Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1921-07-23
Aroused Over Attempt TO FOrcs
Gregory's Nomination for
County Judge.
Republican Machine Meeting Great
and Growing Opposition i'm
Ranks.
Negro Republicans Advised TO Arm
Themselves and Prepare for
Trouble.
KEYSTONE MUSICIAN SAVED.

The same little group of wilful
men who foisted Judge Gregory as
an eleventh hour candidate fo1
County Judge on the Democratic
convention are still trying to UNI
load their unpopular selection on
the party much to the indignation
of the great majority of Demo
cratic voters who realize that the
nomination of Judge Gregory would
be a detriment and handicap to the
ticket. Democrats who have been
loyal to the party always haven't
forgotten Gregory's bitter attacks
on the Democratic administration
and party leaders just four years
ago, a verbatim copy taken from
the Republican campaign handbook
being published on page three of
this issue of the Kentucky Irish
American. The story of the conven-
ton wrong is also pretty familiar
TO the Democratic voters who be-
ieve in fair play and they do not
relish the idea of supporting an
unwilling candidate wished on the
convention at the eleventh hour by
Tony Carroll and supported by del
egates who had been whispered to-
by Secretary Jim Fahey. AS stated
before, these jobbing methods
smack of the Searcy- Chiffon ma
chine which performs that way be-
cause of the many pliable and ig-
norant negroes handled, but they
are out of place in the Democratic
IA AL II
litical critic to demonstrate that the
mass of the voters want l.. ID.
Greene, and to whom the Times UNI
Willingly referred to this week as a
most active candidate. Withdraw
Gregory is the demand of the
workers and voters in the party and
their wish should be needed That
move would guarantee success in
November.
The overwhelming demonstration
in favor of Mr.. Greene at the meet
ing of the Jackson Democratic Club
Wednesday evening is convincing
proof of his strength in the party
ranks.
Day by day the old Searcy-C Chill
ton machine is showing effects OF
the bombardment of the anti
machine Republicans, and one can't
help but wonder if the frequent
trips to New York, Washington and
other places by Boss Ches are not
taken for recuperation. As depicted
by the Kentucky Irish American
cartoonist, Ches and Matt are re-
treating fast although loaded with
plenty OF ammunition in the way of
campaign assessments. The Key
stone police and chick" firemen are
putting up $35 apiece, the the men
higher up kicking in more accord
ing to their rank. This past week
the poor old street car men were
notified that they were assessed $40
and it is said that soft (?) drink
men are being nicked for as high as
5000 apiece in the battle for Quin
and reform. In former days the
saloon keeper always had his license
receipt framed on the wall, but now
he exhibits a receipt for campaign
donation to the Republican League.
This receipt is not framed. as the
keystone police bosses will attend
to the framing" IL the victim
doesn't stand for the Republican
League assessment But, as stated
above, there's a dark lining TO the
silver cloud and the anti-mach'ne
Republicans infer and insinuate that
all of the money being gathered
will not be used to save Quin and
reform"
Gen. Matt Holt, the leader of the
insurgents, in paid advertising, Is
asking the question If Searcy & Co.
oil inn
name a machine Judge as head OF
the Criminal Court. Major Joe
Kirwan, of the insurgent troops,
SAYS that If the machine acts half
way fair he will beat Gray, the
Searcy-C Chiffon candidate for Sheriff,
city block. Col. Nick Vaughan,
sure enough popular Republican,
talks the same way and claims he
Is out In front for the Police Court
Judgship nomination. Lieut.. Nick
Denunzio, candidate for Jailer'
says that If the machine cheats in
the primary many of its htrelingS
will get an inside view of the jan,
and not as officials either Then
you have ex-Alderman Will Zeiser,
Elmore Jack Thomas, A. II. Field
and others openly defying the man
dates of Ches and Matt. All Of this
insurgency has happened since
Chairman Bob Lucas dropped the
city Craftsmanship, which looks like
he was a pretty valuable man in
whipping the boys into line for the
primaries. The city and county
employees who obey orders implicitly
from Ches and Matt smoker at the
idea OF Holt, Vaughan, Denunzio.
l<irwan, Zeiser or any OF the In
surgents beating the machine selec-
tions, and they say the machine
win run in enough negro gamblers
and phonv voters in the Ninth and
Tenth wards to encompass their
defeat II
Many Of the resident neighbors of
the City Hospital say that things
are pretty lax In that institution
and that the days and nights are
made hideous by the uproar and