Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-11
KENTUCKY VICTORY
DEMOCRATIC VISION
Press JubiIant Over Nominee.
Women Are Reported Fa-
V0rabIe to Gov. Cox.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 10 Especially.
When the democratic party. in the
weary, early hours of last Tuesday,
"plucked wisdom and a real promise
OF victory" in the nomination of Gov.
Cox of Ohio as their standard bearer.
the delegates, wise and careful despite
their WEAKNESS, chose the most avail
able man whose name was before
them, and chose him probably because
of that very fact-hiss availa bility-
Kentucky, who are enthusiastic and
predict an overwhelming victory for
the Ohioan.
Larue county went wild. All the
country round Hodgenville, where
Jimmy Cox shoots quail every fall
with George Burba, editor of the Co
lumbus Dispatch, his former secre-
to celebrate. The whole country
side down there knows Jimmy" the
quail shooter. and they will line up,
man and woman folks, at the polls
for their friend next November. All
of which is not in the least displeas-
ing to our old friend, Representative
Ben Johnson, in whose district Larue
county lies.
Probable Campaign Manager.
Kentucky will be in line for Cox
and Roosevelt" predicted Represent
Georgetown, one of the original Cox
boosters in Kentucky. Cox and the
democratic ticket should sweep the
country" Which shows how Cam"
feels about it. Mr.. Cantrill probably
will be chosen state campaign man.
ager, as he was in 1916, when he car
ried the state for Wilson.
Republican leaders here and at the
capital are not as enthusiastic about
the situation as they appeared two
months ago, when they were out
spoken in declaring the democratic
party beaten in advance" A great
change in fortune seems to have come
over the "unterrified and undefiled."
The state press of the democratic
party is jubilant. They declare that
the path of democracy lies straight
ahead It has a league candidate on
a league platform. 1t has not yield
ed to sinister pressure of any selfish
interest. 1t has left the interpreta-
tion of the Volstead act to the action
of Congress, where, it would seem
from the opinion of our sitters on the
supreme woodsack, decision properly
rests. To match an Ohio Roland II
has an Oliver whose broadsword has
flashed there on three great occa-
sions.
Wet Issue Looms.
So confident are the democratic
:
be no difficulty, after all, about BOZ
Thomas staging come back in the
third district. where the republican
snickernees again are whetted anG
the battle will be closer than ever
Not only may Cox carry Thomas along
with him, in the opinion of shrew6
political observers. but he may ever
|, turn the tide in Louisville, the strong
hold of the republican Organization
But this depends on one thing-the
attitude of the congressional candi-
dates on modification of the VolsteaG
act.
Representative Charles F. Ogden
now concluding his first term, is be.
lieved ready to declare for modif1ca
ton. He voted both for the Volsteae
act and for it's veto. The democrats
who seek the honor of opposing him
are both known to be 10th to come
out as wet" candidates. Louisville
/ is normally wet" city. with a large
German and Irish population, as wei
as many negroes prone to Influence
A candidate who stands for modif1ca'
ton will be popular undoubtedly
| Should the democratic nominee
against Ogden come out for modif1ca
tion-and come out 1rst-he stands
i a good chance. to ride in with Cox
/ political observers are prone to be-
lieve.
| Fight for U. s. Senate.
| Luck again favors Senator ]. c. w
Beckham. The party is united Every
element will be behind him and tn,
presidential nominee. With a shrewt
and active campaign manager to "ge
out the vote" there is every indica
ton that the senior senator will
triumph over Richard P. Ernst, his re
publican opponent. Senator STANLEY
has offered to stump the state for hi,
colleague. and it is probable that Gov
Cox will be heard here during tn,
campaign, especially because of Ken
| tucky's instructed support.
| Expressions Of opinion from womer
of all classes-women being privi
legged to vote for President this veal
in Kentucky by special statute-al
published in the Louisville Time!
(democrat), here show them almos
without exception to be ardent sup
porters of. Cox. Possibly the actor
of the democratic national commit
tee in giving women equal represen
| tation with men on the committee i!
having this influence on the suf
fragists. However. the probabl,
subsequence in Kentucky will be tina
women may be given the same repre-
| sentation on on state committees.
With the south in mind. it causes
a broad smile to come to the face,
of democrats hereabouts when tn.
possibility of the republican party