Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-22
STONE OR COEBEL IS The MAN
Race for tbs Democratic Nomination in
Kentucky NarrOws Down to Two.
DAY SESSION BREAKS UP IN DISORDER
Kentucky Democrats Abandon Ora
tory in Favor of Rudcr Missiles
and Riotous Delegate IL Ex-
PEELED from the Room.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 21.-The race for
the democratic nomination for governor of
Kentucky lies between William ]. Stone
and William Goebel. A committee of the
followers Of these two candidates today Sc
cured the organization of the convention, In
the election of Judge David B. Redwine OF
Breathitt county to be temporary chairman.
In the district conventions this morning they
secured all but four of the eleven This,
with the two members of each committee to
be named by the temporary chairman, Will
give them a good working majority.
But there is doubt as to just what the
Stone -Goebe combination will develop. On
the surface the plan is to nominate Stone
for governor and give Goebel's friends the
remainder of the ticket and the state CEN
tral committee 1t is not improbable, how
ever, that Goebel may show sufficient
strength in the convention to secure his
nomination to the head of the ticket. This
would upset all present calculations and
probably cause realignment of forces. The
net result OF today's work was the elimna-
tion, temporarily at least, of Hardin as an
important factor in the convention.
This finale of the afternoon session
was as unexpected as it was
lively. The sweltering, packed-in, jammed-
together mass of delegates, politicians and
onlookers had yelled itself hoarse, famed
itself pallid. 1t was more in humor to do
justice to dinner than a prize fight
Feeling was at high tension over an argu-
ment that was in progress before Chairman
Johnston, over the contested delegation
from Kenton county, the home of William
Goebel, one of the leading candidates for
governor. Congressman Ellis of the Sixth
district, a venerable gentleman of much
vehemence, was eoquently presenting the
Goebe side of the case and was being inter
rupted at short intervals by noisy demon
stratons of approval. AS much of this in
reference came from the stage, which was
crowded witt candidates, guests, officers of
the convention and newspaper men, Chair
man Johnston announced that the platform
would be cleared at the next interruption.
Farmer bids Defiance.
A 2O0-pound ruralite, a little the worse
for political and sprituous excitement,
mounted a chair and challenged Major
Johnston to carry out his threat, announc-
ing incidentally that force would be neces-
sary in his case. Quick as a flash Jim Will
liams started from the front of the stage
for the intruder in a business-like way.
Williams is local character of some re-
pute and his activity was the signal for a
stampede toward the exits. Almost every
body was standing on chair when the
affair occurred and the result was a gen
eraI scramble to get out of the way and a
general disarrangement Of furniture ensued.
Half dozen men surrounded each OF the
belligerents and the disturber was hustled
out, not, however, until the crowd had
cleared space in the middle of the stage
about thirty feet in diameter, having a
fringe of huddled humanity around the
edge, crouched in corners or behind shelter
Ing walls. AS no weapon was drawn, this
struck the humor Of the crowd and quiet
was restored, but meanwhile Chairman
Johnston had declared the convention ad-
journed until evening