The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
Republicans Very Enthusiastic
at Louisville Today.
No Nomination Made Yet-Roosevelt
Is Indorsed By Del
egates.
BELKSAP DELEGATES SEATED

Louisville, Jolly l6-The Republi-
can state convention reassembled Ut
i0:45 a. IN. today, and the committee
not being ready to report, heard an
address by Judge Breckner. There
was much enthusiasm manifested and
cries for all the candidates and at II !:
80 adjournment was taken until p.
IN.
Despite a light rain during the fore
noon the auditorium was crowded.
The Paducah delegation is right side
up and all are well.
Judge DuRell, Of Louisville, will
nominate Belknsp.
Judge Pratt will probably be nomi-
mated by Hon. James Breathitt, of
Christian.
The report Of the committee on Gre
dentials was formulated after six
hours session last night and declared
in favor OF seating the Belknlp dele
gates from Louisville. The vote stood
to 8.
At a meeting OF the committee on
permanent organization held at 1880
O'Clock this morning il was decided TO
recommend that the temporary organ
ization be made permanent. This
shows that the Belknap forces are
afraid 70 put Deboe in charge. Deboe
was originally agreed on for perma-
nent chairman.
The salient features Of the afternoon
gathering were an Endorsement OF
President Roosevelt's candidacy in
1904, which upset the calculations OF
several shrewd leaders, who it Is
charged, were figuring on ignoring
tina, poip, in the platform. Resolu-
tions and what amounted to a STAN
pede to former Gov. ". o. Bradley.
who is not an announced candidate.
after Col. Morris b. Belknsp had, on
test vote for temporary chairman,
apparently shown that he could win
hands down IN the first ballot.
Chairman Barnett announced that
the state central committee would
waive its right to arbitrarily name
the temporary chairman. and called
for nonipatious Maj. william O.
Owens was named by the Belkns p
forces, while Charles Blapford re.
oeived a large part Of the combined
strength Of the Pratt and Wilson
forces. The result was vote of 1871
to 675 in favor Of Owens This vote
cast in the contest for governor would
enable Belknap to win even should he
lose the contested Louisville delega-
tion Of 249 votes.
The committees on credentials, rules
and order Of business, permanent or
gsnization and resolutions were then
announced.
In announcing the name Of the COM
mittee on resolution Chairman Owens
called attention to the rulc that all
resolutions must be offered the com.
mittee without being read. unless
unanimous consent should be obtained
for promulgating them on the floor Of
the convention.
II had been openly been charged
during the day that fight would be
made against Endorsement by the com.
mittee of Roosevelt's candidacy. This
state of affairs was charged to former
Collector Of Internal Revenue Charles
z. Sapp and former United States SEN
ator Deboe, who led the Belknap
forces and organized the convention.
Immediately after the committees
were announced former Gov. Bradley
took the floor and offered the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That we. the Republic
cans OF Kentucky. express our heart
felt admiration Of the administration
Of Theodore Roosevelt, and that we
indorse him for the Republi.
can nomination for president In 1904"
The resolution Was. road by Gov.
without having obtained con-
sen, but it was unanimously adopted
by rising vote, every delegate spring
ing to his feet and cheering.
Immediately afterward Mr.. Bradley