Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1921-07-16
REPUBLICAN
Machine Having Open and Wide
spread Mutiny Right in Its
Ranks.
Joe Kirwan, Nick DenunziO, Judge
Vaughan and Matt Holt Lead
Insurgents.
Pity Poor Judge Quin Trying TO De-
fend Near Mayor Smiths Adj
ministrtaiOn.
NEGROES ARE ON wARrarH.

It's certainly amusing to note the
desperate efforts of the Republican
machine organ to keep under cover
and minimize the knock down and
drag out contests going on in the
local G o. p. ranks. The Herald
processes TO be busy keeping track
of any dissensions in the Demo
cratic lines, and thus far has only
been able to dig up a little TIT be-
tween Judge Arthur Wallace and
Attilla Cox for Chancery Judge. OF
course the poor old Herald is trying
to obey the dictates of Ches, Matt
and the Governor" who control
and oversee it's political activities,
but thus far the machine organs
efforts to cause trouble in the DEM
ocratic lines have only furnished
amusement to the public, which
realizes that Ches. Matt and the
Governor" are using the old stere-
otyped methods to cause dissension.
ii the Herald was really sincere in
trying to dig us political fights
what field there is right in the
Republican ranks? From present
indications the Democratic contests
will narrow down a few, but the
Republican troubles with withdraw
AIS and attacks on the machine are
multiplying daily.
For the first time in eight years
or since Marshall Bullitt bucked
the machine Ches Searcy and his
aides are facing open and down
right mutiny in the ranks, and To
top il all off the mutiny is wide
spread. Matt ]. Holt. clean and
active Republican, whom the Her
aid dare not attack, is fighting the
Searcy-Chilton machine tooth and
nail. and questions the right of the
machine to select a hand-picked
ticket in rump convention. Mr..
Holt is candidate for Judge of the
Criminal Court against Judge Bur-
gevin. the machine selection. An
other of the G. o. p Old Guard
whom the Herald will not even
refer to is Joseph r. Kirwan,
President of the Board of Alder
men and candidate for Sheriff
against Gray. the machine selection.
Those that know Joe Kirwan, and
he Is widely known. know him to
be a clean and aggressive fighter
and his record in the Board OF Al
dermen made his friends with the
public but not with the machine.
In the phone ordinance fight Mr..
Kirwan 'Tbucked" the near Mayor
and Searcy-Chilton machine when
they advocated the gouge raise OF
the telephone companies. Further
more he questioned the right OF
Joe Lawton, the City Attorney, 10
address the Board of Aldermen
the raise of the Tele-
phone Company, when he should
have been representing the people
and opposing the raise. Lawton Is
the machine candidate for Common
wealth's Attorney.
Also denying the right of Ches-
Mass and the Governor" to say
inst who and who shall not run
for office on the Republican ticket
are Attorney William Earl for
Jndge of the Criminal Court and
Lee C. Roberts FOR Sheriff Next
comes Attorney Lawrence Speck-
mann. who refuses to bow to the
wishes of the machine and the
Herald boycott, announcing Tor
county Judge against Tincher, the
machine selection. Next comes the
anti-nachine candidate who Is
stirring up more trouble than
hornets nest and II the Herald
was sincere in looking for political
aghts it could just camp on his