Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-04

Henry Hughes, who had introduced
resolution in regard TO rules.
Much complimentary voting was
done, Judge James Campbell, Mai.
I. E. Moss and Col. L. D. Husbands
at times receiving very fattering
votes. Judge W. W. Robertson, after
the forty second ballot, introduced
resolution adjoulning the convention
sine die and taking the election back
to the people, to be settled by pri-
mary election Sept. 5, at the same
time the congressional primary is to
held in the First congressional dis
trict. Before vote could be taken
on the resolution the convention took
a recess to 80 o'clock.
When the convention met in the
fourth session shortly before two
O'Clock, the Yeaman men decided to
play their last card and bring about
a nomination. White was unable to
control enough Of his votes to nomi-
nate Yeaman, whose only hope was
to force Bishop to withdraw and
bring the contest between Yea
man and White. This could only be
accomplished by showing Bishop that
ne was out Of the race aud letting his
friends decide between Yeaman and
White. The 43rd ballot was called
and when Henderson was reached the
county was voted for White. One
after another the Yeaman counties
were changed to White, so far as the
votes could be controlled, and the re-
suit showed GO for Bishop, IS for
White and 3 for Yeaman-his Christian
county votes. A recapitutation was
ordered and two of these votes were
cast for White, leaving Yeaman still
before the convention with single
vote. He had not been withdrawn or
dropped, but was simply lending
| White enough votes to nominate him,
unless Bishops known personal
wishes in the matter were carried out
and Yeaman given the nomination
over White. Several counties retired
for consultation and recess of ten
minutes was taken before the result
was announced. The Bishop men
were shown that their man was out
of the race, that White was nomina-
ted unless they withdrew Bishop be-
fore the result was announced, but
they failed and refused to get out of
the way in Yeaman's interest, though
several of the Bishop delegates urged
their colleagues to prevent Whites
nomination. The. Yeaman delegates
from Christian begged the Bishop
delegates from their county to change
to Yeaman and some of hem wanted
to do so but others wasted their time
urging Yeaman's friends to throw
away the only chance Yeaman had
by forsaking him and voting
for Bishop. Having been in
structed 10 represent Yeaman"
and $50 to Vote the two dele
gates who were voting with Hendsr-
son county remained firm and plainly
told the Bishop men that they held
the key to the situation and would be
untrue to their constituents if they
failed to force Bishop of the track in
order to nominate Yeaman. They
futher pointed out that Bishops men
would be responsible for Whites VIC
tory, for by withdrawing Bishop Yea
man would eati y defeat White, Bish-
ops managers refused 10 let Yeaman
have it after their man was cut, but
permitted the result to be announced
after delay of twenty minutes and
White was the nominee. The Bishop
men went down in defeat and pulled
Yeaman with them, some with bitter
reproaches tor Yeaman's managers
and some with tears in their eyes for
their leader. Judge White owes his
nomination to the vindictiveness of
Bishops friends, who seeing them
selves outwitted by bold bluff re-
fused to accept defeat until they had
taken revenge on Yeaman.
A committee was appointed TO es-
cort the nominee TO the stand and he
accepted the nomination in voice
choking with emotion, thanked those
who nominated him and promised to
lead the party to victory and dis
charge the duties Of the nigh Office TO
the best of his ability.
Judge YeamaO was next called for
and made brief speech accepting
the result as gracefully as possible
under the circumstances, saying he
had prepared speech of acceptance
but unfortunately it was not appro-
pirate to the occasion. He thanked
his friends, declared that he bore no
i'll will 10 his opponents and heartily
congratulated Judge White.
Judge Bishop then came forward
and spoke somewhat at length, ex-
pressing his thanks TO his friends aud
particularly those who conducted his
canvass in Christian comfy. He
could not conceal the disappointment
be felt and spoke in tone so low
that but few could hear him
After adopting the usual resoiu-
tons Of thanks, the convention adj
journed sine die at 2:3J o'clock.
Judge James White was born 62
years ago il Ballard county, Ky. He
WAS a son 0f a piOnear Pa DIiLt praacb