The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-10-22
That Remarkable Republican
Convention that Nominated
City Candidates.

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induce some of the Democrats who lost
in the recent primary to allow their
names to be used. They found that
were too loyal to break faith with
their party in such way. 1t was
| therefore necessary to resort to very
OF the Republican party to put ON the
ballot the names of those martyrs who
were willing TO be sacrificed.
| 1t was certainly the most unique
nomination that has ever been on rec
ord in this or perhaps any other city in
existence. II may. be legitimate under
Republican politics to make such noTni-
nations, but it certainly is most I'M
usual sight to see political committee
meet in almost secret session and place
majority of their own members in
nomination for public office.
The fact remains, however, that four
of the six Republican committeeman
for the city met last Monday-the last
! day possible under the laW-to nomi-
nate candidates for the city Offices, and
| placed on the ticket three of their own
names. These four met in solemn con-
| ciave, decided that it was necessary to
I save OuO ASCpAOAlNan Pal ~ 4AOlIi 1IOC44S
the more influential portion of which
to undertake hopeless fight for city
offices.
No one would accused these gentle
men of being anxious to secure what
small honor might come from being
overwhelmingly defeated for an office,
| the nomination for which had been so
4 OF 10 fHIlx oh NoVs xryr,,rfA
| believe that it was done in a spirit of
resentment toward position of their
own party and we can only suppose
that it is mere coincidence that all
| these nominees were in the Fairbanks
! faction in the late contest and
| that any Taft man would nest gra-
ciously have been given place on the
ticket had it been brought to the at
ttention Of these guardians of Republi-
can interests, that it would not be well
to lose sight of the fact that it would
take the united Republican party and
considerably more to have even a
chance to win.
No doubt this recent conflict in their
own ranks was of such a superficial
nature that they thought it useless to
consult any of the Taft wing or to-
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the four committeeman present, Mr..
j. w. Larkin, committeeman from No.
5, was nominated for Mayor, Mr.. C. l..
Barns, committeeman from No. 2, fer
Police Judge, and Mr.. Carl WiImoth,
committeeman from No. 8, for Council
Mr.. Kane, committeeman from No.
was the only other member presents
This must have been rather i'm
ale fhocI flc,,
would certainly have had one more
the candidates should have been forced
to second the nominations of their run
ming mates.
This. however, would have compell-
ed them to have sent Tor the only col
Ored man on the committee, Sherman
.Ayres, as Mr.. Phillips, the remaining
committeeman, had moved out of the
city. From so near a view of the
affair it is hardly possible to make any
surmise as to the reason for not hav-
ing AyreS in the meeting. 1t might
be attributed to Ayres' own indiffer-
ence, except for the fact that it has
been learned that Ayres was not even
notified of the meeting and knew moth
ing of the arrangements until it was
ali OfCls 1HC Oliy OLACI OOlu(LOL Nlcl-
bic at this time is that which has been
evident for long lime in Republican
practice, that is that those in control
of party affairs seem to think ii at the
colored man has nothing to do but to
obey commands and is considered of no
value even for consultation in question
where his own influence bears so large
part.
1t seems that these gentlemen might
have had enough consideration for the
colOred vote to have at least notified
the only coIored representative of the
meeting and allowed him to use his
own discretion as to attending even If
he had thought it was not his advice,
but only the colored vote that was
wanted. But the whole affair has such
an unusual and grotesque appearance
that it is quite beyond the ordinary IN
t diligence etc fathom the underlying
causes.
1t is to be hoped that the real rea
osns for such extraordinary and high
handed methods may be brought to
light. 1t would certainly be most
lamentable accident for this city if
there should be elected to public Office
men who believe in such tactics,
whether it be caused by the jealousy
of different wing CT their own politi.
cal party and the ignoring of the inter
est of so large part of their constitu-
ency as the colOred vote, or by mere
ignorance of the methods of adminis-
tering public affairs demanded by all
principles of fairness and consistency.
The greatest comfort for those in
terested in the city's welfare is the
fact that there is no SHADOW of a
chance of any such power dominating
The affairs of Paris if every loyal citi-
zen will do his duty and vote for the
Democratic nominees.