Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-16
EDDYVILLE DEADLOCK.
MORROW HAD VOTES ENOUGH BUT
COULD NOT GET THEM COUNTED.
Full Details of Remarkable Convention
After $50 Ballots the Result Tie-Pri-
mary Election Called Aug. 81.


adjourned tonight without making a
nomination. Morrow and Linn were
tied, having l4R votes each. The con-
vention reassembled this morning
after having taken $50 ballots yester
day without any change in the situa-
ton.
This morning the balloting was re.
sumed and after several ballots, F.
X. Grasty, of Trigg, moved that a
conference committee of one from
each county and fifth member from
Lyon be appointed to go out and try
to agree upon something. This was
carried and the committee as made
up consisted of w. J. Stone, E. II.
James, j. D Shaw, T. A. Miller and
Chas. M. Meacham. They remained
out sometime and reported that they
could agree upon no plan. Balloting
was again resumed, interrupted now
and then by some humorous motion,
j. D. Shaw suggested that the four
master commissioners present be re-
quested to retire and agree upon
nominee.
Another delegate thought the best
plan was to put all the names into
the jury wheel and draw out one Of
them.
A delegate from Christian moved
that on the next ballot the candidate
receiving the most votes be declarc =,
the nominee. This was ruled ,,.t =
order, but on the next osSts,t TrFieg
and Lyon loaned LINN snoTot, yotes
to give MN 10 anu as Morrow got
only II there was general laugh at
the Morrow mans expense.
After taking 200 ballots tAs conven-
ton quit for dinner. When tbsdele4=
gates reassembled at l:30 p. m. every
body believed the end was drawing
near. After the 2l9th ballot Mr.
Grasty renewed his motion for con-
ference committee and another one
was appointed. This time it was
made up of Capt. w. j. Stone, JOHN
Boyd, t. A. Miller, F. X. Grasty and!
Chas. M. Meacham.
The committee retired and at once,
got down to work. Mr.. Grasty moF-
ed to drop the hindmost man after
more ballots. The motion was dis
cussed and after each committeeman
had consulted his candidate it was
unanimously reported and adopted
by reclamation. Balloting was re-
sumed and lively interest was at once
revived. On the 225th ballot Judge
Watkins was withdrawn to keep from
being dropped. On the next ballot
Col. Burnett was behind, the 4 votes
Of Lyon being divided between Linn
and Burnett. This vote stood Nor
row II, Linn 10, Burnett Z. Burnett.
was allowed to drop by his delega-
ton and could not then be re-entered.
Judge Watkins was then re-entereds
but received only his former vote and
was dropped out.
Then came lively contest between,
Morrow and Linn. Both Lyon and
Trigg retired to consult and had,
boisterous meetings. After a pro-
tracted struggle the sixteen delegates.
from Trigg were found to be tied.
One Linn man had started home. but
he was telephoned to at the depot a.
mile away and came back in time to-
make the vote in the delegation stand
3 TO 3. James Burnett, a son of the.
candidate, was present and wanted to.
vote, but as he was not allowed to.
join the delegation, Col. Burnett was
sent for by the Linn men to help
whip the Morrow men led by Felix
Grasty and Judge Ed Kelly into
line, but Col. Burnett told them to-
vote as they pleased and turned upon
Mr. Garnett and Capt. Dabney and.
upbraided them for working against
his interests while instructed for him..
His remarks to Mr.. Garrett became
personal and he accused HIM of hav-
ing betrayed him and managed Inns
campaign while instructed for him..
This was due to the fact that Mr..
Garnett had talked to many dele
gates on Wednesday and urged a.
dropping rule after rs ballots, saying
the nomination could be made in
two hours by dropping out the weak
er candidates. This episode caused
Col. Burnett's personal friends, Mr..
Grasty and Judge Crenshaw, to come
out openly against Linn and Judge
Crenshaw left the chair to vote for
Morrow. One of the delegates was
an uncertain quantity and both sides
were pulling after him. Finally he
left and Judge Crenshaw's vote again
made tie and the final agreement
was to cast the vote q for Linn and
q for Morrow. This was done and
then came squabble over Lyons
four votes.