The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-04-07
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
he Grant Men Bnll-dozed.
a RSPRoAaoUS TIME.
The Con, chiffon no, Ne. Adjourned.
W Delegates Elected.

No Delegates Elected.
\ very respectable number Of Re
publicans gathered at the Court-hOtIse
Monday afternoon al the appointed
time, and the Convention was called la
order 10y David Smith. Chairman of the
Republican County Committee.
4. 7. Hudson was elected Chairman,
and Malcolm Mcintyre, Secretary.
\ resolution pledging each one par
ticipating To vote for the Chicago nomi-
nees, WAS adopted without opposition.
Mr. T.. C. Hubbard Offered resolutions
approving of the convention AT Chica-
90, Louisville and this convention, APP
pointing all good Republicans Of OHIO
county who desired to attend the State
convention at Louisville. a. delegates
and leaving them wholly uninstructed.
This was opposed by DIR. W. J. Berry,
who came strongly out for Grant, and
wanted the convention Ia 80 instruct
Berry's speech ELECTED considerable APP
plausc. +. &. Hubbard replied TO Dr.
Berry. and opposed Instructions and in
the rounds gave Grants administration
AN airing. His remarks in this respect
were rather an improvement on any of
the Democratic speeches of lS72or 1876
DIR. Berry then Offered substitute to
the resolutions of Hubbard 10 the effect
that the delegates from this county be
instructed To vote i'm the State cOnven-
ton for Grant, and for Harrison or
Garfield for Vice President, and for
Walter Evans and w. q. Bradley for
delegates from the State at large, and
for DR. Kindly, of Owensboro for del
egate from this district. Hubbard
moved TO table the substitute. Capt.
:. Woodward moved to amend 10 table
only that part relating TO instructions
The amendment was accepted by Hub
bard, and the Chairman put the qucs-
ton and the vote was, ayes 50; some
one or two said that the motion 10 table
was not understood. The amendment
by consent was then Withdrawn and
the motion renewed TO lay the whole
substitute ON the table. \ vote WAS
taken on this by rising. Much con-
fusion prevailed. and as best we could
count, 81 voted. Before the result
was announced on account of confusion
and misunderstanding, the chairman
appointed tellers, and all favoring the
motion We're requested To pass between
nays We're then taken and the number
announced 60. The motion was de-
clared TO be carried. Confusion reiyned
supreme. w. C. Morton called for IA
vote on the original resolutions of Hub
bard, but the chairman declared him
out Of order, as the vote just taken had
settled that matter. In this, we think
the chairman was probably mistaken.
The vote to table the substitute was an
indication that the convention was, by
majority OF six, opposed to instructing
but ii was not direct vote on that
question.
Dire confusion reiened supreme. just
at this juncture, upon invitation of the
chairman, w. q. Benton, of the Louis
vile Commercial, took the stand and
made quite practical, pointed speech,
winding up with an appeal to harmon
ize all differences and subscribe for the
Louisville Commercial He was fol-
lowed Ivy Capt David Poole, of Beaver
Dam, who got off two capital anecdotes,
creating good deal of merriment and
wound up with a very sensible speech.
Capt y. Woodward followed in very
conciliating speech, and he ia turn was
followed by r. G. Hubbard, with a ret
respective view of the opposing polit-
zeal parties,a II. Perry Rowe followed,
announcing himself as a candidate for
Sheriff; after which everybody left with
out vote 10 adjourn sine die, or to "a
definite time, or without selecting, elect
ing or sending any delegates TO the State
convention. iIsan '1nH.He adT
The motion NJ sde by Hubbard 10 table
Berry's substitute in parliamentary
usages lays the original resolutions on
the table instead of adopting them as
decided by the chair.
si'f Tribute 90 Judge PirsIc.