The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-24
CITY POLITICS
In ACUTE STAGE
A Hot Fight For City Judge
Among Democrats.
Primary Probably win BE Held Early
in September-Committee 10
Meet Soon.
THREE CANDIDATES NAMED.

Politics OF virulent type has be-
come epidemic in Padncah and espe-
clally is II prevalent in Democratic
quarters. The time for thoughts OF
primaries and conventions Is drawing
nigh, but the police court squabble,
following the death of the late Judge
Sanders, has precipitated a fight all
along the line with the judgeship. Of
course In the center.
This fall there will be a police
Judge, six councllmen. -FOUR alder
men and seven school trustees to
elect. No county Offices become va
cant, The death OF the late Judge d.
l.. Sanders, created a vacancy on the
police bench and David A. Cross,
Squire c. w. Emery and E. II. Pur-
year, the incumbent, are supposed to
be active candidates. All the other
retiring officers are Republicans and
naturally he Democrats are holding
back to sSe vac. they have to run
against before standing for the nomi-
nation.
The retiring aldermen are o. B.
Starks, e. E. Bell. John Farley and
w. T. Miller.
The retiring councilmen are Me-
Broom First ward; oehlschlager,
Second ward; Kohl. Third ward
Katterjohn, Fourth ward; Hill. Fifth
ward Barnett. Sixth ward.
The school trustees whose terms
expire are II. Gallman, First ward ;
II. f. Williamson. Second ward; W
II. Pitcher Third ward; P. Becken-
bach. Fourth ward L. Peter and w
r. Byrd. Fifth ward ]. S. Troulman,
Sixth ward. Trustee BYRD was de-
olared disqualified and unseatej. He
was then elected by the board TO ill
the vacancy until a regular election.
Democrats Preparing.
II Is usual for the city Democratic
organization to hold a primary and
in order TO do this the date must be
set for some time before September
90. Chairman W A. Berry, of the
executive committee. said this morn
Ing that he will call the committed
together about August for the pur-
pose of deciding whether to hold a
primary or convention and of setting
the date.
From the animated manner in
which the scrap over the city Judge
ship has been progressing the last
few days 1t is evident nothing short
of a primary will settle the trouble
to the satisfaction of all hands.
ID. A. Cross was the choice of the
politicians around the city hall. He
has been a straight party man and
worker in every campaign. For this
reason his political friends thought
he ought to have the place. Mayor
Yeiser picked outPuryear and despite
the protestations of many of hi
own political friends named him.
The latter If he makes the race
will make it on his record during hi
short tenure. He has been ereatinl
CONSERVATION among malefactor
and has won the appreciation of thu
better class of citizens by his course
1t is yet a question whether he will
stand for the nomination.
Cross friends Immediately afte
the appointment was maze circulat
ed a petition among business mel
and others requesting Mr.. Cross t.
make the race for nomination. Thi
petition passed down broadway las
week.
Magistrate Emery will have tn
influence of the county crowd of pol
lticians and Office holders behin'
him. so the public is promised an ex
citing little contest this fall even |
there are no big Offices for thu
| stakes