Evening star., 1922-06-25
KENTUCK|ANS IN RACE
FOR CONGRESS SEATS
Eleven Districts About Made Up
for Coming Pri-
maries.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

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LOUISVILLE. Ky, June 24.-Decla-
rations of congressional candidacy,
which in Kentucky must be filed forty
days before the party primaries, on
the first Saturday in August. are
about all in now, and by Monday the
races in the eleven districts of the
state will be made up.
The opposition to John w. Langley
of the tenth district has at last CEN
tered on man to oppose the dean of
the Kentucky delegation for the re-
publican nomination. He is Rev. n.
T. Hopkins of Pike county, a neighbor
of Langley, a popular mountain preach
er of the Primitive Baptist denoni-
nation and possibly the most for
n!dable opponent the anti-Langley
forces could have chosen. In 1894
nominee for Congress in the tenth
district against Joe NJ. Kendall.
democrat Kendall was elected on
the face of the returns and took the
seat. "Parson" Hopkins instituted a
contest before the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress, which was heavily republican.
The contest dragged along through
the two-year term, and was only de-
cided in favor of Hopkins on the last
day of the session. Hopkins barely
had time to be sworn in before the
gaTsl fsll for sine die "a adiournmsnt "d6 .h
time the salary, In lump sum. but
his friends are fond of relating a
story that he registered a vigorous
kick because Mr.. Kendall had ex-
hausted the quota of garden seed and
documents.
Thatcher to Seek Fifth.
Maurice II. Thatcher. city depart
mental counsel in Louisville and for
merly governor of the Panama Canal
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is the latest declared candidate for
the seat of Charles F. Ogden Of the
fifth Iouisville) district. who has
declined to run again. Kendrick r.
Lewis, an attorney. is the only an
nounced democratic candidate. though
mond. who made the race two years
ago, will file his declaration. One of
the developments in the unsettled
conditions surrounding the race in
the fifth is the revival of the boom
for Swagar Sherley, former chairman
Of the appropriations committee, but
the latter has not let it be known
whether he can be induced to enter
the lists. Friends of Herman D. New
comb, who was defeated for the demo
cratic nomination by Mr.. Sherley in
1910 and who served one term as
available congressional timber.
DR.. Ben. l. Bruner. who was de-
feated for United States senator by A
o. Stanley in 1918, also has announced
his candidacy for the republican NOM
! ination here, and 1t may take a pri.
| mary for him and Thatcher to run II
out.
The race in the fifth district will
largely be based on the record OF the
national administration, and demo
they feel that the nationwide indus
trial depression will rebound to their
advantage.
Ben johnson Of the fourth district
who has had no democratic opposi-
ton for years, will have republican
opponent, however, the republicans
several days ago having chosen j. E.
Isaacs of Lebanon as their nominee.
Mr. Isaacs Is assistant state banking
commissioner.
No opposition IN either party has
been Forthcoming as yet for Alben w.
Barkley Of the first. David H. Kinche-
loe of the second. Arthur B. Rouse OF
the sixth. J. Campbell Cantrill Of the
seventh or Ralph H. Gilbert of the
eighth district, although c. G. JEFF
fries of Columbia may make the race
against Gilbert as an independent.
Robert Y. Thomas, jr., of the third
district has no opposition for the
Finn, former state railroad commits
sioner, evidently found little response
to his speeches in favor of govern
ment ownership of railroads, and de-
cided not to make the race. w. o.
Meats of Morgantovn is believed to
have the Inside rail- on the republi-
can nomination.
Three-COrnered Race.
There will be a three-cornered race
in the ninth district for the demo-
cratic nomination, where Representa-
tive William J. Fields is opposed by
II. c. Duffy, former speaker Of the
Kentucky house of representatives
and Allen D. Cole of Maysville. Mrs
Cora Wilson Stewart, noted as the
founder Of moonlight" schools In
| Kentucky, has decided not to make
the race. Trumbo Snedegar of Bath
county, who has been the nominee on
other occasions, is conceded to have
the call on the republican nomination
In the eleventh, unconquerably re.
| publican, Representative James M
! Robsion will have no opposition for
| the nomination, but the democrats
will put up candidate in the person
! of C. J. Sipple of London.
| Representative Barkley of Paducat
! has let it be known that he has nc
aspirations for governor, but 1t Is now
| believed that he has his eyes on the
senatorial toga now worn by A. o
Stanley, and may make the race two
years hence. The latest proposed
/ candidate for governor is Representa-.
! tive Rouse OF Covington, who has not
| made any announcement as to his
preferences in the matter.