The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-16
They Elect the Chairman of the
Convention.
IN THE BLUE GRASS STATE
But McKinley's Men Have Not
Given Up the Fight.
NO NOMINATIONS WERE MADE
The i23 Contests Were Satisfactorily
Settled 10y Giving to Each Of
the Delegate One-Half
of Vote.

Louisville, Ky, April 15.-The Re.
publican State convention was called to
order at 1926 p. m. BY Hon. John w.
Yerkes, chairman of the State Central
committee, who made a brief speech
congratulating the Kentucky Bepubli-
cans upon recent victories paying an
eloquent tribute to Governor Bradley,
Major Mckinley and other leaders, in
conclusion placing i'm nomination as
the choice Of the Central committee
for Temporary chairman, Judge Thomas
Y. Morrow, Of Pulaski county.
The anti-Bradley men placed in nom
ination George Denny, Jr., of LeXing
ton, and call Of the roll by counties
was ordered The call occupied over
two hours and a half, during which
time the hall was a scene Of great con
fusion, and speakers were heard with
the greatest difficulty.
The vote resulted: Morrow S33 as;
Denny 742 10. Delegations aggregating
1873 votes were passed by because Of
contests.
Judge Morrow, who is styled the
'sFather of Republicanism in Ken
tucky.' in a short speech on taking
the chair, struck the keynote of the
convention.
The Judge was sick in bed this
morning, and it was thought for q
while that a change Of programme
would be necessary. lie rallied, how
ever, and though somewhat feeble, pre-
sided over the convention. His voice
was weak and his address, though
brief, stirred the convention to a con-
siderable degree of enthusiasm.
He congratulated the Republicans OF
Kentucky ON the progress they had
made in the last thirty years. He re-
called the early days when, he said, he
had to get out a search warrant to find
his political associates In this State,
the hardships endured by these pho
neers of Republieanism, their struggle
against almost complete commercial
osTacism, the gradual development
of the party organization in this State
until now the Republicans polit-
cally own the State. (Cheers.) The
$4,000 votes cast for Abraham
Lincoln, he said, had grown to $4,000
cast for Bradley.
The temporary organization was
then completed by the election
Of Fred Rogers, of Owensboro,
as secretary, and the appointment Of
the regular committees, after which
the convention took a recess until
p. m.
Undismayed by the defeat of the af-
ternoon the Mckinley men started out
when the convention re-assembled to
contest every point Of the Bradley pro
gramme. They began BY calling for
five minutes for a speech from the man
who led them in the afternoon, Judge
Denny, and finally succeeded. The
numerous fights before the committee
on credentials delayed business for
several hours, the time being occupied
by speech-malling.
1T was at IL o'clock when the creden-
tials committee made it's report The
principal contests, were on general
wards of this city and Jefferson county
outside of Louisville which was decid-
ed by giving one half vote to each side.
The report was adopted without oppo-
sition.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation then made its report naming
Chas. r. Blanford, speaker of the last
House of Representative for perTna-
A dozen or more nominating speeches
for delegates and elections were made
and still the resolutions committee
was unable To make its report. The con
yention then at 1910 a. m. adjourned
until o'clock tomorrow.