The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-19
Until the Democratic Punch and Judy
Show Begins Here.
Chairman Emery Says He Knows as
Much Law as Anyone and Is
There to Stay.
FOR NOMINATIONS

The Democratic city and county
committees both meet tomorrow after
noon, and while their action cannot
be forecast, 1t is probable that there
will be a lively time. Chairman
Charles Emery, of the county commit
tee, states that nothing the county
committee can do will amount to any
thing, as Frankfort is the court of last
resort for county committee action,
and nothing will there be recognized
without his indorsement, and be has
called no meeting and sees no occasion
for one.
There seems likely to be warm
time in both committee meetings,
however, over numerous questions to
come up. The county committee is
among other things to select list of
five names to be forwarded to the state
election commissioners from which to
select the Democratic member of the
McCracken board, while Chairman
Emery, it is understood, has already
sent in his list, and one from the lat
ter will be chosen. The county COM
mittee, also, it is understood, will I'M
dertake to depose both claimants to
the craftsmanship and elect a new
chairman, which, it is alleged, will
not be sanctioned by the state central
committee, which is backing Chair
man Emery.
The city committee is to take steps
to put out a ticket for aldermen and
also consider the question of whether
or not treasurer, city engineer and
other officers are to be elected at this
election.
As to the offices that are to be filled,
it is predicted that the city commit
tee will provide for the nomination of
aldermen, member of the school
board from the Third ward, city en-
gineer, city jailer and treasurer.
The county committee for nomina-
tions for coroner and magistrate in the
district now represented by Justice ].
H. Burnett.
The law along this line seems to
conflict, the constitution saying that
no city or county officers, except
members, of the municipal legislation
bodies-councilmen and aldermen
shall be chosen in the same year that
representative from congress is
elected. -, -.
The law says, however;
Section 1872. Appointment or cleo
tion-when filled by-If the unexpir-
ed term will end at the next succeed
ing annual election at which either
city, town, county, district or state
officers are to be elected, the Office
shall be filled by appointment for the
remainder of the term. If the unex-
pired term will not end at the next
succeeding annual election at which
either city, town, county, district or
state officers are to be elected and if
three months intervene before said
succeeding annual election, at which
either city, town, county, district or
state officers are to be elected, the
office shall be filed by appointment
until said election, and then said va
cancy shall be filled by appointment
until said election, and then said va
cancy shall be filled by election for
the remainder of the term. If three
months do not intervene between the
happening of said vacancy and the
next succeeding election at which
city, town, county, district or state
officers are to be elected, the office
shall DO filled by appointment until