The bee., 1896-04-23
HOPKINS COUNTY
And the Second District at the
.Stnte Convention.


County were DIR. T. w. Gardiner,
Chas. Ashby and w. II. Ross, of
Court House District; Geo. Hill,
Nebo District; r. ]. Salmon, Geo.
King and Walker Franklin, Of
Charleston District; Marion Nc
Cord and Paul M. Moore, of Earl
ington District.
Three of these delegates, Chas.
Ashby, Geo. Hill and w, II. Ross
were Mckinley men; the remain
ing six were for Bradley
Thus the 70 votes of Hopkins
we're divided IN the ratio of 6 to
3, giving Bradley men 1898 votes
and Mckinley men 615 votes.
The vote OF each of the counties
in which there was a division was
thus divided; that is, in proportion
as each faction was represented in
the State Convention.
When the representation was
changed by the desertion OF any
delegates the proportionate divi-
sion of the County's vote was like
wise changed.
Wednesday night things we're
not gong to suit the Mckinley
men-when it developed that the
Bradley men had the strength OF
the convention-and Chas. Ashby
and Geo. Hill went home. Walker
Franklin of the Bradley side also
went home, like dutiful son, be-
cause his mother would have been
uneasy had he remained longer
than he had said.
Thus the vote OF Hopkins was
changed. There renamed S Brad
ley men and Mckinley man, and
the vote was as S to or IS SO
Bradley to 3 10 Mckinley.
The chair ruled out fractions
and the the Bradley boys mag
unanimously gave the other side 4
votes and took IS.
An agreement was entered into
on Wednesday evening at the sug-
gestion of some of the boys-who
could not stand the heat, you
know-that Hopkins delegates
should have the privilege of going
out in the city without losing their
votes. But it was thoroughly dis
cussed and plainly stated and un-
derstood that if any delegate
should leave the city he lost his
vote.
A part of the Hopkins delega-
ton encamped at the Louisville
Hotel = Bradley's headquarters.
Some stopped at the Willard,
others at Senings.
At caucus of the delegates of
the Second District held at Louis
vile Hotel Wednesday morning,
Z. c. Vance, of Hancock, was
made chairman, and Paul M. Moore,
of Hopkins, secretary. The pur-
pose of the meeting was to select
vice president and members for the
Second District to serve on the
various committees of the State
Convention. G. w. Adams, of
Mclean, was chosen vice presI-
dent. The following committee
men were chosen;
Credentials, E. P. McAdams,
Hancock; Resolutions, w. L.
Hardigg, Union; Permanent Or
ganization, E. G.,Sebree, Hender-
son; Rules and Order of Business,
DR.. H. P. Sights, Henderson.
Wednesday night there was lot
of tiresome speech making, toler-
ated only because anything was
preferable to hearing the howls
and contentious of the Louisville
delegation. 1t took place while
the Convention awaited the report
of the Committee on Credentials.
Some were good, some miserable,
some not at all because the crowd
would allow nothing to reach them
but GESTURES.
Woodn't Dunlap was allowed to
offer his defense for his failure to
take his seat in the late Legisla-
ture. 1t was SIMPLY matter of
impatient federation that he was
heard at all, and he would not have
been heard under other circum-
stances.
After several speakers we're hiss
ed down without hearing, Hon.
Z. T. Franks was called for, but
failed to respond. The temper of
the assemblsge was to hear no one
further, and Mr., Franks wisely re-
Trained from speaking.