The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-07

licau derby oil Kentucky closed tonight
uIt,r two days and two nights OF close
races. Colonel W. Bradley was nomi.
mated for governor without opposition,
Samuel II. Stone for auditor on tho
arst ballot, aud Charley Finley for sec.
reta'y OF state on tho second ballot, but
the other nominees required repeated
ballots. After nd jouruing the frs. days
session at midnight, the convention was
to-dsy In continuous ses9lon from 10
H. M. until : p. m, without reircsh-
men,s and then took recess Tor supper
till sp. m. The delegates had absorbed
several hundred speeches and voted
more than all previous Republican
delegates in kentucky had voted dur.
Ing The present generation.
The Democratic state convention
meets here June 25 and whether the
Carlisleites for 'sound money" or the
Blackburnites for ''fEee silver" prevail,
.be Republicans think their old domin-
aut opponents will be go divided ns to
give to-day,s nominees q fighting
chance.
The senator,hip was an important
factor at this convention, ]. ". Ierkes,
4. E. Wilson, John ". Lewis, George
Denny and Walter Evans being tho Re-
publican aspirauts tor Senator Black
burr's place. In his own party. Senator
Blackburn has Ex-Governor Buckner,
Ex-Governor McCreary and Governor
Brown as his opponents. Colonel
Bradley Ia not in tho senatorial contest,
hu. should he be elected in this Demo-
cratic stronghold in November. his
name will be presented next year for
:he vice presidency.
While the result in Kentucky was
close the last November, the Republi-
cans claim better prospects this year.
They say tho Democracy of the state is
70 divided on the silver question as to
give the Republicans an opportunity.
The Republicans have adopted a strong
".ound money platform and feel that
they will lose very few silveri.es. Sen.
a.or Blackburn is making an aggressive
canvass on the unlimited coinage issue.
Governor Brown is also for silver,
While Buckner aud AcCreary are op-
posed to free silver. Whatever may be
the conditions or the outcome. there
were almost one hundred avowed candi-
dates for Republican state nominations
aad the contests were so Interesting
that order could not always bo main
tanned. When the convention took
recess from to s p. m, there were two
nominations still to be made, but re-
cess was necessitsted BY the inability
OF Chairman Evans to proceed in the
noisy confusion.
A. the state Law prohibits the use OF
any part OF the national emblem IS q
distinguishing mark on tho Australian
ballot, the convention adopted Daniel
Boone's log cabin as the Republican
device, instead OF the eagle.
Daring the latter part OF tho after.
noon session, the proceedings were OBJ.
..ructed by disorder, but at the scs.
sion tonight, tho confusion was still
greater. Four hours were consumed in
boisteroua balloting for register OF pub.
lie lands. an Office worth 5000 with as
sessments, etc, 10 be deducted.
lDe1e were ten uhIucs picscHIelt auu
under the rulo the loves. one on each
ballot was dropped. Nominations
could not be mado till all wore thus
dropped except the last two. Promptly
on re-assem bling at s p. N. balloting
began for register OF lands. and it was
midnight when Charles o. Reynolds
Was nominated.
Tho following IL the ticket:
Goyernor-W. o. Bradley.
Lieutenant governor-W. ]. Worth.
!I1ton.
AUDITORS. II. Stone.
Secretary OF atate-Charles Finley.
Treasurer-George ". Long.
Attorney gencral-Judgo ". S. Taylor.
Superintendent OF public instruction
W. J. Davidson.
Register OF land oficc-Charles 0.
Roynold,.
Commissioner OF nzriculturo-Lucas
Moore.
After keeping up the fighting to tho
nalloting for the last nomination. that
OF commissioner OF agriculture. for
which Lucas Moore vas nominated, tho
convention after l q. m. finally ad-
journed.
Tho delegates had become both
hoarao and weary, bu. still therc wore
demonstrations a: tho early morning
conclusion that marked M enthusiastic
ioilitIca.ion.