Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-04
PAINTER
NOMINATED.
Won Easily On First Ballot
In the Democratic eau
Gus at Frankfort.
SUCCEEDS BLACKBURN.
Senator George, Chairman of
the Senate Caucus,
Presided.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 2.-Judge
Thos. H. Paynter, of the Kentucky
Court of Appeals, was nominated on
the first ballot taken in joint caucus
tonight to select Democratic cam
didate for United States Senator to
succeed 10 c. S. Blackburn. The
nomination carried with it the GER
tainty of election, as the Democrats
have more than two thirds of the
combined members of both branches
of the Legislature. The vote was
as follows:
Judge Thomas H. Paynter, SO;
Senator J. c. S. Blackburn, "a; w.
B. Haldeman. 10; Congressman D.
H. Smith, 2.
Harvey McCutchen and Eli H.
Brown were nominated on the first
ballot for Prison Commissioners, the
vote standing, McCutchen, 73;
Brown, "A; Fennell, A.
Judge Paynter's nomination ends
one of the hardest fought Senatorial
struggles in the past twenty years
in Kentucky politics. His nearest
opponent was j. C. S. Blackburn,
the incumbent, who has represented
Kentucky in the House and Senate
with but enc intermission for nearly
a quarter Of a century.
Until two days ago it was gen.
orally believed that there would be
a deadlock in the caucus. When the
House and Senate caucused for the
purpose of organizing those bodies
last night, it became apparent that
Judge Paynter, who was backed by
Gov. Beckham and the State adj
ministration men, would gain the
coveted prize. Although the Halde-
man and Blackburn forces combined
to name the officers of the two
houses, Paynter men were installed.
The vote tonight showed that Judge
Paynter not only held last nights
strength. but received an accession
of two votes.
When the joint caucus met to-
night there was no contest over the
Craftsmanship. Senator Henry
George, a Paynter supporter, who
was last night chosen Chairman Of
the Senate caucus, was unanimously
chosen to preside. After the seIec-
ton of a Chairman there was a de-
lay of an hour, caused by discussion
as to whether nominations for United
States Senator of Prison Commits
sioners should be first taken up. The
Blackburn and Haldeman men were
jockeying for the advantage of vot-
ing on the Prison Commissioners
first, with the hope of gaining votes
in the Senatorial race through deal
with one of the candidates for Pris-
on Commissioner. 1t was finally de-
cided, however, to vote on Senator,
and Paynter's supporters put their
man through in rush.
Thew vote for United States Sen
ator stood as follows:
For Paynter-Senators Cammack,
Chinn, George. Gillenwaters, CORN,
Grady. Harbeson, Hogan, Hubble,
Linn, Owen, Porter, Rives. Spence,
Tabb, Watson, Whit; Representa-
tives Alverson, Arnett, Best, Blair,
Bourne, Byland, Chapman, Clay,
Claybrook, Cox, Croan, Curle, Daw-
son, Disken, Embry, Gooch, Gullion,
Head, johnson, Lawrence, Litsey, |
Mclean, H. c. Miller, Mitchell, Nor
ris, Redwine, Robertson, Russell, |
Scott, Shellman, Simmons, Southall,
Stewart, Stone, Thompson, Thorn
ton, Weldon. Wicker, Geo. S. Will
son, Munnell Wilson, Wright and
Young.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Allen,
Campbell, DcHaven, Ecton, Hick-
man, Johnson, Maxwell, Renaker,
Ward; Representatives Barry, Cochr-
ran. Enlow, Frazier. Gorham. Grigs-
BY. Hamon, Jackson. Klair. McCarty.