The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-09-24
WHATS DOING
in POLITICS

"SNh InuThS inc TlrSt invasion
OF Kentucky by Democratic speakers
Acf national reputation during the pres.
ent campaign.
Al Louisville Monday night Mrs. Geo
Bass and Mrs. Borden Hartman ad
dressed woman's niass-meeting a.
i Phoenix Hall Park. II was the first
womens political rally OF any size ever
held In Louisville and also marked the
hrst time that women vice presidents
served al the gathering.
Mrs. Bass who Yves In Chicago, ls
the first woman ever to WELD gnycI
during national convention. For q
short time ut San Francisco she re
lieyed Chairman ice Robinson Of his
duties, Mrs. Hartman Is national
president OF the Cox and Roosevelt
clubs.
Another star OF the "bIg.time" cir
cult was brought To Kentucky this
week In the person OF Mrs Izettu
Jewell Brown, who Is spending the en-
tire week In the slate. Mrs. Brown
wns lgetta Jewell, the actress, and
made secondlng speech for the NOM.
nation Of John ". Davis, at the San
Francisco convention that moved the
bandnaster TO play 70, You Beautiful
Doll" Mrs, Brown is n speaker OF
rare magnetism and was the best al
either national convention
Charles III. Br0ugh former govern,
OF Missouri, is booked for Winchester
and Lexington on September - and
for HarrOdshurg AND Shelbyyllle the
BIRD. ..
The influx OF spenkcrs from the ne
tlonal speaking bureau will be follow
ed by others, Frankll In ID. Roosevelt,
the Democratic Vice. pres 'dentlnl nom.
inee, who Is proving such an attractive
candidate 20 the Independent voter,
VIII sneak In Kentucky on OclObprrl
and 2 One OF the speeches Will be IN
Louisville and two others win prDha
bly, be made by him In Central Ken
lucky,
Gov Cox win riakesthe state on the
windup Of his long tour according to
adyices from national headquarters
Jouett Shpuse and Senator Duncan
Fletcher OF Florida viii also speak In
the state.
Senator JIG. w. Beckham and Con.
gresham Ben Johnson have pledged
the support OF the women OF Nelson |
county Both are sons OF that county
up for reelection.
Senator Beckhnm Is on a two weeks |
tour of the mountain district OF the
state. He has always been popular In |
the Repub can stronghold OF the stnte
because OF legislation cnncted during
his term hs governor clearing the land
titles TO property ripe for development
ITO the Republican machine Votes
for Women means, votes for colored
women" says an editorial In the Lou.
lavllle Evening Post, snow that the
ballo, has been given TO all women. /;
Il assuming far too much TO believe
that tho white women OF Kentucky
win not use y, but Will allow them.
selves to be represented by the $1,000
colored women OF voting age In this
state"
During six years in the United
States Senate Warren q. Harding has
missed 1888 roll calls. He was not alb
sent from Washington, but didn't want
TO be recorded. so spent his time In The
cloakrooms trimming" A Stacker In
the Senate, II Is unlikely that he can
be regarded az a man for the White
House.
Registration days in cities OF the
FIRST four classes should not be forgot.
ten. The frst day falls ON October
and where enacted by ordinance the
next day Is also q registration day. Il
While Congressman and candl. ID
date for Governor James NJ Cox work. Ia
ed vigorously for the adoption Of the II
present Ohio constitution, regarded as /
one Of the most progressive IN the Il
country. Hnrdlng the reactIonary OPP la
posed II and when II was adopted de- 10
clared "ohIo has cast of her moor, q
ings; the Revolution Is on" The Ut, G
terance was typical OF Hardlng's atiI-
tude towdrd all progress.