Kentucky Irish American., 1920-05-22
Believe That Gov. Cox VIII BE the
Democratic Presidential
Nominee.
Negroes Making Bitter Fight on
LOwdeD, Hert's Choice For
G. o. u. HOnors.
Bingham Press, Hert-Searcy Machine
and Negroes Combined
Against Ross.
DANCING KEYSTONE POLICEMAN

= The two national political conven-
tions are drawing near and the con
tests in both parties are narrowing
down to a few candidates. In the
Democratic ranks Gov. Cox, of Ohio.
is rapidly forging to the front. and
this week it was learned that after
the first ballot or two New York.
Indiana and Illinois would throw
their entire strength to him, insuring
him the nomination. This is pleas
ing news TO the original Cox men in
Kentucky, especially those who OPP
posed that camouflaga of an "unin-
structed delegation" which meant
disguised support for the Wilson
McAdOo combination. The Cox nom
ination would mean a whole lot to
Kentucky as he would sweep the
State, carrying the other candidates
with him. Strange to say, the men
opposing Gov. Cox here are leading
supporters of Senator ]. c. w. Beck
ham, who is anything but a strong
candidate this year. Gov. Cox might
carry the weakened Beckham
through. but hardly any other nomi-
nee could, and the Beckham leaders
seem to be too short-sighted to real
ize this. Beckham is a weak candi-
date for two reasons principally. The
first, because of the reaction against
prohibition and the second because
of his refusal to vote in favor of the
resolution of sympathy for oppressed
and prosecuted Ireland. Irishmen
and Irish-Americans will not be
keenly interested in the candidacy of
a man who failed to show sympathy
for the land of their birth or the land
of the forefathers.
Now for the situation in Republi-
can ranks. The old steam roller is
being oiled to flatten out Senator
Hiram Johnson, who is the popular
choice of the Republican primary
voters. But, the haunting fear comes
to the G.. o. p. bosses that johnson.
If hattened out in the convention,
will bolt-then the fat is in the fire.
Wall Street and the big interests
which control the Republican party
want man like Wood, Lowden or
Harding, and If the Republican con-
vention stampedes to Johnson then
the big nloneyed interests will flock
to the Democratic standard If the
nominee is conservative man like
Gov. Cox. Tobe Hert, the Republi-
can boss of Kentucky and formerly
OF Indiana. is in the middle of a bad
nix. Boss Hent selected Lowden as
his choice and the negroes all over
the country are bitterly fighting
Lowden's candidacy because the lat
ter allowed the white people to run
amuck and kill cOlored people during
the race riots at East st. Louis. War
ley, the editor of local colored pa
per and the first colored License In
spectOr in the history of the city, is
travelling about the country denounc-
ing Lowden's candidacy in open de-
fiance of Hert. OF course the tax
payers are paying WarIey's salary
while his lecture tour is on.
OF course if the Republicans nomi-
nate Lowden the negroes will be
found voting the Republican ticket
Just the same, and it is surprising
that the Hert-Searcy machine pays
any attention whatyer to their COM
plants, as the log cabin means pork
chops" for the colored brother and
TO support the machine here in Lou
isyille means a license to have crap
games unmolested. A heavy loser in
craps" recoups his losses by knock
Ing some luckless pedestrian in the
head with no fear of capture by the
Keystone police. Incidentally the
negro press here has read Sheriff