Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Brochure |
Catalog Number |
2007.18.5 |
Date |
1963 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-4.875 W-2.75 inches |
Description |
This is a brochure containing the Democratic party ticket for 1963. It is a rectangular sheet of white paper with blue lettering. The inscriptions include names of candidates and the positions they are running for. There are "x"s in the check boxes on the right side. The ticket is for the May 28, 1963 Democratic primary. |
Notes |
This is a campaign piece from the May 28, 1963 Democratic Primary. The candidates included A.B. Chandler, Harry Lee Waterfield, Thelma Stovall, George D. Conley, Tom O. Harris, James Queenan, R. K. "Kenny" Grantz. Albert Benjamin Chandler, Sr. (July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991) was twice governor of Kentucky, a U.S. Senator and the 2nd Baseball Commissioner. His jovial attitude earned him the nickname "Happy," which stuck for the remainder of his life. Chandler was born July 14, 1898 in Corydon, Henderson County Kentucky the son of Joseph Sephus and Callie Saunders-Chandler. Chandler graduated from Transylvania in 1921, taking with him both a bachelor's degree and his life-long nickname. From there, Chandler studied at Harvard Law School, coaching high school athletics to earn money. He returned to Lexington in 1922, attaining a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Kentucky two years later. Chandler's career in politics began with an appointment by Judge Ben Williams to the post of master commissioner of the Woodford County Circuit Court in 1928. Only a year later, he was elected to represent Kentucky's 22nd Senate District in the Kentucky General Assembly.In 1931, Chandler was elected lieutenant governor of the state by a wide margin. Although Chandler and the elected governor, Ruby Laffoon were both Democrats, Chandler soon split with his running mate and ended up working against many of his programs, particularly on the issue of a state sales tax, which Laffoon supported but Chandler opposed. Chandler did succeed in his bid for governor in 1935, defeating Rhea in a runoff primary and disposing of Republican challenger King Swope by a hefty margin. In 1938, while still serving as governor, Chandler challenged Senate Majority Leader (and future Vice President) Alben Barkley in the Democratic primary for Barkley's seat in Congress and lost. Chandler would got his chance at the Senate in 1939, whenthe state's junior Senator, M. M. Logan, died. Under an arrangement with Lieutenant Governor Keen Johnson, Chandler resigned his position, elevating Johnson to the governorship. Johnson, in turn, appointed Chandler to fill Logan's seat in the Senate. Chandler became the second Commissioner of Baseball in 1944 and supervised the integration of baseball. In 1955, twenty years after his first bid, Chandler secured the Democratic nomination over challenger Bert T. Combs, and took the general election from Republican Edwin R. Denny by landslide. Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988), a Democrat, served twice as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and unsuccessfully sought election as Governor of Kentucky. Waterfield was originally from Hickman County, Kentucky. He worked as a newspaper publisher and then was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1938-47 and 1950-51. He was Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1944-46. Waterfield twice won election as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and held that office in 1955-59 and 1963-67. He was the first person to win election to two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. He served under Happy Chandler in his first term and under Edward T. Breathitt in his second. Waterfield became a factional ally of Happy Chandler, though at first they were not friendly to one another politically. In 1947 Waterfield sought election as Governor of Kentucky but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Chandler's factional enemy, Earle C. Clements. In 1959, Bert Combs defeated Waterfield in the primary and went on to win the office and help secure the election of his own chosen successor, Edward T. Breathitt, in 1963. In 1967 Waterfield again sought the Democratic nomination for governor but lost the primary to Henry Ward, who in turn lost the general election to Louie B. Nunn. Waterfield was a Kentucky delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1948 and 1956 and helped lead an attempt to secure the Democratic nomination for president for Happy Chandler in 1956. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
People |
Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991 Waterfield, Harry Lee Stovall, Thelma Loyace Hawkins, 1919-1994 Conley, George D. Harris, Thomas O. Queenan, James Grantz, R.K. |
Subjects |
Governors Political campaigns Political candidates Politicians Campaign insignia Campaigns, Political |
Search Terms |
Gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial races Elections |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |