Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-08-22

THE crowd that greeted Senators
Goebel and Blackburn at Harrodsburg
Saturday is variously estimated at from
l.5OO to $1,000 There had been no arti-
fetal attempt 10 draw a crowd and the
size of it was very gratifying to the
speakers and to all democrats. Mercer
had been regarded as veritaole hot
bed OF boilers, but 1t was found that l..
& N. agents had greatly overdrawn the
state of affairs. The fact is Mercer
county is In pretty good shape and Will
likely give the democratic ticket the
usual majority. Senator Goebel waded
right into the L. & N. convention at
Lexington and the head OF its ticket,
who now poses as such an Immaculate
priest in politics. He asserted that this
same John Young Brown on the day
that he was nominated sent Senator Z.
c. McChord, democratic nominee Tor
railroad commissioner, to Mr.. Halde-
man and procured the publication in
the Times of an article suggesting him
Brown as the most available man TO
unlock the deadlock that the conven-
tion was apparently in and attempting
to stampede the delegates TO him. This
emphatic and undeniable statement was
a deadener to the Brown followers and
was enthusiastically received by the DEM
ocrats, as it left no doubt that John
Young Brown and every other man
named was anxious to get the nomina-
ton given Senator Goebel. 1t showed
up the ex-governor in his true light
and took the feathers out OF the wings
upon which he has tried TO fly so grand
iloouently. Senator Goebel also showed
Browns inconsistency in now opposing
the Election law, when he made
speeches for Judge Hobson, whose cleo
ton alone saved the bill in the court OF
appeals. The rest of the Senator'S
speech was along the usual lines OF
support of that bill, the McChord bill
and Chinn School Book bill. Closing
he appealed to the democrats TO elect
}. Morgan Chinn to the Legislature so
that he could vote for Blackburn, for
said he, 81 do not want TO be governor
unless IL carries with it the privilege
of signing his commission as U. S. SEN
ator."
Senator Blackburn also paid his re
spects TO Brown and showed that he
was accustomed TO boiling, beginning
that detestible business in 1860, when
he made a canvass OF the State for the
Illinois boltor, Stephen A. Douglas.
He could count on one hand the number
of speeches Brown had made In any
canvass for anybody except when he
was himself candidate. Wat Hardin's
nomination for governor four years ago
was unimpeached. Did anybody near
of Brown making any speeches for him?
AS usual Senator. Blackburn made a
telling speech, which was loudly and
lonely cheered.
At It's conclusion, Judge Breckin-
ridge responded to calls, aud spoke
briefly, urging In an eloquent manner
that democrats ask not who carries the
flag, which was being carried by the
worthiest OF hands, but where is de-
mocracy's flag and follow it like the
true men he knew most OF his hearers
TO be.
Mercer county democrats are greatly
enthused and gratifed over the result
of the meeting and those who went from
here and the adjacent counties came
home with feeling OF confidence that,
though fought by foes without and foes
within, all hades will not prevail
against our incompatible ticket.