Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-16
Sebreezes,

DOCK Brown, OF Union, was the
wag Of the convention.
Mcssrs. Clay and Lafloon had their
headquarters in adjoining rooms.
The hotel was crowded to its ut
most capacity, but all managed to get
something to cat.
The idea of clark horse" received
no encouragement whatever, as all
hands agreed that one of the contest
ing candidates ought to be nominated.
Hancock, with five delegates, had
the smallest representation. lIcuder-
son and Hopkins each had about for
ty or fifty, many of whom returned
home every night and came back on
the early trains.
A Hopkins county delegate and an
employee ofthe hotel had ''tist and
skull" fight Friday. Others took it
up and pistols and knives were
drawn but quiet was restored before
anybody was hurt.
About 200 delegates were in attend
ance and nothing whatever occurred
to disturb the friendly relations of the
two factions. The utmost good feel
ing prevailed between the candidates
and their followers.
Hon. John Young Brown, Hon. W..
N. Sweeney, Hon. w. Il. Ellis, Hon.
j. A. Munday, Hon. Jno. W. Lock-
EFT, Hon. Thos. S. Petit, Hon. A. X.
Bradley, Hon. L. w. Long, and Hon.
j. d. Powers were among the dis
tinguished men present.
The District committee, composed
of the chairmen Of the eight county
committees, will meet at Sebree Tues
day next at | o'clock TO take action
in the matter and decide upon some
plan to nominate candidate for Con-
grcss. A primary election is talked
of.
The LaflOOn men covered the cow
catcher of the Darlington accommo-
dation with poke stalks Thursday
morning and wrapped big flag
around the engine and the band es-
corted the delegates to Sebree. Mr..
Clay's friends also brought band
the first day.
The first day the convention met III
the camp meeting shelter, mile from
town, and the delegates had to count
The railroad ties that distance. There
was some hard kicking, but they had
to take their coats Oh their arms and
make the best of it. The subsequent
sessions were held in the new church,
a large and pleasant room near the
hotel.
The Daviess delegation knowing
that the convention would meet in
the woods the first day, provided
themselves with huge demi-john
| (nOt st. john filled with Owensboro
"antidote." Seeing the danger that
their fellow delegates were obliged to
incur, they generously threw open
the bung Of their baggage" TO the
Clay men and Lafloon men alike.
Bransford and Woodson, of the
Greensboro Messenger, Haynes and
Mcfarland, of the Greensboro Inquir-
or, Givens and Hall, of the Madison
vile Cleaner, Zeno +. Young, of the
jacksonville Times, E. L. Startling,
of the Henderson Journal, Hunter
Wood, Of the New Era, and the
South Kentlickian representative,
were the newspaper men present.
1t was Long and a tiresome ses-
sion and severely tested the physical
Powers Of the delegates but the end
came at last. The Laffoon men
showed themselves to be the true pa
triots and conceded the organization
to their opponents, for the sake of
harmony, although they had a major
ity Of the Hancock delegation, who
were not bound by the unit rule or
even instructed further than that the
county had expressed a preference
for Mr.. Clay in mass convention. Mr..