Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-08-26
WHEELERS MEET.
The Sebree Meeting Fails to NOm-
mate a Candidate.

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w. N. Short, of Mclean, was elect
ed temporary chairman; ]. NJ. Haynes,
temporary secretary.
One vote from each magisterial dis
trict was the basisof representation.
The following committee en- creden-
tials was appointed:
Dan Browning, of Webster; G. w.
Gentry, Of Hopkins; s. III. Myers, of
Christian; Jno. S. Lambert, Of Union
G. T. Baldwin, of Henderson; H. G.
Smith, Of Hancock; John Stevens, Of
Mclean, W. p. Miller. of Daviess.
At the afternoon session the COM
mittee ON credentials reported the fol
lowing delegates entitled to seats in
the meeting:
McLean-W. N. Short, ]. A. Ste
vens, r. NJ. Ward, r. NJ. Giyens, c.
Noel, Ben Bracket and P. W. Nolen.
Hopkins g. w. Gentry, W. D.
Slaton, j. w. Wilson, j. Y. Tilford,
w. S. Barnett, W. NJ. Madison, S. j.
Mitchell, W. D. Crow and A. w. Den
ny.
Henderson-G. T. Baldwin, j. G..
Eakins, Ben Tanner, c. c. Fades, W.
M. Hatchett, II. NJ. Schaffer, Lewis
Remote, j. w. Hicks, A. S. Denton,
j. G. Quinn and j. Tapp.
Webster David Browning, w. d.
Crowley, B. F. Carlisle, j. w. Orr, j.
w. Hancock, Richard Tapp, j. c.
Springfield and T. J. McGraw.
Hancock Thomas Fallon, Felix
Saddler, j. L. Brown.
Union-J. S. Lambert, Peter Able,
Ben Wright, d. P. Duncan, Jan 9 )
Wright, C. W. Bondurant, James A,
Turner, P. S. Bennett, Thos. Hayne.
Christians. H. Myers.
Daviess-J. H. Rudy, E. L. Miles,
Tom Handley, B. F. Cox, G. w. Holt,
James Noel, Henry Ellis, W. M. Pur-
cell, G.. w. Sinnett, VIM. Potts, Dab
ney Robinson, Samuel James.
The report was concurred in.
B. f. Cox, of Daviess, was made
permanent chairman, VIM. Hatchett.
of Henderson, permanent secretary.
The committee on resolutions was as
as follows; r. NJ. Glover, A. W. Dem
ny, F. G.. Eakins, j. w. Hamilton,
F. NJ. Saddler, Tom Haynes, S. H.
Myers, Samuel James.
The committee, through its chair
man, Sam James, recommended the
adoption Of the resolutions passed at
the national alliance meeting at st.
Louis last December, with an addi-
tional clause that to more fully carry
out these principles in this Congress
ional district, we will not support any
candidate for Congress who will not
fully endorse these sentiments and
eschew all affilistion with any caucus,
delegate or primary election that may
be held by the Republican, Demo-
cratic or any other parties, or in any
way hamper himself in his indepen-
dent action for the rights and inter
ests of the masses of the people.
BY means of their organization the
Republicans were almost able to cook
the entire proceedings to their own
taste, as they had the committee on
ere lentials and gave credentials only
to Republicans where it was possi-
BILE to adopt this step. Thus it was
that many of the best Wheelers in at
tendance were shut out. Hancock
county, which was recently swept
clean by the Democrats, hada solid
Republican delegation, and the same
thing would have occurred all the
way round if it had been possible to
find enough Of them to fill the places.
Hon. Jim Rudy took the lead in
opposition to the resolution pledging
the Alliance to support no man who
would accept party nomination, and
pledging the order to vote only for a
man who should be endorsed by the
convention. He said this was but
Republican scheme to disrupt the
Democratic party in the Second Con-
gressional District, and he did not
propose to sit by and see the wires set
to such work. He loved the Alliance,
but he also loved and would be loyal
to the Democratic party, and pro-
posed to withdraw from the conven-
ton. James Noel and Charles Noel,
of Mclean county, and Henry Ellis,
of Daviess county, followed him in
Withdrawing.
Thomas Haynes, OF Union county,
told the convention that their man
would be defeated by 5000 votes in
Union county if the resolution was
adopted and asked them if they
wanted to go into the fight with such
odds against them.
Bourland, of Hopkins, and Myers,
of Christian, and Hatchett, of Hen
derson, were also in opposition to the
aud their opposition
in the hot fight that came up,
in which the Democrats were finally
killing the resolution and
also securing the adjournment of the
convention to October 8, at Hender-
son.
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