Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-25
The BOLT TO COX
FORMS LANDSLIDE
Kentucky Republican Ranks De-
serted Daily BY Citizens
Who See tlae Light

VVlO 0SG IIG AlRnI
Louisville, Ky, Oct. 25.-The swing
of the Republicans in Louisville and
the state of Kentucky who cannot
abide by the wiggle and wobble of
Senator Harding on such vital moral
issues as the League of Nations has
assumed the proportions of land
slide. Each day dozens of independ-
ent thinking, forward looking citizens
announce that they cannot support
the Republica ticket any longer.
The majority of them are swayed
in this action by the belief that the
only hope of the League of Nations
is through the Democratic party.
Here are a few prominent Republi-
cans who have recently announced in
tentio of votig for Cox:
Theodore B. Blakey, Beattyville,
former assistant attorney general un-
der Republican governor, Augustus
Wilson, and a brother of Clayton b.
Blakey, former Republican city at
torney of Louisville; Rev. George H.
Given, who is visiting Elizabethtown,
and formerly a citizen of Louisville;
Samuel Mcdowell Anderson, former
Republican alderman of Louisville;
George r. Washburne, life long Re-
publican of Louisville; Harry B. Dri-
yer, a Republican organization work
err; Charles G. Tachau, winner of con-
gressional citation in the war, and an
indepedent Republican; Miss Kather-
inc f. Gladfelter, whose father is the
business maRager of the Republican
Louisville Herald; Misses Catherine
and Lydia Burke, daughters of the
president of the Louisville board of
trade, and treasurer of the Peasle
Gaulbert company, who has been a
life long Republican; Rev. M. P. Hunt.
pastor of the Broadway Methodist
church, who has always aided the Re-
publicans in their campaign in Louis
vile; Mrs. George Evans Davis, a
granddaughter of General William
Henry Harrison, famous as 'Tippeca-
hoe" and president of the United
States, and niece of Benjamin Harri-
son, Republican president from 1892
to 1896; Prof. 1. William Davenport,
registrar of the University of Louis
vile, life long Republican; Mrs. Alon-
20 Redmond, Marine hospital, a Re-
publican; Mrs. ]. d. Stewart, daugh-
ter of the late Charles t. Ballard, a
life long Republican; Mrs. Charles B.
Semple, president of the Louisville
Woman's Club, an independent; Mrs.
r. p. Halleck, president of the Con-
sumers' League of Kentucky, an in
dependent; Rev. r. l. McCready, dean
of Christ Church Cathedral, an inde-
pendent; Henry l. Stone, former Re-
publican city attorney of Louisville;
Very Reverend DR.. Charles Ewell
Craik, dean emeritus Christ Church
Cathedral; Alex G. Barrett, for chair
man of a Republican board of public
works; G.. A. BreauX, Jr., secretary
of Ballard and Ballard, Republican
Baylor Hickman, president of the
Ewald Iron company, Republican
hennGIn MCGuliG, PiGSiVCAiS VI IiA'
Harlan Coal Company, Republican
w. A. Mclean, president of the WOOD
and Mosaic company, a Republican
New ton G.. Crawford, treasurer anC
Louisville manager of the New Phoe
nix Storage company, an independ
ent; Mrs. Charles T. Ray, daughte
Of former Republican Mayor Of Louis
vile James F. Grinstead; Mrs. Bale!
Grinstead, daughter-in-law of forme
Republican Mayor of Louisville Jane
T.. Grinstead; /. w. Bernheim, lif
long Republican, and always heav,
contributor to the Republican cause
Credo T. Harris, novelist, and broth
er-in-law of S. Thurston Ballard, Re
publican lieutenant governor of Ken
lucky; James G.. Kirwin, prominel
Louisville business man, who has a
ways voted Republican; Burton Vanc
Roosevelt followers and candidate fo
United States senator on progressiv
ticket in 1914; Thomas Bohanol
president of the Bohannon Realt
company. who voted the straight RI
publican ticket in 1916.
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