Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-14
TAYLOR NOMINATED
For Governor at Kentucky Re-
publican State Convention.
Stone and Pratt Withdraw and Nomi-
nation Made by AccIamation.
Judge Pratt Wins the Attorney Gene .alship
Nomination on First Ballot.

Lexington, Ky. July 13.-The Repub-
lican state convention adjourned. to-
night, after being in continuous session
since A. NJ. What was called the
Dcboe-Taylor state ticket for the most
part was nominated. Before the con-
vention assembled, most of the dele
gates were for Taylor for governor and
when the nomination for governor was
reached about all of them were for
Taylor. In the contests for minor
places there was Il vociferous flow of
Kentucky oratory. In the contest for
attorney general there We're A. speeches
by actual count. and during the day
there We're over 300 Speeches.
The presentation Of Taylor's name by
his leading opponent, Col s. II. Stone.
and the seconding Of the same by
Judge Pratt. his other opponent, was a
dramatic scene.
Senator peboc. Gen. Taylor ana their
close friends We're active workers in
the hall during the balloting for attor-
ney general. They wanted Judge
Pratt on the ticket and they finally
nominated him ~ an overwhelming
majority. Judge Pratt was the favorite
OF the colored delegates for governor
| When the convention reassembled.
shortly after 3 \. VI. standing room
was in demand. There We're over l700
votes and some contests were settled
| by seating both delegations with r halt
Vote each so the delegates ana alter
mates alone made 4 large audience.
| The first business 81 the day was the
hearing u the report Of the committee
on resolutions Hon ]. ". Ycrkes re-
| ported the platform ana it WAS adopt
| ed.
| Before the call Of districts for The
! nomination for governor, capt. :. II.
/ Stone took the platform a:ld created 4
most exciting scene by withdrawing his
| name and presenting the name Of w
$. Taylor Then Judge elf ton J. Pratt
| followed in another speech ard second
ed the nomination Of Taylor, which
was at once made unanimous amid a
! villa demonstration.
When Gen. Taylor was escorted e
the hall there was another demonstra-
| ton. He addressed the convention ac-
cepting the nomination.
John Marshall Of Louisville was
nominated for lieutenant governor
without the farmality of = ballot
For secretary Of state. Thomas J.
Young Of Bath county was nominated
The first clash of the convention came
in the nomination for attorney general.
! Judge Clifton J. Pratts name was
greeted with a roar Of applause and a
dozen seconding speeches from colored
men. hut J. w. Yerkcs developed a
good following when he presented the
name Of w. L. Ramsey of London.
The prospects We're good for 4 hot fight.
but n stampede for Pratt was started
by the withdrawal in his favor Of sev-
oral OF the candidates and he was
nominated on the first ballot the vote
being: Pratt. 1ll9i4; Ramsey. &c.,
For auditor. John s. Sweeney Of
Bourbon. declared the nominee
Walter r. Day Of Breathitt. was
unanimously nominated for state
treasurer.
John Burke Of Campbell county. was
nominated for superintendent Of public
instruction. and John ". Throckmortor
of Fayctte, for comm ssioner Of aEricul-
ture.
Some Of the negroes Of Lexington are
still dissatisfied with the nomination Of
Gen. Tay lor for Governor and an cffor;
viii be made by them to defeat him. A
number of prominent negroes Of this city
ard Louisville held a meeting. this after
noon, ana decided to place Il negro ticket
in the field, this fall.