The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
THE ANTI-GOEBEL REVOLT.
MORE COUNTIES DECLARE AGAINST
HIS NOMINATION

Large Conference to he Held to Cnll q
New Democratic Convention 60 Resolu.
tions of One of the Meetings Indicate
tho Tone of AlI-Wll Gocb-l Withdraw?
LEXINGTON. KY, July 2o.-Tho uprising OF
Democrats against William Gocbcl tho ROM
ince Of the Louisville Democratic State Con-
vcntion. has spread to all parts OF the State
and to-day meetings were held in Carroll
Fayctte. Caldwell Oldham. Pendeton. Madi-
son. Hardin. Owen and Barron counties. Adj
ditiona meetings will he held in other counties
on Monday and Tuesday. All these meetings
will send delegates to the conference to BIO held
here on next Wednesday. and from present In =
dications 800 or more delegates will be present
Meetings have already been held in tho coun
ties Of Montgomery. Clark. Warren, Jefferson
and kenton. the latter Mr. Goebes homo
county.
The meeting in this city this afternoon was
largely attended and the former Confederates
were much in evidence. The following reso-
lutions. unanimously adopted. are sample OF
the resolutions adopted elsewhere this after
noon. and they show that there will DO two
Democratic organizations in this State from
next Wednesday until after tho November
election. and that each organization will claim
to be the only legal one:
The Democrats of Lexington and Fayette
u u
Goebcl IN massmeeting assembled. resolve:
That we hold the action OF the late convcn-
ton held In Louisville to have been without
authority to make nominations. adopt Il plat
form or create an organization by the appoint-
mcnt OF committees. and we disayow its acts
or f this ' SsH
meetings of Democrats with whom we agree;
declaration OF our decision: That we rcaf1lrm
our hearty adherence to, the, declaration Of
Convention which met at Chicago in lSNi,
AMI believing William Jennings BRYAN
fne rspressn t.i OF these plincip!es we
President; that it is with sorrow that our
sense OF duty 20 the democratic party. to the
uuiro us to differ from those Who Upheld the
ne that led TO the Interchangeable action of
the LOUISVILLE Convention without strife or
anger, but with earncStneSS and deliberate
consideration W" denouncc the methods en-
nloy"d at that convention; we hold .its action
performing solemn duty: and now in this
public anq solemn manaer disavow the M
avow that said committees are usurpers act
Ing w without oIn t., Legal authority
our party. its rRhtful position upon, the Of
hcial ballot and the regular md official success
that, some honorable adjustment NAV be-
reached by which the Democratic party in Ken
t,lcsy can be united upon single ticket and in
connlct against common foe. and. to accom-
plish this. this meeting urges the withdrawal
Of William Goebcl from the present canvass
And until this is done It recommends the nomi-
nation OF John Young Brown and such action
the sharp and single issue OF Democracy
against Goebesm. That we recognize Major
!. =, Johnston "a the legal Chairman Of the
Democratic state Central and Executive COM
mittees. and we request hi m rs such Chairman
TO take such steps as may, be proper to organize
the conference TO be held here upon Aug 2 a nd
the convention to he hereafter called to carry
out the purposes Of those who agree with us in
the present crisis in our partA"