Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-12
FOwright Turned Out TO
FOwrong.
Defeated the Entire Demd
State by Voting With
Enemy.

night for the purpose Of choosi
the appointive officers for the nc
two years. +,
1t had been known for two dayi.
that deal had been made betweel
Joe Fowright and the fusion mino
ity, by which they would control hs
vote and secure the patronage to d,
distributed. The terms of THU.
deal have not been announced ann
the victors show no disposition q
pursue the usual course and ed
plain how it was done.
Fowright was nominated by thl
Democrats of the Seventh ward in a
close race by two votes. He ran as
the party nominee, defeating his re.
publican opponent by three ma.
iority. In the council composed OF
seven members, he held the balance
of power. He declared himsef an
uncompromised Democrat and went
into a caucus with the other Demo-
Gratis. Several caucuses were held,
the last on Monday night of last
week. Fowright at this meeting
presented the names of several "A
his friends for places and when TIN
caucus failed to complete its Wort
he made this a pretext and refused
to meet again. During the succeed
ing days he repeatedly asserted
that he would vote independently
in the council, casting his vote for
his own friends. Before the cleo
ton was called, however, it was
current talk that he had given way
under the responsibility of holding
the balance of power and would
vote for the entire fusion state,
made up largely of Republicans.
AS there was no way to provide
against this sort OF political man
agement, the Democrats accepted
the throw-down with as good grace
as possible, and the fusion program
went through without a hitch.
Fowright voted against the very
men he held up for IN the Demo-
cratic caucus, defeating by his own
vote the most loyal friends and sup
porters he had, and did this too
without getting a single Office for
any Democrat in his ward. He
merely voted as he was told to vote.
The list OF officers below was the
outcome of the election;
City Clerk. Walter S. Elgin, Gold
Democrat.
Treasurer, Jno. r. Edmunds,
Democrat.
Chief of Police, b. ]. Mathews,
Gold Democrat.
Attorney, A. p. Crockett, Gold
Democrat.
Street Superintendent, Jno. A.
Twyman, Gold Democrat.
Tax Collector, T. J. Tate, Re-
publican.
Chief Fire Department, L. II. At
kinson, Republican.
Teamster, Lee Morris, Democrat.
Assessor, G. +. Dalton, Democrat.
Sexton, IL. Roake, Democrat.
Policemen, Harvey McCord, Re.
publican; N. p. Fears, Republican;
e. p. Wilkins, Republican; Geo, w.
Democrat; John Burnes,
and |, b. Morris, Democrat, re-
elected.
Firemen, f, Coler, Republican;
Chas. w. McGinnis, Republican;
las. Anderson, Republican; Jas.
Western, Democrat; E. II. Roper,
Democrat; J, M, Billiard, Democrat;
las. Nichols, Republican; w. Drake,
Republican; and j. S. Landreth.
Lee Morris, /. b. Morris and G..
p Dalton, whose names appear in
he list, are straight Democrats.
The first two were reelected.
Mr.. Dalton was not an applicant
or assessor and his brother on the
Council did not vote for him.
his knowledge he was
placed on the fusion slate and
vent in with the rest, He will
probably accept. Mr., Edmunds,
he new Treasurer, is a Democrat
Who voted the state ticket but not