The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-28
VERY HARD
FOUGHT
BATTLE
In the Kentucky Democratic Con.
vcntion-.Most Remarkable
Contest In History.
GOEBEL FINALLY WINS OUT
On the Twcnty.slxth Ballot.
Stone and Hardin Wanted
Sine Die Adjourcmcnt.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 21.--A morn
Ing session of the Democratic state
convention was held. at which six fruit
less ballots were taken. After a recess
until o'clock two more ballots were ia
ken. with result almost exactly like
the first taken Saturday night. This
made twcnty-one ballots In all. the last
one resulting: Stone. 39S; Hardin, 355;
Goebe, 23s.
Everybody was getting thoroughly
tired of the monontony Of roll calls,
when relief. though 1t proved to be only
temporary, came in the shape Of res
olution offered by Dan l.. Hardin, q
brother Of the candidate for governor,
providing that the convention adjourn
sine die. and that the state central COM
mittee be empowered to take any ac-
tion necessary to place a ticket In the
| field. Goebei managers were on their
| feet instantly. This they construed as
| the first cry Of "enough" from the oppo-
| sition, and In their efforts to defeat the
| resolution, tauntcd the Stone Hardin
| people unmercifully. Kehoe, Goebels
chief representative on the door, de-
clared the resolution was made solely
| for the purpose OF delay, and to defeat
the object for which the convention call
ed. He deiicd the opposition TO fight
out the contest.
Il Convention Surprise.
| The delegates were almost taken off
their feet ut this point by the appear
ance on the Stage. side by side. of Capt
| w. ]. Stone and General. 2. Wat Har-
din. He believed that the best thing
the convention could do would be TO
| adjourn RIne die, and refer the matter
back to the people, and he urged his fol-
lowers to support the resolution to that
end. -
| General Hardin said he had kept away
from the convention since he withdrew
his name as Il candidate, Immediately
| after the report OF the credentials COM
| mittee was adopted. His friends had
| persisted In voting for him without his
| consent or acQuiescence, and he now
thought 1t necessary to make another
! statement. He. too, urged his friends
TO support the interest OF the party. and
he thought 1t best for the chances OF
the party in the state and nation next
year thDt the wrangling be stopped, and
the matter be referred to the people.
|
speech, declared the resolution out of or
der. and refused to recognize an appeal.
| and the roll call proceeded without much
| disorder on another ballo.-for governor
1t was the twcnty-sccond ballot. and the
effect Of the adjournment resolution res
olut!on In dlsintegratinE the StoneHnr-
din forces We're shown. They lost about
thirty votes. The ballot resulted:
| Stone, SO: Hardin, 35j: Gocbel. 1868.
beginning ofthc End.
At this po!n. Z. a. Gullor offered
resolution providing that after the
| twenty-iitth ballot the h!ndmost candi-
date be dropped. and not voted for
| thereafter. The resolution w0s adopted
| by vote of 572 to $50. and at S o'clock
balloting was continued. The twenty
| fifth ballot resulted: tSonc. $780, Hardin,
31s; Goebel. 1888
Under tho resolution adopted By the
| convention. Captain ". J. Stone, having
received the smallest number of votes,
YaS dropped. Everybody wnS on the
| dui vive. and the Gocbcl and Hardin
| forces nerred themselves for tiic final
| struggle. The roll call began In silence.
| but the Hard!nites soon had chance
| to display their enthusiasm. The first
| three counties cast their votes for f4ar-
| din. each announcement bringing forth
a storm OF cheers. Then came three
Stone counties. The first went 10 Iiar.
| din. and then the Goebel!teS struck a
| run of about ten counties. with about
| sixty votes. Louder and louder ;hey
| yelled ms each announce was made.
| gath cring II momentum thni sent Them
| yelling down the list to Graves county.
where they gathered In fifteen Stone
votes.
! The ballot was concluded with diff
Guilty. md announced rs follows: Goe-
bel. ECO; Hardin, 5Sl.
This provoked much noise as any
event OF the convention. and for the
first time nearly MI of the delegates
| Joined in 1t. Mr.. GOebel was introduced
and made n short speech Of thanks.
II never got anything In my life that
| was worth fighting for" said he. with
out hard fight. ] AM willing 10 make
q hard fight for anything | think Is
worth fighting for. Th" Eovernovship
| of Kentucky is worth fighting for I
| shall enter this campaign with nll the
| energy I possess. and stay In II until
| November. No man would have given
| more earnest support to either of my op-
| ponents lind he been nominated. I
have the right to expect the same from
| them. md believe will get It"
Ex-senator Joe blackburn concluded
the speechmaking with few words OF
cxhortAtion. He praised the nominee
| warmly and expressed confidence In the
| success Of the party In November. He
paid his respects to "the few scattered
remnants Of the indianapolis conven-
| tion." and urged his hearers to fall In
| line for Bryan and silver In 1000
The convention then adjourned until
| 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
the ticket will be completed.
A STREET DUEL