The San Francisco call., 1899-06-25
FOR GOVERNOR
HARDIN'S WITHDRAWAL ONLY
INCREASES HIS VOTE.
The Platform Adopted Arraigns the
Republican National and State
Administrations and De-
clares for Free Silver.
Special Dispatch to The Cali

! LOUISVILLE, KY, June 24.-After a
week of excitement the Democratic
State Convention passed to-day in a
tiresome deadlock An adjournment
was had tonight until o'clock Mon
day morning without making any NOM
/ nations
| Business moved rapidly for a few
! hours this morning. The report of the
credentials committee, deciding favor
ably to the StOne-GOebel delegates, was
adopted, the temporary organization
was made permanent and platform
was adopted which reatfirmS the Chi
cago platform, declares for Bryan and
free silver in 1900, denounces trusts, ar
| raignS the Republican national and
State administrations and urges the
election of j. c. S. Blackburn to fill the
next vacancy in the United States SEN
ate.
Then came the battle royal over NOM
nations, but before it began General
p. Watt Hardin, the eX-leader OF the
party in this State under the SILVER
| banner. withdrew his name as a candl-
date for the nomination for Governor.
His speech, which was delivered unqer
rather affecting circumstances. dld
more to strengthen his following IN the
convention than all his political work
erS have been able TO accomplish Since
the delegates assembled MS was
SJOWH II on lHG liSt UdI4bN' Nito--'
William Goebel had to his credit With
in less than a score Of enough votes to
give him the nomination, there was
spontaneous outburst OF Hardln en-
| thusiasm which lasted for halI an hour
and. came very nearly developing INTO
a stampede. AS it was Haruln, VINO
had received only a little more than 100
votes on the first roll call. had upward
of 800 when after a recapltulatlOn, the
vote was announced. This strength he
| retained during the early evening, in
| creasing it on the sixth ballot to 81,
or within eleven votes of Stone.
/ There was a decided drift in favor Of
! Goebei early in the voting but it was
checked by the Stone people throwing
/ enough strength to Hardin to even
matters Up. This was significant III
| showing the inner workings of the
Stone Goebel combination and the evi-
dent purpose of the Stone men to pre-
vent Goebel getting the long end of the
bargain, at least until Stone had had
fair test of his strength
Succeeding ballots up to the elev-
enth showed scarcely any change. 1t
is anybody's race and at present there
is no sign of a break in the deadlock.
After the second ballot the strength
of the candidates fluctuated first one
being in the lead and then another, but
when the convention adjourned the
highest vote. that had been recorded
after the second ballot was 1894, cast
for Stone on the eighth ballot.
Earlier in the evening several at
tempts by the Goebel forces to force an
adjournment until Monday were voted
down. After the eleventh ballot had
been taken a resolution was offered by
the Goebel people providing that after
the next ballot the name of the candi-
date having the lowest number of
votes be dropped. This was opposed
by the combined strength of Hardin
and Stone. The resolution was de-
feated by vote of 377 to 715. The
convention then adjourned until Mon
day morning.