Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-04
WHITE THE WINNER.
THE MAN FROM BALLARD GETS THE
PLUM.
Bishop Defeats Yeaman BY Refusing To
Withdraw After Yeaman Had Loaned
White Enough Votes To Nominate
Bishop Men Very Sore.

heV. w. l.. NOurse, VINO opened tDe
proceedings with prayer. When Mr..
Mocquot announced the convention
ready for business the names Of John
W. Ray, of Carlisle, and John R.
Wylie, of Caldwell, were presented
for secretaries and they were chosen
without opposition.
Elem Gordon, of Hopkins, present
ed the name of Hon. John l.. Dorsey,
of Henderson, for temporary chair
man, who was elected unanimously.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Dorsey
said he had been elected to preside
over the convention and not to make
speech, but urged the delegates to
act with fairness and frlendliness in
nominating a standard bearer and
then unite on the nominee and elect
him by big majority.
W. NJ. Reed, of Marshall, offered a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of three from the friends of each
candidate on the committees on Gre
dentials, organization and resolutions
and it was so ordered after call Of
the counties.
Credentials-E. B. Walker. Ray
Moss, Sam. j. Moore, R. A. Burnett,
G. II. Bush, James Campbell, T. j.
Num-, L. G. Flournoy, D. B. Baker.
Resolutions. F. Clay, W. A. vii.
gus, j. J, Glenn, W. F. Bradshaw,
.. NJ. James, Hunter Wood, j E.
Robbins, j. L. Parham, J. D. Hud-
gems,
Organization-H. H. Loving, j. W.
Turk, E. Brooks, T. j. Morrow, j. H.
Coleman, W. NJ. Reed, D. H. Hughes,
S. V. Dixon, j. L. Smith.
The committee on organization re-
ported five minutes later in favor of
the temporary organization and it
was unanimously ordered
After a recess to 2 o'clock the Gre
dentials committee reported that every
county was represented and that there
were no contests.
Judge J. E. Robbins, Of Graves,
read the report of the resolutions
committee, which endorsed the plat
form and Bryan and Sewaii and urged
the Democrats of this convention to
support only those newspapers that
were giving their unqualified sup
port to the Democratic party. The
report was adopted.
The slap at the newspapers was in
tended for the Courier-Journal,
Times and Post, of Louisville, and
Ollie James was in favor of naming
them.
Upon motion of Ollie James the
counties were called for the nomina-
tion of candidates.
Harry Norman, of Graves, pre-
scented Judge White; Hon. Jas. F.
Clay, of Henderson, named Judge
Yeaman and Col. L. D. Husbands, of
PaGucah, presented the name of
Judge Bishop. The seconding
speeches were made by Judge W. W.
Robertson, of Graves, for White; Mr..
W. r. Howell, for Bishop and Hon.
l. A. Spalding and Jas. B. Aliens
worth for Yeaman. All of the
speeches were good and entertaining.
Upon motion the convention pro-
ceeded to ballot. The first ballot re-
suited: Bishop, 40; Yeaman, As;
White 81.
Crittenden counted solid for Bish-
OPP gave three Of its votes to White.
Eight more ballots were taken with
out material change and the conven-
ton adjourned till 8 o'clock.
A resolution introduced at the open
ing of the night convention in eulogy !
Of the late Judge John r. Grace, of |
this district, and deploring his M
timely death, was passed by rising
vote and drew forth eulogies from
Hon. James F. Clay, of Henderson,
and others.
When the nineteenth ballot had |
Oeen taken, seeing no immediate
;hance Of any change that might |
solve the question of nomination, a
notion was made by Mr.. Clay, of |
to adjourn the conven
ion until Monday morning, Saturday
being the day set for precinct meet
ngs TO appoint delegates to county
in the Second congress.
oEal district This was promptly
substituted by resolution to adjourn
until Saturday morning, but this was
voted down
A resolution offered by j. F.
Gordon, of Hopkins, adjourning the
sine die and referring the
matter back to the people to be
settled in primary, was voted down
by large majority. 1t being late
the convention then adjourned until
morning, twenty three bal
lots having been taken with DO ma
terial change in the vote
The Saturday morning session of
the convention was very lively. The
night was spent in attempts, on the
part of three candidates, to make
trades in order 10 nominate a man.
The twenty-fifth ballot was taken |
after several speeches of spology in |
order to right wrong done to |