The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-24
.UPR0AR AND DISORDER
Scenes of Confusion in the Ken
lucky Democratic Convention.
HARDIN PEOPLE BITTER
Stone-Goebel Combination Charged With
Packing the Hall-Another Adjourn
ment Taken Without Anything
Having Been Accomplished.

Louisville, KY, June 23.-For the third
time in as many days the democratic
state convention tonight broke up in
disorder. It will enter upon the fourth
day of it's session tomorrow without
having accomplished anything more
than temporary organization. The re-
port of the committee on credentials
was reached in the order of business to-
night, but it's consideration was pre-
vented by the disturbing influence of
persons who We're admitted to the floor
of the convention, though not entitled
to seats. The Hardin people place the
responsibility for this on local sympa-
thizers with the Stone Goebel combina
tion, but the latter candidates disclaim
all knowledge of an attempt to pack the
convention, and declare the disturbance
was due ito the loose methods of the ar
rangements committee. What influence
the occurrence will have on the chances
of the candidates can hardly be fore
told, but Hardin is mostly to profit by
it. 1t is thought that the convention
will get down to work in earnest to-
morrow.
The first outbreak came this after
noon after Chairman Redwine had de-
evening on a viva voce vote, and had
refused to order call for the delegates
by counties This was the fourth time
the convention had been so adjourned
since Wednesday night.
Judge Redwin left his seat but not
SO the delegates. There We're loud pro-
tests from the Hardin faction. Charles
Bronston one of the leaders of that
side, mounted the stage and made a
a hn dali zoe, int n
an uproar. Finally he said:
But we must be patient. Come back
at s o'clock and let us settle our diff
ferences in this hall, If this convention
is again declared adjourned without re-
gard to the rights of the delegates, we
will elect another chairman and prc,
ceed with the business that brought us
here
This brought cheers from both sides
and, after several minutes of gradually
subsiding excitement, the hall was
cleared.
The delegates came back from dinner
much refreshed and with vffcal chords
| in good condition for a renewal of the
| disorder of the afternoon. The first
hour was passed .uproariously. The
Hardin people called attention to a
number of persons in the hall who, they
| charged, were not entitled to seats.
They, made frantic appeals for the ejec-
| tion of these people, saying uncompli-
! nentary things of the Louisville police
and urging that the convention be ad-
| journed to Lexington. One or two
| speeches by cooler heads served TO quiet
| things. and at o'clock the credentials
committee was ready to report.
This announcement, for which the
| convention had been waiting for three
days, did not meet the reception that
| might have been expected. Disorder
continued and adjournment was finally
! taken until O'Clock tomorrow morn
| ing.
The Hardin people are very bitter
| over to-nights developments and, leav-
| ing aside the question of responsibility
| for the conditions that existed the
moral effect cannot fail to be DANA ginG
| to the Stone -Goebel combina ton.