The Ironton News

A LOOK OVER THE
POLITICAL
FENCE

By The Man On The Other Side.

The announcement that Hon. Robert L. Bulkley, United States Senator, would visit Ironton on Friday evening, and deliver an address in the court house yard, has been received with interest from all parts of the county. Senator Bulkley upset the oldtime precedent in this county two years ago and carried this county, which for half a century had always gone Republican.

Sen. Bulkley comes via auto from Jackson, where he speaks at 4 o'clock, and will be greeted at the Hotel Marting by a large reception committee of non partisan citizens as well as democrats. A dinner is being arranged in his honor at 6:30, to which all citizens are invited. The cover charge will perhaps be one dollar.

Senator Bulkley will have an interesting message which will be of interest to farmers, and one of the largest crowds to ever attend a campaign speech in recent years, is expected at the court yard at 8 o'clock next Friday evening.

It is understood that the Republicans will open campaign headquarters in the Stewart building on Center street, next to the Goldcamp Hardware Co, while the Democrats are making arrangements for headquarters on Third street, perhaps in the Marlow Theatre building or the Etna Building and Loan building. Rumor has it that the Republicans have the greater part of their rent donated, as Mr. Stewart is very active in the Republican campaigns, but the Democrats aren't quite fortunate enough to have Democratic-owned vacant rooms, and will have to dig deep into their campaign funds for rent, but owing to the Hoover prosperity, rents in the business district aren't quite as high as they were a few years ago, and that's one thing in favor of the Democrats, anyway.

The Democratic Executive Committee, answering a call of the chairman, L E Halley, met at the court house Saturday and from all reports the boys were as peppy as the foot ball squads who haven't played a game yet this season. Plans were made for the coming campaign and especially the visit of U S Senator Bulkley, who comes to Ironton, Friday.

Regardless of the Depression Democrats are going to feast and a dinner has been arranged for the U S. Senator and his party at the Hotel Marting. A few weeks ago, with his opponent, Attorney-General Gilbert Bettman visited Ironton, he was given a "Pot Luck" supper River View park, now famous as a resting place for the hoboes who sleep under Hoover Blankets (in newspapers).

The Democrats admit there are hard times under the present republican administration, but they are not going to demonstrate it as the Republican ladies did when their candidate for Senator visited the city. They are going to show Sen. Bulkley the best.

Rumor has it that Gov. White will follow David Ingalls to Ironton, and will deliver an address here a few days following Mr. Ingalls speech here before the Emancipation Day crowds that are to come from the tri-state to celebrate here.

The esteemed Sunday Republican paper tells of Mr. Ingalls' independence. When the young candidate fell off that polo pony, we believe he showed more than his independence. If he can't ride a polo pony, how does he expect to be able to stick on the G. O. P. elephant, when the elephant has to run faster than he ever did run, if he expects to keep up with the White Donkey?

Light candidates are entered in the race for Lawrence County Probate Judge at the coming November election. Only seven having filed petitions, and one having won a place on the ballot through last May's primary election. H. B. Jones, Helen P. Clarke, incumbent; Charles W. Thornton, Scott McCoy, Squire P A. Burke, W. A. Murdock and John White, former sheriff, filed petitions. Former Probate Judge Charles Payne gains a place on the ballot from the last primary election.

The strategy of the G. O. P. is now pretty evident. It consists of promising the people nothing definite, and then tying up the best stump speakers of the democracy. Mr. Hoover has put Atlee Pomerene in charge of the dole to banks and insurance companies, so he is part of the Administration and can't campaign for Roosevelt. And he has put Newton Baker in charge of the dole to everybody except banks and insurance companies, so he can't use his silver tongue in behalf of the party of Jefferson.

This ties up two of Roosevelt's best aids. But there still are a lot of word-slingers at large, However, a man with Hoover's imagination for creating new commissions can easily find place for any Democrats who are a menace to his re-election.