Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-06
THE POLITICAL POT.
NOMINATIONs MADE IN MANY COUN-
TIES.
Three or Four Exciting Conventions on
The Boards For This Week

Democratic precinct meetings O
conventions were held Saturday il
the counties composing the Third
Fourth, Fifth and Nineteenth judicia
districts of Kentucky to elect dele
gates to county or district conven
tions to be held later.
In the Third judicial district, com
posed Of the counties of Galloway
Christian, Lyon and Trigg, precinct
meetings were held.
Indications are that Judge Thos
P. Cook will enter the convention at
Murray April with about 20 votes;
Judge John Phelps will have about
II and Judge r. A. Burnett about 8
or 8, or enough to hold the balance
OF power. W, r. Howell and j. T
Hanbery will run a neck and neck
race for first place for commemorative
attorney, with Fentom Sims third in
the race and Calloway's l3 votes I'M
instructed.
The Democrats of Ohio county
made the following nominations Sat
urday, as indications by precinct in.
structions:
Representative, between John j..
McHenry and Darland T. Black;
Circuit Clerk; g. B. Likens; County
Clerk, between Henry E. Thompson
and W. G. Hardwick; County Attor-
ney 10. b: Vickers; School Superin.
tendent, j. Benham Hooker; Jailer,
Warren Taylor. The Populists also
met Monday in county convention
and named the remainder of the
ticket.
One of the most exciting primary
elections ever witnessed in McCracken
county was held Saturday to nomi-
nate Democratic candidates for county
Offices. The result, as summoned up
at midnight was as follows: County
Judge, j. G. Tully; Sheriff, lobe
Rogers; County Attorney, F. E.
Graves; County Clerk, Chas. E. Ora
ham; Circuit Clerk, H. H. Hopson;
Assessor, Stewart Dick; School Su-
perintendent, j. 7. Hughes; Jailer,
Joseph Miller, Representative, j.
Dennis Mocquot.
In the Democratic primary election
in Mclean county Saturday to nomi-
nate county offices about 1850 votes
were cast. The successful candidates
were as follows: Representative, 6.
w. Hickman; County Clerk, Shut;
Attorney, Lee Gibson; Superintend-
ent, DIR. Hayes; Sheriff Priest; Jailer
Riggs. The rest of the ticket was
named by the Populists last week.
The fusionists have the votes to win
by several hundred majority.
The fusion primary in Caldwell
county Saturday made the following
nominations: Representative, w. B.
Henderson; Circuit Clerk, E. NJ.
johnson; Jailer, r. F. Scarberry; As.
SCISSOR, Robt. l.. Gresham; County
Clerk, F. A. Pasteur; County Attor-
ney, James T. Coleman; School Su.
perintendent, Miss Mamie Catlett;
County Surveyor, j. j. Boynton; Cor
oner, S, A, Pollard; Magistrate at
Princeton, Squire A, @. Mayes, Con-
stable, j. NJ. McLin,
Caldwell county last year was one
OF only two counties in the two west
ern districts that went for Mckinley.
The majority was only If votes, but
if the gold Democrats in Caldwell are
returning to the party as they are in
other counties enough Of them will
vote with the fusionists to elect the
excellent ticket nominated The va.
cancies on the ticket will be filled by
the Populists.
Saturdays primary in Ballard re-
suited in the following nominations:
County Judge, T. Gardiner; County
Attorney, Josh White; County Court |
Clerk, r. j. Young; Circuit Court !
Clerk, Ben T. Huey; Sheriff, F. p. |
Fisher; School Superintendent, r. l.. /
Kane; Jailer, Robin Jennings; AS
SCISSOR, Carter Adair; Surveyor, o. G.
Stoner; Coroner, W. b. Estes. The
for County Judge, T. Gard
Ter, is well-known Populist and
vas once State President of the Farm
RS Alliance. The nominee for County
Attorney is son of Appellate Judge
lanes ID. White. All shades of poll
icians voted, there being nearly
eighteen hundred ballots cast, which
8 more than the average number at
general elections.
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