The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-17
Trigg County Man Nominated
for Congress.
The Party Is Well Represented In
Paducah Today BY Prominent
Populists.
THE NOMINATION SOON MADE

The First district congressional com
mittee of the populist party held a con-
vention at the city hall this morning
and nominated DIR. J. II. Lackey, of Can
ton, Trigg county, for congress. This
was all the business transacted and the
meeting adjourned shortly after II
o'clock.
There were eleven counties represent
ed. Those present were A. II. Cardin.
Crittenden; !. A. Wesson. Graves;
Charles Lady, Lyon; Samuel Henchey,
Carlisle; NJ. Webb, McCracken; Sam
Graham, Marshall; Mack A. Wadkin,
Fulton; Joe Magness. Galloway; Geo.
Reeves, Ballard and Charles Ray, Liv-
ingston county.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. J. W. Graham and Hon. Hugh Me
Connell. of Caldwell county. made per
manent chairman. DR.. |. Wesson, of Ca
diz, Trigg county. was made secretary,
and nominations were declared in order.
Dr. IAckey was the only candidate,
and his nomination was made by accla-
nation.
After a short speech from DR.. Lackey,
the meeting was adjourned.
Besides the regular county chairman.
composing the district committee, there
are many other popuhsts here, and the
party is wen represented in Paducah
today.
The committee ON resolutions was
composed Of Hon. Will J. Graham. J. A
Wesson. Tom Reid, A. II. Cardin, and
Hugh Mcconnell.
This afternoon at ! o'clock they re-
ported at the Kentucky theater as fol
lows, their report being adopted;
The populists of the First congession-
IL district of Kentucky. in convention
assembled. at Paducah. Ky. September
IL. 1904, hereby endorse, without quail
flcation or evasion, the national platform
Of the party adopted at Springfield, ILL.,,
July 4. and point with pride 10 the fact
that the peoples party does not change
its principles to catch every passing
breeze, but that our party occupies the
same position upon the great public
questions that IL did in 1892, 1896 and
1900.
We hold that no question ia settled
until il is settled right; and call atten-
tion TO the abandonment of principle by
the democratic party as a desperate at
tempt of the leaders to get into power
without regard to the rights or feelings
Of the rank and file of the party.
In 1896 the democratic party declared;
I'VE are unalterably opposed to goh
monometalism, which has locked fast
the prosperity OF all industrial people in
the paralysis Of hard times and de-
clared for the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the ratio of
ID TO !. without waiting for the aid or
consent of any nation. In 1904 they dare
not mention the money question, having
retreated from every position they oc-
cipied, and having nominated candi-
date who declares that the gold stand
ard is firmly and irrevocabiy fixed
We hold that such double dealing is
the height of political dishonesty, and
call upon all who believe in the princi-
pies of Jefferson democracy to stand
with the peoples party, the consistent
and unchanging advocate of those prin-
cip!es.
We point with pride to the splendid
manhood Of our nominee for president,
Hon. Thomas L. Watson. of Georgia, a
son of the south, and one whose public
and private life are without blemish-
aud whose fidelity to Jeffersonian prinei-
pes ia without question, and invite the
support of patriotic men of all perties at
the polls.
J. W. GRAHAM, Chairman. ,