The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-08
How HON. B. BARRY
WAS DEFEATED is
TOLD BY HIMSELF
Dark Incidents Connected
With Late Senatorial Con-
vention.
Pays His Respects TO Jack
Fisher. Ell al.
ANSWER WHY AND WHEREFORE

ment: why's and wherefores':
"The Paducah News-Democrat OF
April 29th, under the above head,
gave out a statement of the why's
and wherefores OF Barry's defeat and
of Eaton's nomination, which are so
far from the truth, that | have de-
clded to give to the Democrats OF the
district some of the real causes that
brought about the nomination OF Mr..
Eaton. I should sot have made this
statement If the News-Democrat had
not proposed to give TO the public the
causes OF my defeat, when 1t was gen
orally known that large majority OF
the Democrats OF the district were for
me in this contest. and u was there
fore necessary 20 give some plausible
excuse, as to why the will of the peo-
pie was thwarted.
"The Democrat says that
three things caused my defeat. viz:
going back on a Marshall county
man for chairman. pandering to
Republican newspaper and publicly
stating that | was for the county unit
bill" That is not the exact language,
but is the substance OF the News
Democrats statement.
"As to the first proposition. will
only say here that did not go back
on a Marshall county man for chair
man; but Jack Fisher, who was elect
ed by my friends at my request, as
my delegate, turned traitor, went
back on me and went over to the
enemy. Secondly, / did not pander
10 the Republican newspaper at all.
II seems that The Sun had a reporter,
who attended the convention, and was
constantly IN the lobby OF The Palmer
House and picked up quite good
many facts as they developed, and
that paper had the fairness and indie
pendence TO publish them. SO much
for that misstatement of facts. As
to the third cause assigned, the fact
that l publicly declared myself for
the county unit bill; this was what
brought about the fierce fight against
me and caused the expenditure OF
large sums of money, free whisky,
free railroad and street car tickets
and automobile rides.
"The fiat had gone forth from the
whisky gang. that Barry must be de-
feated, at any cost, and whatever
means that might be. necessary TO ac-
complish this result. must be used.
In the first place fairly won the
chairmanship OF the convention, the
announcement Of which was delayed,
until enough votes could be changed
to change the result. After gaining
the chairman they had easy sailing.
as Mr. Fisher decided every question
as directed by Judge w. A. Berry.
10 | had Instructed votes,
second instructions and delegates un-
Instructed, but elected by the people.
because they had announced them
selves for me. to give me the nomina-
ton with SEQ votes to spare.
some Low Politics.
'.Now we will give some OF the real
reasons of Eaton's nomination. One
McCracken county precinct that in
structed for Barry was not represent
ed by the delegate at all, but Judge
: w. A. Berry held his proxy and voted
! the precinct for Eaton Another del
> egate. from McCraeken, who was in
structed for Barry, was voted for Ea-
: ton in the temporary organization,
hut ON the first ballot he voted for
Barrv: but before another ballot. he
was spirited away, not leaving any
Eproxy one Marshall county Barry
, delegate was offered s17Q for his
proxy: being told to deliver It TO a
I, man no did moi know and did not
need 10 know who would deliver the
/ goods. Others we're approached In
1 more cautious manner One promi-
nent delegates was approached by a
paducah friend, with the information.
: that Barry was beaten, as they had
!. already nurchased enough votes to
r elect Eaton, but that the money had
: not yet been paid over. and there was
$500 or $500 in it, and that they
would rather nay It TO the Barry del
egates than 10 the others. But this
delegate would not degrade himself
nor insult Barry by considering this
Infamous proposition Another Mar
L shall county Barry delegate. who
u owns ene farm, told Barry. the
. noxt morning after the convention
Adjourned that he could have got
a more money for his vote in the con-
y vsntion than he could make on his
= farm in a year. one Marshall county
: delegate saws after they failed to
4 SsndIe him nv pleadlugs. threatening
: ana an offer OF money that Just be-
: : fore the hour for the convention to
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