The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-14
Keys. Of Galloway, Calls Com.
mittee Together and Two
OF Four Members Will Heed
Him Chrisman Acts.

Murray, Ky, Oct. -(Special)
Like Banquo's ghost the Demo
cratic split In Galloway county
which through two generations has
developed into feud, will not down,
despite the decision of the congress
sional committeeman and the repudi-
alton of his decision by the voters.
who overturned a Democratic major
ity of 1000 for a Republican major
ity of over one bundled. It has
now crept into the Third senatorial
district situation, and the Galloway
Gazette of this week contains two
announcements. each purporting TO
speak for the chairman of the Third
district senatorial committee. n. l..
Chrisman, who stirred up a sensa-
ton at Murray September 90, by de-
claTing the committeeman from
Lyon and Trigg counties construc-
lively present, and with the proxy
from Livingston county in his
pocket. held a session and called a
senatorial convention at Eddyville.
November II. publishes the official
call for the convention, while j. II.
Keys, who was turned down by w.
A. Berry, congressional committee
man. for chairman of Galloway
county, publishes call for a sena-
torial committee meeting at Eddy
vile, October %. II is presumed
that Coun aitfoan,or Tl,,o,,, - T,,o,,
and Committeeman Broadbent, Of
Trigg. are cognizant of and consent
ing TO his action. The Livingston
county member, who gave his proxy
to Chrisman, is expected to stand by
it, thus dividing the committee
evenly.
Republicans JubiIant.
Republicans in the Third district
are jubilant, knowing that II they
can carry Galloway county in the
senatorial election as they did In the
county election, they can carry the
district County Judge Patterson, OF
Galloway, is an announced candi-
date. and former Postmaster Dave
Redden Is thinking Of running.
However, the sentiment, heretofore,
has been in favor of some politically
Independent man from outside Gallo
way county.
The Democratic situation Is in
volved and bitter. Before the last
county election there was a split and
the faction headed by Conn Linn,
state senator. won on appeal to Con-
gress.onal Committeeman w. A.
Berry, Of Paducah. The decision
was not popular, and although that
faction controlled the committee and
named the candidate, the Republicans
for the first time carried the county.
Things Quieted down then until
Henry Lawrence, editor of the Cadiz
Record. and former Senator Me
Creary's strongest advocate in west
ern Kentucky is a member of the
state committee, where his vote will
be useful to McCreary on all ques-
tions. He is also a candidate for
state senator to succeed Conn Linn.
the understanding being that he is TO
become president pro TEN. II Nc
Creary controls the legislature. The
senatorial election will not take
place until November 1911, but the
anti McCreary faction in the First
district saw in an early
primary or convention a chance TO
force Lawrence of the state ticket
by making him a candidate for the
nomination. Consequently, Chair
man n. l.. Chrisman, of Galloway,
who is chairman of the senatorial
committee, by virtue of representing
the largest county, called the COM
mittee together to select time. place
and manner of naming a candidate
for state senator. On account OF the
absence of Lawrence. the first meet
ing at Eddyville was postponed and
another was called at Murray. The
committeeman from Lyon and Trigg
who favor Lawrence and late
nomination, went to the town, but
when they learned that Chrisman
held the proxy of Mitchell. of Living
ston county, they hid out Chrismar
followed them and found them al
the hotel, and while they wen
through door. locking it aftel
them. he proceeded to organize Z
meeting as II they were present
making and seconding the motions
himself. putting them and voting OF
them for himself and the proxy from
Trigg, counting the other two a
present and not voting. He actes
on a decision OF w. A. Berry tina
committeeman, once being counted
present, could not withdraw ana
break a quorum. II is said tina
Chrisman had the records of thii
meeting all prepared in advance ant
the resolutions had been written on
in Paducah and taken TO Murray, IL
anticipation of just a situation.
Claim OF Keys.
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