The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-05
KENTUCKIANS IN
CONGRESS RACE
Eleven Districts About
Made Up for the Com
ing Primaries
PARSON GOT $4,000
May Try to Get There This
Time in Season to Occupy
a Chair in the House

LOUISVILLE. Ky. July 4-Dcc-
iaratIons VI congregational cnndIHHcy,
which In Kentucky must be flod 40
DAYS before the party primaries, ON
tho first saturday in August nro
about an In now. and hy Monday thc
faces in tho II districts OF tho F'nle
will be made up.
The opposition 10 Jonn ". Lang
ley of the Tenth district has at last
tcntercd on man to oppose the
dean Of the Kentucky delegation for
the republican nomination. lie ls
Rev. ~ T. Hopkins of Pike county,
neighbor Of Langley. u popular
mountain preacher of the Primitive
baptist denomination ana pOguhly
the most formidable opponent the
sntl-Lanricy forces could hnve
chosen In 1898 "parson' Hopkins
was tho republican nominee for
congress IN the Tenth district agalnat
Joe NJ Kendall democrat. Kendall
was elected on tho face OF tho re.
turns and took tho scat, "parson"
Hopkins Instituted contest before
the tIfy-fourth congress, which
was heavily republican. Tho con-
test draggod along through the two
year term. and was only decided IN
favor OF Hopkins on the last day Of
tho session. Hopkins barely had
time to be sworn in before the gaVcl
fell for sine die adjournment.
The "parson" got 10000. at that
tlmo the salary, IN a lump sum, hut
his friends are fond OF relating a
story that he registered vigorous
kick because MIR. Kendall had OK
hausted the quota OF garden seed
and documents
Thatcher "a Seek Fifth.
Maurice II. Thatcher, city depart
mental counsel I'm Louisville aud
formerly governor Of the Panama
canal zone during the TAFT ndminls-
tratlon. is the latest declared candi-
date for the seat OF Charles i. Og-
den OF the Flfth (Louisvllc) dis
trlct, who has declined TO run again.
Kendrlck II. Lewis, an attorney, ~
the only announced democratic can
didato, though II IL expected that
James IL. Richmond, who made the
race two years ago, will file his dec
laratlon. one OF the developments
IN the unsettled conditions surround
the race In the Fifth Is the revival
OF the boom for Swagar Sherley,
former chairman OF the approprla-
tions committee, but tho latter has
not let II he known whether he can
OF Herman u. lewcomb. who was
defeated for the democratic nomi-
nation by Mr.. Sherley In 1910 and
who served one term as state soma
tor, also are urging him aa avalla BILE
congressional timber.
DR.. Ben j. Bruner, who was de-
feated for United States senator by
\. o. Stanley In 1913, also has an
nounced his candidacy for the rc-
publican nomination here, and It
may take q primary for him ana
Thatcher TO run II out.
Tho race in the Fifth district will
largely he based on the record OF the
national administration. and demo-
Gratis are hopeful OF victory, because
they feel that the nationwide in
dustrial depression will rebound TO
their advantago.
Ben johnson OF the Fourth dis
trict. who has had no democratic
opposition for yeArs, Will have "A re-
publican opponent, however. the re-
puhllcanH several days ago having
chosen J. Il. lsancs OF Lebanon as
their nominee. Mr.. Isaacs is assist.
ant state banking commissioner.
Three -Corncrcd Race.
There will he threo-cornered
race In the Ninth district for the
democratic nomination, where Rep
resentative William j. Fields ls OPP
posed by II. G., Duffy. former
speaker Of the Kentucky house ot
representatives, and Allen u, Cole OF
Maysville. Mrs. Cora Wilson Stew
art, noted as the founder OF moon
light" schools in Kentucky, has de-
Cided not "a make the race, Trumb,
SnedeEar OF Bath county, who ha,
been the nominee on other occasions
Is conceded TO have the call on the
republican nomination.
In the Eleventh ,unconquerabl,
republican, Representative James NJ
Robson will have no opposition fol
the nomination, but the democratl
will put up candidate in tho per
son OF c. J, Sipple of London.
Representative Barkley OF Padu
Cah has let II be known that he ha
no aspirations for governor. but IL 4
now believed that he has his eye
on the senatorial toga now worn b,
A, O. Stanley, and may make tn
race two years hence, The lates
proposed candidate for governor i
Representative Rouse Of Covinston
who has not made any announce
ment as TO his preferences in tn
matter,