The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-18
'YEREESH|R GOVERNOR
Nominated by the Republicans
of kentucky.
G0EBEL LAW THE ISSUE
Speeches and Platform Hot
With Righteous. Wrath.


issue of the election TO be the GoebeI
election law. and adjourned within three
hours. There was no nomination to be
made by the convention except for gov
ernor. this years election in Kentucy
being an extraordinary one to fill the va
cancy in the governorship made by the
death of William GoabeI. The present
governor Beckham. will hold this Office
only until his successor is elected, when
he viii again become lieutenant gov
ernor. Hon. John w Yerkes the nomi-
nee for governor, is a lawyer and one
of the most prominent Republicans in
Kentucky. He is at present collector
Of internal revenue.
The chairman of the state central COM
mittee, c. NJ. Barnett, called the conven-
ton to order and presented Ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor John Marshall of Louisville
for temporary chairman. Mr.. MarshaTs
speech dealt largely with Kentucky poll
teal affairs. He said:
Never has there been gathered in this
state a body of men who have been called
together under similar circumstances to
nominate candidate for governor. One
year ago, at Lexington, cur party met
and named candidates for all of the state
offices. After campaign that attracted
the attention of the whole country and
surpassed in intensity and ardor any ever
held in this state. our opponents were
forced to declare that every man upon
that ticket had been elected And vet
in few months after that declaration.
by an edict repulsive TO every principle
of justice, the MEN so named were de-
prived of their offices and denounced as
usurpers for making an attempt to per-
form the duties that devolved upon them.
1t is almost impossible to believe that
such thing could have occurred in our
midst. But, it has come, and we stand in
the presence CT one Of the greatest dan
gers that have so far confronted free gov
eminent on this continent Three men
have disfranchised thousands OF votes in
the city Of Louisville and in the noun
tains Of Kentucky. and a bare MAJORITY
in the legislature have declared elected
to the position Of governor and Iauteu
ant governor. men who received a minor
ity of the votes cast.
AN outrage has been committed
against civil government, but it is not
fair. as yet. to charge that against the
Democratic party. The masses of the
Democratic party are fair-minded lib
erty-loving people. They have not yet
approved the foul wrong committed by
their false. servants. and I cannot believe
that the rank and file OF that organiza-
ton will deliberately approve acts that
are destructive Of the very foundation Of
civil government. That party under JET
ferson, Tilden and Cleveland. always
commanded the respect Of its opponents
and exercised a powerful influence in di-
recting the affairs of this government
But woefully has it fallen from its high
estate. The men who have added lustre
TO its fame in this state have been in
suited and driven from IT'S ranks. and
men not worthy to stand in their places
have succeeded to leadership. Carlisle.
Lindsay. Buckner and Breckenridge. ma
tonal figures whom every Kentuckian. re-
CARELESS Of party, respected and admired.
have been spurned and cast aside And
Brown, that patriot. who regardless Of
personal sacrifice. threw himself into the
breach to save his state from disgrace.
has been denounced as a traitor and a
renegade Deluded as they have been.
the rank and file Of the party cannot be
so dead to every principle Of justice and
right as to approve the foul wrong that
has been done in their name
blinded by partisan zeal. or deceived
by party organs. Il NAV be they do not
yet understand the enormity OF the crime
that has been commi9ed by their repre-
sentatives. They have been told that in
this city 70 eco men have been inundated
by the state militia under a Republican
governor when every fair-minded man
in the community knows that the pres
ence Of the militia was an assurance OF
good order and protection against a
riot that might be destructive Of life and
property.
Not one soldier was seen al the pre-
cincts during the election and not one
man could be found 20 testify that he
was intlmiaGted by them or knew anv-
one who had been. They did not Leave
the arnory during The day, ard only
marched to eight precincts three hours
after the election closed. and for this
the vote or eighty-nine precincts in the
city Of Louisville were thrown out
The claim % military interference n
the city az Louisville IS a fraud This.
however. and the charge that tissue bal
lots had been used in some ~ the ReDub-
Hcan mountain counties contributed the
ground or contests Instituted b. oGefei
and his Democratic followers. The cain
OF tissue Ballots was even more uufeun6
81 than the charge q frfimi5ati1n. Tire
vote IN those counties was the same as
had Seen cast IN other elections and the
same character Il ballots had been used
in Democratic counties a. those thrown
out IN addition. those ballots were al
furnished 5y she state ard T. T. contra ~
To al principles q justice u pBf 81 sits
in the power - any coynty cerk - &C.
terly disfrauchiss The people y his own
county.
Tire people q the state have not Tor
gotten hoax the committees Is try The
Eaaernatorlai contest was selected. nor
their ruling IN excluding ard si-aislHE ne
time for presenting The evidence TheF
have not forgotten how q bare III iorftv
o tire ,rgiFgat1re. w5t1ogt notes. evil
dence Or hearing. ADOPTED fhe sssirws
o these committees. 1dlEfraucaiElrE tsel-
sands ~ ere citizens z th1s stats IRE
sasssnarg1n ~ NJ Garbe- zzs - furfl-
aratson sar Such hzRh hsu6es proceed
inzs The scope % the STATE ard ne
PARTIES 20 .hsss contests b - righi ~
fzIr trlal q ,hsse tsz1es thai could 10:
he Destroyed - any vicious Or b1fn6 20
nt.caI sanstsc Tas assasslnassou Ezs
s1ha-rzt % every s4aaly instsars- en5
whoever committed 50 c2wa-siY ard
dsstzrdlv see6 deserves fke ssFeess. zea-
tsrea % IRA sE
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