The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-27
Placing of Policemen I'm the Hall Used
M Pretext for FfIibustering
Against Business.
TWO VOTES FINALLY THKEN
AMID NOISE THAT DROWNED THE
VOICES OF THE CHAIRMEN.
Goebel In the Lead for the Guberna-
din's Supporters Refused to Vote.


LOUISVILLE, KY, June ga continu-
Gus performance OF bowling farce lasting
eight hours: rare vocal entertainment
with soloists and chorus of several hum
dred voices; defamation and tin-horn tests
OF lung power. made up the programme of
the sixth days session of the Democratic
state convention and 1t narrowly escaped
winding up in exhibition of pugilism
and craftsmanship. From 10 o'clock until 8
o'clock to-day Central Music Hall con-
tanned without doubt the most uproariously
disorderly body of men that ever gathered
together for the transaction of political or
other business. Angered by what they con-
sidered an arbitrary ruling of the chair
In refusing to allow an appeal from his de-
cision declaring out of order motion TO
remove policemen from the hall. over half
the delegates set about with all the energies
they could command to prevent by sheer
force of lung power the transaction of any
further business until they secured vote
on this appeal This plan was successfully
carried out until nearly 6 o'clock this even
ing. when, principally because of utter phys
fcal exhaustion. the filibusters allowed
themselves to be outwitted and the ballot
had ordered early in the morning and had
tried repeatedly to proceed with, was con-
Guided by having the county chairmen, or
as many as would. come to the stage and
yell their votes at the clerk. who. at a dis
fance of few inches, was able to 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 a second ballot was reached,
this time with less tribulation. These two
ballots. both fruitless. represent the days
work Of the convention. After they were
completed all were glad enough to adjourn
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Behind this spectacular entertainment
the three candidates for Governor worked
like beavers. To-day 1t was clearly Goebe1
against the field and the Kenton county
leader, cold and nerveless as ever. has sue
cessfully defied his two opponents to COM
bine and beat him. They may do it yet,
but so far they have shown themselves
woefully lacking in ability to throw their
vote in any one direction or TO keep il
silent when IL seemed best to their man
ayers that no votes be cast. Goebel con-
trolls the organization of the convention and
through IL the state central committee and
they probably will attack him here too IL
they can get together. To-days events will
tend to bring them closer, but at present
the fight Is as open and as fierce as II has
been at any time.
OBJECTED TO POLICEMEN
The convention met shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning. Hon. John s. Rhea got the
floor at once ard called attention to the
presence OF policemen in the hail. the in
ference being that they were not there sim
Fly TO keep order. He moved that the chair
man order them removed. The chairman
recalled the attempt Friday night by out
siders to interfere with the proceedings of
The convention. said the police had been
called at his request and declared the mo-
fion out Of order. Rhea and other Stone and
Hardin leaders appealed from this decision
and demanded a call of the counties. The
chair declined to recognize the appeal and
ordered the roll call for a ballot for Gov
ernor.
Instantly the convention was i'm a tur-
moil equal to any OF the exciting incidents
Of last week. The Stone and Hardin lead
ers made frantic appeals for justice and
fairness dozen OF them gathered i'm the
space IN front of the chairman and, with
the vociferous support of hundreds of dele
gates. declared the ballot should not proceed
until their appeal from the decision of the
chair was put to the house. The discomfort
ever what were believed to be the arbitrary
decisions OF the chair bade fair TO put a
stop TO further business Here occurred an
incident well illustrating the state or feeling
A note was handed Chairman Redwine and
he sat down to read 1t. Again the dele
gates became wildly excited.
they yelled at the top of their voices The
note was handed TO the clerk and read. II
proved TO be a note from the printer in re-
gard 10 shortage OF tally sheets.
Il. ]. Bronston. a Hardin man. got the
floor and urged his followers TO Assert them
selves. saying that the motion TO remove
the police was not made with a purpose
OF interfering with the work OF the conven-
tion: that he would support the nominee. no
matter how he was nominated. but tha,
those In control OF the convention should be
put record before the people
Congressman g. h. Wheeler followed III
this spectacle continues" he said. lit had
been better that no convention were held
and no nomination made" He attacked the
ruling OF the chairman. censuring him for
Failing TO recognize a law so manifestly
fair that the most tyrannical Republican
who ever held the gavel I'm the national
House OF Representatives made II his initial
rule" He then quoted from the rules OF
Speaker Reed amid loud applause.
TARvIN PARRIES A POINT.
Judge Tarvin. OF Covington, a Goebel
leader. asserted the right of the chairman
60 take any necessary steps to preserve or.
der In the convention. and declared tina,
no appeal lies In a matter involving the very
existence OF the convention. Judge Tar
win cieverly parried question as to why
hs condemned the action OF Governor Brad