The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
BECKHAM Is NOMINATED.
Black and Taryin Withdrew Before the
Roll Call Was Finished.
AMENDING The GOEBtL LAW
vigorous Arrangement of the Taylor
Faction for the Assassination
of Governor GoebeI.

I Lexington, Ky. July 2O.--Governor
Beckham was nominated by the democrat
&c convention for governor Of Kentucky
BY acclamation at sos o'clock this morn
ing After the names or Judge BLACK Of
Balbourville and Judge Tsrvin Of New
port were placed in nomination roll
call of the convention was begun. When
Mclean county was reached at a. m.
Pee khan had 357 votes. enough 10 nomi-
nate Then Black and Tarvins names
were withdrawn and the latter moved
that the nomination OF Beckham be
unanimous. The motion carried. and
Beckham vas escorted to the platform.
where he made his speech of acceptance.
After indorslng the Kansas City plat
form the resolutions say:
The entire history of the democratic
party has demonstrated that l. has al
ways been the champion and defender OF
the rights OF the great common people;
that il has ever insisted that the Will
OF the majority shall control, and that
he minority must cheeriully and Will
iugly acauiescs therein. 1t has always
advocated and stll does. that all cleo
lions shall be fairly conducted. and Inc
result honestly ascertsined. We recon-
mend that the election law OF 1898 tknown
as the Goebel law. which was enacted TO
prevent the repetition OF well known re-
publican frauds 10 certain districts OF this
State and which was q marked improve
ment upon the then existing law but
which has not proved sufficient for that
purpose. be amended so as to secure this
end so thoroughly that the most highly
critical can find no excuse for charging
fraud or uniairness to our party in the
conduct of the elections. Until such
amendments can be effected by the deu2-
cratic assembly. we declare that the re-
publican party shall have representatives
up0n both he state and all the county
boards OF election commissioners. We
declare 10 the world that the mob and
the assassin shall not be the arbiter Of
The rights OF The citizens OF Kentucky.
nor shall The penalty Of an appeal TO the
law and the regular constituted authori-
ties be death ct the hands OF assassins
Law and order must and shall prevail
n Kentucky. We present 10 the people
ar Kentucky the picture OF an army OF
intimidation unlawfully CHARTERED in the
public building OF the State: A State
senator in the DISCHARGE OF his duty TO
the State stricken down by an assassin's
bulle: fired from ambush in the execu-
tive building, then occupied by his noliti-
y q
death; that adversary aruing. flhng and
surrounding the building with men in
structed 70 defy the civil authorities and
prevent search for the assassin. the ame
political adversary and republican pre-
tender by force. dissolved the legislature
in vicl3tion OF the constitution: attempt-
ing military power 10 force the legis-
lature TO meet in a verltable slaughter
pen for the democratic members; driving
rs members through the streets OF
Frankfort al he point Of the bayonet
1orciolv preventing the legislature from
meeting in its lawful and prsp,r pisre:
keeping armed. riotous and dsorderlv
men under the very window Of the room
where lay diving the assassin's victim
uflVng the court o. appeals from n,
capital aiding with the soldiprv and
spurious pardons these lawfully accused
.of cap''7l crimes to fee from Justice and
by m ltary force defyng the wfit a
hSotae corpus the same republican nre-
tender fedng from he State after in
alc'ment and remaining fugitive from
Justice protected in open violation ~
ne constitution OF the United States after
having declared 10 the people OF the
stale ] am a citizen OF this state and
amensole to its laws. I am not a crimi-