The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-19
All Names Will be in by This
Evening for Paducah.
Minor Changes Made in the Republi-
can Tioket-G Governor Beck
ham Here.
SOME LATE POLITICAL NOTES

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of names Of candidates with County
Court Clerk Charles E. Graham, and
by night all names will have to be
filed or the candidates will be unable
to get on the ballot.
The independent ticket was filed
Saturday and the Democratic and Re.
publican tickets will be fled some
time today. There are two indepen-
dent candidates out, Messrs. L. K.
Taylor, for commonwealth attorney,
and j. Henry Smith. for city treasur-
er. Mr.. Smith only Saturday decid-
ed to run on the independent ticket,
seeing the impossibility Of having his
contest suit settled in time to get his
name in as Democratic nominee and
has selected for his device key. His
name has been placed ON the ballot.
Attorney l.. K. Taylor in the Sun
day papers published card saying that
he understood that the higher state
officials had instructed County Clerk
Graham not to place his name on the
ballot Official, and in order that his
name go on, he must file petition Of
400 names with the county clerk and
ask his friends to report at Alvey's
drug store or MoPherson's drug store
and sign this petition. County CLERK
Graham was seen this morning and
said in regard to the statement that he
did not know what prompted Attor-
ney Taylor to do such thing, unless
it was simply another scheme to excite
sympathy and secure more votes
CLERK Graham declares that Attorney
Taylor knew when he published the
card that his name was ON the ballot
Pursuant TO instructions from the Sec
rotary OF state. Clerk Graham was
very indignant and has prepared a
lengthy card which he will publish in
answer to the Taylor card.
The list of Republican candidates
for city offices will be filed this after
noon. For the major offices there is
but one change. Mr.. George II.
Brown, the we'll known coal merchant,
is made the nominee for city clerk in
place of Mr.. Will q. Kidd. who de-
clined.
In the aldermanic ticket II. S.Wells
the we'll known lumber manufacturer,
is nominated in place Of Mr.. George
Katterjohn. For the council Z. W.
Berry is substituted for Clay Warden
in the First ward; VIM. Short for
Harry Hank in the second; II. H.
Evans for W. V. Schofeld in the
Fourth; John Murray for Harry Pixler
in the Fifth.
For school trustee, John F. Hall is
substituted for Harry Williamson in
the Second; H. p. Sights for James P.
Smith IN the Third; A. V. Schofield
for Race Dipple and Harry Pixler for
John Murray in the Sixth. Mr.. Muir
ray and Mr.. Pixler simply change
places from councilmsnio board to
school board.
The municipal independent ticket
has been filed with the county clerk
as first published with the exception
Of two names.
Instead of J. y. Maret, councilman
in the First ward, the name Of II. p.
Toof was substituted and in the Fifth
ward instead Of George Shelton for
councilman, the name Of ]. O. But
Ter was substituted. These were the
only changes made. The ticket was
placed in the hands of County Clerk
Charles Graham Saturday late and
will appear on the ticket under the de-
vice of an open book representing the
statutes Of the state Of Kentucky, the
device selected by the party.