The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-17
Editorial Correspondents.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 10, 50.

city is last settling back into its nor
NAL condition Of qmetude. When
reached Louisville on the morning oil
tho 10th inst. I found that city al
ready alive with delegates. came
TO Frankfort the following evening
md at every hotel WAS met by the
statement oil the clerk that there was
mo ROOM In this my time OF need,
L was suddenly raised from The
depths of disappointment By q prop I
sition from the Hon. JAS. BreatlIilt to
Share his room and bed with me.
So ! repaired. to his hotel and was
comfortably quarterea amongst Re:
.publicaHs st night. while Iatlended
tho Democratic conventions during
the day. ''s'es ''saN-s 4
The convention met in Major hall,
y sort of cross between theater and
y court room with seating capacity
of five or six hundred. Into this
room were rammed, jammeh and
crammed about a,thousanl Demo-
Gratis full of enthusiasm and patriot
ism. The organization of the body
was speedily perfected By the sclec.
ton of Speaker Owens, of Scott, ms
temporary chairman and E. +. Mad
den and Thos, 6 Petit, as Temporal.
ry secretaries. The committees were
then appointed, upon the rccommen-
dations ofthc several Congressional
Districts, and repaired to their rooms
to work. The committee On perma.
nent organization soon agreed upon
Judge WIN. Lindsay, for chairman,
as compromise candidate between
Hon. Jake. Rice, OF Lawrence and
Hon. e. U. McElroy, OF Warren.
Tho temporary secretaries were re-
tanned. The other committee, not
being ready to report, the convention
adjourned for, dinner at 2 o'clock p.
NJ II re.assombled promptly at 3
o'clock and as the committees were
still out, it was decided TO go at once
into the nomination of candidates.
A call of Districts was had, and the
various candidates were. presented by.
their chosen speakers. Hon. a. G.
Caruih. Of Louisville, nominated
Sam Gaines in a stirring speech.
Many Of the speeches were very fine.
but the speech was made by Hon. i.
2. Hill Of lincoln, in nominating
Gen. Wooliord. Although !the time
had been limited TO ten minutes, he
was allowed by the conyention to
speak for half an hour. Aitor lie dc.
sisted the conviction settled upon all
: that Woolford wonld be one of the
last to go down IN the fight. AS
soon as nominations were over oil
adjournment was had till nine o'clock
the next day.
BY the next morning the commit
tees OH credentials and resolutions
were ready TO report and the ballot
ing commenced as soon as they had
been rec eivetl and adopted. AL.
though the body was large one, and
many Of the delegates could not find
seals, oil account Of the limited capac
: ity of the room, at no time did til,
y convention get boisterous and disor
! ganized and beyond the control of tn,
s chairman. Excitement at times raj
high but the chairlnan's appeals 70
: order were never ,llsrcgarded. Tn
r body was composed Of a fine lookin:
d set Of delegates aud included man,
i OF the most distinguished men OF tn
State. Excitement soon began to in
crease with each ballot. Tie con
vention refused TO adjourn for Dime
l. and the balloting continued from lei
u O'Clock A. NJ, till 7P. NJ. After til
'r 4,h ballot, the bindmost man wa
d dropped and ono by one their plume
g. went down until. but four were left,
d Henry. Hewitt, Gaines and Wool
u, for'l. The latter, who started !
70 with such glowing prospects, wa
d. doomed 10 fall and went down OH III
g llth ballot. Sam Gaines friend
Is stood by HIM, but the blue grass elt
n ment flockcd to Hewitt, the moul
u taineers TO Henry and it became ev
Dr. dent that Gaines, the last OF III
e. Western candidates would go dow
ic next. Ito fell on the 18th ballot an
Is his friends, determined that no blu
u grass man should be nominated, wer
OF over 10 Henry almost in solid bod,
flenry's majority was nearly 100 an
his nomination was made unanimou
VI lie is from Morgan county and is
'' very acceptable candidate. I'll
60 utmost good feeling prevaile
VI throughout the convention. l wi
q" have more to say about the conyeI
y ton at future time.
's' Sam Gaines takes his defeat like
is man. lie made speech last nigl
's and told Central Kentucky that
D. had helped to defeat him aud h
friends had elected Henry and her
~ after the east and the west won
~ stand together and show the 81,
of grass section that it could and woul
DO beaten hereafter.