The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-05-21

not say that a vote was, or was not taken,
on the nomination for Secretary.
Great confusion and disorder prevailed
for two hOurs OF more, occasionally quiet
ing for a speech from somebody. Mr.. c.
D. Pattie made logical well composed
and telling speech in favor of Longmoor,
and considering it was his first public eff
fort, was the best speech of the COnven-
ton. Mr. Richard White Miller, son of
the late Judge w. c. Miller, made his
first public speech in favor OF Mr.. Adams,
and it was complimented on all sides.
Mr.. P. H. Sullivan also spoke at length,
and forcibly, in favor of Mr.. Adams.
Senator Harris, Col Tevis and others
made speeches, and still Others tried to
speak
There were too many propositions
from both sides for us TO under
take to mention them. Some want
ed to take the vote viva voce, others
to divide the house by taking opposite
sides of a centre line, others to clear the
room and count the votes in at the doors
as was done for Chairman, and still 9TH
ems to place tellers at the door and count
the vote on going out.
Each party declared their willingness
to do fair by the other, and at the same
time each party accused the other of be
ing afraid to come to a vote, and of not
wanting to do right about it.
Finally the Chairman who had all
along preserved his temper and smile,
took a viva voce vote, declared for the
| Adams side, adjourned the convention,
and, with the Adams men left the court
room.
More than two hundred men remained
| and there were loud calls for Mr.. Bron-
ston. He took the stand, thanked the
audience for the compliment, and con-
tinued to speak for number of minutes
saying among other things, that it was
probably the last time he would eveI
make political speech. Messrs. Woods
and Upton were chosen as Secretaries
Senator Harris Offered resolutions nam
ing delegates to the Louisville COnven
ton TO nominate a Democratic candidate
for Clerk of the Court Of Appeals, in
structing the delegation to vote first fol
Mr.. Longmoor, of Cynthiana, and SECOND
for Judge French, Of Mt Sterling.
The resolutions were adopted, aftel
speeches 10y Prof. William Wilson, Rev
Or. Forman Col D. w Tribble and others
The meeting then adjourned.
The Longmoor men say that the Adam.
part OF the Convention was a failure, be
cause it voted on the resolutions withou
regard to the substitute or the amend
ment, and did not submit to a division
Of the house, which last ought to hav,
been done, as a large number Of mel
came into the Convention after the sclec
ton of Chairman. The Adams men sal
that the Longmoor proceedings are value
less for lack OF authority from the Count!
Committee.
We refer both parties to the State Con
vention; "and may the good Lord hav,
mercy upon their poor souls"
TIE nomination of Richard Naux t,
succeed Mr.. Randall takes us back into tn,
centuries, and completely battles all cur
rent controversies Mr.. Naux was in tn,
old times the most brilliant member o
the Philadelphia bar when a Philadel
phia lawyer was supposed to be the per
lection of all wit and the completion al
knowledge. His nomination ought t,
combine everybod in Mr. Randall's dis
trict. Nobody ought to care two cent
what Dick Naux thinks about anything
since all Democrats may be sure that h
is a Democrat Of the school of Dallas an,
Buchanan: and dead sure to do right in tn
upreme moment. His nomination Is al
inspiration to Pennsylvania Democracy
and should be an exhilaration to Democ
racy evcrywhere.-Co Courier Journal