The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-20
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BECKHAM HAS THE KENTUCKY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Two TEST Contests in His Favor, and
"LittIe Boy Blue" Will Sc
cure the Nomination.
G0EBELITE TACTICS ARE USED
DELEGATIONS PLEDGED TO OTHER
CANDIDATES ARE UNsEATED.
Real Struggle of the Meeting Will
Come on the Platform, Relative to
Changing the Election Law.
BRYAN'S SECOND NOTIFICATION
HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN 1T WILL
BE MADE, OR WHERE.
H. Writes a Letter to Patrick Egan-
MIR. Lindsay Not Interested in
the Third Ticket Plan.
Real Struggle of the Meeting VIII
Come on the Platform. Relative to
Changing the Election Law.
BRYAN's SECOND NOTIFICATION
HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN 1T WILL
BE MADE, OR WHERE.
H. Writes a Letter to Patrick Egan-
Mr.. Lindsay Not Interested in
the Third Ticket Plan.

LEXINGTON, Ky, July ia large and
disappointed audience was held all night
here at the pavilion. The Democratic state
convention had taken recess at 4:3O till
$3.50 ID. m. expecting the committees to
port I'm the evening the convention to con-
clude under the brilliant illumination with
the nomination of Governor Beckham. But
the committee on credentials and resolu-
tions were unable to agree on their reports.
and the large audience was kept waiting
in vain ALI night for the crowning event.
The time. was filed in with speeches that
were eloquent, and some of them excep-
tionally witty. While the entertainment
was good, in its way, II was not what was
expected, and there were complaints of
scheme to hold the convention over another
day. 1t was almost midnight when the
committee on credentials finally came in,
with majority and minority reports. The
large audience listened patiently to the ar
guments on ward politics in Covington,
Newport and other places. and in the
weary hours after midnight were still pa
tientIy listening to the story of local con-
tests.
The Democratic State convention was
called TO order at 2:25 this afternoon by
State Chairman Allie NJ. Young. For an
hour previous there was a heavy rain
storm so that many were soaked en- route
to the Auditorium and the rain beat into
the hall after it was filled with people.
The first and greatest demonstration OF
the convention occurred before m,
when the drapery yelling of the large por-
trait of the late William Goebel was re-
moved The audience went wild, shouting
'Hurrah for Goebel,'' as If he were living
and standing before them. The only work
of the convention was to nominate a candi-
date for the unexpired gubernatorial term
and the adoption of a platform. This
opening scene reminded many of the
vention little over year ago when
Goebel entered the convention as third in
the race and finally secured the nomina-
ton. 1t also reminded all Of the tradegies
and the trains of other events during the
past year that are now concluding in the
trials at Georgetown, only twelve miles
from this city. The events of the past
year were discussed by all in the audience,
previous to the convention proceeding to
business, and afterward they were the
theme Of all speeches and even referred to
in routine motions.
TEST OF STRENGTH
During the agitation of the past two
days here 1T became known that the first
test of strength between Governor Beck
ham and the field, including Black, Nc
Creary, Lewis, Tarvin, Smith, Pryor and
Garnett, would come on the election OF
temporary officers. Chairman Young
started a stir on announcing at once that
M m "a
were in order The name of Judge ]. Z.
Robbins was presented by Nat Halstead,
and that of r. Frank Peake by Judge Rob-
ert j. Breckenridge, who is attorney gen.
eral under the Beckham administration
Judge Breckenridge caused several out
bursts of loud demonstrations by his elo-
quent references to Goebel and the events
of the past year After the usual rounds
of seconding speeches. the balloting pro-
ceedeu with the lines closely drawn by
the Beckham men supporting Robbins and
the combined opposition supporting Peake.
Although 1t was evident that Robbins
would win before the call had proceeded
half way yet the Peake men remained in
the till after the last of the 119 coun-
ties was called when the name of Peake
was withdrawn and Robbins was unani-
| mously made the temporary chairman by
acclamation. The ballot as cast was: Rob
bins, 62s; Peake. 44s. and this was accepted
as a second test of the strength between
Beckham and the field, as the Beckham
men had, during the afternoon carried
seven of the eleven congressional districts
for members of the committees, with the
result in doubt in couple of the other
districts.
Judge Robbins was then escorted to the
chair and addressed the convention, devo,-
ing his attention entirely to state issues
growing out of the revolutionary conditions
of the past year Judge Robbins paid
high tribute 10 the late William Goebel
and reviewed the contests and conflicts of
the past year. He insisted that assassina-
tion and civil liberty were the issues in
the pending campaign. and charged ex-
Governor Taylor and his associates in their
short administration with completely in the
murder Of Goebel as a result of the resist
ance he said they advocated and advised
and which they promoted by bringing
about an armed invasion of the state capi-
tai. The speaker was very vigorous in his
indictment OF the Taylor administration
| and others.
Mr. Peake was then called out. and made
e vigorous speech on pending national is
sues, and incidentally on 'usurpation and
assassination in state affairs" He spoke
longer than Judge Robbins. and created
quite a stir by his argument in favor of
| the Immediate modification of the Goebel
election law. He said he would personally
prefer returning TO the old Kentucky sys-
| TEN of vive voce voting. but that the popu-
| lar sentinent seemed to call for non
partisan system OF elections, and 10 this