The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-28
GOEBEL NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
HELD HIS POWER AS LEADER OF
KENTUCKY CONVENTION.

luton TO Drop the Man With the
Lowest VOte-stOne Went First
and Hardin Soon FoIIOwed-ERort
to Adjourn the Convention Sine
Die Was Defeated-Fhe Ticket Will
Be Completed To-day.
Louisville, KY, June 7.-William Goe-
bel. who, with an iron grasp has ruled
the Democratic state convention since 1t
assembled nearly a week ago, WAS to-
night nominated for Governor on the
twenty-sxth ballot, after a contest un-
paralleled in this state for bitterness and
determination on the part of the win
ner for skillful manipulation.
The end of the long exhausting fight
brought a reasonable degree of harmony
TO the factions which have carried
through the fight relenuessly, and battle
for every inch of ground. Nearly every
body joined heartily in a demonstration
when the candidate appeared for the first
time before the convention to accept the
nomination and return his thanks.
The Goebel forces held the opposition
down to business closely ali day, forcing
balloting, defeating them when they
showed signs of weakness and sought a
sine die adjournment, compelling a vote
on a proposition to drop the hindmost
man on each ballot after the twenty-sixth
and came out OF the final trial of strength,
shortly after 10 O'clock tonight, with
colors flying.
stone and Hardin Dropped.
Stone was dropped on the 25th ballot and
Hardin proved unable TO control enough
of the Stone votes to win
The scenes during the last ballot were
dramatic, though net so exciting as many
in which the delegates had participated
After the nomination the convention en-
joyed a few minutes Of relaxation and re-
Cancellation. Speeches were made by Con-
gresham Wheeler, Judge Tarvin and
other managers for the three candidates,
and the theme of all was get together and
Win"
The belligerency of the delegates to all
appearances passed with the night.
Chairman Redwine this morning order
ed the first ballot for Governor without
arousing a word of protest. During the
morning session six fruiNess ballots were
taken.
After recess, until o'clock, two more
ballots were taken, with a result almost
exactly like the first taken Saturday night.
This made q ballots an all, the last one
RESULTING. OlOHSs oSos IldIuil, o1Oi GucDSt,
ssa,s-u-s .a.s.--.z---
Was a Sign of Weakness.
Everybody was getting thoroughly tired
OF the monotony when relief, though it
proved only temporary, came in the shape
Of a resolution offered by Den. L. Hardin,
a brother of the candidate for Governor,
providing that the convention adjourn sine
die and that the state central committee
be empowered to take any action neces-
m nj a tickat in fold ThA
campaign of 1899.
The Goebel managers were on their
feet instantly. This, they construed as
the first cry of Enough" from the op-
position, and in their efforts to defeat the
resolution bera ted the StoneHardin people
numerically. Kehole, GoeDePs chief rep
resentative on the floor, declared the reso-
luton was made solely for the purpose
of delay and to defeat the object for which
the convention was called. He defied the
opposition to fight out the contest.
Urged the Resolution.
The delegates were almost taken off
their feet at this point by the appearance
on the stage, side by side, of Capt. w. j.
Stone and Gen. p. Watt Hardin. Capt.
Stone had no ambition he said that would
stand in the way of the success OF the
Democratic party, and he wanted Ken
lucky to head the column in the light or
1900 Things had been done at this con-
vention that did the Democratic party no
good and there was no prospect OF break
ing the deadlock. He believed the best
thing the convention could do would be 10
adjourn sine die and refer the matter
back 10 the people, and he urged mis- fol-
lowers to support the resolution to that
end.
Gen. Hardin urged his friends 20 sup
port the resolution in the interest OF the
party. He would not want the nominal
ton, nil fhat ~ H.
gendered by this fight and he thought 1t
best for the chances of the party in the
state this fall and the nation next year,
that the wrangIing be stopped and the
matter be referred back TO the people.
Judge Tarvin of CcVington asked that
the resolution be ruled out of order ar
tending to defeat the object of the con-
venton, There were several speeches
urging a contuation of the convention on
behalf of the minor candidates.
1t Was Ruled Out of Order.
Finally the chairman. in a short speech.
declared the resolution out of order and
refused to recognize an appeal The op-
position was not so comhatve as II was
Yesterday on a similar ruling, and the
roll cali proceeded without much disorder
on another ballot for governor.
1t was the 22nd and the effect of the ad-
journment resolution in disintergrating
the Stone-Hardln forces was shown.
Stone lost about thirty votes. The ballot
968
AT this point p. A. Gullion offered
resolution providing that after the 25th
ballot the hindmost candidate be dropped
and not voted for thereafter. The Stone
and Hardin leaders made another stand,
Dut they could not control their forces.
Ihe resolution was adopted by vote of
6i2 to $40, and at O'Clock the twenty
third ballot was ordered.
Capt. stone Dropped.
The twenty-1fth ballot resulted: Stone,
S50 Hardin, SIS; Goebel, SSS
Under the resolution adopted by the