The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-18
TAYLOR WEPT
When Ex-Gov. Bradley Referred to
the Charges Against Him.

Louisville, KY, May 1s.-The Repub-
lican convention met here yesterday af-
ternoon and after a session of nine
hours with two hours intermission.
elected four delegates to the national
convention, four alternates and two
presidential electors and instructed them
to vote for Mckinley for president and
w. o. Bradley of Kentucky for vice
president.
The convention elected Governor W.
S. Taylor and Ex-Governor w. o. Brad
ley delegates to the Philadelphia con-
vention by acclamation.
George Denny, of Lexington, and w.
A. Gaines, colored, were elected dele
gates to the national convention on the
second ballot.
While the committees were arranging
the preliminaTies of the convention there
were loud cries for Governor Taylor,
who came to Louisville from Indian
apolis to attend the convention.
The chair appointed a committee to
est IT the contesting candidate for gov
ernor to the platform. His presence in
voked the greatest enthusiasm. Cover
nor Taylor referred to the condition of
affairs in the state and urged that the
fight for liberty be continued unceasing-
ly until Kentucky should be WreSted
from the state of disorder and disre-
gard of the peoples rights, to which the
Democratic party had precipitated it.
His speech evoked the greatest en-
-thusiasm.
Governor Bradley followed with a
speech III WHICH he T6ISTT6U IOICiDly 10
state affairs, invoking a restoration of
civil liberty, which, he said, had been
| SO long disregarded in the state.
| He denounced in unmeasured terms
| the assassin who shot down Senator
| Goebel and said he hoped the guilty
would be punished, but not the innocent.
While the ex-governor was speaking,
| Governor Taylor sat behind him with
Bradley referred pathetically to the
| criticisms made of Taylor, the latter
buried his face in his hands and wept
| bitterly. The unusual spectacle of Dem
| ocrats addressing a Republican conven-
! ton then followed when Judge w H.
| Yost and Richard W. Knott, editor of
| the.,Evening Post of Louisville, lifelong
Democrats and supporters of ex-Gover-
nor Brown were called for and spoke
| The report of the committee on reSO-
| lutions was then made through the
| chairman, John w. Yerkes national
| committeeman for Kentucky. The reso-
lutions endorse President Mckinley and
| his administration and instruct the
| Kentucky delegation to the national
i convention for Mckinley. They cite the
| Importance of state affairs and sci
| forth the party duty to restore the
| right of suffrage to the people of this
| commonwealth"
! They demand the unconditional repea
| of the present election law, which was
| denounced at length. The course of the
| Democratic ma jority in the late legis-
| lature is denounced. The course OF
Governor Taylor Lieutenant Governor
| Marshall and all Republican officials i.
| endorsed. The independent voters o.
Kentucky who had sided with the Re
publicans are thanked. The positions o.
Senator Deboe and Congressman Pugl
| and Roering are endorsed The reso
lutiOnS conclude by requesting eX-Gov.
ernor Bradley to allow the Republican,
of Kentucky to present his name at tn,
coming national convention for vic
president They were enthusiasticall!