Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-13
TAYLOR SHOWS STRONG HAND
His Grasp Closes Over Republican Nomina-
ton for Governor of Kentucky.
CHAIRMAN BoRENe LOOKS FOR SUCCESS
MisruIe of Democrats in Kentucky
and the Nation is Recouuted
and Policy of Republic
ans il Outlined.

and the nomination OF a ticket. 1t would
have nominated part OF the ticket tonight
but for the fact that II became entangled in
mistakes and MISUNDERSTANDING regarding
the adoption of the report on rules. The
majority report was adopted without TAX
ing any action on the minority report, and
those favoring the latter not only objected,
but insisted that they voted for the majority
report when they thought they were voting
for the minority report. The convention ad-
journed while points of order were being
raised.
The evening session was not one OF parlia-
mentary decorum. The delegates we're kept
waiting for over two hours on the commit
tee on credentials and were not In good
humor after that time over any questionable
rulings and other things.
The Taylor men have had their way in
everything today at the district meetings,
the committee meetings and in the conven-
tion. They have the permanent organization
as completely as they had the temporary or
ganization and have reconciled the colored
element by making negro secretary of the
convention with a list of white assistants.
The Stone and Pratt men are still holding
secret conferences at midnight with reports
that Judge Pratt may accept the nomination
for attorney general, but Colonel Stone de-
clines minor place and 1t is reported that
he does not want Judge Pratt to go on the
ticket.
Efforts are said to have been made today
to get Governor Bradley to come over from
Frankfort and address the convention, but
he is not here and he is not now expected, as
the convention will assemble at a. m. and
remain in continuous session until its work
is completed. The committee on resolutions
usual in the resolutions except that the civil
service is not endorsed in the plank COM
mending President Mckinley for recent
modification of the civil service. The plat
form favors the prosecution of the war in
the Philippines to a successful termination
and the final settlement of all questions re-
lating to the new possessions. Resolutions
strongly endorse the administrations OF
President Mckinley and Governor Bradley
and the service of Senator Deboe.
1t was after 2 p. m. when C. VI. Barnett,
chairman of the state committee called the
convention to order. He announced the tenn
porary officers of the convention as selected
last night and introduced as the tempo
rary chairman Congressman Vincent Bore
ing, who was received with an ovation.
Chairman Boreing predicted the election
Of another republican state ticket and the
SiSStoi a. Notc again Abi -uCNiHley.
Before taking the chair MI. Boreing in
part said:
Four years ago we assembled in Louis
Vile to nominete candidates for state Of
fees, all of which We're then in the pos
session of the democrats. The state was
then without credit and overwhelmingly in
debt. Since then many important events
have transpired. We have seen the demo-
cratic party retire from power in the state
and nation but not until after they had
retired was the public credit restored. We
have seen, under republican admnistra-
tion, confidence and prosperity take the
place Of distrust, hard times and bank
ruptcy; we have seen the Spanish flag and
Spanish rule retire from the western hemi-
| sphere; we have seen our possessions largely
| increased, our populace enlarged, our flag
! planted in the eastern hemisphere and our
nation placed in the front rank of the
| worlds powers. We have also seen Bryantsm
| substituted for democracy, and Goebelism
in Kentucky for local self-government
People Crave Righteous Rule.
In view of these facts the whole people
| of the state are looking to the republican
| party for defiverance from the tyranny and
| despotism so likely to come to us under
| the provisions of the Goebel election law
and thousands of patriotic people who here
| tofore have affiliated with other political
parties in Kentucky will join us in our
| efforts to wipe from our statute books this
! partisan ana udndgerOus legislation.
| The issue today is, Shall we preserve and
| hand down unimpaired to the generations
| to come the legacy of free and independent
! government that is given to us as an in
| heritance from our fathers 1t is said that
| the United States of America has furnished
| the most successful experiment OF self
| government that the world has ever wit
| messed. This is due to the fact that while
the Latin civilization placed sovereignty
| with the pope, and the Anglo Saxon civil
haIl hat ;e -,
| the ruling classes, that American civiliza-
tion recognizes sovereignty in the individual
| voter.
The sacredness OF the ballot has been
| the safeguard of civil liberty in this coun-
try and the confidence of our people in the
integrity and honesty OF the ballot must not
be impaired
The republican party may not always
have been right. The democratic party may
not always have been wrong, but the re-
publican party has always been right at
the right time and the democratic party
has usually been right at the wrong time
and always wrong at the right time.
l have the profoundest confidence in the
people and in their ability TO detect error
and 10 preserve the enlightened liberty that
has come to US by the galantry OF our war
riors and the wisdom OF our statesmen in
the generations that have passed. / con-
| hdently believe that this assemblage of re-
publicans wilr prove itself equal to the
emergency and place before the sovereigns
of Kentucky ticket that will be worthy
of the confidence and the support of the
soyereigns of Kentucky and ultimately in
sure the repeal OF the Goebel election law.
Chairman Boreing then reviewed the ac-
ton of the recent democratic convention al
Louisville and spoke at length on the in
PRODUCTION of Goebelism into state politics
Previous 10 the call OF the districts the
chairman announced the following mem
bers at large for the various committees
Resolutions, S. j. Pugh and J. w. Yerkes;
credentials, G. w. Lieberth and ]. F. At
kinson; permanent organization, James
Denton and ]. H. Welsh; rules and order oi
business, J. H. Tinsley and A. NJ. ]. Coch.
ran.
A long debate occurred on a motion Il
refer all resolutions without reading or de-
bate. As this motion was believed to bs
intended TO anticipate resolutions Of pro-
test from the colored men against Genera
Taylor 1t brought out the colored orators
in great yehemence. The chairman finally
ruled the motion out of order until tbs
report OF the committee on rules and order
I OF business had been adopted.
Recess until p. m.