 When Senator Stanley, an opponent of prohibition, sought re-election to the Senate in 1924, Fields and his allies did not support him, leading to the election of Republican Frederick M. Sackett and giving the Republicans both of the state's senate seats for the first time in history.The signature issue of the session, however, was Fields' request for the bond issue.He engaged in a debate with opponents of the issue that was published in Bingham's "Courier-Journal" as well as the "Louisville Herald" and "Louisville Post", two papers owned by James B.