Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-29
BRYAN AND BLACKBURN.
Boilers VIII Endeavor to Accomplish
Their Defeat.


Their Defeat.
1t is clearly the intention of the ag-
gregation of boilers calling themselves
Democrats to defeat both Bryan and
Blackburn. At the outset, none were
louder in their protestations of loyalty
to both these gentlemen than the
handful of soreheads and kickers now
attempting to turn the state over to
the Republicans. AS the conspiracy
has progressed, however, they have.
thrown off their disguise and are now
showing themselves as they are
boilers, disorganizers and the allies of
Republicanism. The proof of the pud-
ding is the chewing of the bag, and
the following telegram, published i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
Lexington conference last week, I'M
covers the designs of the crowd that,
masqueradiEg as Democrats, is in real
ity knifing Democracy at every turn:
Lexington, KY. Aug. 3.-Ex-Gov-
ernor John Young Brown of Louisville,
who will be nominated for governor at
the antl-Goebel Democratic conven-
ton, which is to be held in Lexington
Aug 16, now is regarded by anti-Goe-
bellies as a presidential possibility.
1T all depends on whether w. J.
Bryan comes into Kentucky to make
speeches for William Goebel. If Bryan
keeps out of the bluegrass quarrel, eX-
Governor Brown will continue to be
Ex-Governor Brown, for even his most
ardent admirers do not believe he can
be elected. But if Mr.. Bryan ignores
the score of letters which have gone
out of this town today advising him
not to come into Kentucky during the
present campaign the anti-Goebel
Democrats would repudiate him and
go to the national Democratic conven-
ton with a delegation bearing a ban
ner:
John Young Brown, Kentucky's
Choice for President
"The conference of the anti-Goebel-
ties which was held in the auditorium
yesterday afternoon adopted resolu-
lions, the first paragraph of which in
dorsed the Chicago platform, and de-
clared that w. ]. Bryan was the true
exponent of every principle enunciated
by that platform, and, further that
those principles should be affirmed,
and he nominated and elected in 1900.
This opening paragraph was the
mark of Democracy as recognized by
the Democrats of Kentucky upon the
conference. But two of the men whose
names, as members of the committee,
were written under the resolution,
said:
"'That declaration has this much OF
string tied to it. 1t stands If Bryan
has sense enough to keep out of this
fight. If he has not. the name of John
Young Brown will be inserted to fill
the vacant space left where Bryan's
name is scratched out, for Governor
Brown was a silver man before Bryan
was ever heard Of
Not content with this treachery to
Mr.. Bryan, the leaders Of the boilers
and buck-jumpers are now urging that
for the legislature be put on
the Brown ticket or that combinations
be made with the Republicans in legis-
lative races. The intent of this move
is plain. Blackburn is to be sacrificed
for Brown, who proposes to win by a
of few Democratic legis-
lators with the solid straight Repub-
lican legislative vJte. Or failing in
this, Republican United States sena-
tor is to be elected by the same delect-
able combination.
Bryan and Blackburn pre- marked
for slaughter by the bolt,,1 but the
boilers themselves are ~arked for
slaughter by the voters. Not so much
as a memory, or grease spot. will +.
left of them after the November cleo
Times, Aug. z.