The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-21
KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN TO IN
FOUGHT. OUT UPON THE TRAG-
EDY AT FRANKFORT
BECKHlM TO LEAD D EMOCRACY
IS NOMINATED For GOVERNOR
AFTER AN ALL-NIGHT STORMY
SESSION
PLATFORM SPEAKS PLAINLY
Appeals Directly to the People to
ATenSe the Death of Gov.
GOebeI-POpuIists at
Work.

W OEk.
LEXINGTON, Ky, July 2O-After hav.
ing nominated Gov Beckham to fill ont
the unexpired term of the late Gov. Goe-
bel, the Democratic state convention ad-
Journed shortly before o'clock this
morning after an all-night session. It
resemoied' except in dimensions, the ma
lonaI convention in Chicago at which
Cleveland was nominated, when Bourke
COCHRAN made his protest as day dawned
into the wigwam
Inc object of the convention was the
nomination of a candidate for governor to
MI the uneXpired term of William GoebeI
VINO was assassinated last February. and
Tor that reason It was thought the con-
Vention would complete its work In ona
day A recess had been taken at 4:3O D
m yesterday till $3.50 p. m, but when the
convention reassembled the committees
were not ready to report and the time
was spent till after midnight in calling
out favorites for speeches.
The committees sent word TO the con-
vention repeatedly trat they could not
report till today, but the delegates re-
FUSED to adjourn and sent back word to
hurry up. Finally the reports began to
come in after midnight, and there were
fights on all of them.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
1t was a. m. when Senator Blackburn
presented the report of the committee on
resolutions, which was adopted, in part.
as follows:
me Kansas City platform is indorsed
ana support is pledged the ticket nomi-
nati2n; niaoffa,, 1t L. recommended that the
SlScIion law OF 1893 (lnoWa as the Goe-
! bel law which was enacted 10 nreVent
| the repetition of well known Republican
5 frauds IN certain districts of this state,
| upon the then existing law, but which
has not proved sufficient for that mr.
| pose, be amended to secure this end so
thoroughly that the most hypercritlcal
can md no excuse for charging fraud
| or unfairness to our party In the con-
| duct of our elections
! Until such amendments can be en-
| acted by the general assembly we de-
| clare that the Republican party ahaIf
have representation on both the state
ana al county boards of election com
eve declare to the world that the mob
! ana the assassin shall not be the arbiters
! Of the rights of the citizens of Ken
lucky. nor shall the penalty of an an
/ peal to the law and the regular consti-
tuted authorities be death at the hands
/ " and
/ snail prevail In Kentucky
- We present to the people Of Kentucky
! the picture Of an army Of intimidation
unlawfulfy quartered in the public build
lngs OF the state; a, state senator I'm the
! dlscharge of his duties to the state
stricken down by an assassin's bullet
nred from ambush in the executive build
/ ing then occupied by his political ad-
Versary, who hoped to profit by his death;
! that adversary, arming filing and sur
rounding the building with armed men,
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4 and prevent search for the assassins;
! that the same politicaf adversaries and
Republican pretender. by force dissolv-
| Ing the legislature, in violation of the
! constitution, attempted by military pow
er to force. the legislature to meet in a
veritable slaughter pen for the Demo-
! cratic members, driving its members
! through the streets Of Frankfort, at the
| point OF bayonet forciby preventing
| the legislature from meeting i'm its lawful
/ and proper place; keeping armed, riOtOus
! and d1sorderly men under the very win
! dow of the room where lay dying the as
! sassins victim; driving the court Of ap-
! peals from the capital; aiding with the
/ soldiery and spurious pardOns, those law
/ fully accused OF q capital crime to flee
! from Justice, and by military force defy
! ing the writ of habeas corpus: the same
| Republican pretender fleeing from the
| state after indictment and remaining a
! fugitive from justice, protected by an
! open violation of the constitution of the
| United States, after having declared to
| the people of the state: i am citizen Of
! this state and amenable to its laws. I am
not criminal, neither shall 1 ever be a
| fugitive from justice. Whenever indicted,
shall appear for trial 4"
The alleged action of Gov. Bradley in
using the militia force to control the
election Of November, 1889. is denouncedI
great sorrow Is expressed for the untime-
ly end of Gov. William Goebel.
The support of every sincere loved Of
civil and personal liberty Is invited TO
join 'in the campaign against the forces
gathered under the banner Of a govern
ment by assassination"
"And we. appeal to every Democrat and
every good citizen Of Kentucky to unite
with the Democratic party. and thus ex-
press his detestation or a foul CRIME"
BECKHAM CHOSEN.
The administration of Gov. ]. c. W.
Beckham was indorsed.
Nominations for governor were then
called for. Congressman Wheeler pre-
sented. In an eloquent speech, the naIne
of Gov. J.. c. w. Beckham.
The delegates, who had been yelling
I'VE won't go home till morning" and
having an sorts of entertainment during
the night. showed no signs Of hoarse-
ness or WEAKNESS when ii came to tho
Beckham demonstration that followed.
The names of Judge James d. Black
and Judge James P. Tarvin were also pre-
sented. Numerous seconding speeches
IOllOWeu.
The names Of McCreary, Lewis. Smith,
Pryor and Garnett, who had been pressed
hard as candidates, were not presented,
but votes were case for. Pryor.
About a. m, when the call OF the
counties was almost completed, Charles
Metcalf withdrew the name OF Judge
Black and moved that the nomination OF
Beckham be made by acclamation. Judge
Tarvin withdrew his own name and sec
onded this motion. The name OF Pryor
was also withdrawn, and Gov. Beckham
was nominated by acclamation. wild
scene greeted Gov. Beckham when ne ap-
peared to accept the nomination. which he
did in q short speech. =
Although the convention for over seven
consecutive hours had been for the most
part listening to speeches, yet II proceed
ed TO call out the defeated candidates and
insist on their speaking.
Mn VVOOTJE NOTIFIED