The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-28
One Dead,
One Dying,
Two Wounded.
The results of a shooting
affray at Galveston; two
wounded men not concern-
ed in the trouble.
See page S.

feat the object for which the convention
was called. He dofed the opposition to
fight out the contest The delegates we're
almost taken of their feet at this point
by the appearance on the stage side by
side, of Captain w. ]. Stone and General
p Watt Hardin, They did not know inst
what was to happen, but they saw a hope
of relief from the strain they have been
under for a week and gave the candidates
welcome even more hearty than their
personal popularity would have called for
General Stone was the first to SPEAK. He
had no ambition. he said that would slams
in the way of the success OF tie demo-
cratic party and he wanted Kentucky to
head the column in the fight of 1900,
Things had been done at this convention
| that did the democratic party no good,
and there was no prospect of nrsaSil g the
deadlock He took his full share OF re-
sponsibility for the events of he present
week, he said. but he did not want tnsm 10
continue. He believed the nest Thing the
convention would do was 10 adiourn g'ne
die and refer the matter back to the poo
pie, and he urged HIS followers to support
the resolution TO this end
General Hardin said he had kept away
/ from the convention since ne withdrew his
name as candidate Immediately after
the report of the credentials committee
was adopted. His friends had persisted in
voting for him without his consent or ac-
quiescence and he now thought II was
necessary for him to make statement
He. too. urged his supporters to vote for
/ the resolution in the interest Of the party,
/ He would not want the nomination With
( the feeling that had been engendered by
| the fight and he thought 1t best for the
! chances Of the party in the State this fall
and the Nation next year that the wrang-
/ ling be stopped and the matter be re-
/ ferred back to the people. Judge Tarvn
! of Covington asked that the resolution be
/ ruled out OF order as defeating the object
I of the convention. No valid reason, he
said. had been given for the proposed reso-
luton and it was the duty OF the chair
man to see that the business for which
| the convention was called was concluded.
/ There were several speeches urging con
tinuation of the convention in behalf OF
the minority and Ex-Governor McCreary
made the principal argument in this vein.
| Finally the chairman in a short speech
declared the resolution out OF order ana
refused to recognize an appeal The OPP
posltion was not so combatve as they
were yesterday on a similar ruling ana
the roll call proceeded without much dis
order On another ballot for governor. IT
! was the twepty-geCond and the effort OF
the adjournment resolution IN disintegrat-
ing the Stone Hardin forces was shown
STONE lost about thirty votes. This was
the twenty-second ballot and It resulted:
I Stone 36g. Hardin 355, Goebel 1853
At this point E a. Gullion offered
resolution providing that after the twenty
fifth ballot the hnGmost candidate be
dronned and not voted Tor thereafter. The
I ~ made aDntlpr
stand hut they could not control their
forces. The resolution was adopted by a
vote of 572 to $40 and at o'clock the
twenty third ballot was ordered.
This resulted: Stone $50, Hardin 3i6
Goebel S61 John Young Brown TO- Judge
Hazelrig A. scattering TO-
Twenty fourth ballot; Stone 34s, Har-
din 3s1 Goebe 346 Hazelrigg Is.
Twenty-hfth ballot. stone $50, Hardln
4 S7s, Goebe SSS.
Under the resolution adopted by tne
convention Captain w D. stone uaNihs
received the smallest number OF votes
aas dronned Everybody was on the qul
vive ana the Goebel and Hardin forces
,ar,,od Themselves for the final struggle.
Tbe rol call begun In silence. but the
Hardinites soon had chance 70 Fsplay
their enthusiasm The first three cosnties
oa-t thsi, votes for Hardin. each announce
mani bringing forth storm OF shouis'
rrber came three Stone counties, The hrs'
unnf tn Hardin and then the Goebeiites
s,rmcl, a run of about ten counties with
aho,t siytv votes. Louder and louder they
Sai,ed az each announcement was made.
s,,haring momentum that sent them
sa,iine down the list to Graves country,
whore thew gathered in fifteen stone dele-
ra.os rho Hardinites had another inning
80 ,hsv made the most OF losing game
hy unbounded enthusiasm. Inls was
,sas ,rhen Louisville was reached ana
sA,,, votes we're dumped into the
ne' aaI,,rn1 with resounding cheers
Heretofore they had been alFsteu
ctono ana Goebel. The Haralhltes stuVn
70 their colors gamely and every county
whore there was a chance LOT asunsu'
vas fought over with bitterness anu ue-
,ernination. When Union county near
the end Of the list threw ner sixteen Fo, ,s.
cnebei the parties OF the latter iet
, ~ loose and held sway. the bal
~. ,-oa concluded with difficulty ana an
n ,os as follows: Goebel 500 Hardin
531. ,,,cb noise as any
~ convention. and Tor tne hrst
s 49, ne.rIy ali the delegates joined IN II.
NJ Goebel was introduced apu inAue
short speech OF THANKS. liz that WAS
~ never got anything in my nc ma .As
,orth eghtlng for" he SAID M'nou. a
wolsn eah, am willing to make nara
hght for anything ] mus - went,,cEy is
ing for. The goyernorfnlp =. 80 thSs cam
worth fghxing for. shall eh's' 'H'' S"'"