The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-23
Lively Time This Morning at
Democratic County Meeting
When w. 4. Bradshaw, Jr.,
Is Chosen to Preside Over Ii

followed speedily with a rainy Mon
day morning meeting OF the Demo-
cratic county committee for reorgani-
zation.
Directing to what they termed
Steam roller" methods of the faction
which controls Retiring Chairman
w. A. Berry, OF the Democratic ex,
Ieoutive committee, in holding an eiec
ltion for his successor this morning,
the so-called anti-maohine precinct
committeeman bolted the meeting
and elected DR.. n. d. Harper chair
man.
Their special objection was to the
ruling of Chairman Berry that where
only one man went to the voting
places last Saturday that one. HIM
lsef. was elected committeeman from
that precinct. The Harper support
Iers could not understand how one
man could hold a convention. eject
himself and certify to the chairman.
Before the bolt came, Mr.. Berry
declared w. F. Bradshaw, Jr., elect
ed chairman, having received IL
votes to Harper's on the second
ballot. The first ballot resulted in
tie vote. 10 to 10, but before the sec
ond ballot was taken James ]. Lally,
committeeman from No. 2 fire sta
ltion, came in. Evidently one Harper
vote changed to Bradshaw, as the
vote stood IL to 8. Then the Har-
lper crowd withdrew to the basement
iof the building and proceeded to
enter into the election again, Harper
being unanimously elected. receiving
Ito votes, so 1t was claimed when they
went upstairs again.
John w. Shelton was floor leader
for the Harper supporters, placing
the doctor in nomination in an elabo-
rate. speech James NJ. Lang acted
as leader for the other side, nominat-
ling Mr.. Bradshaw.
The committeeman present from
1.-THE city we're:
Fire station No. 2-James ]. Lally
Dlegel's-A. l.. Harper.
Schmidt Rousch.
Glauber's-Alex Patton
South Side Court House-Luther
Carson.
Kirkpatriclrs-J NJ. Cross.
Warehouse-Roy o. Gresham.
North Side Court House-John w.
lSkelton.
Rogers'-James p. Sleeth.
Savage's-W. j. Gilbert.
Berry's-Frank B. Smith.
nneberger's-James M. Lang.
Plow Factory-M. w. Clark.
Glauber's-Granville Whitls.
County Precincts.
From the county were: Park pre-
ieinct, r. K. Parrish; New Hope. II.
lC. Rudolph Massac, J. r. Lee; Lang
school House. NJ. w. Atwood; Flor.
Ience Station. Tom Harper; Reidland.
Oscar Rawlinson; Harper's, r. ID.
Harper.
Thomas Goodman, elected commit
Iteeman from Buffers. and c. S.
lThrogmorton. from Yancy's, were alb
lsent, while no election was he'd az
lChalk's and South Side Court House,
mo. 2. III committeeman were elect
ed at the other precincts in the coun-
lty than those named above they were
not present.
NJ. w. Clark, who represented
lPlow Factory precinct. and Oscar
Rawlinson, from Reidland, were de-
clared comm itteemen by reason of
-. ~. Ia.
to the election in their respective
Iprecincts.
The vote was taken by secret bal
lot over protest of the Harper sup
lporters, who demanded a viva voce
vote.
After both meetings adjourned
ten of the Harper supporters got to-
gether and made affidavit that each
had voted for Harper. the vote as an
nounced by Chairman Berry was 3
flor Harper. Those signing and
lswearing to the affidavit made before
Attorney NJ. e. Gilbert were A. L..
Harper. ]. w. SHELTON, j. G.. Whitis
In. ID. Harper for himself and proxy
for A. T. Harper, II. c. Rudolph, j.
r. Leigh. A. II. Patton, r. e. Par
IRISH, Jake Rousch.
II is also claimed that the chair
man refused to recognize the proxy
of w. n. Bryan held by NJ. E. Gill
lbert.
There are 80 precincts in the coun-
lty and the haste evinced by the city
politicians in reorganizing rather con-
, founded the country fellows.
DIR. Harper said this afternoon in
an interview that he proposed to
carry the matter to the highest au-
thorities in the party for settlement.
81 was solicited by the very best
Democrats in the county to take the
place of chairman In order that the
present machine methods in vogue
might be eliminated and all candi-
dates be given fair deal. which was
} not done in the recent primary. |
received a majority Of the regularly