The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-21
mo INSTRUCTIONS
WANTED FOR TAFT
Letter From Westinghouse
TO This Effect
First District Delegation Carried Ev-
erything at Republican State
Convention.
CAPTAIN FARLEY's OVATION.

McCracken county's delegation re-
turned last night and today from the
Republican state convention at
Louisville. satisfied with duty well
performed and gratifed with the
knowledge that they had their own
way in the convention.
Every candidate the First congress
sional district delegation supported
won out, and Capt. Edwin Farley and
Judge James Breathitt, for whom
particular Instructions were given at
the county conventions, landed the
prizes.
THE nomination of Captain Farley
partook of the nature of an ovation %
Isaid returning delegate. District
after district seconded his nominal
ton. Two or three candidates
names were sprung on the conven-
ton, but no other man received any
consideration and before the Elev-
enth district was reached the con-
vention hall was in an uproar of en-
Ithusiasm.
That face is enought for me-
shouted one delegate, who had been
struggling to get glimpse of the
captain. He's an honest man if I
ever saw one.
Captain Farley got as many votes
as the candidate for governor"
Judge Breathitt.
Judge James Breathitt was left
clear off the slate and Louisville pa
pers failed to pick him in their fore
casts even up to the hour the vote
was taken. It was through the. ac-
tivity of Postmaster F. M. Fisher,
who stood sponsor for Judge Breath
tits candidacy that he was persuad-
ed to remain In the race When the
votes We're counted Judge Breathitt
had over Geo and had run away
with the big end of the Louisville
vote, besides HIS own, the First ana
Eleventh congressional districts. He
made a speech that electrified the
convention.
All the real politics played in the
convention was on the part of the
4 llol QihlIltl utltkdllOU.
No Anti-Taft Plank.
One of the interesting bits of gos-
sip in connection with the conven-
ton was the assertion that big
fight was on between Taft and Fair
banks and that Taft was beaten, by
failing to get the Endorsement of
the convention. Postmaster Fisher
was member of the committee on
resolutions, and he is outspoken In
his denial of this construction to be
placed on the action of the conven-
ton.
at was neither a Taft nor Fair
banks convention" he said emphat-
ically. 1.-THE plank originally in
tended for the platform concerning
national affairs was inserted, and it
wasn't because Fairbanks opposed a
Taft Endorsement, either. As far as
the sentiment of the committee was
concerned Fairbanks could muster
three votes out of the thirteen menu
bers of the committee on resolu-
|tions. The effort to get Taft Endorsed
was made by Louisville newspapers
and not by any Republicans. We
had before us letters from Washing-
ton, saying that the president did not
|expect anybody to be indorsed.
This convention was not for the
purpose of electing delegates to
national convention, and there Is no
national election before the people.
There was no reason why the Repub-
Ilicans of Kentucky at this time
should formally affirm their support
of any candidate not before the peo-
pie this year.
"But l will say, that we did put
out some candidates that will make
the greatest political race ever made
in Kentucky, and nothing short of
Providential interference will prevent
their election. When / speak of
Iprovidential Interference refer to
catastrophe 1t was great con-
vention; enthusiast, evidently inn
bued with the highest purpose and
determined 10 take advantage Of this
Igreat ODDOrtunitv /"