New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
TAYLOR THE NOMINEE
xrvTUCKY REPUBLICANS NAME THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
v.sNoNY PREVAILS IN THE CONVENTION
VICTORY FOR SENATOR pEBoE.

lexington. KY. July 13 tspeciaD.-The Re-
,rblican State Convention was called to order
- 30 o'clock this morning and at 45 o'clock
,his evening it finished its work without having
.oken recess. Attorney General W S Taylor
:, Butler County. was unanimously nominated
Cor Governor on motion Of his late opponent
colonel Samuel II Stone seconded by his other
,ete opponent Judge Clifton J. Pratt climax
.revsr before seen in a Kentucky political con-
veotion 1t was believed that General Taylor's
onnonents would run the race to a finish. but
when they saw Taylor could beat them fairly
they concluded ii would be the more manly
,bing 10 admit their defeat in the manner they
did
As a result OF this magnanimity. the con-
vention little later nominated Judge Pratt
unanimously for Attorney General and nom
mated one Of Colonel Stones warmest support
e,s CAPTAIN James ". Throckmorton for Com
missioner OF Agriculture. In fact. the conven-
ZION developed into a regular love feast, and it
was the most harmonious convention ever held
IN the state Even the colored leader. the Rev
samuel f. Smith Of Owensboro, was so COM
pletely won over by the prospect of the nom
nation Of his friend. Judge Pratt, that he made
a speech in which he took back everything he
had said against General Taylor and prom
In the Slate
There were only two real contests in the
course Of the day-that made by ". r. Ramsey
for Attorney General against Judge Pratt in
which he was beaten by an overwhelming ma
icrity. and the contention between j. W. Throck-
morton and c. H. Hanna for the last place on
the ticket Commissioner OF Agriculture. 1t
looked on the first ballot as If Hanna had won,
made after more than an hours work. Throck-
morton had nearly 300 majority.
In an interview tonight. Senator Deboe said
You may not know it, but the opposition TO
TAYLOR was fight against me. There are many
inside things connected with the campaign,
which has so gloriously closed by the nonlina-
non Of the strongest Republican state ticket
that could have been selected but as l 90 not
bear malice. l shall not recall the unpleasant
things l have fought hard and am proud 10
say ! have succeeded 20 the best Of my antici,
Jstions. ! am like a man crossing river ana
a skf gets in his way: he Will tell the oarsmah
10 pull out OF the way, and II ne does not ne
VII 90 on through II. though II may be worse
FOR the Oarsman. Those who have got IN my
way politically have learned this lesson Al
he same time. ! have no Ill feeling against
them IL was Just question as 10 wnlch OF Us
should succeed, and determined IL sHoulu ho'
b. I who went down"
The ticket is well chosen geographically. as
nearly every important section or the STATE u
rcrresented. W. : Taylor, for Governor. comes
rom the southwestern part Of the state: John
Marshall for Lieutenant-Governor. from Louis
Vile Caleb Powers, for Secretary Of state. from
Southeastern Kentucky: Clifton J. Pratt, for
Attorney General from the western section;
.John ) Sweeney. for Auditor. from the Blue
Crass region Walter 5 Day. for Treasurer
from Eastern Kentucky. John Burke. for super
irtanGsnt of Public Instruction, from Newport
ana John " Throckmorton. for Commissioner
OF Agriculture from Lexington.