The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-07

PADUCAH MAN MAY
GIT STATE BOARD
OF CONTROL BERTH
Mike Griffin and DR., Kidd Are
Applicants For Boards
Successor.
Numerous Applications Before
Governor Wilson.
WESTERN KENTUCKY DEMOCRAT

Either Mike Griffin, the well known
tobacco man. or DR.. o. X. Kidd, OF
this city. has good chance OF sue
ceeding Or. Milton Board on the
state board OF control. Both are Dem
ocrats and applicants. The place will
go to western Kentucky.
Frankfort dispatch says:
Governor Wilson has a big job on
his hands selecting a Democrat TO all
the vacancy on the board OF control
that will take place January /, OF
next year when DR.. Boards term ex-
piros. lie will also have TO appoint
a Democrat to MI the vacancy that
will be created when General Haley's
term expires January !, 1911. He will
not appoint the successor 90 Stan
ley Milward January /. 1912. for his
own term OF Office will be out by that
time.
II Il were a Republican to appoint
II would not be such difficult job for
Governor Wilson, but he must APP
point a Democrat and he has stated
that he would appoint a working Dem
ocrat. that Is one who Is hustling for
the success OF his party There have
been forty-seven Democrats applied or
suggested as successors TO DR.. Board.
and Il Is quite likely that Governor
Wilson VIII select some one who has
not applied al all He has been Civ
en- TO appointing men TO Office who do
not seek them, but whom he thinks
the ofice should seek Mr.. Milward
resides at Lexington. the home OF the
eastern Kentucky asylum. Mr. Haly.
al Frankfort. the home OF the feeble
minded institute Col. Scott, at Louis
vile, near the Lakeland asylum. and
Dr. Board formerly lived at Hardns-
burg. but now conducts a santarum
n LOUISVILLE.
The general opinion prevails. and
IN fact Il has been said that Governor
Wilson has remarked that he thought
that a member OF the board of con-
troll should be appointed from west
ern Kentucky TO succeed DR.. Board
a. the western Kentucky asylum is
at Hopkinsville. II Governor Wilson
carries out this plan. several OF the
applicants strongly endorsed who live
In the central part OF the state are
NOT IN the running.
Those mentioned"
The applicants and those suggested
follow: DR.. J. A. Godson. Dixon; Dr.
Chancellor Yeager. Shelbyyille: DR..
G.. w Armes. Leitchtield; George ".
Green. HopkinsvIlle: Captain James
Blackburn. Midway: Or. o. II. Kidd,
Paducah: DR.. Arthur T. Mccormick,
Bowling Green; George II. Casperke.
Brandensburg: r. l.. Luman. Louis
Vile; W. II. Slaughter. ia. Louis
Vile; s. s. Classify. Pikevllle; NJ. T..
Boughter. Eddyville; Dr.. ]. e. Elhs,
Greensboro: ]. c. sutton. Hardins-
burg: DR.. ]. b. Jackson. Hopkinsvihe
DIR. w. A. Walker. Hardinsburg;
DR.. j. W. McCarty. Owens
boro; Morrison Breckenridge. Dan
Vile; DR.. Harry Tyldesney. Cen
trail CITY: J. T. Gathright. Louis
Vile: J. NJ. Feter. Louisville; Eugene
Cragg. Cynthiana; W. II. McCorkle'
Lexington; Judge A. j. q. wells, Mur
ray: DR.. T. o. Helm. Auburn; II. @.
Phillips. Elizabethtown; William o.
Coeman. Newcastle: DR.. Il. A. Cherry.
Morgantown: ID. ID. Sublett, Salyers-
Vile: DR.. Milton Board. Hardinsburg;
NJ. @. Griffin. Paducah; J. A. Fuqua,
greensboro: woodson McChord. Win
chester: Emory G.. Dent, Scotsville;
DR.. J. A. Acerdick. Covington; w. T.
Harrls. Morganheld: Thomas ID. Os-
borne. Louisville; II. l.. Salmon, rs
ley: Judge F. +. Dempsey Madison
VILE; DIR. G. A. Embry. Irvine; J. NJ.
Richardson Glasgow: Captain S. T..
Leavy. Midway: William b. White,
wickliffe; Or. Malcolm IL. Yeaman.
Louisville: Roah Griffin, Louisville;
DR.. r. y. Hume. Frankfort; Samuel
u. Maxey. Franklin; DR.. Lewis IL.
Mulligan, Louisville.