The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-29
SMALL. FRY SELECTED
Kentucky Democrats Com
pIete Their State Ticket
GOEBEL THE WHOLE THING
0ratory and Reconciliation
Fill the Last Day.
GOEBEL THE WHOLE THING

Louisville. Ky.,June 2S.-The Democratic
state convention adjourned tonight after
nominating the following ticket:
Governor-William Goebel, Of Kenton
county.
Lieutenant governor-J. W. C. Beckham,
of Nelson county.
Secretary of state-Breck Hill. Of Clay
county.
Attorney generai-Judgs r G. Breckin-
ridge, of Boyle county.
Auditor-Gus Coulter, of Graves county
Treasurer-Judge S. E. Hager, of Boyd
county.
Commissioner Of Agriculture. B. Nall,
o. Louisville.
Commissioner Of public instruction-H.
V. McChesney, OF Livingston county.
William Goebel dominated today's pro-
ceedings, as he has those of every day
since the convention began. Coming here
with less than one-fourth of the delegates
instructed for him, and with the smallest
number of such delegates accredited 20 any
Of the three candidates for governor, he
ton for head of the ticket, with the party
organization under his control and ticket
made up of his partisans But this has been
accomplished only as a severe ordeal and
strife that several times threatened TO
rend the party to such an extent that these
prizes, even after he had secured them,
would have been valueless The spectators
have Witnessed melodrama, farce and a
near approach TO tragedy since the con-
vention began it's work a week ago, but it
all ended up in a love feast that might
have seemed out of the question to one
unacquainted with the Kentuckians' char
acter.
The little fellows had an inning today
and the five or six hundred delegates who
remained TO complete the work of the con-
vention were harangued from 9 o'clock in
the morning until we'll in the night with
out intermission except for an occasional
ballot. There had been few enough good
words spoken by delegates about each 9TH
er. to make thoroughly appreciated the
avalanche Of praise and commentator
that fell from the mouths of these nomi-
mating and seconding orators. But it all
came to one end. The Goebel slate was
not even niched. Sometimes there was a
strong fight, in some cases more than one
ballot was necessary, but the required
votes were always in readiness when the
time came to swing them.
With the star attraction of the boards, |
the Democratic state convention did not |
draw so we'll this morning. Everybody |
seemed anxious to get through with bust |
ness, and this was shown by the unani- |
nous adoption of a resolution providing |
that after the second ballot for minor Of |
fees the hindmost candidates be dropped /
and that nominating speeches be limited |
to two minutes. Nominating speeches
were then begun.
For lieutenant governor, J. C. W. Beck
HON, Of Nelson; William P. Thorn, of |
Henry; Major Thomas II. Hays, of Louis
VILE: Judge Edward Kelly and NJ Kendall, /
werer placed in nomination. The first bal
lot resulted: Beckham, 36i; Thorn. 26s;
Kelly. 226; Hays, 20l; Kendall. 80. Major
Hays withdrew and a second ballot for
lieutenant governor was taken. Beckham
had a slight advantage when the roll call
was finished and changes to him of the
votes of several large counties soon gave
him enough votes for a nomination. Then
Kelly and Thorn in turn withdrew and the
nomination was made unanimous.
For attorney general, J. B. Robert
Of Franklin, John S. Smith and II. b
Hays. were presented. Smith was dropped
after the second ballot and on the third