 Opposing Barkley in the primary was Congressman J. Campbell Cantrill, who along with Stanley, led the conservative wing of the party, opposing prohibition and women's suffrage.Beckham, leader of the liberal wing, intended to run, and his surrogates, particularly "Louisville Courier-Journal" editor Robert Worth Bingham, began a "Business Man for Governor" campaign in late 1922.Beckham had served as governor from 1900 to 1907 and later in the U.S. Senate, but he was out of office (a "Business Man"), in contrast to Cantrill and Barkley.