The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-01
The Councilman Announces He
VIII Try for Nomination.
The Others are Still Non Committsi
Councilman Harmon May
Run.
THE LATEST MAYoRALTY NEWS


announcement this morning that he
will rua for the Democratic nom
ination for mayor of PaiucAh. lie has
received two calls through the papers,
and while he will probably not formal.
ly accept for day or two, he stated
TO reporter today that he would run,
and would run In the primary.
This will be no surprise to the coun-
cilman's friends, who know the pres
sure that has been brought to bear on
him to make the race. A great many.
however, seemed to hope that hs
would run Independently OF any party,
rs they believe that he would in that
way poll a bigger vote.
Colonel Potter, in = conversation
with a reporter, stated that II he i
elected be will be mayor in every
sense of the word. He said he would
give his orders in such way that they
could not be misunderstood or ignored
and that he would have an opinion on
every subject, and wouldn't hesitate
to give IL.
~ never was afraid 20 say what
think. or TO do what I believed was
right. Colonel Pottes declared. 81
always have an opinion one way or the
other on pretty much everything that
comes mp, and n IL Is necessary or adj
visable, always say what think. I
am not man Of policy so far as such
things are concerned. always do
what think ought 20 be done, regard
Less OF policy. There are few things
that come up that haven't an opin-
ion on, too, want 90 tell you. II two
dogs get to fighting, I may not hsve
any opinion at the start, but I always
have one before they get through"
Il is not generally known the extent
10 which Colonel Potter carries out his
theory Of saying what one thinks.
About three OF four weeks ago he
went TO the Cumberland Presbyterian
church. and Rev. ]. c. Reid. the pas
tor. In his sermon took the police Off.
GERS 10 task for not doing what he
thought they ought to do.
Colonel Potter arose In his pew, held
up his hand, and whom the minister
saw him and stopped. said: Excuse
me, brother Reid, for interrupting
you . moment, and allow me to set
you right. You are jumping on the
wrong people. IL is not the police who
are TO blame, hut their superiors. the
men who instruct or regulate them,
and give them their jobs. These men
are to blame, not the police"
The congregation was very much IN
terested in the proceeding, and tho min
lister thanked Colonel Potter for the
explanation, ana let up on the police.
II was the first time most Of the PEG.
pie in the congregation had ever heard
preacher yield the pulpit temporari-
ly to one of his hearers.
"I'll tell you, though" explained
Colonel Potter today in relating the
episode, "I'm this way. I'll tabe mp
for any man, even my worst enemy, If
am around when he is misjudged or
abused. +"
Colonel Potter's candidacy is bound
to "out some ice" as the saying il, and
he will now have some OF the candi.
dates guessing. II is said Sam Jones
will be here this summer to boom Col.
onel Potter's candidacy.
Councilman ED Harmon is being IA.
vorably mentioned also in regard to
the race, and has strong following,
but stated today that he had not civ.
en- the matter any thought. hence
statement now would be premature.
Mayor Yeiser was asked il he intend.
ed to become candidate for re-elec-
ton and stated;
81 am not'a candidate for re lection
and no one else is as yer, according to
what am told. may wait and see
what the Republicans do before say
anything. What we want is to see the
other side get on aud shove their men
to the front, then we will have plenty
of time to announce aud make the