Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-03
MUCH INTEREST IN
CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Private Davis "Skins" His Two
Opponents In Speech Here
All Claiming Victory

Congressional politics was discuss
ed lot by the big court day crowd
here Monday. Private George T. Da-
Wis, of Casey county, and Judge Ralph
Gilbert, of Shelby county, were the
only candidates on hand. The former
spoke TO good sized audience at the
court house at j O'Clock. but Judge
Gilbert confined himself to shaking
Bands with the voters. Col. Frank
Ripy did not put in his appearances,
but 4 number Of his friends, including
Fl. II. COlyer, J. K. Dunber and o. 2.
Jackson, did not lose an opportunity
to clecbioneer for him.
In hts speech at the court house,
Private Davis gave both of his oppo-
nent. q ''gooj skinning." He declared
that 'llc had lun Col. Ripy off tbs
stump six weeks ago and that he wae
afraid to face him. He wanted To
know how a man who could not meet
him on the stump would fare against
Capt. King Swopc, the republican
nominee. Private Davis was exceps
tionally severe against Col. Ripy for,
us he called it, "making fun" of his
privateF uniform. He said that at
Stanford Col. Ripy pointed to pic
ture of Davis taken with his gas
mask and helmet or and remarked
that he had never seen any soldier
look like that. Davis declared that II
Col Ripy had not been I25 miles from
the fighting line that he would have
seen many CARRIED that way and that
he was mit hty proud himself to have
heen on the firing line and TO have
worn those two safeguards for tbs
soldier. He charged that Col. Rips
talked about going over the top" in
his advertisements, but that he had
not been anywhere near the top" in
his soldier career, but had been paid
$4,000 2 year as an officer and ought
to have taken good care of the boys
entrusted to his care. ---
Davis went after" Gilbert with
out gloves" too, saying at Taylors-
vile Gilbert had branded him as al
most an anarchist OF bolshevik- He
said this came in mighty poor taste
from Judge Gilbert to make such a
charge against him, who had gone
across the waters and fought the uti-
speakahlc Hun TO protect Judge Gil
bert's home and children.
Davis reiterated his claim made to
The Daily Register yesterday that he
believes he is sure winner and
claimed majorities in the counties as
given III these columns Yesterday.
On the other hand. in his conver-
sations with his friends. Judge CD
bert expressed: himself as absolutely.
confident OF victory in Saturdays pri-
mary. And friends of Col. Ripy are
said TO be equally aa confident that
he will win. SO, there you are.
a number Of leading democrats
from over the district say that Judge
Gilbert seems TO have far the best Of
it, 7, c. Rankin, of the Hubble section
of Galrard and Lincoln counties.
big farmer and mule trader and
Leading democrat, said that Gilbert
will carry Boyle county by a big ma
jority and seems 10 be leading in
Garrard and Lincoln counties. Mr..
Rankin said that Private Davis ap-
pears to be contender against Gilbert
IN Lincoln county, and that the east
and west ends of Lincoln are very
strong for Davis. He said that in
Boyle county Davis is easily the con-
tender againt Gilbert.