Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-11

oOAoiuS every county III Cne uiStrlct.
Christian has two, Maj. Jno Phelps
and Judge T.J. Morrow Galloway also
has two, Judge l.. G. Linn and Judge
L. z. Cook. Trigg presents Col. r.
A. Burnett and Lyon completes the
list with Judge T. j. Watkins. From
this half dozen candidates the Dem
ocratic convention can hardly fail to
pick out good man and winning
nominee. There is some excellent
timber in the list and some not quite so
good, but it is hardly likely that the
convention will eat the briars and
leave the hay, if we may use one Of
Sam Jones' illustrations. 1t is now
less than thirty days until the county
conventions of July 6will be held and
it may be well to take glance at the
race as it now appears. Christian
countys two candidates will in all
likelihood hit upon some plan by
which both will have a standing in
the convention. 1t has been sug-
gested that the twelve votes of the
county be 'prorated" according to
the strength developed by each in
the county mass convention, but for
the purposes of this article we shall
assign six votes each to Maj. Phelps |
and Judge Morrow. Galloway will
have but one candidate before the
convention from the present indica-
tons Judge Linn has submitted
written request to Judge Cook asking
that they hold primary election in
Galloway June 20 to settle their
claims to the county's. eight votes,
but this has been declined by Judge
Cook, who gives as reason the short
ness of the time. He states that he
suggested the same method two
months ago when there was time and
Judge Linn did not regard it with
favor and now he prefers to let the
contest be settled as the committee
ordered, by mass convention at the
court house. This will, of course,
shut one or the other out of the race,
so far as first instructions are con-
cerned. Our information from sever
al trustworthy sources is to the effect
that Judge Cook will carry the coun- {
ty beyond any sort of doubt. AS
Stunning this to be true the first, ballot
at the Eddyville convention will stand
as follows: Cook, Galloway s votes;
Phelps, (half of Christian 6; Burnett,
(Trigg) 5; Watkins, Uyon) 4. Neces-
sary to nominate, IA and fraction
over one half. Should the hindmost
man be dropped Judge Watkins
would of course be the first to go out
and Morrow or Cook would probably
get his votes. Unless one of the
Christian candidates should have
less than votes in division of the {
county, Burnett would go out next I
and it is doubtful where his votes |
would go. With Judge Linn in the '
contest he would be liable to get c
them, but if Galloway goes for Cook S
Judge Linn will have no standing in (
the convention. In that event it is c
uncertain where Trigg's votes would I
go. This makes the question of Sec s
ond choice in that county one of the a
principal points to be looked after
by all the candidates. 1t is more
than likely that some agreement
would be made by which all of
Christians II votes would ultimately ]
go to one of her candidates. Should {
Morrow pick up three votes in Lyon {;
or Phelps as many in Trigg, the NOM
ination could at once be brought to
this county by changing the vote to
the man developing the outside
strength. These figures lead us TO
but one conclusion. The race will
narrow down to Cook and one of
Christians candidates. Of the 9
votes in the other counties, Cook must
secure while Morrow or Phelps
could win with 3 besides Christians
IL. Should there be no agreement
entered into in this county there will
be but four candidates at Eddyville,
since there are but four counties and
delegations cannot be divided except
by agreement, in mass conventions
where majority will rule.
The silver convention in Illinois
last week was tremendous gather