The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-07-17
Democratic Convention.

Sterling, held at the Court House
at 2 o'clock p. IN. on the 10th day
of July, 1900, for the purpose OF
instructing delegates to attend the
convention to be held at Lexington,
KY, on the 10th day of July, 1900,
for the purpose of nominating a
Democratic candidate for Governor
of Kentucky. The meeting was
called to order by Hon. II. X.
Prewitt Chairman, of the Demo-
cratic Committee for said county.
Upon motion of Ben r. Turner, A.
A. Hazelrigg was chosen Chairman
of said convention, and on motion
of Judge John E. Cooper Squire
Turner and and j. w. Hedden were
selected as Secretaries.
On motion of Henry Gillispie, the
following resolutions were offered
and adopted, to-wit:
LIST. RESOLVED, That we heart
lily endorse and approve OF the plat
form adopted by the Democratic
party in convention assembled at
Kansas City or July 4th, 1900, and
we pledge our earnest support in
the endeavor to place Kentucky
safely again in the Democratic col
umn, that we may have four years
of the peoples rule, headed, aided
and encouraged by the greatest
American statesman now living,
William j. Bryan.
2nd. That we approve of the
course pursued by our young and
talented Governor, j. c. w. Beck
ham, during the contest for Cover
nor of Kentucky. That it is the
sense of the Democracy of Mont
gomery County, that he occupy a
place near and dear to our hearts,
but believing that another Demo
crat just as loyal and just as true
can under the present condition of
affairs in Kentucky better solidify
the different forces in Kentucky,
we believe his denomination a mis-
take, and having faith in the cour-
age, craftsmanship and true De-
mocracy of the Hon. James d.
Black, of the County of Knox, the
delegates of this convention are
hereby instructed to cast the vote
Of Montgomery county for said
Black as their nominee for Cover
nor, and to use all honorable means
TO secure his nomination.
Bird. That the following persons
be and they are hereby appointed
rs delegates to said convention to
cast the vote Of Montgomery coun-
y, to-wit
Ed Owens, WIN Tapp, w L jon
IS. Ewell PAYNE. VIM Durham. j |
" Mason. j r Palmeter, j Coleman
Reid. f p Thompson, Prewitt
Young, NJ G Ferguson, Ernest Gil !
ispie, G X Prewitt, Tom Fogg, Robt |
Marshall, w ii Prewitt, Peter Kel-
y, w @ Stephens, w B O'Connell, |
Allen Mccormick, VIM. Eubank,
Mat Oldham, Thos Anderson, John |
Keller, Jas Gatewood, Robt Mont
oy, II c Gillispie, ii X Greene. !
Frank Dean, Chas Il Ragen, Glenn
Dean, Sam Hart, VIM. Bryant, DR.
D II Bush, John Wyatt, Harry l. |
Fogg, Lawless Gatewood, r G Rob |
nson Mike Howard, Ben f Wyatt, |
H r Bright, John Richardson, Il 5 |
Greene. r ) Barber, Col Thos.
Johnson, Bert Orear, VIM Ander-
son, Robt Pitman, Thos S Barnc7
Crawford Mason, l n Greene, j I
Davis Reid, Rich Wilson. cid Hart. |
John Montioy, JAS II Gillispie, AL
bert Bridges, John Fogg, Thos j
Thomas, Ed Prewitt, VIM Tyler,
Joe Coons, Joe Kemper, G E Coons,
John E Cooper, j Clay Cooper,
Speed Anderson, Ben r Turner, G
w Baird, j b Taulbee, L + Keith,
G G Wyatt, VIM Bridgeforth, Yves
Phillips, John Walsh, Ed Settles
Howard Anderson, Will Wilkerson,
Joe Barnes, J C Johnson, C z
Chick, Sterling Bush, Lindsay Van
arsdale, Harry r Thomas II NJ
Woodrord. j NJ Chase, Jas | Welsh
Geo Hainline, Rev w T Tibbs,
Henry Judy, Il j Raborn, Joe
Pruitt, II r Prewitt, Bob Mason, NJ
o Cockrell, Alb Oldham, Dick
Punch, Taylor Fitzpatrick, Squire
Turner, John CockrelI, Joe Trim
BILE II X Oldham, Ben Salyer, John
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