New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
NEITHER FACTION WANTS HIM.
LEAD TO VIOLENCE

NEITHER FACTION WANTS HIM.
OF course. the Sound Money Democrats are
against Mr.. Goebel. and the majority OF them WILL
no doubt vote the straight Republican ticket ior
they regard Mr. Goebel as renegade gold man
who deserted his principles for the sake OF the
,or,ination for Governor A. the Democratic State
Contention held in this city in 1895 Mr.. Goeoel
uaa nor only n Leading Sound Money man. but
he was placed the Democratic state Oen'rai
Committee from the State AZ large, for the eN-
pressed purpose OF conciliating the COLO Demo-
Gratis Thus Mr. Goebel finds himself with TWO
factions OF his own party strongly arrayed against
bin-the ultra silver men, who feel that ne Is
gold man and therefore opposed 70 Mr.. Bryan ana
the gold men who look upon him as deserter
from their ranks
Az The meetings Of the anti-Goebel Democrats
which have so far been held there has been only
one expression OF opinion TO the manner III
which Mr. Cioebel secured the nomination or the
Louisville convention, and that is that II was Dy
fraud and trickery His methods have been held
IN 10 scorn. and he has been denounced In scath-
ing resolutions unanimously adopted HIS Elecuoh
law has been pronounced undemocratc ano olsnon
est and as conceived and passed FOR tne expresSe'
purpose Of making him Governor OF KENTUCKY. As
the Election law robs the county judges OF @ 'ne
mower they had under the old laws 10 appoilIii
alectjon officers for their respective counties, All
these oficals in the lls counties OF the State ar
county had it's courthouse ring the Ioeoei r'eG &c
ton law merged these smaller rings mo Gi rSis
ring and that ring controlled oy Ar IoeoeL d in1S
facf NAV account for much OF the pltternesS U.s.
in expressing disaPprooation OF me Ioeoel er
law and its author This fact also accounts ~ ~
The widespread opposition 10 Mr.. GoeoeI as ene
courthouse officials have for years oeen a Con. @
trolling influence n every county ana, Iens .i1 slV u y
~ thei- mower they are now aggressVely opposing
the men who made them step down from tne pIdGe e
OF on1osed d Of members Of both wings OF the
Democratic party and in many c2pnqss o Ken
leans Nearly all the counties u ed Hbsv
tucky have Republican county ohciatSi ior ana they @
determined 70 nufy me 5GTge bast roen as in
snectors Of election and they will use otner % ana
more drastic measures TO preyem me me Lection
PLANS OF THE OPPOSITION.
All the meetings held this week have selected
delegates TO the conference 70 % nero re .ou ~
August , and at this conference further plans LOT
+bwarting Mr. Goebers ambition Will be taken IL
/ "a now nroposed 70 nominate full State ticket 10
declare Major P P Johnston still the cnalT o man
OF the Kentucky Democratic slaT slaTt,fae the men
mittee and 70 place on mat o,'Is,,tre nnn
who dropped by the recen, r~I aorkin1 or
vention. This will make S'rU1S rU1tSyaI Committee
ganiza tion. for the old olsLe rscsnt Yea "a
vas one Of the most successtul IN recent III
in organizing the party and In bringing out '''7
With two full hedged Democratic 9rgsniza az, tiohs
in the field. both well equipped ne % bsavisst Vote
large vote It would seem ms oTcred iris felI
ever poed In Kentucky may De eXpecsseu i5 itIs o5
and It Is in the streng5n csns J92 place their hope
The Democrats who are leadns ne supnoss fha ?
CIoebel do not Tot Iuoli- x ID
tseir candidate Ex-Governor Brown WI os s.ecrs
-,, 80 uvant 10 make him the means OF oeIed
Goabai and electng the Republican noifInee, -
,nrnav General W 8 Taylor Ihese pa't t SS
6emocrats say they determined 20 S uetear - ~
Goebel al all hazards. that his eisc.lon N'u ne
the setting back Of Kentucky MY y.an ~ ~ he
march OF progress. and II ~ol.l taseI Ia VI ~ s,r
Sta,a tha odiun OF the worst Electlon !S !aS -,
conceived In the Drain OF man " hose Demo
legislature So enthusiast are M Soabsl az
80 re- ,hav talk OF revolution II M Ioepci a.
tem5+s 70 steal the election az me po!.s. sart
these men in speaking to lripunT 0'
said -. NJ ,.oehel attempt 10 steal
.ha aisc-ion In November they WILL mo ~
~ We 10 not intend 10 auo" the IIieI' III, - N
niscs no matter what the consequence - a. II
he bseded Cioebel Is a defeated man - ~ m
ora enough votes already against MN " ' ,hav
srd his Infamous Election law so 1eep nc. ~
- navsr NJ resurrected and We nav ~
our minds that these votes sna 80 ~ - inspectors in
Sir, we will have the very oest ot iusp @ % go, o
H. election booths and. combined WIN tile I5 our
car In spectors ought 70 De ao'S oeehaTS p,iec-
oun against the worst men tndl "a IN -, A. for
, on - 80 70 stsal the election. ana u ne snoulS
tr son,e unforeseen Circumstance nd .,"I,,,
countad in there will be revolutlon III "a
Our people will not stand Goepel LVI ,,., a. well
i me- - 80 novs as later on for tell you there W.
~ ~ worst times in Kentucky ever seen ~ y.
Dark ard Bloody Ground II WhHam "oeoei -
counted in as Governor III, IA ,,,oIence ~ Mr.
cosbe, stsaIs the election seems 70 De CROWNS 80
- is shared in by many conserVauNe
are onposed 10 disorder but the p9D1uG S.oahI
is so stirred at the possiolity a." ,ro,d Common
waaifb fhat acts OF violence may De expected 10
crop out II there is fraud In NoVemoer'
TrBERCULOsIS N ANNALS.