The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-07-12
The Story of His Betrayal of An
Old Soldier.
Captain Stone Tells of the Agreement Made
Between the Two.
KentOn "BOss" Goes Back on all the Pledges
He Made.

Capt. WI. Stone appears not in the
least backward about telling just what
took place with VIM Gosbel who is now
the nominee of the Democrats for gov
ernor. Capt. Stones account, following
up that Of former congrts. man, w, Q.
Owens, places Goeb.l positively in the
uDenviable attitude of having taken the
nomination by force after having pledg-
ed his votes to Capt. Stone for the nomi-
q nation. To to this he had to break
promises OF a nature that even politi-
ciaus have heretofore bound themselves
to respect.
In letter given publication last week
Capt. Stone goes into details regarding
the double dealing Of Goebel, and they
seem to defy an answer. This letter was
received by Cicero T. Sutton, editor OF
the Greensboro Inquirer yesterday.
The letter follows:
''stmgis, KY, July 5, 1890. T. SUIT
ton, Greensboro, Ky:-I thank you for
defending me against the INSCRIPTIONS
gang you have to contend with in this
matter 1 did not misunderstood the
terms OF the agreement between Senator
Goebel and myself. The agreement as
to the temporary organization was car.
Tied out. When 1t came to permanent
organization there was no agreement. 1
notified Mr.. Goebel, through his friend,
Mr.. Hines, that 1 was g)iDg to name the
permanent officers Of the convention.
This was on Friday, June %, At II
o'clock on that day Mr.. James M. Rich
ardson, of Glstgow, came to my room
and said Mr. Goebel wanted an inter-
view with me.
II told Mr.. Richardson 1 would see
Mr.. Goebel at any time and anywhere.
Mr.. Richardson said he would arrange
for GOebel and myself to meet at Up m.
At 1: 45 p. m. Mr.. Richardson returned
and said Mr.. Goebel had declined to see
me. told him all right, but to say to
Mr.. Goebel that 1 could and would name
the permanent officers of the convention.
sat p. m. l. went to the convention
hall, and az started up the stairway
Mr.. Urey Woodson caught me by the
arm and said Senator Goebel was there
and wanted to see me, that heSwas just
starting to my room. came, down the
steps and met Mr. Goebel in the east
end of the lower hall of the building.
Mr.. Goebel insisted that the temporary
organization Of the convention be al
lowed to become permanent. was
equally insistent on a change, which l
could accomplish by my. friends in the
the committee on organization joining
with Hardin's friends in the committee.
Senator Goebel at once said: ~ can
make either you or Hardin the nominee
Of this convention prefer TO make you
the nominee let the temporary organ
ization become permanent and 1 will
have all my instructed votes given to
Yous and thus make you the nominee.
IL agreed to'it and went at once to my
friends in the COMMITTEES Of organization
and asked them to vote in committee to
let the organization and asked them to
vote in committee TO let the temporary
organization become permanent, and
they did 30 vote.
"On Saturday, when Gen. Hardin
withdrew from the race, great excite
ment prevailed. Many of my friends de-
manded that Mr.. Goebel keep his prom
ise and turn his votes to me. am in.
formed that some of his friends urged
HIM TO keep his promise. He asked for
ten minutes 10 consider the matter, then
asked for FIVE minutes. Then one Of his
friends went TO him and then came back
to me and said Mr.. Goebel was coming
over to SEE -ce. He came and asked me
II were nominated and elected If
would allow him to name the men TO
fntwo places under me. / told him ]
would.
NE asked me II I would put it in
writinE,
IsAidpo.
He said wait. till consult my