Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-30
Miller Says He Will Beat Beat
Lawrence But Gives
No Figures.
PAINTER LOSES VOTE.
Drewry Drops Out as a Can
didate For Speaker. eau
Gus Next.

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withdrew for speaker and threw his
seven votes to Miller.
r. w. Miller stated last night that
his prospects for being speaker were
as bright as they could be, He de-
clined to give out any figures on the
race, but said that he had enough
votes in the lower house to warrant
his election by safe majority. He
said:
From advices received today |
feel certain Of election. The Boosting
of the other side does not3 have any
effect on me whatever. | do not
think that it is necessary for me to
make any extravaganza claims. am
going to win, and that is all there is
in it,
In the Paynter headquarters,
where Adj. Gen. Percy Haly pre-
sides, which is also headquarters for
all the Paynter candidates, claims of
success were given out on all sides.
Both Adj. Gen. Haley and Henry B.
Hines said there was nothing to it.
but the election of Henry r. Law
renee as speaker of the House and
the election Of Judge Thomas H.
Paynter as Senator.
The Hon. Henry r. Lawrence said
last night that he felt confident OF
being the next Speaker of the
House. Said he: II do not want to
put my majority higher than Ireally
think it will be, but am confident
] will get forty votes in the caucus.
which is two more than enough to
nominate me. / know thatI will get
forty votes, because men. in whom l
have the utmost confidence have told
me they would vote for me. do
not mind stating that | think my
cause will continue to grow stronger
till the vote is finally taken"
Although nothing definite was de-
termined in regard to the matter,
yet the probable candidates for
caucus chairmen in both houses
were discussed at length yesterday
and last night. 1t was given out
at the headquarters of Henry r.
Lawrence that w. j. Gooch, of Simp-
son county, would likely be put for
ward as his candidate for the chair
man of the caucus of the house. The
name of Virgil Mcknight, of Mason
county, is strongly mentioned as the
for R. w. Miller for chair
man of the house caucus.
The Paynter forces are still unde-
cided as to whom they will name as
their candidate for chairman of the
Senate caucus, but the name of M. l..
Harbeson, of Covington, was prom
inently mentioned last night in con-
nection with the place. The name of
Senator Laben Phelps, of Louisville,
has been mentioned as the anti-Payn-
ter candidate for chairman of the
Senate caucus.
The support of Judge Paynter and
Representative Lawrence do not ap-
pear to be in the least cast down over
the fact that the Louisville delega-
ton will not be for their candidates.
One Of them said:
"Why, the Louisville delegation
has generally been on the wrong side
of the fence in the speakership race,
he declared. 1.-THE members from
this city and county were opposed to
Gerald Finn and Eli Brown, and yet
both were elected speaker. Their
position has caused us no uneasiness.
Judge Paynter's chief lieutenants
on the floor of the house will be
Gooch, of Simpson; George Wilson
of Union; Zeb Stewart, of Galloway;
Arnett, of Covington; Jesse Alverson
of Lincoln; Matt Redwine, of Carter,
and Elliot, Henry Miller, of Hardin;
Ed Coran. of Bullitt; Herman South
all, of Christian, and Rogers Blair,
Of Harrison.
The one change in the senatorial
situation is that Senator Ecton Of
Clark. who changed to Paynter, ha;
raturned to Blackburn.
The speakership caucus will be
held Monday night and the Senate
rial caucus is expected to be helC
Tuesday night. There are few con
tests for places in the organization
Of the Senate aud House that are
attracting general interest.