Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1921-03-17
Near Mayor Smith Showed Forward
To Make Alibi Statements
for Failures.
The Machine Will Pick Ticket With
out Help or Suggestion From
Voters.
KEYSTONE COPS MAKE RAID.

The lynehing of the negro James
at Versailles once again gave our
gallery-playing Governor chance
to rush to the footlights, but it
Is glad to note that his melodrama
performance didn't cause the death
of many innocent persons, as was
the case at Lexington last year. In
the Lexington incident he was
warned not to send the negro
Lockett to Lexington for trial,
Lockett then being confined in the
Reformatory at Frankfort. Lockett
had raped and murdered Geneva
Hardaman, a ten-year-old child, and
the people of Central Kentucky
we're aroused as never before. But
"Howdy Ed chose to play to the
galleries, the negro was brought to
face the angry citizens from miles
around, and all know the result. In
nocent men and bystanders we're
killed and there are orphans at
Lexington and Paris today because
of that mistake. The Paris Demo-
crat said then that the same mis-
take would never occur again dur
ing Morrow's term, and here just
thirteen months after the Lockett
case that prediction came true. The
people did not wait for the grand
stand play this time. Old "Howdy
ed" has rushed to the footlights of
course, ranting about $4,000 re-
wards" claw and order" etc, and
removed the Versailles Jailer, but
no one takes Morrow seriously now,
and in the event anyone was sent to
prison, judging from recent cases,
no one need stay inside the walls,
as the reform management doesn't
seem particular about keeping pris-
oners in.
One has to admire the courage of
the Kentucky Racing Association for
It's stand recently in calling "Howdy
Eds" bluffs and buster in the
Floyd case Here is the story.
Floyd was a deputy under Sheriff
Ross of Jefferson county, and in a
political battle deserted his boss for
the Hert- Searcy-C Chiffon machine.
All concede that Floyd wasn't
strong in political circles and was
never considered as having the
slightest power or control with any
faction. Yet he was taken up by
Gov. Morrows as a personal aide
and literally forced on the Kentucky
Racing Association as patrol judge
at salary of twenty-five dollars a
day. Contention arose between
Patrol Judge Floyd and the horse
men. Judge Price and the other
club officials, all of whom are well
known and regarded highly by the
public, took up the matter and
after investigation, reprimanded
Floyd. Floyd Immediately reported
to Gov. Morrow that he had beer
"called down" by the racing associa'
tion officials. Now you will sec
Just how big man our Governor
Is. He rushes headlong into the
controversy and threatens dire dis
aster to the men who had dared
question his friend Floyd, and {
Chicago sporting sheet went so fal
as to say that Morrow demanded
the removal of Judge Price and il
flaring headlines said that Floyt
would be the next presiding judge
of the Kentucky tracks. But her,
tut MOllH INCCthtly lhs
Kentucky Racing Association met
threw the gauntlet down to Morrow
by firing" Floyd outright. How'd,
Ed" has taken his medicine meekl,
as he knows the coming Legislator,
will be Democratic and his rougl
shod methods will be checked.
The Hert-Searcy-C Chiffon machine 1
fairly grooming with the trouble
surrounding it these days and Che
and Matt are growing stoop
shouldered and weary carrying TIN
burden alone. lobe, the big boss
is still groggy from his series of dis
appointments, first the Cabinet pc
Bition throw down and then tn
neglect to give him the Nationa
Republican Craftsmanship. One ca
see how hard it is for him to TAX
an active interest in ward polite
and encourage the Chesley Gu
and the Hurley Pope organizations
And to add to the machines trou
bles not single Federal appoint
ment outside that of LOuisvfll
Postmaster will be at its disposal
By the way, IL Col. Petty receive
the Postmastersip we hope that h
will not be imposed on as whe
given his present position. A
Chief of Police he allowed the ms
chine to destroy competent fore
of police and fill their places wit
''yap" motormen and conductor
who have earned wide il not III
enviable fame as Louisvilles Ke,
stone comedy cops. If appointe
Postmaster we hope that Petty wi
not carry the Keystone regime int
our mail service. But to anothe
source Of trouble for the Her
searcy-C Chiffon bosses. Judge Husto
Quin refused to accept the Repul
licari nomination for Mayor whe
he saw that he was expected to 2
on the sfump md defend near Mayo