The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
REPUBLICANS OF KENTUCKY.
TAYLOR AND HIS POLICY WE'RE
HEARTILY INDORSED.

bradley Urged for Vice President on
the Ticket with McKinIey-TayIor
and Bradley Among the Delegates
to the Philadelphia Convention.
Repeal of the GoebeI Election Law
Observation-Disclosures, PuEh and Bore
ing Were Indorsed.
Louisville, May 1.-THE Republican
State Convention this afternoon elected
delegates and alternates TO the National
Convention and two presidential electors;
indorsed the administration of President
Mckinley; condemned the Democratic Tac-
ty for the present conditions in Kentucky.
and instructed delegates 10 vote for Nc
Kinley for President and w. o. Bradley
for Vice President The Delegates eleeted
include Gov. W. S. Taylor and ex-Gov.
w. o. Bradley.
The convention was called to order at 2
o'clock by Chairman C. M. Barnett of the
| State Central Committee. The auditorium
was decorated with flags and bunting.
| while pictures of President Mckinley, ex-
Gov Bradley and Gov. Taylor adorned the
stage.
| Capt N. S. Irwin Republican candidate
| for Congress from the Louisville district,
was elected temporary chairman of the
| convention. In accepting the nomination
! Chairman Irwin talked at considerable
! length on state and national affairs.
Hon. John NJ. Yerkes of Danville, nation
al committeen for Kentucky was appointed
chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
| tions.
Gov. Taylor Called.
There were loud calls for Taylor, Brad
| ley and other party leaders. The chair
appointed a committee to escort the con-
testing candidate for Governor TO
| the platform. His presence caus-
| ed the greatest enthusiasm. Gov
| TAYLOR referred to the condition
Of affairs in the state and urged that
"the fight for liberty be continued I'M
dasingly until Kentucky shall be wrested
| from the state of disorder and dsregards
| of the peoples rights into which the DEM
ocratic party has precipitated it." His
speech evoked the greatest enthusiasm.
Ex-Gos Ersdley followed with
! speech in which he referred forcibly to
state affairs, invoking restoration of civil
| liberty which he said had been so long
| disregarded in the state. He denounced in
unmc assured terms the assassin who shot
down Gov. Goebel and said he hoped the
| guilty would be punished, but not the in
nocent
| While the Ex-Governor was speaking,
| Gov. Taylor sat behind him with his little
| daughter on his knee and as Bradley re-
| ferred pathetically to the cricitisms made
Of Taylor tho latter buried his face in
bis hands and wept bitt rly.
The unusual spectac of Democrats adj
| dressing a Republican Convention was
/ seen when Judge w. Fl. Yost and Rich
| ard W. Knott, editor Of the Evening Post
of Louisville. life long Democrats and
| supporters Of ex-Gov. Brown, were called
for and sFoke After several speeches the
convention adjourned until .. M
Resolutions and Platform.
At the evening session the report OF the
| Committee on Permanent Organization.
recommending Senator Deboe for perma-
nent chairman was unanimously adopted.
! Senator Deboe took the chair. The report
of the Committee on Resolutions was made
through Chairman Yerkes.
| The resolutions dealt briefly With nation
al affairs. They indorss President Nc
Kinley and his administration and in
| structed the Kentucky delt cation to the
| National Convention for Mckinley. They
cited the Importance of state affairs and
set forth the party duty 80 restore The
| right of suffrage TO the people of this
| commonwealth"
| They demanded the unconditionai repeal
| of the present election law, which was
| denounced at length. The course of the
| Democratic majority in the late Leglsla-
fure was denounced. The course of Gov.
| TAYLOR Lieutenant Governor Marshall ana
| OF ell r republican officials was indorsed
| The inderendent voters of Kentucky
who mad sided with the Republicans, were
| thanked. The positions of Senator Deboe
and Congressman Pugh and Borelng were
| indorsed. Recognition was made OF the
service rendered by ex-Gov. Bradley and
| his legal ccnfer5es in the contests in the
| cour s
| The resolutions concluded by requesting
OK. Gov Bradley to allow the Republicans
Of Kentucky to present his name at the
coming National Convention for Vice
| President.
| They were enthusiastically adopted
AN OFFICIAL WELCOME