The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-13
Democrats Of Kentucky Bent on a
Lively Scrap.
According to Information From Lou
isville it Is 10 Be xii.
kenny Affair.
STRENGTHENS REPUBLICANS

From present indications an open
rupture seriously threatens the Demo
cratic state organization, and the anti.
Beokham faction is given the credit
for sowing the seed Of discord that
promises harvest Of trouble for Chair.
man Young and his colleagues who
have sworn allegiance TO the machine,
says the Louisville Herald.
Far from being swed by Chairman
Young's threats Of being forced to re-
sign as national committeeman II he
persisted in fighting the state organi-
zation. the Hon. Urey woodson has
Joined the anti Beck ham political alli-
snce and will lend his assistance in
efforts to break the slate decided upon
by the leaders Of the Beckhsm faction
at the Frankfort caucus.
Numbered among the leaders Of
the opposition to the state organization
are State Auditor Gus @. Coulter.
Sam ]. Shackleford, clerk of the court
Of appeals; John B. Chenault, present
state insurance commissioner, and
candidate for state auditor IT O. Brad
ley, Of Lexington; Urey woodson, of
Owensboro, national committeeman +;
Judge James II. Hazelrigg, John X.
Hendrict, candidate fer the Ruberns-
torisl nomination, and others equally
as prominent in the party's councils.
These political allies will make
desperate efforts to defeat Samuel W.
Hager for the nomination for state an.
ditcr, and Josh II. Griffith for state
treasurer
1.-THE present plan Of the allies is TO
force John X. Hendriok to continue
his canvass for governor, thus enabling
them to concentrate their forces in an
effort TO defeat Hager and Griffith,
who have virtually been decided upon
for minor positions on the state ticket
by Governor Beckham and his sdvis-
ers. E"
The Herald goes on 10 state that not
long since Hon. John X. Hendrick of
Paducah. was thinking Of withdraw
ing, and the -Becknam men at
tempted TO induce Juoge J. f. Hsger,
Of Ashland, to make the race for COVER
nor, the intention being to use him in
concentrating the anti machine forces,
but Judge Hager was not to be roped
in, and they then prevailed on Mr..
Hendrick to remain in the race, &C.
cordjng to the Herald.
II continues:
Another consultation followed the
second failure to persuade Judge Hag-
or to announce as candidate for gov
ernor, and a movement was promptly
started to head of Colonel Hendriok' g
letter Of withdrawal
Sufficient pressure was brought to
bear on Colonel Hendrick 10 elicit q
favorable answer to their entreaties,
ande he decided to continue the con-
test This decision is causing Chair
man Young many sleopless moments,
as he was willing to wager that Colo
mel Hendrick would withdraw when
the primary was called
1.-THE appellstion of traitor is free
ly INDUCED by Democrats of promi-
hence, and the conviction is rapidly
gaining strength that the Beckhsm
slate will encounter numerous hard
knocks.
eat q meeting held in Frankfort
some weeks ago of several candidates
who opposed the primary il was deoid-
cd to institute individual suits to en-
Join the executive committee from
holding the primary, but this mode Of
procedure was abandoned when the po-
litical alliance to fight the organiza-
tion was decided upon by the Coulter
Chenault contingent.
KANSAS WOMEN CAN'T VOTE.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 13-The Kansas
legislature, contrary to expectations,