Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-06-08

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though often quite pointed references
to one OF the others records and
iews were indulged in Private Davis
spoke first, and paid beautiful trib-
ute to the priva1o soldiers. who went
forth to fight for their country, and
che thousands who gave their lives on
the fields of France and Flanders. He
tod of his service as private and how
he had been unable to save enough out
of his pay of $33 month TO even pay
FOR announcements of his candidacy in
the newspapers. Davis charged that
his opponents arc entirely too friendly
with the two United States Senators
from Kentucky, and engaged III per-
oetuating their political machines. He
said that Col. Ripy represents Stanley
ism and Gilbert is protegc of Beck
ham. He said that it is time to get
away from factions IN Kentucky and
urged the voters to scrap the political
machines by nominating man who
S aligned with none of them. He took
several humorous flights at Col. Ripy
md his army service, and told his
hearers that if they wanted to nomi-
la5e soldier to make the race against
Capt. King Swope to nominate pri-
rate, and not colonel.
Col. I.ipy spoke second, and made
fine plea for harmony in the Dem
ocratic ranks. He gave Davis a good
'calr' for his references to Senators
Stanley and Beckham, declaring that
Beckham is the Democratic nominee
sof United States Senator without OPP
position and that it i'll becomes any
Democratic candidate to talk about
| mother the way Davis did of these
wo distinguished statesmen and Ken
;uckians 'Ripy said that the party is
lnited and that no cause for diScord
| should be injected. He declared that
'le intends to conduct his race so that
'le can support the ticket nominated at
San Francisco, and further so that he
| an go out for either of his two op-
1onents should they happen to defeat
Tim. He deprecated injection of the
liquor question into the campaign
md said that as far as he was con
,erned, he is a democrat and the plat
,orm that the democratic convention
| writes at San Francisco will suit him
| exactly, and he viii stand upon it. He
poke Of the soldiers and their work
and made sighting reference to the
fact that Judge Gilbert had no one tC
olame but himself for the fact that
he~was not in the war.
In reply to this, when he followed
Col. Ripy, Judge Gilbert said that
neither Of his opponents was mar
ried early in life, and the war caught
lim with wife and children to sup
port; that he had no money at t'lt
time but had mortgaged his farm anc
bought $4,000 worth of liberty bonds
md contributed to everything for thu
benefit of the soldiers and made
speeches all over the state for the var
ious causes. He. said that if he wa
"slacker" as Ripy had called him q
| Nicholasville that Ripy's statemen
apply as well to every man who ha'
not gone into the army.
Gilbert was the only one of tn
three candidates who touched on tn
problems that the farmer has con
i fronting him today or told what h
would try to do to help these eondi
: lions, He said that although he is
lawyer, he has been operating smal
: farm for number of years, raisin
corn and tobacco and he knows VIVA
the farmers are up against. He sal
: that unles the tobacco growers get tn
e thigh colory type of weed next veal
there is little chance for his crop t
bring him adequate returns, and h
( pledged himself to do all in his powe
: to remedy the intolerable condition
: that the farmers have to face.
e Friend; of each Of the candidate
seemed 20 De well pleased with tiiei
l. appearance here. This is the FRS
e political debate that has been held i
c old Madison for many a day an
It much interest was manifested in tn
e appearance of the three candidate
t. here. All had friends boosting an
J. applauding for them.
S The issues of the race were great
/. clarified by this debate and from no
i cn to the primary, interest is going
s., increase.