The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-27
A DEMOCRATIC REVOLT IN KEN
TUCky.


at the recent Democratic State
Convention Of Kentucky William j
Goebel was nominated as the candi-
date for Governor, and the methods
by which he secured the nomination
over a number Of strong opposing
candidates have received the con-
denim ation of a number of Democrats
and Democratic papers in that State.
AS showing how the opposition to
g oebel's election is developing and
crystalizine we here reproduce a re-
port from the Associated Press as
follows:
BOWLING GREEN, KY, July 49,
The Warren county faction opposed
to the candidacy of w. j. Goebel,
who was nominated for Gov. at the
recent Democratic convention have
issued call for a meeting to be held
here Monday, July oath to protest
against Goebel and the Louisville
convention ticket. The call is sign
ed by 500 persons, comprising about
one fourth the Democratic vote OF
the county. 1t declares that the con-
vention "was perverted from its
true purpose by the arbitrary unseat-
ing of delegates, by fraud and cor
ruption, and by unjust and unprece-
dented acts of Chairman Redwine,'
and says that in the opinion of the
Democrats of Kentucky there has
been no ticket nominated fit for
their support.
From the resolutions referred to
above it will be seen that arbitrary
methods, fraud corruption, an acts
unprecedented were adopted to force
the nomination of Goebel.
, And who is Goebeli He was 8
member of the last session of the
Kentucky Senate, who framed al
election law that is a precise counter
part of the infamous bull-pen election
law that was on the Statute books o
:, this State until 1895.
However, it will be remembered
u that the last Legislature, in its mad
ness and eagerness to perpetuate tn
q power of the Democratic oligarch,
in this State passed an election law
s more infamous and unfair, if pos
D sible, than their old law, under an
8 by which they state the election ur
?, tie their defeat in 1894 by the "
d volt Of the people against tn
q machine and its methods.
lie The machine Democrats of Kel
r lucky, probably have received il
u structions from their North Carolin
III machine brethren as to the methot
Us of carrying an election by fraud ar
IL corruption.
ne 1t is not surprising that the
49, should he a revolt, for the poop
ne who love honesty and justice al
!" good government will not alwa
tamely submit and have their RICH
is- taken from them and trampled u
a" der foot.
ca The Washington Post, in col
10 menting on the partisan and unfs
gu election law and Goebeps method
y says:
d. He has law deliberately design
as to meet Just such an emergency.
,r. was framed and enacted for that a.
-. for no other purpose. 1t was 1
~ nounced by every decent newspap
ne in and ont of the State, includil
sss some that are now supporting hi
i'm and will stand by him in any utlliz
,es ton of his law which he may dee
80 expedient.
l'h The manner in which Goebel pl
em cured his nomination was in perfe
pie harmony with his record as t
author and promoter of that I'M
49,, nous statute. If the Democrats
'is Kentucky, who are clear majori
no of the voters, should fail, as tn
ed probably will, to give Goebel
on plurality and if the Republicans,
&C. enforced by Democrats, should 81
-. a plurality for Taylor, the time "
III have arrived for which Goebel pl
las pared his machine.
lot Of course it Is difficult to fol
al shadow the extent of the revolt a
in result at the election, but if t
10; Kentucky Machine Democrats,-n'
he that they have law patterned AFT
tic the election law of this State,
I'll, which gross frauds are the peri
trated,-sre wise and "up to smut
or they will invite F. M. Simmons
lid their state to give them a good Il
srs son in manipulating ballot boxes a
m committing fraud at the election.