The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-23
A NEW
SLATE
Political Gossip From the En-
quirer About Kentucky.
Mr.. Yerkes May Be State Cen
trail Committeeman At
Large. 49, ;Sss I'M =.
A BIG CONFERENCE REPORTED

conference of number of leading
Republicans State leaders at the resi-
dence of Richard p. Ernstin Coving
ton, Saturday night did not end until
long after midnight. Those present
with the exception of Collector Lib.
erth, remained all night at the Ernst
home. Commissioners Yerkes remained
with Mr.. Ernst until noon when both
gentlemen took dinner at the Wood.
ford. Mr.. Yerkes left shortly after.
wards for Danville.
''Mr. Ernst was seen last night at
his home. but refused to state what
matters were discussed or what ac-
ton was taken.
" A close personal friend of Mr..
Ernst, who had been told of the CON
ference, stated last night that il was
called by. the Yerkes wing of the par
ty to try and reach some conclusion
In the matter of bringing about an
amiosble arrangement with ex-Gov.
Bradley, whereby he is to be one of
the delegates at large TO the Republi-
can National Convention. Mr.. Brad
ley, it seems, is anxious to be made
the State Central Committeeman at
Large from the state, an honor that
Mr.. Yerkes is also after. 1t is under
stood that Yerkes il TO be given the
place and that Mr.. Ernst is to succeed
O NJ. Barnett, of Louisville, as chair
man of the State Central Committee,
and is TO be one Of the big four to Chi
csgo in July.
Former Gov. Bradley is feared by
those who are in charge of the State
party organisation, a.. they know. bis
ability to take care OF his own inter
ests in any sort Of a political fight,
and il is thought that an offer to name
him ms . delegate at large will result
in his burying the political Ratchet
for the time being.
Tho report that the conference al
80 discussed the charges recently fled
against Collector Lieberth and against
Postmaster Meyers, of Newport, and
his assistants. Hamilton and Shoe.
maker, Is being vigorously denied by
those friendly TO the organization,
while on the other hand those who
were instrumental in having the
charges brought persist that they were
discussed at the Ernst meeting. In
addition the Observation-Disclosures
declare that there are still more charg.
es to DO filed against Jieberth, the ma
ture Of which they refuse to divulge.
IL is also claimed that charges are TO
DO filed against several of Postmaster
Reynolds force of Coving ton. allepin
pernicious activity in partisan poll
tics.
UNITED States Marshal Sharp and
Deputy Marshal Emmett Orr both de-
MED last night that they had been
given subpoenas TO serve ON persons
who are waited to testify in the in
vestigstion of the charges filed against
the Kenton and Campbell county Fed
eral officers.
ut was said yesterday by politici-
aus well posted that the Wilson Brad
ley influence was quietly pushing the
cases against Collector Lieberth, Post
master Meyer and the others. The
Wilson. Bradley people do not forget
the affinity that existed between the
Campbell and Kenton county LENDERS
and Morris Belknap, who secured the
gubernatorial nomination against
Wilson last year. The visit of Messrs.
Wilson and Bradley to the White
House few days ago apparently hi
a deep significance at present. From
the viewpoint of Campbell county pol.
iticians, fight to finish Is ON be-
tween Bradley and Wilson on the one
side and Yerkes and Ernst on the 9TH
err"