Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-15
ten CONGRESSMEN
UP FOR REELECTION
Ogden, Of the 5th District Only
One Refusing To Run-List
of Candidates
(By Associated Press

r. Ogden, republican, OF Anchor.
| age, in the 5th district, and as {
result of his refusal to run, Maui
rice L. Thatcher, former Govern
or of Panama Canal Zone, will
be the republican nominee anc
will be opposed in November by
kendrick r. Lewis, of Louisville
cn the democratic side.
In six of the other ten districts
III the state the present Con
gressmen have no opposition ir
the primaries. Summed up the
democrats have four contests
and the republicans have six.
The primary lineup as. it will
confront the voters on August 5
is:
First District-Democrat, Con-
gressnan Alben w. Barkely OF
Paducah, unopposed; Republican
F. M. Mccain, Mayfeld, unop-
posed.
Second District - Democrats,
Congressman D. H. Kincheloe, OF
Madisonville, unopposed; Repub-
lican, George w. Jolly, of Ow-
ensboro.
Third District = Democrats,
Congressman Robert Y. Thomas.
Jr., unopposed; Republicans, w.
Q. Meats, of Morgantown; R. M.
Amos, of Olmstead; Marmaduke
3. Bowden, OF Russellville.
Fourth District = Democrats,
Congressman Ben Johnson, OF
Bardstown, unopposed; Republi-
cans, DIR. r. H. McMullin, of
Grayson county, unopposed.
Fifth District = Democrats,
Kendrick r. Lewis, of Louisville,
unopposed; Republicans, Maurice
L. Thatcher, Louisville, unoppos-
ed.
Sixth D1Str1ct-DemocratS Ar
thur B. Rouse, of Burlington, un-
opposed.
Seventh District = Democrats
Congressman J. Campbell Can
trill, of Georgetown; R. Lee
Murphy, of Georgetown.
Eighth District - Democrats,
Congressman Ralph Gilbert, of
Danville, unopposed; Republicans
Edward Hubbard, of Lancaster ;
DR.. H. L. Canard, of Danville.
Ninth District = Democrats,
Congressman w. J. Fields, of
Olive Hill; H. C. Ducy, of Gym
tl1iana; R. G. Tucker, of Prater;
w. 7. Cole, of Greenup; Republi-
cans, Trumbo Snedegar, of Wy
oming; George Osborne, of Rus
sell; J. H. Stricklin, of Insko. =
Tenth District - Democrats,
T. Tom Hatcher, of Pikeville; K.
L. Varney, of Canada: Republi--
cans, Congressman J,W. Lang
ley, of Pikeville; former Con
gressman Rev. N! T. Hopkins, of
Yeager; Fess Whitaker, OF
Whitesburg. n ,dt r-fd ri bgI
Eleventh District, - Democrat
c. 7. Simple, of London, unoppos-
ed; Republicans, Congressman
]. NJ. Robson, of Barbourvllle,
unopposed.
The democrats have. entered
candidates in all of the eleven
districts planning even to give
the Republicans opposition this
fall in the rockribbed Republican
strongholds of the tenth and
eleventh districts. The Republl-
cans however, have entered no
candidates in the sixth district
against Congressman Rouse and
in the seventh where Congress
man Cantrill has a fight on his
hands for the nomination.
In the ninth district Congress
man Fields, democrat, is faced by
three opponents, one Of whom is
H. c. Duyy, of Cynthiana, for
mer speaker of the state house
of representatives and seasoned
canpaigner.
Congressman Langley in the
tenth district, is opposed by Rev.
N. T. Hopkins, of Yeager, who
has the distinction of having been
elected to congress once but of
serving only one day. His dem
ocratic opponent was elected on
The face of returns and served
throughout the session being de-
clared unseated on the last day
of the session. Hopkins is pic
turesque figure. a Baptist minis
ter typical of this section of the
country. Congressman Langley's
other opponent is Fess Whitta-
ker, the jailed jailer of Letcher