The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-15
NEWS OF
THEPARTY.
Chairman G.. M. Barnett is to
Retire Soon.
Mr.. Il. z. Erns. Tipped to Sue
coed IIim-Eloction Soon
to be Held.
STATE CONVENTION is SOON
STATE CONVENTION Is SOON


q candidate TO succeed himself rs n
member of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee. Dol Barnett has
boen Chairman of this committee for
the past eight years.
Richard p. Ernst. Of Covingtop, IL
tipped 70 succeed Col. Barnett N
Chairman. Mr.. Ernst is now q Nom
Der.
IL have finally and fully determined
not to become . candidate or to allow
my name to be used In this conneo-
ton, said Col. Barnett TO Louis
willie reporter. IL have served on the
state Central Committee for eleven
years, and think that IL is now time
for me to retire.
About the only man have heard
prominently mentioned for the posi-
ton Of Chairman 10 II. y. Ernst, Of
Covington. behave that no would
make an able and excellent Cha rman,
thoroughly capable Of directing the
party organization. Mr.. Ernst IL
lawyer OF unusual ability. lie has been
In politics in this State for many
years, and IL thoroughly cow ersant
with political conditions in the State.
The chairman OF the State Central
Committee is elected by the commit
tee itself. The members OF the com
mittee are elected. eleven by the dis
triet conventions and two by the State
convention.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee will meet this week 10 fix the
time and date for the holding Of the
State convention NJ which the party
organization will be changed. After
the date for this convention lie fixed
things will begin TO liven mp in the
eleven districts in the State.
A convention will be held in each
OF the eleven districts. A. member
OF the State Central Committee wi |
be elected mt each one OF these con-
ventions At tho came time delegates
20 the State convention will be elect
cd. who will elect the two members
Of the convention from the State-at-
large.
For some time IL has been custom.
ary in the Republican party to ohooss
ne chairman one OF the two members
Of the State Central committee from
the state-st large. II he's been con
sidered that as these members are
elected by the State convention, one
OF them should be dignifed with tho
craftsmanship.
It's expected that politics in the
Republican party will begin to be-
como lively now that the State con
vention 10 approaching. Fresh can.
didates for the positions OF delegate
to the national convention are spring
ing up every day aud there IL hardly
. district that cannot boast OF five or
six men who are openly making can
vass to DO one Of the two delegates
elected from every district.
For delegates at large the same
names continue to he mentioned.
John W. Yerkes, u. =. Ernst, Geo.
W. Long, W. o. Br adley and Morri'
b. Belknsp are oil mentioned by theil
friends for places as one Of the -four
delegates from the ate-st-large.
Among the element Of the party il
Louisville which favors harmony, q
is proposed to send both Bradley and
Yerkes to tho National Convention
from the State at large, and a. com
promise to send Col. BelkDap ant
Augustus Il. Wilson as delegates from
this district. They believe that Thu
would be a harmony measure, salts
factory to all factions Of the part.
In Iouiaviiie and Kentucky