The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-23
JUDICIAL RACE
Is INTERESTING
LOCAL DEMOCRATS
Judge william Reed and John
G. Miller Having Warm
Canvass.
Candidates for Commonwealth
Attorney Talking.
CONTESTS IN rms COUNTY


cratic primary is that aroused by the
race for me circuit judgeship aud the
nomination for commemorative at
torney. Judge William Reed and At
torney John @. Miller are stumping
McCncken and Marshall counties,
and the debate sometimes becomes
superheated. personalities being the
burden OF the argument. Certain ele-
ments In both counties that initiate
90 the advantage OF each candidate
confuse the result too much for any
thing like an accurate forecast. The
same NAV be said of the common
wealth's attorney race, In which John
O.. Lovett. the incumbent. and Il. H.
Puryear are fighting. Charges on
night rider sympathies. incompeteney.
neglect OF duty aud various other I'M
plessantries are INDUCED in when the
two candidates get together on the
musings.
The county attorneys race Is in
ocu'ated with ginger, too. when At
torney NJ. T.. Gilbert gels after the
county court. and one OF the other
candidates happens along and gets
after Gilbert In this race are 5. r.
Cay. A. Il. Boyd. NJ. u. Gilbert and
a. l.. Harper. and they are vigorously
stumplng the county after wearing
out their shoes. and right arms and
Threats at bran dances and barbecues.
Shenn's Race.
While the other county races are
talked about considerably. decided
~ the most interest centers In the
race for sheriff. Il Is practically coz
ceded that the three leading candl.
dItes are Charles Graham. G. W
Houser and w. l.. Noble. AT Least, .
that Is the way the sports see II. and
are Offering 10 put their money even
ON Graham against the field or even
that Iousor beats Noble.
Other people who have studied the
situation declare Il Is not impossible
Tor a dark horse to win and the other
candidates. Lee Potter, r. r. Stanley
Bud Dale. Hume ogilvie and ]. r.
Thompson. are still fighting for the
place with all the vlgor possible and
declare that Il Will take the Official
count to convince them that they are
out of H.
Graham. on account OF his organ
ized backing. Is regarded as very for
midable. lie was a conspicuous figure
In the mayora.ty race last year. u
being repeatedly charged that he was
TO be city auditor or chief OF police,
"a al a.llssfF.a In. III 81
won him considerable mention In the
newspapers toward the close of the
campaign. lie Is recognized as the
candidate OF the Lang faction. which
brought out Harrison last year for
mayor. and Is dominating city politics
Mr.. Graham was once county clerk
and Is well known over the county.
II is also said that his friends are en-
deavorlng TO line up the tobacco assoc
citation vote for him. lie expects 10
come In strong from the county pre-
clncts.
Mr.. Noble has many friends among
the o'd Yeiser Guard. and Il is ex-
pecied that that faction of the Demo
Gratis Will largely support him. Housef
who has no fractional Affiliations. ard
therefore no organized backing fof
the nomination. is regarded perhaps.
as the Leading Independent candidate.
ani is profting by the concentra-
ton on him OF the support OF voters,
who fear the nomination OF fac
tional candidate.
The Other Races.
Alben Barley has no opposition
for county judge.
In the race for county court clerk
Hiram Smedley has opposition to re
nominatl0nlin the persons OF John w
Ogilyie. J. II. Troutman, Gus G. Sin
gleton and A. NJ Ragsdale.
Eugene Graves Is having a hard
tussle with w. y. Bryan for the nom
nation for representative. Both ar,
running on Mr.. Graves record
For Jailer, assessor and coroner
there are numerous candidates:
Jailer-H. ID. Hays. S. II. Colt. J.
w. Eaker. Henry Houser, Ed r.
Bonds.
Assessr--Bob Parish, George u.
Alien. q. G. Finley. James T.. Torlan,
Jas. A. Lane, w. r. Byrd, f. Futren
Coroner-goe Woods l.. A. Grimes
John l.. Gafther, r. f. Eaker, j. $.
Young, NJ. l.. Bryan.
County Superintendent s. j. BIZ