Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-06-05
REPUBLICAN
Convention VIII Be Real Auction
Sale Among the Doodle
Candidates.
Growing Demand For Democratic
Party Leaders TO Have Beck
ham Withdraw.
Near Mayor Explains the Tax Rate
But Explanation Not
COnviniing. r
CROOKS HAVE HARVEST WEEK.

Z The big Republican convention at
Chicago Is on and all indications
point to control by. the same power
that has controlled the Republican
party for years-the money power.
The American public has been
amazed this week in reading the
stories of the million dollar Doodle
fund spent in behalf of Wood. Low
den and the others to literally buy
the Presidency of the United States.
The day of the poor man in the Re-
publican party is over and Abraham
Lincoln, If alive, would not be given.
even the post of door-keeper or SER
geant-at-arms by the present money
kings who control the G. o. p. It
is apparent to every one that Sena-
tor Johnson is far and away the
strongest of the Republican candi-
dates. but the boodlers are now pur-
chasing blocks of negro delegates
from the South to stifle Johnson's
plans. From a Kentucky stand
point it is amusing to read the alibis
furnished by the Bingham press and
the other Republican paper. the
Louisville Herald. as to why Gov.
Lowden must not be confused with
the other Doodle candidates. This is
because LOwden is Boss lobe Hert's
special choice for the Presidency and
naturally Hert's choice Is Bobby
Bingham's and the Herald's. No
mystery there. But the alibi press
have failed to explain why Lowden
spent nearly half million dollars
of his own in trying to corral dele
gates. Please don't omit Lowden
when Doodle and corruption fund
candidates are mentioned.
The suggestion in the columns of
the Kentucky Irish American that
Senator Beckham be asked to with
draw for the sake of party success
has met with widespread and favor
able comment. In the reorganiza-
ton methods the past few months
wherever there was weak spot It
was eliminated by the withdrawal OF
the incumbent or incumbents of the
party machinery. AS for instance.
the State Central and Executive
Committees were reorganized and
the local Jefferson County Commit
tee withdrew in a body. Now 10 is
plain to everyone that Beckham
would be a weak candidate for Sem
ator and the gentlemen foremost in
reorganizing the party should ask
him TO announce his withdrawal. In
1914 Beckham was awarded the
nomination in the August primary
after a bitter fight by close mar
gin. The anti-Beckham men refused
to support him following the pri-
mary, and they were in large num-
bers. Men in the liquor business,
cigar trades and thousands of Demo
Gratis were sore at the Juggling of
the prohibition question into Demo-
cratic councils. After quite time
they were beguiled into voting for
Beckham in the November election
by leaders who contended that Il
would be good politics to get Beck
ham away from here and that ne
would be grateful to them for their
support.
The rest is history. Jefferson
county, the home of many of the
anti Beckham men, rolled up a ma
| jority of 1928 for him against
, GOV. Wilson, a resident and popular
citizen of Louisville. Beckham's ma
iority In the State was $1,000. while
Senator Camden. the Democratic
nominee for the short term thai
year had majority of $4,000. I'm
mediately following the election Z
the surprise of many Beckham agar
began his series of attacks on thu
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