Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-26
BLUE GRASS DEMOCRATS
The kentucky Democratic Stats
Convention Didn't sec Home
Till Morning."
J. ". C. BEcKRAM MADE THE NOMINEE.
the GOebeI Election Law Can be
Amended, the Republican Party
Shall Have Representation ON
State and County Election Boards.

cratic state convention ad jOurneG here
shortly before 4 a. m, after an all
night session. The sole object of the
convention was the nomination of Il
/ candidate for governor to fill the IN
expired term of VIM. Goebel, who was
assassInated last February.
1t was > Il. m. when Senator Black
burn presented the following report
of the resolutions committee, which
Was adopted:
The Resolutions.
We, the democrats of Kentucky IN con-
vention assembled do make the following
declaration of principles:
First-We heartily indorse the mag
E:fcant platform adopted by the National
qemocratiS o convention; at kanSa5 City,
named by said convention, and pledge the
democracy. of Kentucky to an earnest,
cordial and active support of said ticket
Second-The entire history of the demo-
cratic party has demonstrated that it has
of the rights of the great common peo-
pie; that ii has ever insisted that the viii
Of the majority SHAH control and that the
minority must cheerfully and willingly
acGuiesce therein. 1t has always advo-
Gated. and still does. that all elections
shall be fairly conducted, and the result
honestly ascertained. We recommend thar
the election law of 1888, Cknown as the
GOebel law) which was enacted to pre-
vent the repetition of well-known repCb-
near frauds in certain districts of this
state, and which was a marked improve
menJ upon the then existing law, but
which has not proved sufficient for that
purpose, be amended to secure this end
so thoroughly that the most hypercritical
can find no excuse for charging fraud or
Irf2trness to our party in the conduct Of
Until such amendments can be enact
co by the general assembly, we declare
that the republican party shall have rep
county boards of election commissioners.
We declare to the world that the mob
and the assassin shall not be the arbi-
traitors of the rights of the citizens of
Kentucky, nor shall the penalty of an ap-
pea. to the law and the regular CONSTITUTE
ed authorities be death al the hands of
aSsassinS. Law and order must and shall
prSyail in Kentucky.
lucky the picture of an army of in
>imiGation, ,~unlawtully quartered in the
senator, in the discharge of his duty to
the state, stricken down by an assasSin's
building. then occupied by his political
adversary. who hoped to profit by his
death: that adversary. arming, filling and
Instructed to defy the civil authorities
and prevent search for the assassins; that
pretender. by force, dissolving the lega-
lature in violation of the constitution, at
tempting by military power to force the
ter pen for the democratic MEMBERS; driv-
ing its members through the streets of
, CT liz 1OLAAN VI liz a OASNS
torcibIy preventing the legislature from
meeting in its Lawful and proper place;
men unde the very window of the room
where lay, dying the assassin's victim;
o a sn,taY the ai9,n court NTH OF APP appeals a6idi from the the
spurious .pardons those lawfully accused
of capital crimes to flee from justice, and
by military force defying the writ of ha-
beas corpus; the same republican pre-
tender fleeing from the state, after in
Gictment, and remaining a fugitive from
Justice, protected DV an OD6n violation OF
the constitution of the United States,
alter having declared to the people of the
amenable TO its laws. 1 am not a Grim
inal, neither shall 1 ever be a fugitive
appear for trial." and we confidently de-
clare our belief that a majority of the
ton of law and order, of both civil and
personal liberty, and the maintenance of
ocratie doctrine, which is the hope and
inspiration of every true democrat.
Fourth-We d~enounce the action of Gov.
man1Ing the military force CT the state
to control the election and ~intimidate
electors at the election of November, 1870,
in violation of the constitution and laws
of the commonwealth.
the deepest and sincerest grief over the
untimely end of its distinguished leader
End end f 41fi1il of ct the grg at eommo spG "a ms
is and will remain a sacred heritage of the
democrats of Kentucky.
SiNth-We earnestly invite the support,
by voice and vote, of every sincere lover
of civil and personal liberty to join with
us in this campaign against the forces
gathered under the banner of a govern
ment by assassination. The true man.
hood OF Kentucky can not and will not
inGOrse assassination as the means to OBJ
tain possession of Office, and we appeal
to every democrat and every. good citi-
zen of kentucky to unite with the demo-
cratic party and thus express his detesta-
ton of the foul crime. We indorse the
administration of Gov. J. c. w. Beckham
and point with pride to it's submission to
and steadfast fealty to the law during the
most troublous. exciting and perilous days
of the ommonWealth