Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-22
KENTUCKY FOR BRYAN
State Convention Endorses the
Great Leader and the White
Metal.
BUT A SHORT SESSION TODAY.

Without Transacting Important Business.
and Adjournment Is Taken Until Tonight
to Allow Credentials Committee to Com
pIete Its Worldwide of Yesterday De-
voted to Securing Temporary Chairman.
Louisville, June 22.-The demo-
cratic state convention held but a
short session this morning without
transacting important business and
adjourned until this evening. to allow
the committee on credentials to COM
plete. The convention is all for silver
and Bryan.
Louisville. June 22.-The first law Of
lIeaven-order-had little to do with
the regulation of yesterdays proceed
nings of the Democratic state conven-
ton On the contrary order gave place
to great confusion. and after sweIter-
ing through nearly eight hours Of
tedious hearing of contests the conven-
tion, without nominating 4 chairman.
adjourned until evening in a whirlwind
of chairs, fans. tally-sheets and re-
portcrs' copy Fortunately no one was
hurt This finale was as unexpected
as II was lively. The sweltering. packed
in. tammed-together mass of delegates.
politicians and onlookers had yelled it
self hoarse. famed itself pallid 1t was
more in humor to do justice to a din
ner than a prize fight. Feeling was at
high tension over an argument that
was in progress before Chairman Johns
ron over the contested delegation from
Kenton county, the home OF William
Goebel, one of the leading candidates
for governor.
Defiance from a Rural Delegate.
Representative Ellis. Of the Sixth
district. a venerable gentleman of
much vehemence. was eloquently
presenting the Goebel side of
the case and was being interrupted at
short intervals by noisy demonstrations
of approval AS much of this interfer-
ence came from the stage which was
crowded with candidates. guests. Off
GERS OF the convention and newspaper
men. Chairman Johnston announced
that the platform would be cleared at
the next interruption. 4 200-pound
ruralite, a little the worse for political
and spirituous excitement. mounted a
chair and challenged Major Johnston
to carry out his threat. announcing in
cidentaIly that force would be neces-
sary in his case. Quick a flash Jim
Williams started from the front of the
stage for the intruder in very busi-
ness-like way.
Had a Reputation for "Gunnery."
Williams is a local character OF some
repUte in gunncry. md his activity was
the signal for a stampede toward the
exits Almost everybody was standing
on a chair when the affair occurred.
and the result was a general tumble. a
scramble to get out of the way and a
general disarrangement of furniture.
Half a dozen men surrounded each OF
the beIligerents and the disturber was
hustled out; not. however, until the
crowd had cleared a space In the middle
OF the stage about thirty feet in diane
ter, having a fringe OF huddled hu-
manity around the edge. crouched in
corners or behind sheltering walls. AS
no weapon was drawn this struck the
hurnor of the crowd and quiet was re-
stored; but meanwhile Chairman Johns
ton had declared the convention ac-
journed until evening.
Progress Made During the Day.
Aside from this incident the days
session was a dull monotony. varied
only by an occasional heated discussion
between heads of rival delegations. or
an outburst of applause one or an
other of the candidates scored an ad-
vantage in the roll call for temporary
chairman For this position the Stone
Goebei combination nominated Judge
David B. Redwine. of Breathitt county.
while the Hardin men put up Hon. w.
H Sweeney of Marion county. When
the roll had been called once Redwine
had 54OH votes and Sweeney 42SIz, but
$50 votes had been passed on account of
contests These were taken up by coun-
ties. and Chairman Johnston. of the