The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-27
A Marrow Escape From Riot at
Louisville.
AN ARBITRARY DECISION
Led to Tin Horn Tests of Lung Power.
Rscalcitrants Finally Outwitted.
Goebel Is Still In the
Lead.

tests of lung power, made up the pro-
gramme of the sixth days session Of
the democratic state convention, and 1t
narrowly escaped winding UP in an ex-
hibition of pugilism and gun fighting.
From 10 o'clock until o'clock to-day
Central music hall contained without
doubt the most uproarous and disor-
derly body of men that ever gathered
for the transaction Of political or other
business. Angered by what they con-
sidered an arbitrary ruling of the
chairman in refusing to allow an ap
peal from his decision, declaring out of
order a motion to remove policemen
from the hall, over half the delegates
set about with all the energy they
could command to prevent by sheer
force of lung power the transaction of
any further business until they Sc
cured a vote on the appeal This plan
was successfully carried out until 6
o'clock this evening, when, principally
because of utter physical exhaustion,
the filibusters allowed themselves to
be outwitted and the vote of nomina-
ton for governor, which the chair mad
ordered early in the morning and had
tried repeatedly to proceed with, was
concluded by having the county chair
men, or as many as would, come to
the stage and yell their votes at the
clerk, who al distance of few inches
was able to catch the figures.
The teeth of recalcitrants having
been pried open, the bitter dose slowly
trickled down and before they fairly
realized they were really beaten. a sec
I,alI
less tribulation. The two ballots, both
of which were fruitless, represent the
days work of the convention. After
they were completed all were glad
enough to adjourn until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Behind this spectac-
ular entertainment, the three candl-
dates for governor worked like beay-
ers. To- day 1t was clearly Goebel
against the field and the Kenton county
leader, cold and nerveless as ever, has
successfully defied his opponents to
combine and beat him. They may do
it yet, but SO far they have shown
themselves woefully lacking in abil-
ity to throw their vote in any one di-
rection or keep it silent when it seemed
best to their managers that no vote be
cast.
Goebel controls the organizat tion of
the convention through it the, state CEN
tral committee, and they probably will
attack MIN mere, tUo, IL lHtS can get
together.
To-days events will tend to bring
them closer, but at present the fight is
as open and as fierce as it had been at
any time.
When the democratic state conven-
ton was called to order this morning
the three-cornered fight for the guber-
material nomination was apparently no
nearer settlement than on Saturday.
Tn, loe ttp,e Mi a
midnight failed to bring any two of the
candidates nearer together. Many dele
gates have gone home.
The convention to-day was thrown
into a turmoil over the question of re-
moval of policemen from the hall, it
being inferred that they We're present
for other reasons than to keep order.
The chairman ruled that the police
should remain and dozen Stone and
Hardin leaders rushed to the chairman,
made frantic appeals for justice and
fairness and declared the ballot should
not proceed until their appeal from the
decision of the chair was put to the
house.
AT this juncture a note was handed
to Chairman Redwine and he sat down
to read it. Again the delegates become
wildly excited. What does your boss
say?" Read it out" they yelled at the
top of their voices. The note was hand
ed to the clerk. 1t proved to be note
from the printer in regard to a short
age of tally sheets.
The chairman made another attempt
to have the roll called on nomination
for governor, but the opposition created
such disorder the clerk could not be
heard. Then came deafening chorus
of sing-song yells. After several min
utes of this pandemonium facetious
delegates arose. Gentlemen" he said,
there seems to be general disposition
to sing. Why not let US sing togetherc
Let us sing Praise God, From Whom
All Blessings Flow "A wave of laugh
ter swept through the hail, then all
caught up the strain and the hymn was
sung. but sacred music never had a less
soothing influence. 1t gave way to the
old chorus of disorder, and another at
tempt to start was howled down.
At this juncture a delegate rushed
toward the stage. Immediately in front
of the chairman stood line of blue
coats. The excited delegate began to
denounce the police chairman and
things generally An officer laid his
hand on the offenders shoulder The
convention arose as one man and a
dangerous movement to the front of
the house began. Every delegate was
on his feet and wildly excited This
gestlculatinS, noisy mass surged for
ward, pushing back the police and
crowding them against the stage. The
ponce. who had been stoically listening
to all sorts of denunciation for hours
evidently took the matter seriously.
one OF them, Captain Maher, pulled his
revolver. His intention was probably
TO protect Chairman Redwine, who had
made his way to the rear of the stage.
Al any rate, the crowd did not catch
sight of it, or the convention might
have developed what had been momen-
tarily feared for week-a general
fight. The cause of the disturbance re-
moved, comparative silence, that was
not deathlike, was restored
At S:45 o'clock delegate came for
ward with a. propositions TO adjourn.
John R.. Thompson and John s. Rhea,
Stone MANAGERS and Willard Mitchell,
representff{g Hardin, had for five hours
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