The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-24
CONVENTION IN AN UPRoAR.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS TIRED OF
A DO-NOTHING POLICY.

Nha1rnan Adjourned The Meeting
Again and PandemOnium Reigned.
BronstOn Charged Cut-thrOats and
Assassins Were Running 1t.
Threatened to Elect Another
Chairman stope-GoebeI Faction
Has Things Pretty Well in Hand.
Louisville. KY. June 2S-For the third
time in as many days the Democratic
state convention tonight broke up In dis
order.
1t will enter upon the fourth day of its
sessions tomorrow without having ac-
complished anything more than temporary
organization.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials was reached in the order of business
tonight, but its consideration was pre-
vented by the disturbing influence of per-
sons who We're admitted to the floor of
the convention. though not entitled to
seats.
The Harden people place the responsi-
| bility for this on local sympa thizers with
| the Stone-Goebel combination, but the lat
| ter candidates disclaim all knowledge of
an attempt to pack the convention, and al
lege loose methods of the arrangements
| committee.
Harden is most likely to profit by the
| occurrence. 1t is thought the convention
will get down to work in earnest to-mor-
row.
The first order of business tomorrow
will be the report of the credentials COM
mittee, and. if outside interference is pre-
vented the convention should reached the
nominations shortly.
| At the Day Session.
Kentucky Democracy certainly went
| adrift to-day. After tugging for
two days at her cables, which had
| been securely placed in the hands of Tenn
porary Chairman Redwine by the Stone
| GoeDel combination, she finally loosened
| her moorings and for half an hour floun-
! dered about rudderless in the open stream
| There were thirty minutes of wild ex-
| citement, of cheers, yells jeers and cat
| calls. The Kentucky Democrat is emo
| tional by nature and demonstrative by
| training. Two days in the leash had tried
his self-restraint beyond the danger point
So, when the chairman for the fourth con-
secudve time since Wednesday night. de-
| clared the convention adjourned, after a
| viva voce- vote, which his opponents de-
| clare was too c.ose 10 be determined in
that manner, and had refused the call of
the counties as demanded by them, they
| were primed for an explosion.
Judge Redwlne left his seat, but.not so
| the delegates. They had come to attend
| a convention, not to run up hotel bills
| and swelter IN the streets. There was no
| lack of leaders from among the Harden
ties and soon they were wrought up to
| high tension The Goebel-Stone follow
ers remained in the hall to see what was
| coming off and tried with their cheers TO
drown the angry yells of the opposition.
| BrOnston Added Fuel.
| When the noise and confusion had last
ed about fifteen minutes, Charles Bron-
ston, a fiery Hardenite, elbowed his way
through the excited delegates and mount
ed the stage. lie only added fuel to the
flames
'The body 1 love better than life it.
| self" he exclaimed at the top of his
voice, lis in the hands of cut-throats and
| assassins."
The frenzied crowd was on it's feet,
! waving hats canes, fans and handker-
| chiefs and yelling like mad, the minority
in approval and the Stone-Goebel people
TO cry them down.
Every man was on his feet and the space
| Immediately in front of the stage was
jammed with an exciting, gesticulating,
| noisy crowd. Bronston tried in vain to
proceed. The battle of voices ragged for
several minutes. Finally Bronston resum-
ed. but his voice was lost in the storm of
yells.
|
! feet of his words, or had not counted on
| being interrupted before he could qualify
| his remark, is not clear, but when he
made himself heard again, after five or
| ten minutes he continued in a more con-
ciliatory vein.
Wanted to Get to Business.
"But we must be patient" said he.
Come back at o'clock and let us settle
our differences in this hall If this con-
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| out regard to the rights of delegates, we
| will elect another chairman and proceed
| with the business that brought us here"
| This brought cheers from both sides, and
| after several minutes of gradually subsid-
ing excitement the hall was cleared. This
may have been the exhaust of safety
valve which prevented a bolt later In the
| proceedings.
Two short sessions Of the convention
| were held to-day, one In the morning at
which the only business transacted was
the adoption of resolutions in memory IL
the late Richard p. Bland of Missouri.
| Then a recess was taken unit o clock this
afternoon TO await the report of the Gre
| dentals committee, which, II was an
nounced, had been in almost continuous
session aE last night and still had enough
of the 357 contested seats. to pass upon TO
| keep 1t busy until the hour named
A Plea for More Time.
When the convention reassembled in the
| afternoon plea for more time was made
| on behalf OF the credentials committee. A
| Harden man offered a resolution for the
discharge of the committee, and the dis
posal of the contests by the convention it.
| self This was declared out of order the
| decision provoking ihe first demonstration
Of tho gathering storm. Then came the mo-
| ton to adjourn and Il broke with full
force After half an hour OF the lyeliest
| mass meeting even Kentucky Democrats
| ever saw, the delegates left the haI with
ominous looks and words which betokened
| little tranquility for the evening session.