Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-06-05

nate lay with the delegates lroiu
Pnttis. That the other delegates were
hound up by their instructions anu
rould not avoid voting just as they
had done from the first. That the
Pettis men were uninstructed ana at
liberty to cast their votes for Rylaha,
that Lafayette had been generous 10
Pettis i'll the past and had aireaoy
welded to Saline i'll the nominatio',
of circuit Judge. That Maj. Kyiaho
was the choice Of u majority Oh tne
neople of the district and could De
elected bv primary election anu
that those who were able to max
concessions ought to do so or the
convention ought to adjourn ana re-
fer the matter back to the peopie:
Mr.. Geo. p. jackson, of Pettls sal"
tha the delegation from Pettls, Wlih
the exception of DR.. Logan Ciafh,
had pledged themselves to the men
for whom they were proxies 10 so,o
for Mr.. BreathitL and conld no, oo
otherwise than vote for nm. lna'
| il was understood in the convention
that the delegation was hve-siSths
tor Breaihiit, and that the other
proxies had been instructed Ill con-
versatiou and writing to vote as they
had. DR.. Clark, of Petite, SAID that
| the Pettis delegation had been sent
| uuinstructed and that he begged leave
| TO differ with Mr.. Jackson i'll regard
to it being understood that hve-siXths
of the Pettis delegation were Tor
Breathitt. That lie thought a lar o
majority in Pettis are i'll favor OF Ky
land for criminal judge. That he
was well-known 10 be d Ryland man
and elected a delegate as such.
/ One hundred and slNty-hve hailots
having been cast aud no nomlnatioh
resulting, recess was taken. Upon
the re-assemhling of the delegates III
the hall. Col. W. 5. Jackson present
ed the following resolution
Whereas, This convention after
casting 165 ballots aud being unable
10 make Il nomination for criminal
, Judge for the democratic party III this
the sixth judicial district anu 'ofh-
son county, be it, therefore,
Resolved, That the matter OF nom
inat,ou be referred back to those wht
sent us here.
DR.. Clark then sand there ought tt
he a nomination, that it was not goot
democracy to squabb!e over the mat
Ter and 20 home, that they were her
y for the good of the whole district
, and not tor that of any man or coun
ty. and that the delegation iron
> Pettis ought not to expect so mucl
i for their county, that the people
Pettis did not expect to have incl
k deleuates insist on such eXtrehh
s measures to give Saline another judge
J.. shin when she had just received on
l. the olher day. DR.. Clark appeasc
d TO the democracy and good sense {
). the whole delegation, and urged tina
y the convention nominate the Dcs
;, man for the place and not go HON
l. without accomplishing wnal Ihe
NJ had been sent there I" do.
D. Mr.. w. B. Steele made speech G
I'd the same subject, and regretted th'
t. in so PLAN case OF the WISHES
I. the district, delegates shoulu no
n, out and 90 home rather than yielu
of the claims Of liberality and lnsuc
Col. ChiIes, OF Lafayette, SAID Til
a Lafayette had helped Peltls TO Gle
C. Vest and Phillips, aud now that l.
de fayette asked for the nomination
s, one of her best and ablest men, !
II criminal Judge, it was very s,rah
T. conduct in an uuinstructca ueies
III, ton from Pettis to oppose her,
though there was 10 candidate if'
,e, Pettis for them to support, aud IL
L. :he Democracy OF Lafayette wot
ID not forget II. -.
Another ballot, making the 16'
an ballot cast, was then taken with
j same result as before.
q. G.. P. B. Jackson, of Peltls. s
ty that if Lafayette wanted any faV
ice she must go to the people OF fei
.sn that the proxies there were bound
obey instructions.
Ell. Col. Jacksoh's resolution was II
II. passed, and the Democratic Exc
" tive Committee for the criminal I
nj. trict appointed and then the conv
Ii ton adjourned sine die. The follow
men compose the Democratic Exc
hat tive Committee: Il. j. Whiiset
nty Johnson, W. Il. Steele of Lafay e
rch Juu. W. Conner Of Pettis, and I
i've Nj. Ewing OF S,iine. This comm
took action recommending that
II. other convention be called at
W. ginsyilic to meet OH the 9TH of An.
eut and that the some number OF q
O, gates be selected from each count
bsforc, and that they be seiecle,
wed the democratic county CONVENTION
by each county.