The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-19
BROWN QUESTIONS BRYAN.
ASKS HIM TO EXPLAIN UTTFRdNCES
IN KENTUCKY.
The Free Silver Leader Evades a Direct
Answer to the Boiling Democratic Candi-
date for Governor-Says the Counting
Machine" Must not BE X opt in Safe Hands

The Free Silver Leader Evades a Direct
Answer tothe Boiling Democratic CRndi-
date for Governor-Says tho " Counting
Machine" Must not BE Kept in Safe Hands
LOUISVILLE. Oct. 1S-w. ]. Bryan's tour OF
Kentucky closed to day. An audience OF proba-
bly, 10000 greeted Bryan. Goebe and Black
burn this afternoon at tho Louisville Jockey
Club grounds The crowd completely filled
the large grand stand down to the bottom OF
the steps. and several thousand people wore
packed and damned together on the ground.
The paddock and homsstretch were packed
The speaking stand was imm ediately in front
OF the grand stand. The crowd had been
swelled by an old-fashioned barbecue at which
about II, 900 were fed on hot burgoo and beef.
Tho Cook County Marching Club. 300 strong.
had also paraded the city and stirred up on
thusiasm.
The sensation OF the day was letter to
Bryan from John Young Brown. the boiling
candidate for Governor The letter was
handed to Bryan as he left the train. 1t was
AZ follows:
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Oct IS. 1899.
zion William J. Bryan, LOu'irtH,. kv.'
SIR: desire very respectfully to submit to
you for an answer in your speech to-day tho
following questions:
Tit be true that a secret written bargain
wns made prior to the late Louisville Music
Hall Convention between Messrs Goebel and
Stone, Democratic candidates for the nomina-
ton. whiuh provided that the friends OF Nh
Goebsl and Mr.. Stone should unite their votes
upon the tenn porhry chairman to be named nv
Mr. Goebel that in all contests as to delegates
between Hardin and Goebel. Gosb eis delegates
should be seated. and in all contests between
Hardin and Stone. Stone delegates should be
seated And. II it be truo that this bargain
Il 10 puln-
ton over three hundred men selected by
this conspiracy instead Of tho delegates
selected by the IA. 600 Democratic voters OF the
State, do you state that the action OF such sub
stituted delegates could give Goebel the nomi-
nation Of the Democratic party? Was not such
a contract fraudulent? Has the chairman OF
soyereign body OF Democrats. met in state
convention. the right to deny an appeal from
his decision when demanded. and thereby take
away from them, who are the peoples repre-
sentatives the right to govern themselves and
the proceedings OF the convention?
III such things were done by the aid OF armed
police. drawn around The sovereign body. was
and is not this a menace to free government?
Do you endorse tho Goebe election law, which
derives the people Of Kentucky OF the right to
govern themselves? II so. please explain why
YOU advocate free government for the people
OF the Philippines and deny it to tho people OF
kentucky? Have you any plea snvc that OF
political expsdiency to Justify submission by
American citizens to the outrngeS above indi-
Gated? Very respectfully.
John YOUNG Brown"
Mr., Bryan lodged the replies He said on the
subject Of the lettor:
Il want to say that did not come to sit in
judgment on any convention. | did not come
TO discuss the merits OF an election law.
7 i'll hal th,.ti
there was anything done in that convention
that Democrat doc. not think ought 70 have
remedy Is is It to elect n Republican Cover
nor and Republican officials? The man who
tries to correct "A Democratic convention by
electing a Republican Governor assumes
responsibility for al that Governor does after
he has been elected"
Mr.. Bryan said the boiling Democrats had
endorsed him for President at their convent ion
in Lexington, and for that reason they had
expected him to keep hands of in the Ken
tucky fight:
President" said he, but because they did that