The sun., 1900-07-21
BECKHAM NOMINATED.
Action by the kentucky Democratic
- Convention.
CHOSE HIM BY ACCLAMATION
Platform Adopted Indorses Mr.. Bry-
an and Urges That the Goebel
LAW Be Amended by the
~, General Assembly. IL
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Lexington, Ky, July 20.-Governor
Beckham has been nominated for govern
or by acclamation. After the names of
Judge Black of Barboursyille and Judge
Tarvin Of Newport had been placed in
nomination a roll call was begun.
When Mclean county was reached
Beckham had the 547 votes necessary to
nominate. Then Black and Taryin's
names were withdrawn, and the latter
moved that the nomination of Beckham
be made unanimous. The motion was
carried, and BeckhAm was escorted TO
the platform. where he made his speech
Of acceptance.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions was adopted as follows:
We, the Democrats Of Kentucky in
convention assembled, do make the fol-
lowing declaration of principles:
we heartily indorse the magnificent
platform adopted by the national Demo-
cratic convention at Kansas City. July D,
1900, and also the splendid ticket named
by said convention, and pledge the De
mocracy of Kentucky to an earnest, cor
dial and active support of said ticket.
The Democratic party recommends
that the election law OF 1898 known as
the Goebel lawl which was enacted to
prevent the repetition Of well known
Republican frauds in certain districts Of
this state, and which was marked i'm
proyenent upon the then existing law
hut which has NOT proved sufficient for
that purpose, be amended to secure this
end SO thoroughly that the most hypo-
critical can find no excuse for charging
fraud or unfairness to our party in the
conduct of the elections. Until such
amendments can be enacted by the gem
eral assembly we declare that the Re-
publican party shall have representation
on both the state and an county boards
Of election commissioners.
Law and Order.
"The mob and the assassination shall
not be the arbitrators of the rights of the
citizens of Kentucky, nor shall the pen
atty Of an appeal to the laws and the
regular constituted authorities be death
at the hands of assassins. Law and or
der must and shall prevail in Kentucky.
We present to the people OF Kentucky the
picture Of an army of intimidation. un-
lawfully quartered in the public buildings
Of the state; state senator, in the dis
charge of his duty 10 the state. stricken
down by an assassin's bullet. fired from
ambush in the executive building, then
occupied by his political adversary, who
hoped to profit by his death: that same
political adversary and Republican pre-
tender, By force, dissolving the legiSla-
ture. in violation of the constitution; at
tempting by military power to force the
legislature to meet in veritable slaugh-
ter pen for the Democratic members: driv-
ing its members through the streets of
Frankfort at the point Of the bayonet:
forcibly preventing the legislature from
meeting in its lawful and proper place:
keeping armed. riotous and disor,lerly
Fl II uader the very window of the room
where lay dying the assa>sils victim:
driving tie court q; aPt i From the
cep,ei, aiding with Ill S,isi sy AID sIY.l-
riqus paiQEs tuose lawfully aslas.l II
capital ezi!lts to hce flam justiga aaG i5y
military force datyiAg the writ 81 ist's.ls.
corpus. tie same Republican pre,eHlar
fleeing fl nI tie stare afser inliet.Gtl.t
AID remaining Fugitive n5m ju,iice.
protected y M opaa yilla -on 0f the ia-
stitui0n 4 the Clilel Statt, after iav.
ing declared to tae people gi tie stage. i
am a citizen of tais state aaA aupnublc ,c
its laws. ! an uoJ d criminal; neither
shall | erer be fugitive fr1m justice.
Whenever indicted ! shall appear foi
tsial
In conclusion there is expressed in the
Platform denunclatiJh Of Governor Brad.
lry's alleged use II the militia Ii control
tbs election Of November, 1893. GRIEF over
the death Of Governor GOebel and In.
dorsement Of the administration Of Gov.
ernor Beckham.
The nominee Of the convention is only
30 years old. He has served three +ar,1,.
IN the legislature ana was the candidate
f2r lieutenant governor last year with
William Goebel, succeeding TO the gov.
ernorship on the death of the latter. The
governors term is four years in this
state, and he is now candidate for the
unexpired term Of three years.