The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-22
THOUGHT He HAD A GUN
The Crowd Made Way for Jim
Williams in Case He Used It.
TWAS HOT AND EXCITING
Lively Times at the Kentucky Demo-
cratic Convention-stone and Goe-
bel form Combination Against
the Hardin Crowd.

~otsNhie, n.y., June 2l.-The race for
the democra. .ic nomination for governor
OF Kentucky lies between Cauis Stone
and Willard A. Goebel A combination
OF the followers of these two tonight
secured the organization of the con-
vention in the election of David b,
RedWine of Breathitt county to be tenn
porary chairman. In the district con-
ventions this morning they secured all
but four of the eleven This, with the
two members of each committee to be
named by the temporary chairman,
will give them good working ma
Jority. But there is doubt as to just
what the StoneGoebel combination
will develop. On the surface the plan
is to nominate Stone for governor and
give GoebePs friends the remainder Of
the ticket and the state central COM
mittee. 1t is not improbable, however,
that Goebel may show sufficient
strength in the convention to secure his
nomination at the head of the ticket.
This would upset all present calcula-
tlons and probably cause a realign-
ment of forces. The net result of to-
days work was the elimination, tenn
porarily, at least, of Hardin as an inn
portant factor in the convention.
The first law of heaven had little to
do with the regulation of to-day's pro-
ceedings of the democratic state con-
vention. On the contrary, order gave
place to great confusion, and after
sweltering through nearly eight hours
of tedious hearing of contests, the con-
Vention, without nominating a chair
man, adjourned until evening in
whirlwind of chairs, fans tally-sheets
and reporters copy. Fortunately no
one was hurt
was lively. The sweltering, packed-in,
jammed-together mass of delegates,
politicians and on-lookers had yelled
Itself hoarse, famed itself pallid. 1t
was more in humor to do justice to
dinner than prize fight. Feeling was
at high tension over an argument that
was in progress before Chairman John
son, over the contested delegation from
Kenton county, the home of William
Goebel one of the leading candidates
for governor. Congressman Ellis of
the Sixth district, venerable gentle
men Of much vehemence was elo-
quently presenting the Goebel side of
the case and was being interrupted at
short intervals by noisy demonstrations
ence came from the stage, which was
crowded with the candidates guests,
officers of the convention and newspa-
per men. Chairman johnson announced
that the platform would be cleared at
the next interruption.
A 200-pound ruralite, a little the
worse for his political and spirituous
excitement mounted a chair and chal-
lenged Major johnson to carry out his
threat, announcing incidentally that
force would be necessary in his case.
Quick as a flash Jim Williams started
from the front of the stage for the IN
truder in business-like way, Will
Jams is a jovial character of some re-
pute in gunnery, and his activity was
the signal for a stampede toward the
exits. Almost everybody was standing
on a chair when the affair occurred,
and the result was general scramble
to get out of the way of a general dis
arrangement of furniture. Half a doz-
en- men surrounded each of the bellig-
erents and the disturber was hustled
out. Not, however, until the crowd
had cleared a space in the middle of
the stage about 80 feet in diameter,
having a fringe of huddled humanity
around the edge. crouched in corners
or behind sheltering walls, AS no
weapon was drawn, this struck the hui
NOR of the crowd and quiet was re-
son had declared the convention ad-
journed until evening.
Aside from this incident the day ses-
sion was dull monotony, varied only
by an occasional heated discussion be-
tween heads of rival delegations or an
outburst of applause as one or another
candidate scored an advantage in The
roll call for temporary chairman. For
this position the Stone-Goebel commits
sion nominated Judge David B. Red
wine of Breathett county, while the
Hardin men put up Hon. w. H. Swee-
ney of Marion county When the roll
had been called once, RedWine had $40,
half of the votes, and Sweeney 42S,
but $50 votes had been passed on ac-
count of contests. These were taken
up by counties and Chairman johnson
of the state central committee heard
arguments by both sides before recog-
nizing contested delegation.
When the convention got together
this evening Chairman Johnson took
the kenton county contest under ad-
visement. after which he decided in IA
vor of the regular delegates in two
districts and threw out the third. Cap
tain johnson then announced the re-
suit of the ballot for temporary chair
man, declaring Redwine elected by a
vote of 55l5s to 529 1-6 for Sweeney.
This marked the success of the first
step in the Stone-Goebel combination.
The announcement was received with
tumultuous applause. Judge RedWine
made a brief speech of thanks to the
convention and assumed the chair.
After empowering the chairman to ap-
point committee members of the state
al large, the convention adjourned un-
til morning.