The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-23
DELEGATES TO GO
UNRESTRICTED
Republican County Convention
Attended by a Large Crowd
Capt. J. L. Williamson Presided as
Chairman and Will Name
Delegates.
RoUsING RESOLUTIONS PASSED

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convention was held at the county
courthouse this morning with several
hundred Republicans in attendance.
The convention was called to order
at ii O'Clock by County Chairman
Frank Fisher who read the call and
made short speech thanking tho Re
publicans for retaining him in the
honorable position OF chairman OF the
county committee for the past IL
years.
The credentials of the different pre-
cinct delegates were called in and all
precincts except Hovekamp's and
Clark's River declared presented prop
erly, either by personal delegates or
proxy.
The election Of a temporary chair
man was next gone into. Captain Ed
Farley nominated Captain ]. K. Will
Hanson, while Mr.. W. J. White placed
in nomination Mr.. Louis Bebout.
Captain Wi lliamson was elected tenn
porary chair man by a vote Of l6 to 49,
The election IVES then declared unani.
nous.
Captain Williamson took his chair
and by unanimous vote was author
lied to appoint committees on creden-
tials and resolutions. Messrs O. A.
Flowers. Il. L. Bell and 4. Farley
were appointed committee on resolu-
tions and Messrs. J. W. Fry, DR.. L.
Y. Graham and Henry Gallman ap-
pointed the committee on credentials.
The committees retired and after a
few minutes returned and announced
ready to report.
The committee ON credentials re-
parted all precincts represented except
Clark's, Milan, Hovecamp and the
warehouse. These were not properly
represented by the necessary oreden-
tials.
The COMMITTEES on resolutions re-
ported the following resolutions which
were adopted unanimously: We, your
committee, beg leave to submit the
following resolutions:
Resolved, First. The Republicans
OF McCracken county in convention
assembled, approve of the call of the
district chairman for a district chair
man, and the call of the state central
committee for a state convention, to
select delegates to the state and ma.
tional conventions.
2. We reafiirm our allegiance to
the principles Of the Republican party
as enunciated in the last national
platform, and we pledge it our hearty
support.
3. We congratulate the people upon
the prosperous condition of the coun.
try, and we look forward to . continu-
ance of the same, by the endorsement
of the administration of President
Theodore Roosevelt, whose wise and
conservative policies have added
wealth, strength and vigor to our in
dustries and enterprises.
4. We congratulate the Republicans
of McCracken county on the interest
displayed in the recent precinct con-
ventions, and the unity and harmony
that existed and we hail the proceed
ings of those various conventions as
an omen of certain success, . result al
ways attendant dupon united party.
We congratulate the newly elected
committeeman, and pledge them
our hearty su pport in all their efforts
for the good of the party.
5. We heartily endorse the actions
OF Hon. John W. Yerkes as member
of the national committee from this
state, and instruct the delegates elect
ed by this convention to instruct for
his reelection to that position.
6. We further instruct the delegates
elected by this convention to support
Hon. W. o. Bradley, r. p. Ernst
and q. W Long for delegates at large
to the national convention from this
state. having full CONFIDENCE in the
ability Of those gentlemen to uphold