The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-24
First District Committee Acts
For Citizens in Nomi.
nation.
Ollie Assures Them Of .
Democratic Congress-
HE RETURNS TO WASHINGTON.

without a slip of the reins or a
murmur OF protest. Congressman
Ollie NJ. James. OF Marion. was made
the nominee OF the Democratic party
from the First district 10 the Sixty
second congress this morning by the
Democratic committee, which mot
In the parlors OF the Palmer House.
II is the flfth time that the big con-
gresham has been made the nomi-
nee OF the Democratic party Con-
gressman James was present at the
meeting. having made the trip from
Washington. and accepted the noml-
nation.
The meeting was of the cut and
dried variety. Everything had been
planned. because no formidable op-
position to Congressman James had
crystalized.
In accepting the nomination Con-
gressman James said that after due
deliberation he had determined TO
accept the honor. He said he appre-
ciated the unanimity OF his nomina-
tion. and hoped that his services
would always be satisfactory to his
people. IL was a big trust TO place
on a man. but Congressman James
said that be hoped that when he was
defeated. as all public men are in
time. even the opposition could not
say that he had been unfalthful.
Congressman James said that he
is a member of an important investi-
gatlon committee at present In con-
gress. but II would be a violation or
ethics to mention anything that had
been uncovered. Then he sailed in
TO the Republican party. lie con
dcmncd the state government as well
rs the federal. and pictured only
glorious prospects for the Democrat
ic party. lie predicted that in the
Sixty-second session of congress
there would be a Democratic major
i;y of az least 100 members. His rosy
prospects were greeted with APP
plause. although his denunciation OF
the Republican party was not as Sc
we're as usual.
The meeting was called TO order
at 10 o'clock with n majority OF the
committeeman present. Henry II.
Lawrence. OF Cadix. was selected as
chairman. and w. A. Frost. OF
Graves county. as secretary. Then
the committee settled down 90 busi-
ness. w. +. Bradshaw. Jr.. OF Nc
Cracken county. made the motion
that Congressman Ollie NJ. James be
declared the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party. and IL was adopted un-
arimously The officers we're auth
oriEed to certify TO the proper ere
dentials.
L. II. Owen. of Carlisle county.
made a short speech in which he
thanked Congressman James for
bringing western Kentucky forward
in the halls OF congress. The mo-
tion Of ID. +. Fiser. of Marshall coun-
ty. TO have the committee bring In
resolutions. praising Congressman
James. was adopted unanimously.
Those present were: James Skin
ner. OF Ballard county; l.. II. owen.
OF Carlisle county; J. II. Stevens, OF
Caldwell county; w. A. Frost, OF
Graves county; J. l.. Mitchell, OF
Livingston county; X. J. Doom, of
Lyon county; ID, +. Fiser. OF Mar
shall county; w. +. Bradshaw. OF
McCracken county; Henry r. Law
renee, of Trigg county. The proxies
from n. l.. Chrisman. of Galloway
county; NJ. +. Pogue. of Crittenden
county; and L ID. Walker. OF Hlck-
man county, we're presented.
Most Of the committeeman return
ed home this morning. Congressman
James with his private secretary. J.
Kelly Smith. left at noon for Wash
ington to attend congress