The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-21
H, GA, SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1900.
GOV. BECKHAM NOMINATED.
RESOLUTIONS CALL FOR AMEND
SsENT OF GOEBEL LAW.

Lexington. Ky. July 0.-Gov. Beckham
was nominated by the Democratic State
Convention of kentucky by acclamation at
S:oS o'clock this morning and the conven-
tion adjourned at $40 o'clock.
After the names of Judge Black of Bar
louisville and Judge Tarvin of Newport
were placed in nomination roll call of
the convention was begun
When Mclean county was reached
Beckhan had the SAT votes necessary to
nominate. Then Black and Tarvin's
names were withdrawn and the latter
moved that the nomination of Beckham
be made unanimous. The motion carried
and Beckham was escorted to the plat
FORM where he made speech of accep-
tance.
1t was a. m. when Senator Blackburn
presented a report from the Committee on
Resolutions. The report was adopted and
is in part as follows:
I'VE heartily indorse the magnlicent
platform adopted by the National Demo-
cratic Convention at Kansas City July 5.
1900, and also the splendid ticket named
by said convention, and pledge the Democ-
racy OF Kentucky to an earnest, cordial
and active support of said ticket.
To Amend the GoebeI Law.
The Democratic party recommends that
the election law of 1898, known as the
Goebel law, which was enacted to pre-
vent the repetition of well known Re
publican frauds in certain districts of this
state, and which was marked improve
ment upon the then existing law. but
which has not proved sufficient for that
purpose, be amended TO secure this end 50
thoroughly hat the most hyp. rcridcal can
tnd no excuse for charging fraud or un-
fairness to our party in the conduct Of
the election.
Until such amendments can be enact
ed by the general assembly, we declare
that the Republican party shall have lep-
| resentatton on both the state and all coun-
ty boards Of election commissioners
THE mob and the assassin shall not he
the arbitraters of the citizens of Ken
lucky, nor shall he penalty of an appeal
to the law and the regular cons ituted au-
thorities be death at the hands of assas-
sins.
Assassinntion of GoebeI.
Law and order must and shall prevail
of Ken ucky the picture of an army OF
intimidation, unIawfully qUartered in the
public buildings of the state; a state SEN
ator in the discharge of his duty to the
state, stricken down by an assass MS
bulej, fired from ambush in the executive
building, then occupied by his pJlitical ad
versary. who hoped to profit by his death
that same petite al adver-ary and Re
publican pretender by force, dis
| ~, he ~ F=f,
tlon of the consti ution, attempting by
military power to force the Legislature
to meet in veritable slaughter pen for
| the Democratic members, driving its
members through the streets of Frank fort
at the point of the bayonet, forcibly pre-
venting the Legislature from meeting in
its lawful and proper place; keeping
armed rioters and disorderly men under
the very window of the room where lay
dying the assassins victim; driving the
Court of Appeals from the capitol; aio-
ing with the soldiery and spurious par
dOns those lawfully accused of capital
crimes to fee from justice and by mil
ftary force defying the writ of habeas
corpus; the same Republican pretender
fleeing from the stat after Indictment and
remaining a fugitive from Justice,
protected by an open viola ton of the con-
stltution of the United States after hav-
ing declared to the people of the state I
am citizen of this state and amenab,e
TO the laws; / am not a criminal, neither
shall ever be fugitive from justice
Whenever indicted l shall appear for
trial. "
DradIey's Action Denounced.
Gov. Bradley's alleged use of the militia
10 control the election of November, 1899,
is denounced.
Sincerest grief is expressed over the
death of Gov. William Goebel
Every sincere lover of civil aud personal
liberty is invited to join in a campaign
against the forces under the banner of a
government by assassina ton"
In conclusion the administration of Gov
j. c. w. Beckham was strongly indorsed