Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-28
GOEBEL MEN AHEAD.
They Succeed in Keeping the Police
from Being Elected.
RIOTOUS MEETING.
For Several Hours the Democratic State
Convention at Louisville Was ln
Disorder aud Al business
Was Booked.


Louisville. June "a. The belligerency
Of the delegates TO the state Democratic
convention to all appearances passed
with the night Chairman Redwine
this morning ordered the lith ballot for
governor without arousing a word Of
protest II proceeded In a humdrum
way. the candidates dividing the vo.e
Just about as they have from the start.
The conference between the Stone aud
Hardin managers lasted until late last
night without bringing them any nearer
an agreement They have nothing In
common 10 save except opposition u
Goobel, and that does not appeal strong
ly enough 20 their followers 70 bring
about a working agreement The whole
contest still swings around the imper.
turbable Kenton county man. who from
the start played hand coldly and skill
fully and has not YET lost a trick
The drift Of the Hardin-stone coali-
ton h strongly towards Hardin in pref
erence 10 Stone. but there is no sign yet
that II will b. effective
The ifth ballot resulted Stone. 37s;
Hardin. SIS. Goebel. $50
The 10Th 10th. 18th aud 18th ballots
resulted In but little changes
Louisville. June 27.-A continuous
performance Of bowling farce lasting
eight hours. a rare vocal entertainment
with soloists and chorus OF several
hundred voices. decamations and tin
horn tests Of lung power made up the
programme Of the sixth days session Of
the Democratic state convention and II
narrowly escaped winding up in an ex'
hibition II pugilism and craftsmanship.
From 10 o'clock until yesterday Cen
tral Music hall contained without doubt
the most uproariously disorderly body
Of men that ever gathered together for
the transaction Of political or other bus
mess Angered by what they consider
ed an arbitrary ruling Of the chair in
refusing 70 allow an appeal from his de-
cision declaring out of order a motion 10
remove policemen from the hail. over
half the delegates set about with all tho
energy they could command % prevent
by sheer force Of lung power the trans.
action Of any further business until
they secured a vote on this appeal This
plan was successfully carried out until
nearly 6o'clock. when principally be-
cause Of utter physical exhaustion. the
fihbusters allowed themselves 10 be- out
witted and the ballot on nomination FOR
governor which the chair had ordered
early In the morning and had tried re.
peatedly toproceed with. was concluded
by having the county chairman. or as
many a. would, come 70 the stage and
yell their votes az the clerk. who at d.
distance Of few inches, was able 70
catch the figures
The teeth Of the recalcitrants having
been pried open. the bitter dose slowly
trickled down and before they fairly
realized they were beaten. second bal
lot was recorded, this time with less
tribulation.
Those two ballots, both fruitIess. rep.
resent the days work Of the convention
After they were completed all were glad
10 adjourn until this morning
Behind this spectacular entertainment
three candidates for governor worked
like beavers. II was clearly Goebe
against the field and the Kenton leader
cold and nerveless a. ever, has success
fully defed his two opponents 20 com
bine and beat him. They may do II yet
but 80 far they have shown themselves
woefully lacking in ability to throw
their vote In any one direction or 4
keep il silent when il seemed best Z,
their managers that no votes be cast
Goebel controls the organization o
the convention and through II the stat
central committee. and they will prob
ably attack him here too. II they cal
get together Yesterdays events vii
tend to bring them closer, but at presen
the fight is as open and fierce as il ha
been at any time.