The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-04
The House Cleaning at Frank
fort is About Over.
some of the Prominent Democrats
Say Goodbye to Politics
Forever
OTHERS ARE JUST STARTING

Many do not move off the state house
square, but nearly all of them move to
other offices
Ut is like a progressive dinner, -
said one of the disgruntled gentlemen
who did not hold on. They take
one oours' n one desk and move to
the next CO for the next course.
All of the courses are pie.
Gus q. Coulter, once a powerful
factor in the councils of his party, re-
tires from the position of auditor and
goes back to the farm in Graves coun-
~. Mr. Coulter is known as an anti
machine Democrat This is why he
has been relegsted to the timber lands.
Had he remained "in line" he might
have continued in office many years,
as he is a shrewd organizer and an
able man.
Assistant Attorney General Glenn J.
Whittemore, who formerly resided in
Graves county will practice law in
Frankfort.
Bob" Greene, for is years assistant
to the clerk of the court of appeals,
retires.
Samuel J. Shsckleford, who rode
into Office upon the organization auto
mobile, but became an "anti-machine"
man under the Beckham sdministra-
ton, retires also. He was not 3 csndi-
date to succeed himself. Like Mr..
Coulter, he says he has had enough of
politics.
State Treasurer 8. W. Hager, elect
ed auditor, moves across the hall to 9
better office. Henry NJ. Bosworth, OF
Lexington, formerly sheriff of Fay
cite county and the man who arrested
Caleb Powers, moves into the treasur-
er's office. His brother, Q. O. Bos-
worth, will assist him in the place of
julie Day, of Louis vile.
Harry V. MoChesney, who as super
inteDdent of public instruction. has
had An office in the second story of the
executive building, moves down stairs
and become secretary of state, succeed
ing Breck Hill, who moves over in
the "Red building" to become assis-
tant attorney general.
Mr.. McChesney's assistant in his
new office will be william Grayot, of
Livingston.
Murray Hubbard will move from
the Office of the railroad commission.
TO be succeeded As secretary by Noses
Glenn, Of Eddyville. Mr.. Hubbard
Will, it is understood. engage in the
insurance business.
Benjamin Watt. of Bowling Green,
who has been assistant superintendent
of public instruction under McChes-
ney, moves down stairs to be chief
corporation clerk in the Office of the
secretary Of state.
Hubert Vreeland, who has for the
past term been assistant commissioner
Of agriculture will move over 20 the
desk reserved for the use Of Colonel 1.
B. Nall and become chief buyer Of
garden seed and adviser to the horny
handed farmers as to when to plant
potatoes and whether or not clap
boards should be riven in the. dark Of
the moon.
Morgan Chinn will move down from
the hill above Frankfort 10 relinquish
the position OF superintendent of the
Feeble Minded Institute, and become
clerk of the court of appeals.
Harry Tandy, Of Paducah, is deserv-
ing OF sympathy. He will be moved
out OF she Office of secretary Of state
and placed in the Office of superinten-
dent of public instruction, upstairs. 1t
is a lonesome place, where there is lit
tie OF social life, almost every ons
stopping downstairs.
julie Day, who has been assistant
treasurer, becomes assistant auditor,
moving just across the hall
Insurance Commissio ner John b.
Chenault goes to Virginia to conduct
a plantation which he recently pur-
chased.
Napoleon Bonaparte Hays, of Pine
willie. who succeeds Attorney General
Clifton J. Pratt, has been in Frankfort
some time arranging his affairs.
] Mckenzie Todd, assistant to Pratt
retires.
Judge Henry B. Hines will be reap
pointed as state inspector and exam
! liner.
Peggy Hsly, who succeeded D. Il