The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
KENTUCKY BOLT AVERTED.
HARDIN HITHDRIWS AND GOEBEL
PROMISED TO nut DIDN'T.

stormy Session Of tho Democratic state
Convention Goebel Once within Ten
Votes of the Nomination - Stone Men
Call a Halt and All Deals Then Upset.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. June 24.-The threatened
bolt OF tho Hardin supporters in the Demo-
cratic State Convention did not occur to-
! day. although hall had been rented
for such contingency. Trouble which
was so narrowly averted last night. was
prevented to-day by the presence Of
uniformed policemen in the hall The report
OF the Committee on Credentials. as forecasted.
unseated practically all OF the Hardin dole
gates in contested counties. giving the
Stone- Gocbel com bination a net gain Of
about 100 votes and placing them safely in
the saddle. Tho Hardin people. headed by the
Hon. Albert s. Berry OF Newport. made a hard
fight for the adoption OF n minority report. but
the Chairman refused to allow the contested
delegations to vote and the majority report
was carried.
Then came the most dramatic scene Of tho
day. Gen. Hardin made his way to the plat
form amid dcafening yells from his followers.
In voice which he controlled with dim
Guilty. he made a very short speech with
drawing from tho race In the interest
Of harmony. In the confusion which
followed the Committee on ,oTganizatio1 re-
and Executive Committees The. Committee
on Resolutions reported tho platform, and 1t
was adopted by a rousnR unanimous vote.
First. 1t re -afllrns the Chicago pl PLATFORM.
Second-it den9unccs The present National
affairs; for cruel and inhumnn treatment OF
the army in the late, war: for it,, protection Of
the war in the Philipppes as against every
DECLARATION Of Independence.
Third-Endorses the war with Spain for the
freedom Of Cuba.
ministrntion for incompetency. abuse Of power,
ami asylum and penitentiary scandals.
FitthnEondemps t5ns,s as 2 result Of Kepub;;
silver; the, Mckinley and DinEIsy ills, and
fayors the destruction of both cause and result;
McGrd Rarosd ' bill and The d bill "e asans
school-book trusts
SevfnthsI p,io W J Bryan for Presidsnt
The Governors race. was then taken up.
seconding Goehcl's nomination. During the
taking stan first ballet bst became Sden to
no % " nofwith:ta %is "0R his osrees
%SsSperyy ,o ;ra jai{ l. mo%snt with
s"n" men started to P' sa mr. G" t to Hardin
Bedlam broke loose. and votes were changed
so fast that the Secretaries werc unable to
4O2 5-12: Hardin, 1853 Up; Goebel. BIOS.
Having staIled of defent for tho time the
$50; n9h Hnrh,n men adjourned the cGnven-
journmcnt Goebel's managers and the
leaders o. the stone Nght got together
Ct Se 4 siuat po Re Heed saw hi. FR,
over and unless he consented 70 withdraw and
throw the victory to Stone ne latter w9uli
and. In com hination with IN" Hardin men.
undo everything Goebcl had accomplished in
,,Goehei was told that unes. he withdrew
Horliin would be nominated: that ston"
Su'G aon fsG T lear g %a
Mossrs Rhea. James and Wheeler.
tho % sdn Would t be- Wat
hy the reconsideration of the platform and the
reconsideration Of the report 81 the, Committee
on Permanent OrgaaiIation that The action o.
the convention would he reversed and the
part 2sFanizntion taken away from G9ehel
mcdiatcIy after the convention should recon-
vene.
During the time which interviewed between
ea"h cSnaIdats yofsd %pparently hi- hi
81 5.; :: Hardip. 81 5.i2. '0O' BONA 7'o''e
Ballot. after ballot was taken. with the yar-
being anle to do anything without the assist
ancc Of one Of the others An attempt TO have
Several efforts were made by the Hardin
and stone people to get together. but al wer"
llnSuccrSSlnl OF tn" move. foebcIS followers
voted their full strength and. with the aid Of
Hardin votes. had the nomination almost in
their grasp
Then the Stone leaders made a brilliant
move by changing enough votes to cause a
stampede to Hardin. saving tn cmselves by
calling FOR recapitulation before the vote was
announced
The result has been to place the convention
at midnight in much the same position as re-
CARDS the, Governors race as it was when 1t
assembled.
After eleven ballots had been taken the con-
va adj IN pnd mo