The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-26
Democrats Pretend Many are
Making Speeches Who are Not
Colonel Joe Potter Has Made No
Speeches and Ii Not Wanted
to Now.
WANT TO DECEIVE DEMOCRAT

The inexcusable mends city of the 10.
cal Democratic organ in regard to 10.
cal politics is becoming more appar-
ent every day.
For the purpose Of making people
think that certain well known politi-
clans and Democrats are out speaking
and working for the Democratic tick.
ct, the paper is publishing a list Of
names some Of the men on which have
not promised to speak, have not spok-
en- and do not intend to speak, for the
Democratic ticket. Some are not sup
porting 1t and to use their names as
making sps eches for the ticket is only
Another effort to male the ignorant
believe that the Democratic ticket is
receiving some support.
For instance Saturdays News Dem
ocrat said in its news columns:
attorney J. O. Flournoy and Colo
mel Joe 4. Potter spoke to a fair sized
crowd Friday night at Gallman's store
on the North Side, in the interest OF
thu Democratic municipal ticket.
These gentlemen are excellent stump
speakers and they aroused great deal
NJ =, rthusiasm. There will be speak
inc ALI n -er the city for the Democrat
10 ,ick., from. now until the close of
the campaign" .-
Colonel Potter did not speak aud
the statement that he did speak was
designed solely to make some Of his
friends and supporters think he was
out working for the Democratic tick
ct, with hope of inducing them TO
WORK and vote for it. Colonel Potter
is telling his friends that he did not
speak.
1t is understood that he was asked
to speak and SAID that he would speak
for the ticket IL the Democratic cam-
paign managers were willing for him
TO say what he pleased. They were
not willing for him to do this, il
seems, and he was taken off the list.
Colonel Potter is Democrat of the
type who would never. in the estima-
tion OF his friends. get out and work
for any ticket on which are half a
dozen or more former gold bugs, men
who few years ago were working
and voting against the Democratic
tickets. Colonel Potter would never
break his neck to get out and work for
a ticket like that, his friends are
quite certain, although he may vote
for it because going into the primary
pledges him to vote for it.
Colonel Potter is not the only Dem
ocrat being published az speaker for
the ticket by the score every day.
Colonel Potter's friends, from what
can be learned. resent the false re.
ports that are being published about
him. One said today:
Joe Potter il . Democrat, and he
always, SO far as We know and believe,
voted the Democratic ticket. He was
beat by the gang in the recent pri-
mary and is man enough to take his
medicine straight and vote for the
nominees, but he will never, in our
opinion, get out and work for ticket
that 10 so generously besprinkled with
those boilers who few years ago vot.
ed against both the state and national
Democratic tickets. and will never
recommend such . ticket to any one
else as worthy of support"
Colonel Potter himself was asked
about the reports and stated that when
he was asked to speak by the Demo
Gratis he said he would speak for the
Democratic ticket, but that men who
knew him knew that when he spoke
he would say whatever he wanted to.
That the day of the speaking one Of
the campaign managers came around
and notified him that the speaking had
been called of. As . matter of fact it
was not called OFF, and Mr.. J. O.
Flournoy, who was to speak with COL
onel Potter, made his speech Friday
night and nothing further has been
said to Colonel Potter, indicating
clearly that he 10 not deaired ~ .
speaker.