The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-28
GOEBEL FOR GOVERNOR
Hardin and Stone Forces Defeated
in the Kentucky Deadlock.
WON ON TwENTY-s1xTH BALLOT.

His Followers Defeat an Attempt OF
Hardin and stone Delegates to Au-
thorize the Democratic state Con-
trnl Committee TO Nominate Ticket
Louisville. June 2S.-Louis Goebel,
who with an iron grasp has ruled the
Democratic state convention since il
assembled nearly a week ago, was last
night nominated for governor on the
26th ballot, after a contest unparalleled
In this state for bitterness and de-
termination and, on the part of the
winner, for skillful manipulation. The
end of the long, exhausting fight
brought a reasonable degree of har-
mony to the factions which have car
ried through the fight relentlessly and
battled for every inch of ground.
Nearly everybody Joined heartily In
demonstration when the candidate ap-
peared for the first time before the
convention to accept the nomination
and return his thanks.
A morning session of the convention
was held, at which six frultless bal
lots we're taken. After a recess until
o'clock two more ballots we're taken,
with a result almost exactly like the
first taken Saturday night. This made
81 ballots In all, the last one result
ing: Stone, 39S; Hardin, 1855; Goebel
1888. Then Den L. Hardin, a brother
Of the candidate for governor, offered
a resolution providing that the con-
vention adjourn sine die and that the
state central committee be empowered
to take any aetion necessary to place
ticket In the field for the campaign
Of 1899
The delegates we're almost taken of
their feet at this point by the appear
anoe on the stage side by side of Cap
tain w. ]. Stone and General P. Watt
Hardin. Mr.. Stone was the first to
speak. He had no ambition, he said,
that would stand in the way of the sue
cess of the Democratic party and he
wanted Kentucky to head the column
In the fight of 1900. He took his full
share Of responsibility for the events
of the past week, he said but he did
not want them to continue. He be-
lieved the best thing the convention
could do would be to adjourn sine die
and refer the matter back 70 the peo-
pie, and he urged his followers to sup
port the resolution TO that end
General Hardin said he had kept
away from the convention since he
withdrew his name as a candidate i'm
mediately after the report of the Gre
dentials committee was adopted His
friends had persisted in voting for him
without his consent or acquiescence
and he now thought 1t was necessary
to make another statement. He, too
urged his friends to support the reso-
luton, In the interest of party har-
mony.
Judge Tarvin, of COvington, asked
that the resolution be ruled out oi
order, as tending to defeat the object
of the convention. There were sew.
eral speeches urging a continuation o.
the convention, and finally the chair
man declared the resolution out o.
order and refused TO recognize an ap
peal. Then the roll call proceeded.
After the 22d ballot r. A. GullioI
offered a resolution providing that af
ter the 25th ballot the hindmost can
didate be dropped and not voted fol
thereafter. The Stone and HardiI
leaders made another stand, but the!
could not control their forces, Th'
resolution was adopted by vote o
572 to $50, and three more ballots
were taken, the 25th resulting: Stone
$780, Hardin, 37S; Goebel, 3S3
This dropped Stone from the race
and the Goth ballot was taken amids
the greatest excitement 1t resulted
Goebel. $50; Hardin, 5S1.