Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-07

Kentucky Republicans Not Afraid to Make
the Race This Year.

the Race This Year.
LOUISVILLE, June 6.--The republican con-
vention closed tonight after two days and two
nights of exciting contest After adjourning
the first days session at midnight the conven-
tion was today in continuous session from
10 a. m. until p. IN. without refreshments
and then took a recess for supper till p. m.
The delegates had absorbed several hundred
speeches and voted more than all previous
republican delegates in Kentucky had voted
during the present generation. There were
almost 100 avowed candidates for the various
state nominations and the contests were so
intense that order could not always be main
tained. When the convention took a recess
from Z to s p. m. there were two nomna-
tions still to be made, but a recess was neces-
STATED by the inability of Chairman Evans to
proceed in the noisy confusion. Tonight's
session was even more boisterous than the
afternoon proceedings and the delegates were
held in their seats until long after mid
night
The democratic state convention meets here
June 25 to decide whether the Carlisle ideas
for Sound money" or the Blackburnites for
free silver shall prevail. The republicans
think their old dominant opponents will be so
divided as to give today's nominees winning
chance. The senatorship was an important
factor at this convention, j. w. Yerkes, A. E.
Wilson, J. w. Lewis, George Denny and
Walter Evans being the republican aspirants
for Senator Blackburns place. In his own
party Senator Blackburn has Ex-Governor
Buckner, Ex-Governor McCreary and Gov
ernor Brown as his opponents. Colonel Brad
ley, who was unanimously nominated for gov
ornor yesterday is not in the senatorial con-
test but should he be elected in this demo-
cratic stronghold in November, his name will
be presented next year for the vice presl-
dency
The Third district convention adjourned
yesterday in a deadlock between d. N Com
ingore and J. C. Wood for railway commits
sioner. 1t expected to complete it's work
early this morning, but the district dead
lock continued and word was sent for those
delegates to be present or send representa-
tives. The long calls of 119 ballots without any
nomination continued until afternoon, and
then an adjournment was taken until July
16.
The state convention then resumed its
business and completed the ticket by the
business by the nomination of the following
officers:
For lieutenant governor, William ]. Worth
ington of Greenup.
For auditor, Samuel J. Stone.
For secretary of state, Charles Finley.
For treasurer, George Long.
AS the state law prohibits the use of any
part of the national emblem as distinguish
ing mark on the Australian ballot the con-
venton adopted Daniel Boone's log cabin as
the republican emblem, instead of the eagle.
During the latter part of the afternoon ses-
sion, the proceedings were obstructed by
disorder but at the session tonight the con-
fusion was still greater. Four hours were
consumed in boisterous balloting for register
of public lands, an Office worth 50 900. There
were ten names presented, and under the
rule, the lowest one on each ballot was
dropped. Nominations could not be made
| till all were thus dropped except the last two.
of n hal
| lotng began for register of lands, and 1t was
midnight when Charles o. Reynolds was nomi-
mated.
After keeping up the fighting and balloting
| for the las nomination, that Of commissioner
of agriculture, for which Lucas Moore was
| nominated, the convention at 1 o'clock a. m
| finally adjourned The delegates had bacome
| both hoarse and weary.