Evening star., 1922-09-03
DEMOCRATIC FIGHT
TO STIR KENTUCKY
Two Representatives Are in
Three e-Cornered Race for
Governorship.
BARKLEY MAY WIN HONOR
If Successful, He Is Not Likely to
Seek Senator Stanley's
Seat.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, September q
While all of the Kentucky delegation
ably sure of being returned to their
seats-with the exception of Charles
F. Ogden. republican, of Louisville,
who has declined to stand for re-
election year from this fall may
see one of the stalwart democrats
missing.
This is due to the fact that Repre-
sentative Alben w. Barkley of Padu-
cab, frst district, and J. Campbell
Cantrell, Georgetown, seventh dis
trict, both are considered candidates
for the democratic nomination Tor
Governor of Kentucky and because.
they are two to one-James Garnett
of Louisville, a former states attor-
ney general, being the third candi-
make 1t seem pretty sure that one or
the other of the Representatives
might land the covered honor. All
signs, Of course, point to resump-
tion of normalcy by the states cleo
torate which would mean the election
of democrat to succeed Gov. E. +.
Morrow.
Another development Of the week
was the almost certain fact that
Representative Barkley should ne
succeed in obtaining the guberna-
torial nomination in 1923. will not
oppose Senator A. Owsley Stanley
when tho latter seeks reelection the
following year.
Barley Wins support.
Mr.. Barkley came back home few
days ago and while here was asked
futA
NOR that he would seek gubernator1al
honors. Previously all he would say
on the subject was: II am a candi-
date for Congress" This time he
said:
II appreciate deeply tho many ex-
pressions which have come to me
from all over the state urging me to
liberty to say now is that I have
never stated that I would not run,
nor have ever reached such de-
cision."
Since that time, county papers all
over the state have been coming out
as supporters of the first district rep
resentative.
A significant fact is that the Cen
trail Record of Lancaster. whose pro-
prietor Is Joseph Robinson, a demo-
cratic wheelhorse in the eighth dis
trict, was one of those coming out for
Barkley. Now Robinson is a strong
adherent of the Stanley faction and
one Of the senior senator's closest
friends. This Is taken to mean that
assurances have been given that in
return for the support of Stanley's
friends Mr.. Bsrkley will not oppose
the senator in 1924.
However, friends Of Senator Stanley
point out that the senator would be
foolish ID to pledge himself. since
there il a distinct movement in Ken
lucky to pledge the nominees for
governor not to run for any other
office while in the executive chair.
Certain Of the senator's friends may
come out for Mr.. Bxrkley, they say,
without implying the senator's sup
port.
Ollie James as representative when
the latter went to the Senate. When
elected this fall, for sixth term, he
will have attained an honor held by
no Kentuckian except representative
Lynn Boyd. q Speaker of the House
prior to the civil war, and the vet
eran, John W. Langley.
As to Representative Cantrill. he
has not yet issued any statement on
his supposed gubernatorial aspira-
tons
Langley Facing Fight.
The indefinite leave of absence
granted Representative Langley is
taken to mean by his friends that the
dean Of the Kentucky delegation has
some fence fixing" to do. Having
just overcome stin opposition. which
threatened to make serious race
in the August primary. Mr., Langley
now has to face q former opponent
In the person Of F. Tom Hatcher.
his fellow townsman, who Is consid-
cred as vigorous q political power
in Pike county as the doughty rep
litical record might not be of much
aid to him in statewide race, 1t
g conceded that he g = eompsiiins
which. he is likely to have some
aid from the anti-Langley faction Of
the republicans. Tho handling Of
the coal a.c railroad strikes by the
administration IL not considered
likely to aid the incumbent q great
deal ana q pretty race is likely to re-
suit, even in the tenth district, which.
safely republican. Representative
Langley. however. IL considered an
adept It smoothing troubled waters.
While the republican organization
is in power In the NTH (LouiBville)
distrfct. which gives Maurice II.
Thatcher, former governor of the
Panama Canal Zone. q decided I'd
Lewis. democrat. to be Representative
Ogden,s successor, the Industrial sit-
uation, idlepess of thousands-mainly
due TO tho etfike, Il 10 true-and the
threat Of . heavy tarin impost. never
popular in Louisville, may result in
an uphsaval = all depends on the
how, wall It succeeds in getting out
National issuss VII, not count much