The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-17
MARGIN WILL BE NARROW
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY CAN
NOT STAND BIG REVOLT.
B0LTeRS LACKING IN ORGANIZATION
Free Passes on the Louisville al Nashville Rail
Road are Now Being NumerousIy Cir
cuated to Defeat GoebeI in
His Candidacy.
Especial to the Washington Post.

lcpechal TO the w washington P0St.J
Lexington, Ky, Aug. 15-There is
story current that when Candidate Goe-
bel tainted at Mayfield last Saturday
and his coat was removed, large dirk
was found in his pocket. In the 200
Democrats gathered around the Phoenix
Hotel tonight should faint and then be
searched there would be found, igura-
lively speaking, a knife in each mans
pocket The weapons are intended for
Goebel, and if half the cutting is done on
next election day that is now noisily
predicted, the Democratic candidate will
be buried beyond resurrection.
Lexington, on the eve of an anti-Goe-
bel convention, is hardly the place for a
careful and impartial view of the politi-
cal situation in Kentucky. All day long,
as the delegates have arrived from all
sections of the State, the air has grown
thicker with prophecies of Goebels de-
feat-prophecies that are backed up by
Milt Young, the famous horseman, at
$1,000 per prophecy. There are tonight
about 300 delegates in the city, but it is
claimed that this number will be very
largely increased tomorrow and that 100
tut of the 10 counties in the State will
be represented.
Ex-Governor John Young Bown, who
reached here tonight, speaks most enthu-
siasticaly of the outlook.
We will have a larger and more rep
resentative convention than the one in
Louisville which nominated Goebel, he
said to me last night. There vii be
gathering of the best elements of Ken
lucky Democracy. 1t will speak volumes
in its size and dignity by way of protest
against the action of the Louisville con-
yention. The movement, which will re-
suit tomorrow in the nomination of an
independent ticket, has grown beyond all
expectation and belief. The people of
the United States do not yet appreciate
its magnitude" sss .4sf
FULL TICKET DECIDED ON.
The convention will nominate full
ticket. This was decided upon at a con-
ference held this afternoon, at which
COL Philip B. Thompson, ST., presided,
and ex-Congressmen Beckner, Adams
and Turner. Capt. james b. Clay, Judge
Kinsolving Col. w. III. Sweeney, and
others attended. Ex-Governor Brown,
who is to head the ticket, telegraphed
his Endorsement Of the action which was
taken.
J. r. p. Johnston, who is now at the
Buffalo Lithia Springs, will be named
for lieutenant governor, and the other
places will be given to whoever is willing
to accept them. Tonight John G.. bro
edge, president of the Licking Roller
Mills, of Covington, and director in the
bank with which Sanford, who was
killed by Goebel, was connected, is men
toned for the position of State treasurer.
G. w. Metcalf. of Pineville, wild proba-
bly, be auditor, and e. o. Guerrant, of
Jessamine county, noted Evangelist
and ex-Confederate soldier, today tele-
graphed his willingness to go upon the
ticket as superintendent of public in
struction There was some discussion as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of naming "a full indie
pendent ticket, it being held by some
that the fight ought to be made against
Goebel alone. 1t was also argued that
the selection of a full list of candidates
would drive the nominees on the Goebel
ticket to work all the harder for his
election. The sentiment finally prevail
ed, however, that if Goebel's nomination
was secured by fraud and robbery. his
fellow candidates were guilty of profit
ing by the same INSCRIPTIONS methods,
and ought to be rebuked.
ASK EXHIBIT OF STRENGTH.
1t is impossible to predict with any ac-
curacy at this time how many votes the
boiling ticket will receive. There is no
organization among the boilers, and no
effort has been made to enumerate the
attendance at the anti-G oebel meetings
throughout the State. An attempt to Sc
cure a show of hands is to be made to-
morrow. When the committee on resolu-
tions is struggling with the platform, ex-
Congressman Turner will propose that,
in lieu of oratory, each county be called
and a conservative report requested from
the head of each delegation as to the
number Of votes which Brown will re-
cciye in his county In this way some
thing like a nucleus of information will
be obtained. just now the situation is
most chaotic. There is no doubt, how
ever. that the disaffection is widespread.
1T Kentucky was overwhelmingly
Democratic revolt even of the proper
tions which this is assuming might not
be dangerous. The fact is, however.
that the Democratic party in Kentucky
~ in no condition TO sustain a division.
Bradley carried the State for governor
by about 1000 majority and Mckinley
received all but one Of the electoral
votes Two years ago. however, in
straight contest for judge of the Court
Of Appeals, shackelford,. the Democratic
nominee, received n plurality Of 1900
votes, while 1900 votes were cast for
Hindhan, tho gold Democrat. Upon
these figures the Democrats claim that
their united pafty can carry the State
Esy $500.
WILL HAVE NARROW MARGIN.
Even at this figure IL will only take
loss Of ten votes in each Of the 2.20f
vAffng districts VI the slnfe 10 make