Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-17
BRADLEY ENDORSED.
THE M'KlNLEY MEN oUTCENERALEL
AT MA0IsoNVILLE.
A Noisy Time in the District Republican
Convention - Franks got the Nomina.
tion.

twill be many long day before the
Second district convention at Madi-
sonville Monday, will be forgotten.
Against opposition the Bradley in
structlons went through, but the
Governor won his fight after close
call. The sensation of the conven-
ton was the treatment of E. T.
Franks, of Greensboro, who was nom.
mated for Congress by the conven-
ton and afterwards derifed with yells
of "Traitor!" The cause of the dis
pleasure of many of the delegates was
the introduction by Mr.. Franks of
Mckinley resolutions. The most
violent abuse was heaped upon him
by the Bradley men, and it is certain
that the nominee for Congress can
not poll the full strength of his party
at the election.
Some of the influential men who
had just voted for Franks went to
Sebree and offered to move to recon
slider the nomination and nominate
him for Congress, but Sebree would
not allow them to do it. But for Sc
bree Franks would have had the nom
nation taken from him.
Mckinley had the temporary Or
ganization of the convention, and but
for bad manipulation he could have
had the Second districts instructions
The vote on Mr.. Franks resolution
indorsirg the Ohio man was as fol-
lows:
For-Christian, Sc; Davies, 2;Hop-
kins, 8; Webster, IL; total, So.
Against-Daviess, 9; Hancock, s;
Henderson, Is; Hopkins, 10; Mclean,
8; Union, 3; total, II.
The original Bradley resolutions
then were adopted.
Before the announcement of the
vote on the ballot for the Congress-
ional nomination E. q. Sebree, of
Henderson county, withdrew, leaving
the victory to Franks. The vote
stood:
For Franks-Christian county, 36;
Daviess county, q; Mclean county,
8; Webster county, IL; Hopkins
county, l9; total, 95.
For Sebree-Henderson county, Is;
Union county, s; Hancock county, 8;
total, "a.
The two Daviess county delegates
who bolted their instructions and
voted for Mckinley were E. T. Franks
and A. S. Hicks.
In the election of district delegates
to st. Louis, H. G. Overstreet, of Da-
viess, received 81 votes; DR.. T. W.
Gardner, of Hopkins, 81; Maj. S. r.
Crumbaugh, "a votes ;GeorgeMcEwin,
of Mclean and R. H. Towery, of
Webster, a small number each.
Overstreet and Gardner were de-
CARED elected. Crumbaugh got eight
votes from Daviess county.
Rev. E. S. Smith, colored, of
Greensboro, was endorsed for delegate
from the State at large.
Many OF the delegates after the
convention adjourned gave Franks
the cold shoulder, and leading Re-
publicans from several counties ex-
pressed their disgust for him and for
themselves for nominating him. Sc
bree was lionized.
The following rather remarkable
resolution, being the "Ohio plank"
vas adopted by the convention before
adjournment:
That we contend for honest money;
for sound currency of gold, silver and |
paper, with which to measure our ex
change that shall be as sound as the
Government and as such untarnished |
as its honor, and to that end we favor
bimetallism and demand the use of
gold and silver as money, either in
accordance with ratio to be fixed by
international agreement or under
such restrictions to be determined by
legislation as will maintain the par
ity of two metals so that the purchas.
ing and debt paying power of the
dollar, whether it be silver, gold or
paper, shall be at all times equal.
But in the absence of an internl-
tional agreement we are opposed to
free and unlimited coinage of silver,
believing it would involve the coun-
try in financial ruin.
Mr.. w. T. Fowler, of this city was
both temporary and permanent chair
man.