The Paducah evening sun., 1909-02-11
West and East Sides of Second
Senatorial District Conflict
as to Time and Place
Deadlock over Democratic
Convention This Year.
APPEAL TO CHAIRMAN BERRY

A fight was not far 10 seek during
the entire session OF the Second sena-
torIal district Democratic committee
yesterday afternoon, which lasted sew
eraI hours. The session concluded In
a deadlock, two TO two, with one side
appealing to Central Committeeman
w. A. Berry. and the other side con-
tending that the first side had no
right to appeal.
The committee Is composed OF w.
=. Bradshaw. Jr., McCracxen county.
chairman; Dan Fizer. Marshall coun-
ty; John NJ. Moore. Ballard county.
and J. Owen, Carlisle county. Hon.
u. Barry. OF Benton; w. V. Eaton, OF
Paducah. and John NJ. Moore. of La
Center. the committeeman, are candi-
dates for the senatorial nomination.
Barry and Eaton want the precinct
conventions April "a. and a district
convention at Benton April 27. Moore
wants the precinct conventions held
August 7 and the district convention
at Arlington. Carlisle county, August
10.
After Il. Barry, OF Marshall county,
failed TO secure a popular primary for
the nomination. which he Is seeking,
the committee split: w. +. Bradshaw,
Jr., OF McCracken county. and Dan
Fizer, OF Marshall county. siding with
Il. Barry and W. V. Eaton; and John
NJ. Moore. OF Ballard. also a candidate,
and ]. owen. OF Carlisle, holding out
for a late convention. At one time
Il looked as though Moore and Fizer
might rough house II little.
The squabble.
Mr.. Bradshaw presided and called
for a vote on the location. Moore
and owen voted for Arlington and
Fizer for Benton. Owen desired to
reconsider the vote. but Moore insist
ed that only an affirmative voter could
make such a motion. Then Mr..
Bradshaw. said that. since he repre-
rents a county, and is chairman only
by virtue OF representing the county
with the largest accredited delegation,
he had the right 60 vote. Moore In
sisted that as chairman Mr.. Bradshaw
had no right to vote TO create tie.
Mr.. Bradshaw insisted that such a
rule would dssfranchise McCracken
county. and the other candidates
chlmed In, that since Mr.. Moore is
candidate. II Is violation of the
propr!eties, to say the least. for him
TO vote TO carry the convention to a
small town in a distant part OF his
own end OF the district. So the
squabble proceeded warming up as II
heightened.
However. Mr.. Bradshaw voted for
Benton Moore insists that the min
utes will show Mr.. Bradshaw as de-
claring Arlington elected. and no re-
consideration OF the vote, as the COM
mittee would have been deadiOcked
az to reconsideration.
Next came the question OF time
and Mr.. Moore replied to his critics
that he would not be candidate for
the senatorship unless a late date was
set for the convention. He said he
was a candidate against Hon. Wheeler
Campbell last time In four-day can
vass and a snap convention was held.
He accused the other two candidates
of desiring to do him up that way
again.
The result on time resulted In a
tie and Mr.. Bradshaw proposed to
carry the matter before the central
committeeman. Mr.. More objected
20 this. He said there is no question
OF party procedure involved,
but simple question as to the
proper time and place for a conven-
tion. something the committee will
have to thresh out for itself. SO the
first thing Mr.. Berry will have to set
tie, is his own right TO settle II.