Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-12
NOT YET NAMED.
THE EDDYWLLE CONVENTION DOWN
TO HARD WORK,
One Hundred and Fifty Ballots Taken on
"wednesday. But no Candidate Gets the
Number Necessary to Nominate. The
Matter Likely Settled Last Night.

EDDYvILLE, July 10.-The conyen-
tion was organized at / p. m. to-day
by he election of Chas. H. Bush, OF
Christian, as temporary chairman,
elected without opposition.
On motion committees on organiza.
ton, resolutions and credentials were
appointed, consisting of five members
each, one from each county and the
fifth named by the chair.
These committees reported in
about thirty minutes, the interval be.
in g filed in with speeches by Char.
lieWheeler, Ollie James, Bill Reed and
other visiting politicians.
The credentials committee reported
30 delegates from Galloway, Ii from
Christian, Is from Trigg and 81 from
Lyon. There were no irregularities
and the report was promptly adopted,
The committee on organization re-
ported Judge Robt Crenshaw, of
Trigg, for permanent chairman, and
w. w. Martin, of Lyon, for secretary,
with the Democratic members of the
district press, present as delegates, as
assistants. This report was also
adopted in short order, without OBJ.
lection.
The committee on resolutions re.
ported as follows:
We, the Democracy of the third
judicial district of Kentucky in con-
vention assembled, endorse the ac-
ton of the district committee in call
ing this convention and accept the
basis of representation as fixed by the
district committee.
RESOLVED, That we reafirm our
allegiance to the Democratic party
and accept and endorse the princi.-
Piles enunciated by the recent state
convention at Louisville June Is. '95.
REsoLNED, That we heartily COM
mend the ticket nominated by said
convention to the Democracy Of this
district and call upon all Democrats
to give it their earnest and loyal sup
port.
RESOLVED, That we endorse the
able and patriotic administration Of
our present state officials and express
our full confidence in the purpose OF
the Democratic party to continue an
honest and economical administras
ton of state affairs.
This report was unanimously
submitted and adopted without dis.
cussion.
The nomination of candidates was
begun at Up. m. Judge L. c. Linn
was named by T. A. Miller and Sec
onded by Rev. Hoover.
Judge T. j. Morrow was presented
by G. H. Bush and W. r. Howell in
the best speeches of the day.
Judge 7. j. Watkins was nomina-
ted by Capt w. j. Stone and second.
ed by E. H. James.
Col. r. A. Burnett was done a like
service by Judge Robt. Crenshaw and
Geo. w. Quick.
The speeches occupied about an
hour and at 3 p. m. the balloting was
begun. The vote stood Linn s, Nor.
row IL, Watkins 4, Burnett 5. The
roll calls continued for an hour, the
monotony being broken occasionally
by complimentary votes back and
forth and for outsiders. After so
ballots the convention adjourned till
Sp. m. Reassembling at night, the
voting was resumed for an hour and
100 more ballots taken. After the
l5Oth ballot Trigg moved to adjourn
and Lyon and Christian voted for the
motion, the convention adjourniug
until $50 tomorrow morning. The
convention is at this writing hopeless.
ly deadlocked, with no end in sight.
Christian, Lyon and Galloway have
the unit rule and Trigg alone has an
open delegation.
The delegates are all well cared for
and are having good time. Every
body keeps in good humor and
there has been no bad feeling engen-
dered so far. Christian is represent
ed by the following delegations:
Delegates, G. Ell. Bush, w. r. How
ell, w. T. Cooper, Jno G. Childress,
Buckner Leavell, r. t. Petree, Frank
Rives, w. A, Wilgus, L. G. Cravens,
Chas. M. Meacham, T. M. Barker and
W. P. Winfree. Alternates present.
l.. L. Nichols, NJ. S. Major and j. T.
Hanbery. j. B. Allensworth and
M. L. Elb are also ON hand