Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1921-07-30

per cent. of the voters were negroes,
the Republican machine candidate
and city employee instituted a suit
to keep the negro candidate from
being on the ballot in the primary.
The open fight on the negro Re
publicans killed the claim of the
Herald that the Democratic leaders
were responsible for dragging in
the race issue. Then came the story
of the negro minister and his fam
lily being ousted from Cherokee
Park by the Republican park
guards. In a monster mass meet
ing at Quinn Chapel, a negro
church. Sunday afternoon, several
colored ministers and other speak
ers denounced the Searcy-Chilton
machine. The Herald boycotted
this meeting by not publishing a
line or explaining IL this anti-Re-
publican meeting was promoted by
the Democratic leaders. Pity for
the poor old machine organ must
come from the most ardent Demo-
crat in its sad state.
Interest in the coming primary
is not now confined to Louisville,
judging from the following COM
munication received from JudgesJs
A. Sullivan, a prominent attorney of
Richmond. KY. and one of our best
beloved Kentucky Democrats of the
old school.
Richmond. KY, July 26, 1921.
Kentucky Irish American, Louis
Vile, Ky.-Dear Sirs: My chief re-
greet about your recent Democratic
convention was the failure to en-
dorse Judge Arthur M. Wallace.
know little of your local politics,
but I do know Judge Wallace to be
a good lawyer and to have made a
good. upright courageous judge.
He was my schoolmate at college.
hope the people will correct this
error of said convention. Yours
truly, ]. A. SULLIVAN"
Speaking of the recent convention
the Republican organ and machine
have been circulating the report
that union labor organizations had
boycotted the Democratic party and
to cite proof letter was published
by one Shculer, who claimed to rep
resent the Painters Union. II
Schiller is an accredited Representa-
tive of organized labor and the
Painters Union he seems to be
asleep at the switch as far as
watching affairs of his craft is con-
sidered. Wednesday morning a del
egation of contracting painters
called on near Mayor Smith to pro-
test against a fire captain and pa
trolman taking painting contracts
and produced photographs of these
two city employees painting a house.
OF course the near Mayor didn't see
anything wrong about this. excus-
| ing the Keystoner and thick" fire
| man by saying he didn't control
them during their off hours, but he
couldn't give plausible excuse as
to why the two weren't paying a
contracting license to the sinking
fund. OF course Smithy's attitude
didn't surprise anyone, but the
point we wish to make is where Is
Schiller, the Painters Union repre-
sentative. on this case. and will he
declare an official boycott on the
Republican administration, which is
proven unfair to organized and UNI
organized labor
| Daily 1t is being demonstrated
that the Searcy-Chilton machine IL
slipping fast. and again proving the
old adage that no matter how
strong a political machine is 1t can
not beat the people when they are
aroused. Boss Ches and his aides
were smart enough to see that pub
lie sentiment was rapidly crystaliz-
| ing against the Republican reform
administration. and it was hoped
that the tide could be turned by
drafting Judge Huston Quln. 70 DC
billed as the pure and spotless'
candidate. But Quin killed all pros
poets of being a popular choice
right at the outset by playing the
dog-in-the Manager policy Of holding
one job and running for another
This narrows his strength down tc
the city and county employees, the
machine Republicans, the ''sofl
drink stands" and protected gam
oilers. Speaking of soft drini
stands. the Republican machine
must have put the soft pedal on the
Iproprietors as to open support. o.
Ouin. "Chic" Gernert, 'sofi
drink" proprietor in the Fifth po
lice district, came to the bat recent
lly by having big Huston Quin ad
vertisement painted on the side. o
his place. Prestoni next morning
the big and gayly painted advertise
ment is b10tted out. Gernert Is
brother of Police Lieutenant Ger
inert. who was fined twice in thu
> Criminal Court recently for no