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Few men have been more important to the life of Kentucky than three of those who governed it between 1930 and 1963Albert B. Chandler, Earle C. Clements, and Bert T. Combs. While reams of newspaper copy have been written about them, the historical record offers little to mark their roles in the drama of Kentucky and the nation. In this authoritative and sometimes intimate view of Bluegrass State politics and government at ground level, John Ed Pearceone of Kentuckys favorite writershelps fill this gap.

In half a century as a close observer of Kentucky politicsas reporter, editorial writer, and columnist for the Louisville Courier-JournalPearce has seen the full spectacle. He watched Happy Chandler vault into national prominence with his flamboyant campaign style. He was shaken by Earle Clements for asking an awkward question. He joined in the laughter when a striptease artist was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel during the Combs administration. And he watched as the successive governors struggled to move the state forward, each in his own way.

Yet this is more than a newsmans account of events. Pearce probes for the roots of the troubles that have slowed Kentuckys progress. He traces the divisions that have plagued the state for almost two centuries, divisions springing from the nature of Kentuckys beginnings. He studies the lack of leadership that has hampered the always dominant Democratic party and the bitter factionalism that has kept the party from developing a cohesive philosophy. When the candidate of one faction has taken office, he shows, the losing faction has usually made political hay by bolting to the opposition party or torpedoing the governors efforts in the legislature instead of uniting behind a progressive party program. The outcome of such long-term factionalism is a state that must now run fast to catch up.

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Divide and Dissent
DIVIDE
AND
DISSENT
KENTUCKY POLITICS 19301963 JOHN ED PEARCE Publication of this volume was - photo 1
KENTUCKY POLITICS
19301963
JOHN ED PEARCE
Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the - photo 2
Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Copyright 1987 by The University Press of Kentucky
Paperback edition 2006
The University Press of Kentucky
Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth,
serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre
College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University,
The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College,
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University,
Morehead State University, Murray State University,
Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University,
University of Kentucky, University of Louisville,
and Western Kentucky University.
All rights reserved.
Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky
663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 405084008
www.kentuckypress.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pearce, John Ed.
Divide and dissent.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. KentuckyPolitics and government18651950.
2. KentuckyPolitics and government1951. 3. Kentucky
GovernorsHistory20th century. I.Title.
F456.P42 1987 976.9'043 8628978
ISBN-10:0-8131-1613-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-0804-9 (pbk.: alk. paper)
This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting
the requirements of the American National Standard
for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.
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Manufactured in the United States of America.
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CONTENTS
Photographs follow
PREFACE
The reader will note that this volume has not been footnoted, a lack which will probably be a red flag to historians and other scholars, even if a mercy to readers. But this is not really a scholarly work, nor is it intended as such. Actually, I began it as a brief review of the Bert Combs administration in Frankfort, and it somehow grew on me. Everyone to whom I showed the first draft (and then the second, and the third) had suggestions to make about needed additions. I had neglected this or that political figure, this episode, that squabble. Before I knew it, I had a full-length book on my hands, and a project that took years instead of the months that I had planned. But that is all right. I have had a good time writing it. I only hope that someone will have as much fun reading it.
In that regard, I want to thank such people as Thomas Clark, John Kleber, Al Smith, and Barry Bingham for reading the manuscript of this book and for their criticism and advice. It was invaluable. So were the objections and suggestions and criticisms of the people who read the manuscript for the University Press of Kentucky.
I am indebted to the many officials of the Combs, Wetherby, Clements, Chandler, and Breathitt administrations who were kind and patient enough to furnish me with documents and recollections; and to such men as Bill May, John Crimmins, Ed Prichard, Ed Farris, Henry Ward, and Robert Bell, who granted me interviews. I also want to thank Kimberly Lady of the Kentucky Oral History Commission and Terry Birdwhistell of the University of Kentucky Library and Archives for their considerable time and patience in helping me with the tapes and papers of some of the figures treated in this book. Bob Bender of the Department of Parks furnished me with a raft of facts concerning the parks and the tourist industry. I benefited greatly from conversations with James Klotter of the Kentucky Historical Society, Louisville historian George Yater, author and longtime friend Philip Ardery, author and archivist Sam Thomas, and publisher Tyler Munford of Morganfield.
Of course, many of the people to whom I refer in the book are dead now, and I have been obliged to depend to an unfortunate extent on my own recollection of events when I was not able to find newspaper clippings or official papers to fill in the blank spots. By all measures, my chief source of information about the years from 1920 to 1963 was the files of the Courier-Journal in Louisville, and I want to thank librarian Sonny Tharp and his assistants for helping me in this regard. I also had the advantage of copies of the Legislative Record in Frankfort, limited files of the Lexington Herald and Leader, and records of the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
But a great deal of the material in this book, especially the personal and intimate references that would not be likely to show up in official records, are just from my own memory. I have known most of these people fairly well. I was never a favorite of Governor Chandler; I can understand this, since I was an editorial writer for the Courier-Journal during Mr. Chandlers second race and administration, when the paper did not support him and was often critical. There were periods when Earle Clements was cool toward me (to indulge in some massive understatement). I regretted this. As a newsman, as a student of politics, and as an ordinary onlooker, I liked and respected Clements. He was a great personality.
I had better explain something of my relationship with Bert Combs, since it is inevitable that some people will consider this book biased in his favor because we have long been friends. As an editorial writer for the Courier-Journal in 1955, when Combs first ran for governor, I got to know him casually. I met him again when he began to run in 1959. We were supporting Wilson Wyatt at the time but switched to Combs when he and Wyatt merged their campaigns. But I did not get to know him well until, in 1960, he appointed me to the newly created Parks Board. I was permitted to take the post by the Courier-Journal management only with the provision that the job would be nonpaying, and it was so stipulated (a provision that did not leave my fellow board members overjoyed). It was after that that I really came to know and admire Combs. I regret that I have not had occasion for much association with him since his most recent (and unsuccessful) try for office and now see him infrequently.
At the same time I think I can, and have shown that I can, view him and his administration objectively. During his term in office I was the author of many editorials that were critical of him and his policies. I would be less than honest, however, if I did not admit that I thought then and think now that his administration was outstanding. I hope I have not let this approval distort my reporting of his years.
INTRODUCTION
The governors of Kentucky have not been an exceptional lot. While there have been few outright rogues or scoundrels among them, there also have been relatively few outstanding performers, partly because of the nature of the job. It has never paid much. The state constitution wont let governors succeed themselves (though they may run again after a term has elapsed), and in the four years term they do not have much chance to design or carry out long-range programs. For the past century Kentucky has been one of the poorer states, and poverty tends to feed on poverty, limiting what a governor can accomplish. By the time the average governor leaves office, he has had to say no so often that he enjoys little popularity.
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