The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-30
gOEBl NOMINATED
Next Democratic Gov
ernor OF Kentucky.
ON TWENfY-SIXTh BALLOT


They 90 Home TO Unite for Victory.
Senator Blackburn Praises the Nom.
fnee-Bryan and silver the Campaign
I Tocsin.
Louisville, June 27.-William Goebel.
who with an iron grasp mas ruled the
democratic state convention since il
assembled nearly a week ago, was to-
| night nominated for governor on the
twenty-sixth ballot, after a contest un-
paralleled in this state for bitterness
and determination, and on the part OF
the winner for skillful manipulation.
The end of h long, ~exnausting fight
brought a reasonable degree of har-
mony TO the factions which ave car
ried through the fight relentlessly and
battled for every inch Of ground. Near
ly everybody Joined heartily in a dem
onstration when the candidate appear
ed for the first time before the conven-
ton to accept the nomination and re-
turn his thanks.
The Goebel forces held the opposition
down to business closely all day, fore
AAo boAlS SdN IAINlA AiN AN
showed signs of weakness and sought a
sine die adjournment, compelling a
vote on a proposition to drop the hind
most man on each ballot after the
twenty-fifth and came out of the final
trial of strength shortly after 10 O'Clock
tonight with colors flying. Stone was
dropped IN the twenty-fifth ballot n
Hardin proved unable to control enough
of the Stone votes to win. The scenes
during the last ballot were dramatic,
though not so exciting as many in
which the delegates a participated.
After the nomination the committee
enjoyed a few minu of relaxation
and reconciliation speeches were made
by Congressman Wheeler, Judge Tar
vim and other managers for the three
candidates, and the theme of all was
Get together and win"
The beligerency of the delegates to
all appearances passed with the night.
Chairman Redwine this morning order
ed the first ballot for governor without
arousing a word of protest.
During the morning session six fruit
less ballots were AIKEN. After a recess
until 3 O'Clock two more ballots were
taken with a result almost exactly like
the first taken Saturday night. This
made twenty-five ballots in all, the last
one resulting: Stone 1893, Hardin 355,
Goebel 1913.
Everybody was getting thoroughly
tired of the monotony roll calls when
relief, though it proved to be only tenn
porary, came in the shape of a resolu-
ton. offered by Den l.. Hardin, a broth
er of the candidate for governor, pro-
viding that the convention adjourn sine
die and that the state central commit
tee be empowered to take any action
necessary to place a tickle in the field
for the campaign of 1899.
The GOebel 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 tainted h Stone-Hardin
chief representative On the floor, de-
clared that the resolution was made
solely for the purpose of delay and to
defeat the object for which the con-
vention was called. He defied the op-
position to fight out the contest.
The delegates were almost taken off
their feet at this point by the appear
ance on the stage side by side of Cap
tain w. ]. Stone and General P. Wat
Hardin. General Stone had no ambi-
ton, he said, that would stand i'm the
way of the success of the democratic
party, n he wanted Kentucky t.
head the column in the fight of 1900.
Things had been done at this conven-
ton that did the democratic party no
good and there was no prospect of
breaking Of the deadlock. He believed
the best thing h convention could do
would be to adjourn sine die M refer
the matter back to the people and he
urged his followers to support the reso-
luton to that end.
General Hardin urged his friends tc
support the resolution in the interest
OF the party. He would not want the
nomination with the feeling that had
been ~engendered by this fight. and he
th0nPhf If host for the nhononc ~ l.
party in the state this fall, and the ma.
ton next year, that the wrangling be
stopped Ms the matter be referred
back to the people.
Judge Tarvin, of C~ovington, asked
that the resolution be ruled out of or.
der as tending to defeat the object OF
n convention. There were severa
speeches urging a continuation of the
convention on behalf Of the minor can.
didates.
Finally the chairman, in a shor
speech, declared the resolution out o.
I! order and refused to recognize an ap.
peal. The opposition were not so com
bative as they were yesterday on {
. similar ruling and roll call proceeded
L without much disorder on another bal
e lot for governor. 1t was the twenty
\ second and the effect of the adjourn
i, ment resolution in d~isintegrating tn,
Stone-Hardin forces was shown. Ston,
lOSl dDOul thirty SOleS. ne DdlIOI re
4 suited: Stone 369, Hardin 355, Goebe
1863.
At this point E. A. Gullion offered I
resolution providing that after tn,
twenty-fifth ballot the hindmost candi
E date be dropped and not voted TO
thereafter. The Stone and Hardin
leaders made another stand, but the
q could not control their forces. TIL,
0 resolution was adopted by a vote o
= 572 to $40, and at S o'clock the twenty
e ; third ballot was ordered. The twenty
!. fifth ballot resulted: Stone $50, Hardil
37S, Goebel 3S3.
t Under the resolution adopted by tn
convention, Captain Stone having re
!. ceived the smallest number of votes
was dropped. Everybody was on tn
!. qui viz and the Goebel n Hardin
forces nerved themselves for the fna
: struggle. The roll call began in silence
: but as it progressed the partisans o
. the two candidates WED with eacl
:. other in cheering.
The ballot was concluded with diff
Guilty and as follows: Goe