Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-07
Nominee for Governor Para
lyztd by Opposition.
GREAT KENTUCKY REVOLT
Surprised and Alarmed as the
Regulars Were by Ex-Governor
Browns announcement, They
Are Terrified by he Enthusiasm
and Size of the Lexington Con-
ference Last Week.

ference Last Week.
Louisville, Ky, Ang 6.-The an
nouncement week ago that ex-Gover.
nor John Young Brown had consented
to become the candidate of the anti
| Goehel democracy for governor burst
like thunderclap from a clear sky on
the Goebel element of the party and
created a We'll defined political sensa-
/ tiOD in Kentucky. 1t had been the
proud boast of the regulars since the
! Louisville convention that the disaf-
| fected element was leaderless and con-
sequently impOjent. and that what.
| ever dissatisfaction might exist would
| shortly disappear. This assertion was
made from day to day, notwithstand-
| ing the we'll known growth of the anti
Goebel movement, until the Brown
statement was made 10 the public,
Then it was that the Goebelites began
| to realize that there was more than
"a little moonshine' in the revolt
against their candidate, whose nomina.
| tion, 1T is now pretty generally adj
mitted, was secured by methods that
are not indorsed by majority of the
party, to which the Kenton county
leader belongs.
When the announcement from Major
2. p. Johnston. the eX-chairman of the
democratic staae central committee,
that he, too, would accept a place on
the new ticket, to be named at licking
ton last Wednesday, because he felt it
his duty, as a democrat, to rebuke
tbossism" in the party, a second sur
prise was sprung on the regulars
who now frankly confess shat the op
position is leaderless no longer
Though the anti-Goebelite ticket was
not put in the field then the confer
ence at Lexington was SO successful
and representative that the regulars
were filled with greater alarm than
ever. The anti ticket will be nomi-
mated ON August 16 and will no doubt
be made up of: John Young Brown.
for governor; F. P. Johnston. heuten-
ant governor; james O'Neill of Louis
Vile, Harvey Meyers of Covingtton.
w. G. Owens of Scott James Todd
of Owens or J. B. Bartlett. for attorney
general; Samuel Leuts of Fulton, for
auditor and John Dodge of COvington
for treasurer.
From a detection that at first seemed
of small moment the rebellion has
grown into proportions that resemble
an ocean ground swell, and the most
sanguine of the Geobel men do not
now shut their eyes to the fact that
they have incurred the dIiSpleasure of
an element rhat is mastering a sur
prising strength.
As an evidence of how the democrats
opposed to Goebel, were stirred to en-
thusiasm by the news that their ola
leader, Governor Brown, was to lead
the forces of 'fOld-time democracy" 1t
is but necessary to mention the effecr
in one city, Owensboro, in the second
district. which is in the so=called Glib
raltar of democracy. A reporter in
thirty-five minutes. taking men aas he
met them in visit to the principal
points of business in OWenboro. Sc.
cured expressions from seventy-seven
lifelong democra Is, who said they were
glad of an opportunity to support
Governor Brown. Twenty men were
found in this same territory canvassed
by reporters, who stated that they
would support Gospel and thirty said
they had rather not be quoted. but of
these twenty are known TO favor
Brown. In Governor Browns old
home county of Henderson the demo-
Gratis will give him support that will
surprise even the Goebel leaders on the
ground. The same can be said of most
of the western and southern Kentucky
democratic couniies. In central and
eastern kentucky Brown is almost as
popular, and will poll a vote that will
make him formidable candidd4 in
the three cornered race.
Anti-Goebel clubs are being organ
lied and anti--Goebel meetings are be-
ing held in all the counties.
One evidence of Senator Goebel's un-
POPULARITY is the fact thar one of the
largest and most enthusiastic anti
GoebeI meetings yet held was that in
Covington, Senator Goebel's home
city.
1t is stated that Capt w. J. Stone,
who was candidate for governor be-
fore the state convention in Louisville
one month ago, and who claims that
Senator Goebel, by treachery, prevent,
ed his CStones) Nomination, is also
heartily in favor of the movement for
a new ticket.