Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-10-10
THE wHEELERs.
Politicians Get Control of the
Henderson Meeting and
Name a Candidate.
Harvey r. BourIand The Man,

and Laborers' Union met at Hender-
son Monday, in accordance with
pre-arranged program and "nomina-
ted" H. Il. Bourland for Congress.
Altogether there were So delegates
present and 8 Of that number opposed
the violation Of the organic law of the
order by dsbbling in politics.
The meeting was called to order by
d. f. Cox, chairman of the Sebree
meeting in August, who appointed a
new committee ON credentials, but
when the convention was ready to Or
ganize refused TO let new chairman
be elected and continued to preside
and carry out the cut and dried pro
gram, ruling everything out OF order
that did not accord with his views.
THE LIST OF DELEGATES.
The following delegates were pre-
sent:
Christian-J. H. Cavanah, j. I.
Walker, NJ. B. Brown, Chas. l.. Ritter,
Jas. A. Boyd, G. H. Myers.
Daveiss w. Hundley, F. W..
Keowgitz, d. G. Robertson, 6. w.
Hull, John Heubner, E. L. Miles, w.
H. Purcell, G. E. Taylor, Allie Mob
erly, G.. W. Smith, B. F. Cox.
Hancock-F. NJ. 'Saddler, T. G..
Fallon, H. G. Smith, j. L. Brown.
Henderson-C. G. Fades, r. H. Nc
Mullen, F. G. Eakins, r. j. Butler. j.
| A. Tapp, VIM. Hatchett, Lewis Rem
9 ole, j. W. Hicks, j. G. Quinn, Lewis
!. Hancock.
$ Hopkins-Y. W. Gentry, F. 2. Til
+ ford, w. s. Barnett, VIM. Madison
a S. j. Mitchell, A. W. Denny, w. D
Crow, D. G. Nelson, G. W. Demoss.
McLean-B. j. Drake, Charles Noel
a John G. Stevens, w. N. Short, W. p
+ Stevens.
e Union-T. W. Haynes, E. A. Lynn
a ]. H. Arnold.
|, Webster Browning, b. F
t. Carlisle, Richard Tapp, George M
n Price, j. w. Orr, +. M. Green, j. c
!, Springfield, Gid Hubbard.
i The report of the credentials com
s mittee was adopted and nomination
lie made in short order, although othe
Ne delegates were enroute from Unto
II and Christian on the noon trains.
1t OF the Christian county delegation
e Mr.. Ritter was the only one VIII
y voted the Democratic ticket il
a August. Three of the others wer'
e Republican leaders and the other two
d voted split tickets. Mr.. E. w
j. Walker, Democratic Wheeler, wa
r enroute, but his train did no
IN arrive until the nomination wa
in made. The districts represented fror
1t this county were Fruit Hill, Stuart'i
Or Crofton, Mt. Vernon, Kelly and Hop
IS kinsville No. 2. Two-thirds of tn
re county was unrepresented.
y c. w. Decker and Geo. Vargasor
representing the Owensboro Knight
of Labor lodges, which had been in
vited to participate, were ruled out, a
they were against nomination.
h The gag law was applied to all VIII
le undertook to oppose a nominatio
. and II. r.. Bourland was nominate
N and the ayes and noes called. Th
D vote stood as follows:
SO FOR BoURLAND.
" Henderson county-C. c. Fades, j
Y H. McMullin, F. G. Eakins, II.
I'd Butler, j. a. Tapp and Lewis Re
IL mole.
Webster Browning, Carlisle, Tapl
!. Price, Orr, Green, Springfield an
Hubbard.
r Union Lynn.
I'd Daviess- Handley, Keowgitz, Rol
IL ertson, Hull, Purcell, Sinnett an
D Cox.
s. Mclean Stevens, Short and Ste
ems.
Hopkins Gentry, Tilford, Barnet
G Mitchell, Denny, Noe, Demorss.
~ Hancock Saddler, Fallon, an
Brown.
10 Christian -Cavanah, Walker, Rite
:" Brown, Myers, and Boyd. Total Al
nc OPPOSED.
,st Taylor, Moberley and Hoebner, G
lal Daviess, Noel of Mclean, Madiso
he and Nelson of Hopkins, Hatchett G
ro- Henderson and Haynes of Uniol
OF Totals.
lc- A committee consisting of delegat
is Crow, Short and Carlisle were a
to pointed to notify MIR. Bourland al
i'd escort him to the stand.
re Mr.. Bourland appeared and aft
re delivering a carefully prepai ed spec
of twenty minutes accepted the moi
in ination, but added that he would n
make canvass in person.
lg, After naming the following exec
IN, tive committee for tho district, t
rs convention at 2 p. IN, adjourne
Hancock, H. G. Smith; Hopkins,
Y. W. Gentry; Webster, David Brow
ing; Union, VIM. Frazier; Henderso
IN r. II. McMullen; Mclean, W.
Short; Daviess, G. W. Sinnett.