The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-10-04
Largest Crowd THAT
Ever Listened to
Any Gandi-
date,
GATHERED HERE MONDAY.

Monday than ever greeted a candidate
here before. From the front walls OF
the Main street buildings clear up to
the court house doors, a distance of
200 feet, and from First to Second
streets, humanity stood in one solid
mass for nearly two hours. Besides
this the court house yard shade trees
were burdened with spectators and the
windows and doors of the bank build
ings andstores facing the public square,
were crowded with ladies, attentive
listeners to the next Governor of Ken
lucky. Indeed, had Bryan himself
been here or should he come during
this campaign, we could not ask for a
grander outpOuring Of the citizens of
Madison county than the assemblage
that greeted Mr.. Goebel on Monday.
10 the straight Democrats the size of
the crowd was but proof incontestible
that the Democracy of Madison is
wide-awake and in line; to Republicans
it was a stupendous surprise, aggrava-
ting no doubt, discouraging certainly ;
to the Browns Iron Bitters Brigade it
was like 1.-THE blow that killed grandpa"
At one o'clock when the train arrived
from CoYington the committee on re-
ceptiOn, headed by the Richmond Band
in full uniform, and number of
mounted escorts, met Mr.. Goebel at
the depot. He entered a carriage with
Gov. McCreary. Jno. B. Chenault and
Graham Vreeland, of Louisville. In
the next carriage were Hons. r. II
Crooke, w. b, Smith, J. Tevis Cobb
and Richard Clark, of Covington. Two
bus loads ofpeople and several carriages
followed. In one carriage were five
well-known coiored GOebel supporters
Tie procession, led by the band, slow
ly made its way through the densely
crowded streets, the cheering of the
spectators compelling Mr.. Goebel to
dof his hat all along the route.
There were from four to six thou
sand spectators within the space facing
and hanking court square, and despite
this fact all these heard the speaker
with reasonable distinctness, for the
closest attention was given him. AS a
further evidence of the interest mahi-
tested in the candidate and the race,
Mr.. Goebel consented to remain over
and address the merchants and others
of the court day crowd. who could not
hear him in the afternoon. Accord
inglv at 1880 the court house was SO
crowded with spectators of both sexes,
that the committee in charge of Mr..
Goebel could scarcely force a way
through the side aisles. There were
over one hundred ladies in the audience.
a count having been made some time
before the speaker arrived.
Mr.. Goebel, in the afternoon, discus
sed the L. & N. r. R. s. activity in the
campaign. its discrimination in freight
rates, and its hostility to his canvass
with reasons for his reciprocation of the
roads disesteem. He discussed the
trust question, and showed that al
though John Shermam had had passed
an antitrust measure, not a single trust
had the Republicans suppressed under
that law. He exposed the record OF
that party in this State on the trust
question, whereby every Republican
member of the Legislature, with one
possible exception, voted against the
Bradburn Antitrust Bill. The same
record of lodging and inconsistency
stares the Republicans in the face on
the subject of the school book trust.
He explained the vote of that party on
the grounds that the American School
Book Trust and other such monopolies
were large contributors to the Republic
can campaign fund.
He discussed the McCord Railroad
Bill, similar law being in force in
twenty states, and that in Nebraska,
Mr.. Bryan was the voluntary attorney
in support of it before the Supreme
Court which upheld its constitution
atty.
He is in favor Of the Separate Coach
Law, but would enforce that part COM
pelling railroads to provide equal ac-
commodations for Che colored passen-
gers who pay full fare and are entitled
to the same treatment givin the whites.
He declared that Attorney General Tay-
lor had never done anything to enforce
this part of the law.
The loss of Kentucky in '96 he de-
clared was due to the immense corrupt
ion fund of Hanna & Co.. to the with
holding Of returns in the 18th District,
and to the failure of Republicans
county judge TO give Bryan a single Of
ficer in forty Jefferson county precincts.
He declared that John Young
Brown was the only man who ever
backed another for a nomination and
then ran against him!
He said that the Louisville Conven-
ton was called to nominate a Demo-
cratic ticket, and that while Mr.. Hardin
went there to get the nomination, and
Mr.. Stone went there to get the nomi-
nation, it was mistake to suppose that
he (Geebel) went there solely for
amusement
As to the currency question he de-
clared that this State would send a dele
CATION "For Is to and Bryan" to the
next National convention, and that
Joe G. s. Blackburn would be the sue
cessor to VIM. Lindsay in the United
States Senate. But" said he, Joe
Blackburn does not wish to represent
Republican State. nor do desire to be
Governor unless can sign the commits
sion Of Joe Blackburn to the Senate"
These and many other points Mr..
Goebel made and that he had struck
responsive chords in the hearts and
minds of bis audience was evidence by
the long and frequent applause. He
was applauded five times before he had
completed his first three sentences, and
there was not q moment when the
speaker and audience we're not en- rap
port. Not an unpleasant incident
the meeting, although one man
yelled for Taylor, but this was Offset
by the Colored Democratic Club cheer
ing for Goahel.
At the conclusion OF the address. Mr..
5oebel was surrounded in a terrific