The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-13
Senator Bradley is For Taft and
Will be One of the Important Men
in the Coming National Contest
+. NJ. Fisher Tells About Sit
uatiOn in Chicago and Settle
ment OF First District Con.
test by National Committee.

+. NJ Fisher, who has been tipped
for Republican national committee
man from Kentucky arrived home
last night from Chicago and Frank
| fort, and was in his Office at the post
office this morning, receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of his friends over the
success of the Taft delegates before
the national committee in Chicago
When Mr.. Fisher and Senator-elect
w. A. Bradley, of Kentucky, walked
arm-in-arm to the committee room
the members of the committee and
the visitors stared hard at the alliance
But senator Bradley having perform
I'd the technical duty of presenting
the Fairbanks case to the committee.
showed his true spirit and will be
found with his shoulder to the wheel
throughout the campaign. He was
1 much-sought after figure in Chi
ago.
| Mr.. Fisher stopped in Frankfort on
, his return from Chicago and had a
conference with Governor Wilson.
After only As hours here, Mr.. Fisher
will leave tomorrow evening for Chi
cago again to attend the national
convention, which begins Tuesday
DR.. Frank Boyd. Mr. Harold Fisher.
Mr. Percy Paxton and others of this
city will attend. as will J. C. Speight
and l.. w. Key. of Mayfield. and c
n. Linn, of Kuttawa. The First dis
trict headquarters will be in the
Great Northern hotel and Kentucky
headquarters will be be in the Hotel
Stratford. Fifteen thousand rooms
have been engaged already in Chicago
for convention week.
Vice President.
Talk about the vice presidency is
lively in Chicago and Secretary Cor
telyou seems TO be leading in the re-
ports II Is believed that Taft will
be the only name presented to the
convention, as his nomination Is as
sured, and unanimous nomination
on first ballot for Taft would be a
great boost. Chicago papers men
toned Mr.. Fisher for vice president
but the most reliable tip is for ma
tional committeeman, the party In
| Kentucky desiring to recognize Mr.
Fishers work in the First district
where the party has the strongest
Opposition. Rather reluctantly. the
Roosevelt third-term boomers are see.
ing his absolute sincerity for Taft and
1t is not thought anything more than
tremendous enthusiasm will be oc.
casioned by the mention of his name
In the convention.
Little time was required by the ma
60ual committee to clear up the FRS
dence was in, unanimous vote sus
tanning the Taft leaders. was return
ed. Mr.. Deboe did not attend the
hearing. In practically every Other
contest, Mr.. Fisher stated, an Offer
of comprise was made by the allies
but the Taft manager. Frank II
Hitchcock, believed in the validity Of
his cases and won out All efforts tt
make it appear that Taft will lost
certain elements of strength in thu
party are futile and signs point to .
most harmonious campaign.
Among a long list of interview
with prominent southern Republicans
in the Chicago Evening Post, on thu
availability of Taft as the party nom
inee, is the following:
eve can carry Kentucky into tn
Republican column with Secretar,
Taft at the head of the ticket" salt
Frank Ma Fisher, newspaper publish
err and business man of Paducah, Ky.
who will be the new national commit
teeman from his state, now that hi
faction has won its contest before tn
national committee.
Lawyers have a lot 10 DO will
molding public sentiment in our state
and Mr.. Taft is solid with the law
yers. He made his reputation will
them while he was judge on the FED
eral bench. Kentucky lay in distric
over which his jurisdiction extended
and. he won the friendship and higl
regard from all who appeared befor
him. by his fairness and even-haniet