Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-14

3ourned tonight after being in continuous
session since a. m. What was called the
Deboe-Taylor slate for the most part
was ratified. Before the convention as
sembled, most of the delegates were for
Taylor for governor, and when the nomi-
nation for governor was reached about all
of them were for Taylor. The candidates
for minor places on the state ticket were
of the same accord, so that there were
contests between the Taylor men for the
same places. In these contests there was
a vociferous flow of Kentucky oratory. In
the contest for attorney general there were
forty-seven speeches, by actual count, and
during the day there were over 800 speeches.
After the presentation speech for each
candidate for the different places, there
was such series of seconding speeches, SC
that 1t seemed like ballot would never
be reached. The ballots were not counted
completely. Counties would change their
votes to the leading ones or to the winners
and then followed another series of speech
es in Withdrawing the names of those who
ran behind.
The presentation of Taylor's name by his
leading opponent, Colonel 8. H. Stone, and
the seconding Of the same by Judge Pratt,
his. other opponent, was dramatic scene,
but the most exciting time of the conven-
tion was during the contest for attorney
general. The Taylor men who had been
making the race for the nomination ub-
jected to being sidetracked by one who
had failed Of another nomination, and they
made an aggressive fight. Senator Deboe,
General Taylor and their close friends
were active workers in the hall during
the balloting for attorney general They
wanted Judge Pratt on the ticket, and they
finally nominated him by an Overwhelming
majority. Judge Pratt was the favorite
OF the colored delegates for governor. =
The closing hours of the convention were
very stormy, and for more than an hour
intense excitement prevailed because Of
an arbitrary ruling by Chairman Breathitt
in the race for commissioner of agriculture.
but cooler heads prevailed. and the con-
vention adjourned after passing resolutions
shown and Chairman Breathitt for fair
and impartial rulings. Some of the negroes
of Lexington are still dissatisfied with the
nomination of General Taylor for govern
or, and an effort will be made by them to
.6efcat him.
A number of prominent negroes of this
with Sf several mass mebees ths
delegation of Louisville, and decided to
place a negro ticket in the field this fail
A conference will be held in Louisville next
Friday afternoon and a ticket nominated.
DR.. z. E. Underwood, of Frankfort: w.
II. Steward, Of Louisville. and Editor S. c.
Of the movement. and one Of the three will will
receive the nomination for governor. They
have no idea of winning. but they claim
that they Will cause Taylor to lose the col
ored vote
The convention did not adjourn until af-
ter o'clock tonight, having been in con-
tinuous session for ten hours. The session
began at a. m, and the convention re-
fused to take recess at noon for luncheon,
or this evening for supper.
W. S. Taylor. the nominee FOR governor,
is 46 years old. He was a poor farmer
boy and taught school before he became
county clerk in 1852 While liz that office
he studied law and afterward was elected
Judge. He has been n member of the Re
publican state committee since 1886 and
was a delegate 10 the national Republican
convention in Chicago in 1883. He was
elected attorney general four years ago
when William c. Bradley was elected gov
ernor. The latter did not attend the con-
yention here this week.