The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
FIGHT ON IN KENTUCKY.
GOEBEL sWOONs THILE, SPE4KING
At MLJETHLD.

| oo-EnthusiRstic Anti-Goebcl Meetings.
| LoUIsvfLLE, KT.. Aug. 12.-Tho opening guns
| OF the Gocbcl campaign we're fired this after
| noon In Mnyned and in Bowling Green. The
| weather was hot. and at each pnce the rrlnci-
| pal speaker was overcome by heat. Senator
Goebcl was In the midst Of his speech when he
tainted. The scene was dramatic. lie had
lust concluded discussion of the McChord
bin. and had uttered the first few words on the
subject Of toll gates when he gave signs Of dis
tress lie grew pale and reached for the table.
The crowd saw Immediately that something
was wrong.
Take OF your coat" yelled several hundred
men. Mr.. Gocbcl took the advice. He had Just
got his coat OF whom he staggered and was
about to fall. Congressman Wheeler and others
caught him. Mr. Goebel lost conscousn css
only for n few seconds. He was placed on a
table and Ice was rubbed on his temples. He
quickly revived and took a seat Ex-senator
Blackburn and others famed him.
Mr.. Grassland then introduced Mr.. Black
burn. who shed his coat before starting. Don't
worry about Goclcl." said Black burn. laugh
ing. lie Is all right. He and l do this by
turns" After Blackburn concluded his speech.
Gocbcl was feeling much better and was able to
finish his address.
Tho opening OF the campaign was mnde
Several excursions. headed by brass bands.
were run from Pnducah and ncIghboring
towns. and from southern Illinois. The crowd
was estimated at from 1000 to 5000.
Senator Goahrl In tho outset OF his speech
bitterly attacked the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad. He said:
In 1895 the most effective instrument that
aided in fraudulcntly taking Kentucky's vote
from Bryan and giving 1t to Mckinley was the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
To-day the chief influence that Is endcavoring
to repeat the foul work Of 1890 is the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company. Now as
in 800 means the employed to this end are the
subsidizing OF newspapers. the coercion
and intimidation of employees and de-
pendants and an attempt to divide the
Democratic party. The Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad Company is controlled by
the Belmonts. who are and for many years
have been the American representatives Of the
Rothschilds. Mr. August Belmont Is the chair
man OF the Executive Board
The Lo"sriUe Dispatch was established bv
over 1900 Democrats in the time OF Democra-
cy's extreme peril. 1t has become the bond
slave Of the money power. II is controlled abb
solutey by the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company 1t is the blackcst traitor
that ever Attempted to stab the Domocrat-
ic party to death. 1t undertook TO os-
traciscd every Democrat in the General
Assembly that did not support the h!ll for the
Election law. 1t claimed the exclusive credit
for the introduction and passage OF that bill.
and it now calls upon the Republican Governor
to call an extra legislative session to repeal the
law. In the hopc that II that be done Ken
tucky's vote may next year be stolen from
Bryan. as itwas in 1896"
Gochr devoted much OF his speech to an
argument for free silver and came out flat
footed In favor OF the antitrust law In de-
Tending the Goebc Election law he said it was
made necessary by the theft OF votes by the
Mckinley leaders Ia Kentucky in 1896. He
openly charged that Congressman Do. Colson
hold back the returns from the Eleventh dis
trict until the returns from all over the State
were In in order to fnlsfy the count su flcently
to turn the balance in Mckinley's favor lIn
spoke at length In favor OF the McCord Rail-
road bill and the Chinn School Book bill. the
latter being aimed at the American Book Com
nany. He touched very lightly on the question
Of imperialism He said
The Democrats OF Kentucky affirm that It
ia as true now AS 1t was when Jefferson wrote
1t into the Declaration Of Independence that
Governments derive their Just powers from
the consent Of the governed. and that this ap-
plies to all people everywhere. They affirm
that this nation should no moro have British
colonial policy than 1t should have q British
financial policy: that what would have been
criminal aggression in Cuba Ia criminal ag-
erosion in the PHILIPPINES and therefore they
dcnounce the policy OF the present National
Administration in these islands The only re-
deeming features Of tho Republican policy OF
imperialism are the bravery and herosm OF
the American soldiers"
In r1 q the SuDnOrt n ha Inu,.is,.- Inn
nal, gold paper which opposed Bryan and
still does. he said that no fRvors or recognition
Of any Kind would be due the paper from the
party or any Of the candidates. but that II was
not the policy OF the party to drive away the
support Of those willing to aid the cause
At Bowling Green the campaign was opened
BY Robert J. breckenridge and CONGRESSMAN
Evan f. Settle. large crowd greeted them
Judge Breckenridge spoke first. Mr.. Settle
announced that he came from sick bed.
When about hall through his speech he was
overcome by heat and was forced TO quit
In sixty-ninc county seats anti Goeb el con-
ventions were held this afternoon and in
twenty-five others similar meetings will he
held on Monday. Rome Of the counties will
wait until Tuesday TO select delegates in order
TO give moro time for tho circulation Of the
call. In six or eight counties CONVICTIONS were
held yesterday and in at lenst two
counties delegates were selected on
Thursday. Most OF the counties not
reported az taking action nre in the noun
tainS and will not be heard from,beforn!Monday
or Tuesday. 1t Ia now absolutely certain that
every county In the State will be represented
at Lexington next Wednesday.
All the meetings held to-day are reported as
having been well attended and enthusiastic.
In all which sent instructed delegations. John
Young Brown was the choice for Governor and
p. p. Johnston for Lieutenant Governor
Browns home county sent mn unirstructed
delegation. The resolutions adopted in nil the
meetings were substantially the snme de-
nouncing the recent convention IA dishonorn-
bic and opposed to the wishes and sentiments
Of the majority OF the Democrats in the State (;
Affirming allegiance to Bryan and tho Chicago
platform. and drnouncng the Goebel Election
law The resolutions IN all cascs were non
committal ms to blackburn for Senator. Tho
meeting In Louisville was crowded.
:, i Shook of kut'NwN, n son -in-law OF Can't
W. j. Stone, recently defeated for Governor.
has Drrn asked 10 accept the nomination for
Treasurer on the loting ticket