Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-09-12

After the brass band had been used |
10 draw them, when two rings of the |
court house bell failed to draw the re-
publicans together, b. G. Afford, in
behalf OF the regular chairman, called |
the meeting to order To nominate a |
candidate for the Legislature. DR.. II. |
l.. Dawson was made permanent chair |
man and II. Il. Camnitz secretary.
Nominations being in order. Hon. b. |
h. King named Peter NJ. McRoberts as
a man without reproach and chris
tian gentleman OF high ORDER The
nomination was seconded by all the
precincts, one man being so full he
could hardly make utterauce, then on
motion of Judge w. E. Varnon, made
unanimous. A committee consisting
of a. c. Carman B. b. king and ]. c.
King was appointed TO wait on Mr.
McRoberts and inform him of his nomi-
nation. He appeared and was intro
duced by the chairman las the choice
OF the people of Lincoln county, for
representative" Mr.. McRoberts said
that there was time in every mans
life that he was called upon to make
sacrifices and it had come in his. He
accepted the unsought nomination aud
would conduct his campaign on the
house tops and not in the mud puddles.
He would advocate the principles of
the party on every stump aud would do
so heartily, as they are right and
in the interest of the people. There
was a short yell and the convention
stood adjourned after the chair had
made two appeals and Judge Varnon
one for the crowd to remain and hear
a good speech by Maj Adams.
As the boilers meeting was but a
continuation OF the republican pow
WOW, we print both together. There
was more band playing in order to swell
the crowd, but the RAIDS and curiosity
seekers held the seats and but few more
could get in. MAJ. Geo. NJ. Adams,
leaning on the arm of Mr.. Vandeveer.
then appeared aud was introduced by
the candidate for commissioner of ag-
riculture in a brief speech
/, The major then launched into long
and tiresome TRADE of the Louisville
convention and Redwine's rulings and
emphatically contradicted Hon. j. w.
Mitchell, one OF Hardin's leaders
statement that the majority report of
the committee on credentials was
adopted by unanimous vote, but de-
clared adopted by vote more than 100
less than a majority. The audience,
which was composed principally OF re
groes, soon got tired OF the recital and
began to drop out one by one and then
In droves till but a scattering crowd
p was left. The major was bent on earn-
ing his pay, however, and kept on, read
ing now from one alleged demo cratic
. paper and another to substantiaIe his
argument and again from Bryan as to
boiling and said he didn't mind being
called bolter, that st. Paul was a
boiler, and that there were others. IL
had been said that Bryan is coming u
Kentucky, but he didn't believe word
Of IL. II he does he can't convince US
: that black is white, AS eloquent as he
Is. During his speech he was frequent
ly interrupted by yells for Goebel, but
his points, II he made any, fell fiat, the
Y crowd listening simply in silence and
0 In sadness. So far as helping the bolt
ing cause any here, the speech was q
D failure. The majors record as boiler
r is too well established and too well
. earned to give his words much weight
5 with Intelligent people. The only point
/. that his effort settled beyond a doubt,
a even 10 the initiated. was that the
boilers are in league with the republi
cans and bent on beating Goebel with
Q Taylor.
D Bill Sweeney didn't show up, al
$ though advertised TO speak, for which
relief much thanks.