The Indianapolis journal., 1883-05-18
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS.
j. Proctor Knott Nominated for Governor
The Resolutions.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 17.-The convention
was in a humor this morning for business,
and the liveliest day ever had was the result.
The first ballot to be taken was the seventh
OF the session, after which the man receiving
the lowest number of votes was to be
dropped. Early in the action the name of
Owsley was withdrawn, and the contest was
left between Knott, Jones and Buckner. 1t
soon became apparent that Buckner could
not win and his friends withdrew his name,
when the trouble began in earnest, and the
hurrah was at its loudest. 1t was almost inn
possible to do anything, SO great was the con-
fusion, but at last the result was about to be
reached owing to the numerous changes.
and the secretary was ordered to
eel the roll again. Pending this call the
widest enthusiasm existed and it was
almost impossible to know what was being
done. Finally the friends of JONES' seeing
the drift of the vote, withdrew his name, and
Mr. Knott was declared the nominee of the
party for Governor. There is the usual dis
satisfaction and complaint, but a motion
to make the nomination unanimous was
carried easily, and Mr.. Knott was accepted
as the candidate of the party. 1t would
be useless to recapitulate the vote, as the
secretaries were never equal to footing it NJ
In the midst of the confusion. Pending the
announcement of the result Messrs. Buck.
ner and Owsley made fine speeches accepting
the result, and everyone was in good humor,
The following resolutions were reported
from the committee and adopted;
"Resolved, That the Democracy of Kentucky,
in cow ention assembled, reaffirm our unalUered
confidence and affection for the principles and
policy embodied in the organic law OF the Demo
cratic party adopted at the national Democratic
yantiOu he a
at Cincinnati In 1880.
"rhat believing the highest security of popu
lar government depends on the intelligence OF
the people, we declare 1t to be the duty of the
Legislature of this Commonwealth to foster
wise and efficient system of public schools.
THAT our laws in relation to revenue and tax.
atlon should be so framed as to secure equality
in the rate OF assessments as nearly as possible,
ana TO Insure the collection OF the revenue in
the most convenient and inexpensive manner.
"That convention to amend our present State
constitution should be called as soon as practic
able under tho forms OF law, In order to bring
our constitution in line with the progress OF the
age;
the State by friendly legislation, inviting capital
and Immigration from abroad.
''We send words of cheer and cOngratulation to
the Democracy of the Union on the magnificent
prospects of victory in the next presidential eloc
ton, and we assure them that, as heretofore, the
Old Guard of the Common wealth will be at the
front of the battle in the fight for the good of
the whole people of our republic"
Balloting for acknowledgement was pro-
greSSlng without result, at o CLOCK, when
the convention took recess,
THE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
J. Proctor Knott, the nominee of the con-
vention, was born near Lebanon, KY, Aug,
49, 1880; studied law, removed to Missouri in
May, 1850, and was admitted to the bar in
| 1851; was elected to the State House of Rep
resentatives of Missouri in 1857 and resigned
in August, 1859; was appointed Attorney
general of Missouri in the same month; was
unanimously nominated for the same posi-
ton by the Democratic convention and
elected in August 1862; returned to Ken
lucky and commenced the practice of law in
Lebanon in 1868; was a member of the
Fortieth, Forty-frst, Forty-fourth, Forty
fifth Congresses and was reelected to the
Forty-sixth Congress as Democrat, re-
ceiving $500 votes against 4,616 votes for
Beldin, Republican, and 204 votes for Lewis
| National.
| At the night session OF the convention,
after a number of ballots, Captain James r.
Hindman late of the Federal army, was
nominated for Lieutenant-governor over
Captain Alien. a late Confederate soldier.
At this hour, 1880, the convention is still in
| session