The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-16
1t Was Bitter.
WAS ALL TALK.
Kentucky Republicans Have Two
Weary Sessions

|
Weary Sessions.
| LOUISVILLE, April 15.-The Republi-
can state convention after two long and
weary sessions adjourned shortly after
midnight until o'clock tomorrow morn
! ing.
| While nothing more than organization
and a few nominating speeches was ac-
complished, the result of the days pro-
ceedings served to make certain the con-
! troll of the Bradley men, securing to
J the governor the endorsement of his state
! as presidential candidate, the adoption
of a platform to his liking, containing
a fat declaration for the gold standard
and the selection of delegates at large
from this state favorable to him. There
was a
! STRONG MCKINLEY SENTIMENT
! in the convention, and the friends of the
Ohioan were defeated by a narrow mar
gin on vote on temporary organization
After that the Bradley men had things
their own way.
The convention was called to order at
2:35 p. m. by Hon. John w. YerkeS, chair
man of the state central committee, who
made a brief speech, congratulating the
Kentucky Republicans upon the recent
| victories, paying an eloquent tribute to
| Governor Bradley, Major Mckinley and
other leaders. and in conclusion placing
] IN nOm1ndtlOn as Cn6 CHOICE OF the CELL
trail committee for temporary chairman,
Judge Thomas q. Morrow of Pulaski
/ county.
The anti-Bradley men placed in nom
ination George Denny, jr., of Lexington,
/ and a call of the roll by counties was
! ordered. The call occupied over TWO
hours and half during which time the
hall was a scene of confusion The vote
resulted: Morrow, S33 40; Denny, 742 1-5.
Delegates aggregating 123 votes were
/ naSSed because Of contests.
! Judge Morrow, in a short speech on
/ taking the chair, congratulated the Re
publicans of Kentucky on the progress
/ they had made in the past three years
He
RECALLED 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
! those pioneers of ReDuplcanlSm, tneIr
I struggle against almost complete com-
mercial ard social ostracism, the gradual
J DEVELOPMENT of the party organization III
this state until now the Republicans
politically own the state. (CheGs.l
The $4,000 votes cast for Abraham LIN
coin had grown to $4,000 cast for Brad
| ley. :. 1907 So pan,b-
! llcans would have enough members "
( the legislature at Frankfort 10 put an
I end to the Jack Chinns. There was
SMALL COMFORT FOR DEMOCRATS
Judge Morrow said, in the rivalry y, for for
/ leadership among Republicans. Their
/ strife would end with the announcements
T OF the declaration of this convention. He
/ urged the delegates to act harmonlously
! in completing the work of the conVen-
I ton. They should, he said, make tnelr
endorsement OF SOUND money, ulisqu -, -
! cal He favored such protection that
/ every laborer in the land may Know TIE
Renilblican party is his friend Inere
was an enthusiastic demonstration When
Gc.lG
the speaker urged every delesa 1eod 20 -
the greatest leader any party ever mao
1 in any state-Governor w. o. Bradley.
a significant incident occurred wnen the
speaker, enumerating heniuciiaIls WIZ
Shared the achievement, and naming Cen
q, essman Evans and Judge Denny, was
] i,1terrupted by cries of 'Huntei, Hunter,
| the demonstration lasting seysial seSoilos
| Judge Morrow attempted TO proCeed' ~
| noring the interruption, wnen ne was
! again interrupted by calls Tor the COLI
( FRESHMAN who was the Republican candl-
| date for United States senator before the
I last legislature. They came from
ALL PARTS OF THE HALL
and caused the doctor, who was on the
floor of the convention, to move n@-vous'y
| in his seat. But the speaker was obdur-
| ate. He proceeded to the end oil MS ac-
dress without once uttering the name OF
Hunter.
7 The temporary organization was then
! completed by the election of Fred Rob
| erts, of Greensboro, as secretary AMI the
| appointment of the regular committees
after which the convention took recess
! until 8 p. m.
| Undismayed by the defeat OF the after
noon, the Mckinley men started oIt wner
| the convention reassembled to contest
every point of inc Bradley platform
The numerous lights before tho commit
| tee on credentials delayed bdsiness fol-
several hours, the time Icing occupied hy
| Speech making.