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Show IN THE LIMELIGHT I SEEKS KENTUCKY TQGA I John C. W. Bcckhnm, lormcr governor or jjIHgyi-a- Kentucky, Ib at present engaged In tho fiercest y'ra MnA ot a fnctlonnl nBnt tor tlus United States rffte?' "ffl Bonatorshlp for hla Btate. Ho lacks two or threo ifMm yk votes, but whllo Democrats hold them they rcfuso vmm I lo Rlvo tnom un t0 Ucckhanii nntl n deadlock la WM r-f tl on' for fioro Is no other candidate upon whom tgrii they can agree. William J. Ilryan went to Kon- (H Ik." J tucky a fow wcoks ago to rcstoro harmony In tho iiA v party. He made a Bpecch to tho legislature bo- I ,1,na" closod doors, urging the Democrats to close "fr5 J up their rnnkB rather than rim tho danger ot tVV "") letting tho odlco go to a Republican, but It was In tlvO' vain. Tho factions, far from uniting, nearly camo MSi ilC? to blows, bb tho result of tho well meant attempts VailMllllum Uk 1 of th0 would.bo pencolnnkcr. This hostility to Dcckham aroso from hla conduct as governor. He was a young man, less than 30, and It had never been Intended that ho should bo the chief executive of tho stntc. Ab a compliment com-pliment ho was placed on the ticket as candidate, for lieutenant-governor, with Goobcl for governor. Tho returns showed tho Democrats to havo been defeated, but thoy appealed to tho Democratic legislature and heforo tho matter was decided Goebcl had been shot, Tho legislature declared him governor gov-ernor whllo ho lay on his death-bed. In a fow hours ho was dead and Dcckham Dcck-ham was governor. Tho latter entered the ofllco declaring that ho would bo a "straight away" governor, but Bomo of tho Influential Democratic lenders laughed In their sleeves at th'o announcement. Thoy soon found, however, that tholr powcr was to bo curbed. In prosecuting the nsaasHlna ot Goobcl, Ucckhnm took strenuous steps. Ho has shown himself most Implacable towards alt suspected of tho murder of his chief. No particular pains wero taken to discredit Ucckhnm, as tho law provides pro-vides for only ono term of four years as governor of Kentucky. Ucckhnm maintained, however, that filling out another man's term did not count as ono for himself. Till 9 waa Just tho oppoalto of the view taken by President Roosovclt as to tho presidency, Dcckham ran himself again and was reelected. |
