The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Kentucky Republicans Sup
port Taylor and Indorse
His Actions
STATE LAWS CONDEMNED
The Blue Grass Republicans Meet In
Convention at Louisville and
Select Delegates to the
Convention IN Phil
adelphia.

Iou,sville XIV. May 17.-The repubh-
can .tota convention met this afternoon
and after a session of nine hours Win
two hours intermission. elected FOUR ue'o
gates to the national convenuoh' iou'
alternates and two presidential elcctoi''
Endorsed the administration OF fresiueh'
Mckinley: condemned the state OF aii"ii
I'm Kentucky. chargeable to the democratic
party. and instructed its delegates 10
vote for Mckinley for president ana w
O. Bradley, of Kentucky. for vice presl-
dent
The convention was called to order at
o'clock by Chairman n. c. Barnett. OF
the state central committee. The audi-
torium was decorated with flags ana
bunting. while pictures of President NC
Kinley. Ex-Governor Bradley and Govern
or Taylor adorned the stage. Captalh ~
S Irwin republican candidate Tor con-
gress from the Louisville district. Wds
elected temporary chairman OF the con
vention In accepting the nomination.
Chairman Irwin talked at considerable
Iop,,,b on state and national affairs. Hon.
IL NJ. Yerkes. of Danville, national COM
mIttecman for Kentucky. was appointed
chairman of the committee on resolutions.
There were loud calls for Taylor. Brad-
ley and other party leaders. Inc chaii
appointed n committee to escort the con-
testing candidate for governor TO the
platform. His presence caused the great.
est enthusiasm. Governor Taylor reIerreu
Ia tho condition of affairs In the state
and urged that "the fight for liberty be
continued increasingly until Kentucky
should be wrested from the state of disor-
der and disregard To the people 5 rights
into which the democratic party had pre-
cipitated It." His speech evoked the great
est enthusiasm.
Ex-Governor Bradley followed with
speech in which he referred forcibly 10
the state OF affairs. invoking restoration
of civil liberty which. he said. had been
so long disregarded in tho state. lie de-
nounccd in unmeasured terms the assas-
sin who shot down Senator Goebel and
said he hoped the guilty party would be
punished. but not the innocent
While the ex-governor was speaking
Governor Taylor sat behind him with his
little daughter on his knee and as Brad
ley referred pathetically To the criticisms
made of Tay~'r the iauier buried his face
in his hands ana wept bitterly.
The unusual spectacle of democrats ad-
dressing a republican convention was seen
when Judge W. II. Yost and Richard w.
Knott. editor OF The Evening Post. of
Louisville, lifelong democrats and sup
porters of Ex-Governor Brown. were called
for and spoke.
After several speeches the convention
adjourned until 5 D. IN.
Al the evening session the report OF the
committee on permanent organization
recommending Senator DeBoe for per
mancnt chairman. was unanimously
adopted. Senator Dei3oe took the chair
The report Of the committee on resOlu-
tons was made through Chairman Yerkes.
The resolutions dealt briefly with
national affairs They Endorsed President
Mckinley and his administration and in
structed the Kentucky delegation TO the
national convention for Mckinley. They
cited the Importance of state affairs and
set forth the party duty ITO restore the
right of suffrage to the people OF this
commonwealth"
They demanded the unconditional repeal
Of the present election law. which was
denounced at length. The course of the
democratic majOrity In the LAKE. legisla-
ture was denounced. The course of Gov
ernor Taylor Lieutenant Governor Mar
shall ana of all republican officials was
indorSpd
who had sided with the republicans were
thanked. The positions of Senator DeBoc
and Congressman Pugh and BOreing were
ndorsed. Recognition was made of The
service rendered by Ex-Governor Bradley
and his legal cOnferees in their contests
IN the courts.
The resolutions concluded by requesting
Ex-Governor Bradley 10 allow the republic
cans OF Kentucky :. present his name at
the coming national convention for vice
president.
The, were enthusiastically adopted.