The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-04-07
A HIGH 0LD.TIME.
3 THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Ben Hall Went Out After Scalps
and Comes Back with Them
Dangling Prom His Belt.
!, The Doughty Young Leader Lays
Out Col. Wood and Unhorses
Ed 0'Rear.
Ben Gets There With His NC
Kinley Resolutions in
Great Shape,

Inere was ulet UP given US, II
we wanted to see some fun, to be on
hand at the Republican County Con
vention on Saturday. Curiosity led
us to go and we were not disappoint.
ed. The Convention was called to
order and G.. l.. kirkpatrick was
made Chairman and Watt M. Gay
Secretary, The Committee ON Reso-
lutions was appointed and all things
were running so smooth that we be-
gan to think our quiet little tip was a
clean give away. But as soon as the
Committee on Resolutions walked
into the hall, it was plain there was
blood on the moon. Mr.. Ben w. Hall
read majority report endorsing
Bradley's action IN calling out the
State troops and otherwise throwing
him few boquets, but instructing for
Mckinley for President. Col. A. T
Wood then read the minority report
which, like that OF the majority, en-
dorsed Bradley's action in the matter
of calling out the State militia, but
instructed for him for President, ard
on this report Col. Wood stated he de-
sired to be heard, The Colonel re-
minded his hearers of how he had
grown gray in the service of his party
fighting its battles and leading it's
forces in hopeless contests, and how
he had spent 30 years and $4,000 for
his party. He told his hearers he
was willing they should slap him in
the face as they had done by refusing
to endorse his candidacy for delegate
from the State-at-large, and even
offer him the additional party in
! suit of refusing to put his name among
the delegates to go to the District Con-
vention if they would but endorse
their successful party leader for Presi-
dent.
The Colonel made strong appeal
and tried by every argument to reach
his hearers. Mr.. Hall followed in a
speech not ofull of fire, possibly, but
hot enough for all purposes. Then
Judge O'Rear, who saw trouble ahead,
essayed the role of peacemaker. He
introduced a resolution instructing
for Howard Wilson for District Dele
gate and for Col. Wood for Delegate
from the State-at-large, and not in
structing for President. He also made
strong speech But speeches don't
count against votes. and Ben Hall and
his gang were out to Gust Wood,
O'Rear q Co. from the undisputed
leadership of the party in the county,
and they succeeded. An attempt was
: made to get vote on some OF the
many motions, amendments, substi-
tutes or resolutions before the house
and above the wild din could be heard
family the pounding of the Chair
mans gavel and his loud calls for
order. Finally the struggling mass
of darkies and whites was divived
enough to let the Chairman think he
might approximate an estimate of the
vote. The Chair had to render some
unique decisions, that it is quite GER
tain he did not draw from any manual
of parliamentary practice extant, but
which it must be be admitted were
rendered in the best interest of har-
mony and fairness. When the vote
on the Mckinley resolution was finally
reached it was found it stood ITO for
the resolution and 40 against it. The
Mckinley people stole march on the
Bradleyiles and gave them a complete
surprise. The leaders of the Bradley