Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-24


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COMPLETE THE WORK.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 23.-Ken-
lucky Democracy went adrift to-day.
After tugging for two days at her
cables, which had been securely placed
in the hands of Temporary Chairman
Redwine by the Stone-Goebel combina-
ton, she finally loosened her moorings
and for half an hour f1oundered about
rudderless in the open stream. There
were thirty minutes of wild excitement,
of cheers and yells, jeers and catcalls.
The Kentucky Democrat is emotional
by nature and demonstrative by train
ing. Two days in the leash had tried
his self-restraint beyond the danger
point So, when the chairman for the
fourth consecutive time since Wednes-
day night declared the convention adj
journed after viva voce vote, which
his opponents declare was too close to
be determined in that manner and had
refused the call of the counties, as de-
manded by them, they were primed for
an explosion.
Judge Redwine left his seat, but not
so the delegates. They had come to
attend a convention, not to run up
hotel bills and swelter in the streets.
There was no lack of leaders from
among the Hardinites, and soon they
were wrought up to a high tension. The
Goebel-Stone followers remained in the
hall to see what was coming off and
tried with their cheers to drown the
angry yells of the opposition.
Rumors of a possible bolt had food
ed the hall and the hotel corridors all
day. Indeed a meeting had been held
earlier in the afternoon in neighbor-
ing hall, at which a number of dis
gruntled delegates, principally the Har-
din Louisville delegates who expected
to be unseated, had adopted resolutions
of protest against the alleged arbitrary
rulings of Chairman Redwine.
This added to the already bitter feel
ing among the followers of the three
gubernatorial candidates.
When the noise and confusion had
lasted about fifteen minutes. Charles
Bronston, a fiery Hardinite, elbowed
his way through the excited delegates
and mounted the stage. He had great
difficulty in making himself heard and
when he did his words only added fuel
to the flames.
1.-The body love better than life it
self" he exclaimed at the top of his
voice, SIS the hands of cutthroats and
assassins!"
The frenzied crokd was on it's feet,
waving hats, canes, fans and handker-
chiefs and yelling like mad, the minor
ity in approval and the Stone-Goebel
people to cry them down.
Every man was on his feet and the
space Immediately in front of the
stage was damned with an excited,
gesticulating, noisy crowd. Bronston
tried in vain to proceed The battle
of voices ragged for several minutes.
Finally Bronston resumed. but his
voice was lost in the storm OF yells.
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to him. but only few of them could
catch word here and there.
Now, whether Bronston had miseal-
culated the effect of his words, or
whether he had not counted on being
interrupted before he could qualify his
remark, is not eleal. At any rate
when he made himself heard again.
after five or ten minutes, he continued
in more conciliatory vein.
But we must be patient" said he.
Come back at o'clock and let us
settle our differences in this hall. II
this convention is again declared ad-
journed without regard to the rights
OF the delegates We will elect another
chairman and proceed with the busI-
ness that brought us here"
This brought cheers from both sides
and after several minutes of gradually
subsiding excitement, the hall was
cleared. This may have been the ex-
haust of safety valve, which prevented
a bolt later in the proceedings.
Two short sessions of the convention
were held to-day, one in the morning
at which the only business transacted
was the adoption OF resolutions in
memory of the late Richard p Bland,
OF Missouri. Then a recess was taken
until p. m, to await the report OF
the credentials committee. which il
was announced had been in almost
continuous session all last night and
still had enough OF the 357 contested
seats TO pass upon to keep il busy I'M
I'll the hour named. When the conyen-
ton reassembled in the afternoon, a
plea for more time was made On be-
half Of the credentials committee A
Hardin man offered a resolution for
the discharge Of the committee and the
disposal Of the contests BY the con-
yention itself. This was declared out
of order. the decision provoking the
first demonstration of the gathering
storm. Then came the motion 10 a1-
iDurn and IL broke with full force