican Doodle fund are
preceding Coy Cox on his tour and
ehdeayoring to rent all available
halls to prevent large audiences
from hearing the Democratic nomi-
nee. Another indication of fright Is
that they are trying to shoot a lit
tie pep" into old Senator Harding
and bring him out of the porch
rocking chair every now and then to
rouse enthusiasm. But the choice
of the little group of old fossllized
Senators is not capable of arousing
much enthusiasm and the Republic
cans are falling back on their sole
hope of beating Gov. Gov, and that
Is with the biggest money barrel in
political history. The Presidency OF
the United States is being bartered
for by the big moneyed interests. !.
Despite the terrible handicap OF
the Backham candidacy Gov. Cox
and the rest OF the Democratic ticket
will redeem Kentucky and put the
state ii tie Democratic .colamn next
month"; Add oEe-9f7fiss greatest al
sets to the Democratic campaign
thus far IS "Howdy Ed" Morrow,
Governor by grace of the votes OF
many sore Democrats, and who are
now sorer still that they were be-
rufled into voting for the ballyhoo
orator. In every speech thus far
old "Howdy Ed" has blundered into
some historical error, or either con-
strued some part OF the League OF
Nations to suit himself, in one in
stance changing the wording. The
result has been that Democratic
speakers, newspaper men and others
have been Kidding our ballyhoo
Governor from one end of the State
to the other. If the Republican
Campaign Committee is wise they
will confine "Howdy Ed" and-his
windjamming orations to the colored
brother and sister audiences. Nor
rows sneeches, Just like the SER
mons of the colored preachers, have
only noise for a feature, meaning
nothing whatever, and his style Of
slapstick oratory will please the ne
groes and not get his into discus
sions that show him up. Then again
''Howdy Ed" is a great favorite with
negro audiences, as they can't for
get how his gallery play saved that
arch fiend, the negro Lockett, even
though 1t meant thu. death of white
people at Lexington. The latter
class and those made orphans can't
forget it either.
The Kentucky Irish American
mentioned recently that the negro
was fast coming into his own in the
Republican party and all will agree
that he has arrived with both feet.
First the colored Republicans forced
the Republican State Committee to
move from the Seelbach to the Re
public building because the hotel
management wouldn't allow the col
ored politicians to monopolize the
hotel lobby and clog up the ladies'
entrance to the elevator. Following
Morrow's election the negro Repub-
iicans demanded and received many
State Jobs and defied the Hert-
Searcy-Chilton machine in the State
Republican convention by selecting
another negro, delegate than Roscoe
Simmons, who was the machine
choice. Then came the State Fair
and negro men and women In the
guise of maids" ''ushers," subor-
dinate officials, ETC., asserted them
selves with a vengeance. White wo-
men and girls were jostled right and
left by the colored Republicans and
for the first time in history no sep
arate toilet was furnished for white
and colored women, many white wO-
men becoming III ON the grounds. II
= Is presumed that this is the first ster
"a lAAC A3OSA0Co AAbAt q t7aAAot 90 o. Co%-
ton, and they are now demanding
the right to sit on the first floor OF
theaters, picture shows and eat in
the same restaurants with the white
people. The Republican white lead
ers have been notified that they
must help their negro brothers Il
achieve their purposes.
But the worst Is now at hand
The big negro vote registered the
other day in the Republican ranks
has made the negro the master o.
that party in Kentucky, and from
the willing and subservient slave o.
the Hert- Searcy- Chiffon machine h
now becomes the boss. Take peel
at these figures for Louisville AM
the same proportion applies all owe
the State. Nine hundred and sixty
four moro Republican women tha
,uen registered, and ont OF q total o
2S.7O7 Republican women Registered
nearly 10000 were negroes. In tn
Republican men vote out OF a tota