Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-20
Convention Saturday Biggest
Ever Held in the County.
Stone and Goebel Combined and
Won BY Large Majority
i'm the Division.


the largest ever held in the county.
1t was larger than the convention
of 1896, when 1000 men partici~
pated.
The convention was called to or
der in front of the Court House at 2
o'clock by Isaac CARROT, chairman
of the county committee, who stood
upon an elevation between two of
the stone columns in front. DR.. ].
D. Clardy was nomina ted for chair
man by c. H. Bush, on behalf of
Stone2 and his nomination was sec
onded by Geo. V. Green, a Goebel
leader. w. c. Bell was nominated
by the same side for secretary.
Jno. w. Payne, a Hardin man,
nominated Mr.. r. E. Cooper and
the nominal was seconded by H.
Fl. Alternately, a Stone man. Mr..
Geo. E. Gary was nominated for
secretary on the Cooper ticket.
The plan of the Hardin men was
to divide the Stone men on second
choice, but a vast majority of them
stood by the agreement with the
Goebel men, which divided the
county between Stone and Goebel.
Chairman CARROT had cleared
the courtroom and placed tellers on
the steps on each side to count the
voters as they entered the room, in
the event the election of chairman
could not be determined by divis-
ion vote outside.
The vote was taken on the court
square, the Clardy men massing
themselves on the north side and
the Cooper men on the south. 1t
was evident to all that there was
no doubt of the result. Impartial
Judges who viewed the two crowds
from windows and from the upper
portico of the court house confirm
the Judgment of the chairman that
there was no necessity for further
count. The crowd on one side APP
parently numbered about 200 or
300 and on the other from two to
three times as many. Some care
full estimates placed it at 900 to
1000. The Chairman declared the
election of DR.. Clardy and Mr.. Bell
and announced that the business of
the convention would be concluded
inside the court house.
As soon as the convention was
called to order in the court room a
motion was made and adopted au-
thorizing the chairmen to appoint
10 delegates including himself and
10 alternates to cast the vote of the
county.
The following delegates and al
ternates were announced, the list
being read by the Secretary:
DELEGATES. d. Clardy, w. c..
Bell, Chas. M. Meacham, r. NJ.
Woodbridge, c. H. Bush, Geo. F..
Campbell, ]. B. Allensworth, ]. F..
Dixon, Geo. V. Green, w. r..
Howell, Buckner Leavell, w. J..
Chiles, w. L. Parker, Isaac Gar
rott, w. w. Radford, Frank H.
Bassett.
ALTERNATEs-J. c. Duffy, HI. E.
Holton, t. w. Blakey, Walter Gar
ner. Jno. t. Edmunds, A. Brame,
w. S. Hale, Ed c. Wade, w. A.
Lackey, M. H. Martin, S. A. Ed
munds, ]. d. Morris, Jouett Henry,
]. N. Warfield.
The convention then on motion
adjourned at $50 o'clock.
rleeting at rloayOn's Hall.
After the adjournment of the
convention, meeting of those dis
satisfied with the result was held
at Moayon's Hall four or five
squares from the court house, in an
other part of town, in a room that
had been occupied during the day
as a rallying point for the Hardin
and Hardin-Stone forces. This meet
ing was organized by choosing Mr..
r. e. Cooper, chairman and Mr..
Frank Bell, secretary.
Delegates we're appointed and in
Istructed to vote for Stone first and