New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-27
DEADLOCK AT LOUISVILLE
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS SPEND AN
OTHER DAY IN RIOTING.
THEIR STATE CONVENTION TURNED INTO
A VERITABLE BEAR GARDEN-FIGHT
FOR GOVERNORsHIP AS
FIERCE AS EVER.

FIERCE AS EVER
Louisville Ky, June GA continuous perform
Of bowling farce lasting eight hours, a vocal
entertainment with soloists and a chorus Of several
hundred voices defamation ana tinhorn tests OF
lung power. made up the programme of the sixth
days session of the Democratic State Convention
and II narrowly escaped winding up in an exhibit
ton OF pugilism and craftsmanship From 10 o'clock
until o'clock to-day Central Music Hall con-
tanned what was probably the most uproarious and
dsOrderly body OF men that ever gathered for the
transaction Of political or other business. Angered
by what they considered arbitrary ruling Of the
Chair IN refusing to allow appeal from his de-
cision declaring out OF order motion to remove
policemen from the hall, over half the delegates
set about with all the energy they could command
10 prevent by deafening noises the transaction Of
any further business until they secured vote on
this appeal
The dinner hour long past. the chorus was
showing signs OF fatigue and oratory waning
when a colored man with big tray of sandwiches
came the The white men assumed the
burden with eagerness. This infused enough lie
into the assembage to a renewal of the
farce. To allow vocal cords TO rest a round Of
whistllng was started, with "A Hot Time" the
theme Chairman Redwne here showed the first
sign Of impatience Rapplng the table sharply he
said mplorlngly:
Gentlemen how long Is this thing going to LAST?
Until we get a vote" came the response, like
Kansas cyclone, and the crowd STRUCK up e
Won't Go Home TIL Morning"
At 2:45 o'clock n delegate came forward with a
proposition to adjourn. John b. Thompson and John
s Rhea Stone managers, and Willard Mitchell
representing Hardin had for five hours been stand
ing together on chairs Immediately In 'front.' or the
chairman directing the hbuster. They took up the
nan with a readiness that full OF meaning, for
the strain was telling on them. Just agree
ment was about reached Kehoe, Goebel lieuten-
ant rushed out fresh from a conference with his
chief.
we object to an adjournment" said he This
thing must be fought out here and now"
The flibusters pulled themselves together for a
test of endurance for Chairman Redwlne had a
big package II. front OF him from which he had
inst drawn a piece OF fried chicken, refusing to
entertain a motion to lay 1t on the table"
The disorder continued without interruption until
after s o'clock. when the Goeoel men hit upon the
plan OF having county chairmen come to the stage
and cast the votes Of their delegations. This set
their frenzied opponents beside themselves with an
ger but the rollcalI proceeded, the awful din in
creasng all the while County charmen came TO
the stage. and the clerk had 10 lean to close
range to catch a word that said The Hardin
men and many Stone delegates did not vote. After
half hour OF the ia rdest kind OF work the ballot
finished and announced as follows:
GSe5eI S3?is; stone; 2ale; Hardin o.. s.ro,.o.
ollie" James a strong unged Stone leader cried
An Hardin and stone men refuse to vote"
family. and sure enough they did not, and predic:
lions that have veen made that the weakness OF
Hardin and Stone would show itself in the lack
OF control over their delegates were verified
The last ballot; the thirteenth resulted: Goebel.
32Oi2; stone 275: Hardin. 20.
BY agreement between the candidates the conven-
tion then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Behind this spectacular entertainment the three
candidates for Governor worked like beavers To-
day Il clearly Goebel against the field. and the
Kenton County leader cold and nerveless eve-
has successfully dehed his two opponents TO COM
bine and beat him. They may do 1t yet but
far they have shown themselves lacking in ability
to throw their vote In any direction 70 keep
II silent when their managers deemed It best that
no votes be cast. Goebe controls the organiza-
ton OF the convention, and through It the State
Central Committee. but at present the fight Is
as open and as fierce as II has been at time