The Paducah evening sun., 1909-02-11
Law and Order Element Max
ing Effort to Control Third
District.
Judge Cocks Success IL in thc
Balance.
PRIMARY OR A CONVENTION

Murray, KY, Feb. II. Especial y
A rehear.ng of the controversy over
The chairmanship of the Galloway
county Democratic committee has
been granted by W. A. Berry, state
central committeeman for the First
district, who will reopen the case
some time In March. Under a prev
ous ruling of Chairman Berry, N. l..
Chrisman is now the chairman of
he Democratic committee while John
Il. Keys is making a contest for the
place.
The controversy has an important
bearing on politics In the Third judic-
ial district, where the law and order
element Is making a supreme effort
not only to gain the judicial Offices
but the machinery of the Democratic
party. also. Chrisman Is supported
by the law and order folks and should
The opposition again fail in their ef-
fort to unseat him, the Democrats
executive committee of the Third ju-
diciaa district will stand two and
two, as il is understood Chairman
Chiffon. of Christian county, will
stand with the law and order forces.
| II Keys should be seated Judge
Thomas Cook will be in control Of
the committee.
In case of tie. as would exist with
Chrisman seated. II is understood
that the state central committeeman
Of the district would referee.
The Controversy.
The controversy over the Galloway
chairmanship began with the election
0f .preeinct committeeman. The op-
lponents of the law and order element
control the majority of precincts in
the county and elected 7 of the 13
lprecinot chairmen Through an over
sight Of these failed to bring proper
credentials when the meeting was
held 10 elect county chairman The
retiring chairman appointed a COM
mittee on credentials which made a
report IN accordance with the facts
and the retiring chairman refused to
recognize the vote Of the members
having no credentials. This precipi-
tated a bolt and the five members
without credentials and two others
left the meeting and held an election,
narning John H. Keys. while the 9th
er six members, who remained at the
meeting, elected Y. l.. Chrssman.
Mr. Dcrry's Ruling.
Mr.. Berry as state cSatral commit
teeman held that the FORMER chair
No.. -. .f~ht T.. .of,,stno 70 oIfour
he members without credentials the
right to vote on the report Of the ere
dentials committee, and that the ac-
tiOn OF the two members who left
ne committee and met with the un-
seated members, was irregular Berry
therefore recognized Chrisman as
chairman.
| II the law and order element con-
trols, a convention will be called to
nominate a candidate for circuit
Judge, and II the other side controls
a primary will be held.
| Judge Cook, who Is holding court
IN Trigg county, came to Murray yes
terday and attempted to secure an
agreement from Chrisman to have
Berry take up the rehearing at once,
instead Of waiting until March, but
1t is not likely that the agreement
will be made, as Senator Conn Linn,
one of the leading attorneys for
Chrisman, Is now in Texas.
Cook may not be candidate for
reelection II a convention Is called.
He has called in speaking appoint
ments made sometime ago and says
he will not make any speeches until
the committee meets.
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