The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-28

Hasah u Hlsaa Eassss DsiIstsd
b IL KsatatkJ DsAalosk,
Won on svM1Y-slxrH BALLOT.

HIS 4cllswsrs Defsas ~ Attempt Of
Nasdin sAa stcss Delegates to Au-
thesiss tho psmacratio State Cen
trial Commteess - Nominate Tirzsi
Louisville, June 2s.-Louis Goebel
Who with IN iron sraaD has ralsd tn
Democratic state convention since Il
assembled nearly week ago. was last
night non,inatsd for governor on the
26th ballot. after contest unparalleled
In this state for bitterness and de-
termination and, on the part Of the
wilmer, for skillful manipulation. Tho
end Of the long. exhausting nght
bruught q reasonable degree Of haf-
mony to the factions which hevs car
fied through the fight reientlessly and
battted for every inch Of ground.
Nearly everybody Joined heartily In
demonstration when the candidate ap-
psarsd for the Arst time before ths
convention to accept the Aomination
and return his thanks.
A morning session Of the convention
was held, ct which six fruitless bal
lots were taken. After . recesa until
3 O'Clock two more ballots were taken,
with q result almost exactly like the
Aryt taken Saturday night. This made
81 ballots In all, the last one result
ing: Stone, 3S8; Hardin. Sb6: Goebel.
SS8. Then Den L. Hardin. q brother
Of the candidate for governor. offered
q resolution providing that the con-
ventien adjourn sine die and that the
state central committee be empowered
to take any action necessary TO place
q ticket In the field for the campaign
Of 1899. =,
The delegates were almost taken OF
their feet at this point by the appear
ance ON the stage side by side Of Cap
tain w. J. Stone and General p. Watt
Hardin. Mr.. Stone was the Arst to
speak. He had no ambition. he said.
that would stand in the way Of the sue
cess of tho Democratic party and he
wanted Kentucky to head the column
in the fight Of 1900. He took his full
share Of responsibility for the events
Of the past week, he said, but he did
not want them to continue. He be-
lieyed the best thing the convention
could do would be to adjourn sine die
and refer the matter back to the peo-
pie, and he urged his followers to sup
port the resolution to that end.
General Hardin said he had kept
away from the convention since he
withdrew his name as candidate i'm
mediately after the report Of the Gre
dentials committee was adopted. His
friends had persisted in voting for him
without his consent or acquiescence,
and he now thought it was necessary
to make another statement. He, too,
urged his friends to support the reso-
luton, in the interest of party har-
mony.
Judge Tarvin, Of Covington, asked
that the resolution be ruled out of
order, as tending to defeat the object
of the convention. There were sew
eral speeches urging continuation of
the convention, and finally the chair
man declared the resolution out Of
order and refused to recognize an ap-
peal. Then the roll call proceeded.
After the 2?d ballot r. A. Gullion
offered resolution providing that af-
ter the 25th ballot the hiAdmost can
didate be dronped and not voted for
thereafter. The Stone and Hardin
leaders made another stand but they
could not control their forces. The
resolution was adopted by vote of
572 to $40, and three more ballots
were taken. the 25th resulting: Stone,
$50: Hardin. 37S: Goebel, 1888.
This drnrned Stone from the race,
and the 26th ballot was taken amidst
the greatest xciement. It resulted:
Goebel, $50; Hardin, 531.