The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-11
Two Republican District Conventions
in Session Here This Afternoon
at McCracken Co. Court House.
Taft and Fairbanks Followers
Meet in Struggle for Control
of Organization and Dele
gates.

lDeboe, after an Introductory speech,
in which he said he would rule fairly,
reversed himself to throw out the
Graves county Taft delegation and
seat the Fairbanks delegates, the Taft
delegates could contain themselves no
longer and with a cheer, on motion of
j. C. Speight, of Mayfield, they nomi-
mated DR.. Frank Boyd temporary
chairman and proceeded with the call
of counties having 81 of the 40 dele
gates with them.
The convention was called to order
at 1870 o'clock in the circuit court
room of the McCracken county court
house by w. J. Dcboe, district chair
man. He made speech declaring
that he would rule fairly and have
order. The room was crowded, most
of the delegates wearing red badges
that distinguished the Taft men.
Chairman Deboe appointed DR.. c.
II. Linn, of Lyon county, and Watson
Lamb, of Crittenden county, to be his
SECRETARIES. He then called for cre-
dentials from the counties, and two
were submitted from each of Colo
way, Graves, McCracken and Trigg
counties.
Deboe then called for nominations
for temporary chairman. j. II. Happy,
of Mayfield. nominated Carl Henden.
son, OF Crittenden, and ]. c. Speight.
of Mayfeld, nominated Dr. Frank
Boyd, of Paducah.
Ballard and Crittenden voted fol
Henderson and Fulton and Carlisle
for Boyd. Two delegations respond
ed from Galloway, and W. j. Deboe
decided that the delegation holding
credentials signed by the county chair
man, should vote. Its vote was re-
corded for Henderson.
In Graves two delegations respond
led, and w. j. Deboe decided that the
delegation not having credentials
lsigned by the chairman of the county
should vote. and its vote was recorded
for Henderson.
]. c. Speight took the floor and
wished to Speak. The chairman would
not hear him. He persisted and the
chairman told him to sit down. Then
amidst cheers Mr.. Speight moved that
DR.. Frank Boyd be elected tempora,
chairman. DR.. Boyd was sitting on
he witness stand beside the bench,
where Chairman Deboe was sitting,
and just as conspicuously. The Taft
men were all on his side of the room.
He arose and called for the election
of a secretary, while the call of coun-
ties on both sides went on simultane-
ously.
The TAFT convention elected DR..
Boyd chairman, and DR.. C. II. Linn
secretary.
The Fairbanks convention elected
lCarl Henderson chairman, and NJ. c.
Mcleod, of Grassland. secretary.
Both proceeded with their organza-
ton by the appointment of commit
tees.
The temporary organizations of
both conventions were made perman-
lent.
The Taft convention nominated
Jerry NJ. Porter, of Clinton, for con
lgress, and named DR.. Frank Boyd
land DR.. c. II. Linn delegates to the
national Republican convention, and
If. M. Fisher and Wallace Key, of
lGraves, as alternates.
The Deboe candidate for congress
lis County Judge Walter Blackburn,
of Crittenden county. The delegates
20 the national convention are Adolph
We'll. the well known wholesale liquor
dealer, supposed to be a Democrat,
and w. ]. Deboe.
| Deboe selected T.. II. Miller, of
Paducah. of central committeeman.
| ]. c. Speight, of Mayfield, was the
Taft committeeman.
Fulton, Lyon, Marshall, Carlisle
and Hickman counties were not rep
PRESENTED i'm the Fairbanks convention,
while the other counties were repre-
sented on both except Crittenden
which went solid for Deboe with Liv-
lingston.
Both sides will appeal to the state
central committee and the natlonal
convention.
Frank U. Harris, Of Fulton, was
nominated for presidential elector.
DIR. Bruner Here.
Genial DR.. Ben L. Brunor. secre-
ltary of state. and the "original" Fair
blanks man, and George o. McBroom,
chief claim clerk of the auditors
I Office at Frankfort. are here to at
tend the convention. Mr.. McBroom
is a supporter of Taft.
= Information was received this
, morning from Clinton that Hon.
Jerry Porter will be prevented from
ATTENDING the convention by the seri-
! ious Illness of Mrs. Porter. The news
J caused a great deal of disappointment