The age-herald., 1899-06-25
NO NOMINATION WAS MADE Conver''on is Now in Hopeless
 $ Deadlock. .1T
 z 2 HARe WlTHDRAWS FROM RACE c3 InC. .~ interest of Peace and Harmony  < ut His Supporters Continue
 to Cast Their Ballots
 For Him.
WlTHDRAWS FROM RACE

Louisville, Ky, June 24.-After a week of excitement the democratic state convention passed today into a tiresome deadlock. An adjournment was had tonight until o'clock Monday morning without making any nominations. Business moved rapidly for few hours this morning.
  The report of the credentials com mittee deciding favorable to the Stone \ Goebel delegates was adopted, the tenn porary organization was made perma- : nent and platform was adopted which reaffirmS the Chicago platform, de- . clares for Bryan and free silver in 1900 | denounces trusts, arraigns the republi- " can national and state administrations and then urges the election of J. c. s. . Blackburn to fill the next vacancy in the United States senate
 
 Hardin Withdraws His Name
 Then came the battle royal over com- binations, but before it began General P. Watt Hardin, the first leader of the party in this state under the silver banner, with drew his name as candidate for the nomination for governor. His speech, which was delivered under rather affect ing circumstances, did more to strengthen his following in the convention than his aides have been able to accomplish for him. This was shown on the first ballot. when, after William Goebel had to his credit within less than d score of enough votes to give him the nomination, there was a spontaneous outburst of Hardin en- thuslasm, which lasted for half an hour and came very near developing into a stampede. As it was, Hardin, who had g.t,Ix l. tI, the first roll call, had upwards of 300 when after recapituation the vote was an- nounced This strength he retained dur ing the early evening increasing it on the sixth ballot to 371 or within Il votes of Stone.
 Drift in Favor of Goebel
 There was a decided drift in favor of Goebe early in the voting but it was checked by the Stone people throwing enough strength to Hardin to even matters up. This was significant in showing the inner workings of the Stone-Goebel com- bination and the evident purpose of the Stone men to prevent Goebel getting the long end of the bargain at least until Stone had a fair test of his strength.
 Succeeding ballots up to the eleventh showed scarcely any change. It is any, body's race, and at present there Is no sign of break in the deadlock
 General Hardtn's Speech
 In withdrawing his name, General Hardin said
 .erhe hour has come when I myself must act Realizing that the interests O. the party demand an expression from me, am here to make it I love my state, my geo. pie, my party and my platform, and I ap- pear before you to say that loving my party better than myself, now withdraw from this race.
 "This fight has been peculiar one. Much has been said by all sides that has been severe. l have given blows and taken them without wincing, but the time for blows has ended I am willing for the sake of my party to put myself at the mercy of my enemies in this fight. There is not man in the house whose eyes I cannot look into and say that I have never done him a wrong. 1 waive all that is personal, and my name shall not be placed before this convention again.
 But I have one request to make of friends and foes alike. In behalf of the party and it's platform and its future, don't transfer it into the hands of those who slaughtered us before I forgive all that is personal My name cannot go be- fore you, because I believe it is best that it should not. I believe, however, that friend and foe alike should shake hands and say we'll come together as true, loyal democrats, and make an organization that we can support
 "Is the fight of '95 to be repeated? I say no.
 '"For the honor of Kentucky. for the hon. or of the democratic party, let us forgive; but In the name, in the honor of old Ken lucky, come together and give us an or ganzation that will win for this year ana for Bryan next year"