The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-24

The Chairman's Ruling on a Viva
Voce Vote Raised a StOrms
"CUTTRR0ATS AND ASSASSlNS."
The Dominant Faction 50 Styled by a
Fiery Hardmitc - Tho Ebuiitiontf
Seems co Have Been the Es-
haust of a Safety Valve
Two Short Sessions
Were Held.

LOUISVILLE. KY, June &.-For the
third time. n as many days. the Demo
cratic State Convention Tonight broke
up in disorder. 10 wiH enter upon me
fourth day of DTS sessions tomorrow
without having accomplished anything
more than temporary orsanizaton The
report OF the Committee on Credentials
vas reached m tho order of business
tonight. bat us consideration was pre-
vented by the disturbing influence oi
persons who were admitted io me N'ol
of The convention though not entitled to
seats.
Tho Hardin people place tho rcspon-
sihiUty for this ON local sympathizeis
with the Stone-Goebcl combination OUT
the latter candidates discilim aIl knoWl-
edge of an attempt 10 pack the conFeh-
tion and alcgo loose methods of tne
Arrangements Committee. hardin Us
most likely to profit by Che occurrence.
il is thought the convention viii get
down 90 work in earnest tomorrow.
The first order OF business tomorrow
viii be The report of The Credentials
Committee. and if outside interference
ts prevented. the convention should reach
the nominations shortly.
LOUISVILLE ky. June &.-Nentucky
Democracy went adrift today After
ueg.ng for two days at her cables. which
had been securely placed int Doe hands of
Temporary Chairman Redwine by the
Stone-Goebel combination. she finally
l0osened her moornrs and for half am
hour f0undered about rudderless in the
open stream. There were thirty minutes
Of WILD excitement Cf cheers and veiis
jeers and cat-cails The Kentucky Demo
crat is emotional Dog nature and demon
stratve by training Two days in the
leash had tried hls seif-restralnt beyond
the danger point. So when the chairman
the fourth consecutive time since Wed
nesday night declared the convention AIDE
l0urnod after "a viva voce vote. which
h's opponents declared was too close 90
Doe determined in that manner. and had
refused TO count as demanded by them.
they were primed for an explosion.
DELEGATES STAYED
Judge RedWine left his seat but not the
delegates They had come 10 attend
convention not 10 run up hotel bills and
swelter in the streets There was DO lack
OF leaders from among the liardinites
and soon they We're wrought up TO high
tension. The Goebel-Stone followers rc-
mained in The han 10 see what was COM
ing off and tried with their cheers tO
drown the angry yeiis of the opposition.
when tho noise and confusion had lasted
about fifteen minutes Charles Bronston,
fiery Hardnte elb0wed hls way through
the excited delegates and mounted the
stage He only added fuel tO the flames
"The body 1 love better than life ITSELF
be exclaimed al the top of his voice "is
IN the hands of cut-tr0ats and assassins.'
A BATTLE OF VOICES
The frenzIed crowd was on its feet,
waving hats. canes. fans and handker-
chiefs and yelling like mad. the mi-
nority in approval and the Stone-Goebei
people to cry them down. Every man
was ON bis feet and the space Immediately
in front of The stage was jammed with
an excited. gcsticulatng noisy crowd.
Bronston tried in vain TO proceed The |
battle OF voices ragged for several minutes.
finally Bronston resumed. but his voice |
was lost Ia the storm OF yells.
Whether Br0nstOu miscalCuiatcd the |
cnect of bis words. or had not counted /
ON being interpreted before Dee could !
qualify bis remark IS not clear but !
when he made himself heard again. after /
five or ten minutes. he continued in |
more corciIiatory vein. "But we must /
Poe patient said he. "come back at ]
o'clock and let us settle our differences |
in ibis BAH II this convention is again !
declared adjourned without regard 20 the |
rights of the delegates. We Will elect am /
other chairman and proceed with the /
business that brought us hcreF
RELIEVED THE TENSION.
This brought cheers from both Sides
aud after several minutes of gradually /
subsiding excitement the hai was clear
90. This may have been the exhaust OF
safety valve which prevented a bolt
later in the proceedings.
Two short sessions in the convention |
were held to-day. one in the morning |