Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-23
Is the Democratic Nominal
ton for Governor.
The StOne-Goebel Combine Orr
ganized the Convention.
David r. Redwine Their Choice For Tenn
porary Chairman.
SPECIAL TO THE KENTUcKIAN.

SPECIAL TO THE KENTuCKIAN.
Louisville, Ky, June 22.-Con-
vention Hall.-It was close to high
noon, and the mercury stood almost
to boiling point, when the great
convention called to nominate cam
didates for State offices, and to
make a platform for them to stand
and win upon, was called to order
by Chairman Johnston.
Rarely if ever before, has a DEM
ocratic convention in Kentucky
been attended with questions of all
absorbing interest as surround
this one.
With victory in the air-and
once more united party to the fore
the ticket nominated will receive
an old time Democratic majority.
The first thing in order was the
selection of temporary chairman,
the vote for which is given below.
Temporary Chairman.
For Redwine (Stone-GoebeD .55l 10
For Sweeney (Hardin) ....529 SO
Necessary to choice III votes
not counted) ..54l
After eight hours of the most in
tense excitement, due chiefly to the
closeness of the situation, the COM
bined forces of Capt. w. J. Stone
and Senator William Goebel effected
temporary organization of the
Democratic State Convention by
electing a chairman in the person
of Judge David B. Redwine, of
Breathitt county. His opponent the
of the Hardin side,
was Capt. w. H. Sweeney, of Wash
ington county.
After prayer by Rev. H. r. Cole
man, of Louisville, the chairman
called for minations for temporary
and amid storm of APP
plause Ollie James, of the First dis
trict, presented the name of Judge
David B. Redwine, of Breathitt
county. He said:
~ rise for the purpose of placing
in nomination as Temporary chair
man of this convention a Democrat
who fears not the encroachments of
wealth of the country.
came forward to present to you
the name of a Democrat who has
fought a thousand battles for his
party and never yet fought one bat
tie against it. come to present
the name of David B. Redwine, of
the Tenth congressional district;
and the First congressional district
and the districts in Western Ken
lucky propose to join hands with
the mountains and put in the gal
Iant Democrat who has often WELD |
ed the sword for the indignant De-
Mr.. Urey Woodson, of the Second |
seconded in a few appro-
pirate words the nomin alton of the
Democrat for the position.
Secretary Stone then called for
he ominations from the other con-
gressional districts, and quiet was
until the Eleventh dis
riot was called. James Garrett,
IT,, of Adair county, arose at this
,oint and placed before the conven-
ion the name of Capt. w. HI. Swee-
hey, of Marion county. The Har-
lin followers applauded but
weakly, and fearing that some of
he delegates favorable to his fav-
rite might not understand. Mr..
ohm B. Thompson, of Mercer
ounty, came to the footlights and
old them that Mr.. Sweeney would
tick by them if elected. In nomi-
ating Sweeney Mr.. Garrett said:
Coming from the Bloody Eleventh
,here Democrats are known by the
gifts they have made in the face of
be great adverse majority, / de-
ire to place before this convention
Or temporary Chairman man
Tho mas come into the Eleventh, ,
tho has lived in the Fourth, who
as travelled over the Third and
tho has been every district in the
tate to help fight their battles. lis