The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-01
Division of the Spells Interests the
City Council Once More and Slate
Made Up by hter-Party Alliance
Deal Depends on Ability to
Handle Mayor Smith, Who is
Looked to Deliver Couple Of
Votes by Appointment.

NduNdh NiNuOul SDult tAclttlneHI
slate making and inter-party alliance,
This month will see the same sort O
Spectacle division of the spoil.
between allied factions of the Demo
Gratis and Republicans-tha is, 4
they can handle Mayor Smith in hi
appointments to the lower board.
Robert Hicks, license inspector
who was the center of interest las
year, because the cabal was formed
for the specific purpose of putting
him in, is left off the slate this year
according TO the best reports from q
caucus held last night.
The slate is said to be:
DIR. w. J. Bass, Democrat, city ply.
siclan.
ED Hubbard, anti-organization Re.
publican. license inspector.
John Clark, Republican. market
master.
Frank Dunn, Republican, city
weigher.
John Gather, Democrat, sanitary
inspector
II. S. Barnett, license inspector.
w. J. Mcpherson, Democrat, cleo.
trical inspector.
Frank Brown, Democrat, wharf
master.
Jack Coleson, Democrat, sewer in
spector.
IL is understood that the partie'
in the general council TO the slat'
will meet tonight and take the oatl
or whatever other binding obligation
they assume to carry out the plot.
The Mayors Part.
Now. what they desire OF the may
or Is that he will appoint someon,
satisfactory to them from the FRS
and Fourth wards 1t is said thai
JObu Bebout Is the most desired ma
terial from the First ward, but sine
he refused to run on the ticket witt
Mayor Smith, II Is probable that th'
idea OF such an appointment would
be as unpleasant to one as to thu
other.
Mr.. J. L. Wanner, who was the Re
publican candidate for councilman In
the Fourth ward, is suggested fol
that ward. Mayor Smith stated today
that he does not yet know whom he
win appoint.
Just what Republican cOuncilmer
and aldermen are parties 10 the dea
Il is hard to ascertain, but ii is prob
able that few of them have entered
into the combination. as they would
have a clear majority on joint ballot
If they went together; but no Demo.
cratic deal could be put over without
some Republicans in IT, Just why
the Republican members are making
deal to put in Democrats, when they
could put in all Republicans II they
desired is a question. the answer t
which would solve the problem of tn
division of the spoils II is believed
however. that the deal Is made by |
few candidates in both parties wh'
could not win the nomination on theii
party records, so they are throwing
down both their party organization
in the deal.
The Democrats are knocking
good sized persimmon in the election
Of DR.. w ]. Bass city physician
This is said TO be the price demanded
by Alderman r. II. Stewart for hi!
support of the slate. John l.. Gather
the brother-in-law of Councilman r
~. Wilson, Is selected for sanitary in
spector. and that probably insure
the support of Wilson.
The predicted winning over o
Stewart and Wilson gives the con
spirators two Democrats, and If the
can handle Mayor Smith and pick nj
1.-TWO more votes in the place of Presi
dent Lindsey and i'm the Fourth ward
lthey Will be Unexpectedly strengthen
ed by those additions. Their strength
then depends upon their ability t.
swing a greater portion Of the Demo
cratic members.
Unquestionably the Republicans
who are not personally interested II
any one of the candidates woult
gladly bolt.
The weakness of the deal lies II
the omission of License Inspector ROD
ert Hicks from the slate. How mucl
strength have Hicks friends? II HI
can show any considerable strength
n the Democratic camp, and he say.
he can, the Republican members o
me general council or a considerable
number of them probably would form
a coalition with the Hicks men anf
break the slate. II they had to rotali
ali tho Democrats nm IL