The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-18
GRAHAM AGAINST
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the city. He might simply get the
most votes in competition with the
rest OF the candidates.
First OF all. d Is estimated by
County Chairman W. A. Berry that
1900 votes viii be east Ia the pri-
mary II may be that the vote Win
run to only 3.S0d. but II will be ap-
proximately 1000. Out OF this total.
probably 500 votes will be cast out
side OF Paducah. This would leave
some . 200 votes within the city. Tho
presidential! election Will draw out ths
fullest possible vote. On the face OF
these figures. the man who would car
~ the city by large plurality over
f, his competitors would be safer for
the nomination than the candidate
who did correspondingly ~ we'll In
the county.
Charles Il. Graham at present Is the
strongest candidate In the county.
while he has the friendship OF the or
g.n.zatlon which named the city
ticket last year and this year Friends
OF w Y. Noble assert that he a the
strongest IN the city. u Is significant
for Mr. Noble that most OF the other
strong candidates viii draw more
largely from the county than from
the city. With possibly the exception
OF Col. Bud Dale. but whether their
strength m the county will cut Into
Mr. Graham's strength depends large
~ on how closely Mr.. Grahams farm
Ct friends vote HE ticket
Graham's strength.
Charles y. Graham 10 warehoufe
man for the Planters Protective asso-
ciaiion. lie has been active in pro-
noting the tobacco ASSOCIATION since
rs Inception in this end OF the state
and 20 from their viewpoint has rem
dered service 10 the movement that
some politicians think the members
OF the association will be glad so re
pay by supporting him In his race for
sheriff
SO the politicians almost conccie
MIR Graham the full association vote
n the county Chairman Yarbrough.
OF the association. says that 80 per
cent OF the tobacco planters are In the
association. n the premise can be
acccpted. II can be seen thas Mr. Ora
ham can logically claim the largest
following OF any candidate. But he
Is not resting In this comforting
thought No candidate n working
more - Scientifically and energcticaIly
for the Office thin Mr.. Graham. Less
noise j. being made In his candidacy.
II In true, than In most Of the o,heT
oampaigas. bat IL highly organizcd. Il
Is said. and the city Is by no means
being neglected.
other Also Have Record.
Charles r. Graham served twelve
years as county court clerk. rs rec
ord in Office = known 70 that the
Democratic voters will not be IN the
dark A. to the kind Of officer he would
make. Several OF the other candh-
dates. however, have been In once
and have this same advantage. II. the
politicians says. Mr.. Graham can car-
~ the fun association vote In the
county, with slice of the lndepend-
ent farmers votes, and also pick up
votes In Paducsh he will be a formid-
able candidate. still Mr.. Mobiles
friends argue that II he can carry the
city. and some OF the county, he. too.
VIII be strong in the finish.
This Is leaving out large number
of candidates who severally will poll
some votes, but as a rule they are
strong in particular sections of the
county or city. without the general
strength OF Mr.. Graham, Mr.. Noble
or Col. Dale Announced 30 far for
sheriff are Bud Dale. Charles Il. Ora
ham. r. c. Fortson. w. Y Noble. J.
n Thompson. George w. Houser. Lee
d. Potter. Peter Stanley. George T..
Rouse and Hume Ogilvie and John w.
shelton are candidates who have not
announced When the day IN Octo-
Der comes for paying the entrance
fee many OF this number are expected
to see the hopelessness OF their can
dsdaces and drop out thus clarifying
the situation. Some OF the candidates
are said to be simply decoys to draw
strength from dangerous rivals. II Is
nevertheless an exciting race and enc
that will grow more interesting as the
election draws nearer
PAM. LOT n.ro.l.,