The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-20
VICTORY FOR BECKHAM.
Ills Candidate, Robbins, Elected as lem
pOraTy Chairman
STRONG OPPOSITION TO The GOEBfL LAW
The Ants Claim They Can Eaniiy
Carry Kentucky II Democrats AL
yocate the Laws Repeal.

Lexington, KY, July 19.--It was almost
midnight when the committee on creden-
tials secgght majority and minority re-
ports to the state democratic convention.
In the weary hours after midnight the
convention was still patiently listening 60
the story of local contests.
Lexington, Ky. July 19.-The democratic
State convention was called TO order here
at :: % D. m. by State Chairman Allie W.
Young. The hrst and greatest demonstrd-
ton of the convention occurred before :
D. M, when the drarery yelling the large
portrait OF the late Governor William
Goebel was removed. The audience weat
wild with hurrahs for Goebel as II ne
were living and standing before them
The only work of the convention was TO
nominate a candidate for Goebeis uneN-
pired term and the adoption OF PLATFORM
| During the agitation Of the past two
days here it became known thai the second
test of strength between Governor Beck
ham and the field, including Black, Me-
Creary, Lewis, Tarvin. Smith, Pryor and
Garnett would come on the election Of
Temporary officers.
| Chairman Young started stir on an
nouncement that the nominations for
Temporary chairman were in order. The
names OF Judge e. r. Robbins and X.
Frank Peake were presented. After sec
onding speeches the bdll1ting proceeded
with the lines closely drawn By the Beck
ham men supporting Robbins and the com
bined opposition supporting Peake. The
ballot as cast was Robbins 626 Peake 4i6,
and this was accepted as a second test OF
strength between Beckham and the field
as the Beckham men had during the fore
noon carried seven OF the eleven congress
sional districts FOR members OF the COM
mittee, with the result in DOUBT in a
couple OF other districts. Judge Robbins
selection was made unanimous. He the1
addressed the convention, devoting his at
tention entirely to the Issues growing out
Of the revolutionary conditions Of the past
year. Judge Robbins paid high tribute
TO the late Governor Goebel and reviewed
the contests and conflicts of the past year
He insisted that assassination and civi
liberty were the issues in the pending
campaign and charged Ex-Governor Tay-
lor and his associates IN their short ad
of Goebel as a result OF the resistance h
said they advocated and advised and whlc'
he promoted by bringing about an arme,
invasion Of the State capital. The spea1e
WAS very vigorous IN his Indictment o
the Taylor administration and o hers.
Mr.. Peake made vigorous speech on
National issues and incidentally on "usur
patton and assassination in State affairs.
He spoke longer than Judge Robbins an
created quite stir by his argument il
favor of the immediate modification OF tn
Goebe election law. He said he woul
personally prefer returning to the oil
: Kentucky system OF vve voce voting, bu
, that the popular sentiment called for
nom partisan system OF elections and t
, this prevailing opinion heed should b.
; given il the party was to be reunited an
J restored to power. He insisted that tn
Republicans were hoping that the demo
/ Gratis would not meet the popular deman
for a change In the election laws and tina
their only hope should be blasted by tn
democrats being equal 10 the emergenc
of the hour. He called attention to m
: fact that there was an election OF presi
dent and members OF congress this yea
. und that In case of another close Contes
y the result might be subject TO FEEDER.
d supervision
Senator Blackburn, who had been defeat
ed fer a member of the committee o
resolutions at a meeting OF the Sevent
congressional district was added to tn
" committee as one OF the members froI
the State at large.
At i:90 p. m. the convention took a re
, cess until $50 tonight.
On reessembling a motion to efer al
resolutions to the committee on resolu
8 lions was tabled BECAUSE of the sentimen
h among the delegates regarding the pro
t posed modification of the Goebel eIectio
law and disposition to adopt an amend
: ment to the report OF the committee O
platform, II that report was not sltisfac
E tory. The delegates heard speeches 70
q several hours and finally majority an
minority reports were presented at Ii. 4
|. p. m. on credentials. The contests re
!, lated mostly to the delegates from Camp
Il bell and Kenton cBnties and the dele
gates, headed by Congressman Berry an
others, favored Judge Tarvin for governor
= were unseate6 by the majority report.