The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-17
ROOSEVELT
is ENDORSED.
Kentucky Stands Up to BE
Counted for the President.
State Delegation Is Pledged to
Him for 1904.
BELKNAP is CHOSEN.
Bradley Could Have Had NOmi-
nation for Governor.
TaylOr's Name Excites Burst of
Enthusiasm.
BELKNAP is CHOSEN.

Louisville, KY, July IA second day
of picturesque political maneuvers in
the state convention Of the Kentucky
Republicans failed to eliminate in the
final grand surprise of a winning dark
horse. whose coming had been limited at
and whose followers during yesterdays
sessions set the political managers TO
guessing Colonel Norris b. Belknap,
of Louisville. a wholesale merchant,
widely known throughout the country,
received the nomination for governor On
the first ballot. His delegates, contrary
to predictions. stuck to him, though how
much of their tenacity can be charged
to the announcement by former Cover
nor William O. Bradley that he was not
a candidate can only be conjectured. MI.
Belknap was nominated after an on
thusiastic supporter of Mr.. Bradley had
placed the former governor in nominal
ton and the followers of Augustus e.
Wilson had tacllly Withdrawn the man
supposed to be Mr.. Belknap's nearest
competitor by 1.siilng to present his
name.
The threatened stampede to Bradley
was queled by an emphatic declaration
that he would not be a candidate bus
for some unknown reason the convea-
ton officers called his name during the
ballot and he received a greater num-
Der of votes than Clifton J. Pratt, who
made an active canvass.
The ticket is as follows:
For GoVernOr-MOrris 3. Belknap, of
Louisville.
For Lieutenant Governor. B. Viii
hytt, Of Ashland.
For Treasurer-John A Black, of Bar
louisville
For Auditor-George w. Welsh, of
Danville
For Attorney General-William Beck
ner, of Winchester.
For Secretary of StaIe-J c. Speight,
of Mayheld.
The resolutions which were adopted
are in Part as follows:
We stand for the continuance of ex-
listing Republican financial and tariff
policies.
the record that President Roosevelt has
made in continuing the great work be-
gun by William Mckinley and himself
in dealing with the new problems that
he has had to solve; in his handling Of
the Philippine question: in his firm
management of the Venezuelan crisis;
in his wise and courageous course with
reference to the anthracite coal strike;
in his honest efforts to secure justice
to Cuba: in his zeal fer the Panama
canal; in his vigorous demand for Off
cial purity and honesty, and punish
ment of the corrupt and dishonest, in
his resolute stand against the closing
of Chinese ports to our trade; in the
success achieved by his practical eff
forts to enforce the law against I'M
cOuraEemeut he has given to the laying
of cable across the Pacific, which
brings us into closer touch with the
Philippines than we were with the
Louisiana territory or with California
W hen acquired. He has shown himself
a strong executive. as he is an ideal
citizen. and we heartily and enthusiast
tically are for his nomination to the
presidency in 1904.
We denounce assassination and law
Iessness. whether in Servia or Ken
lucky, as destructive of civilization, and
call upon the enlightened int ligence
of the state. through it's legislative, ex-
ecutiVe and judicial agencies, to en-
ploy remedies to re-establish order 0"d
punish crime within our borders.
We especially arraign the present
state chief executive for so exercising
the pardoniHg power as to subserVe pO-
ntical and partisan purposes, with the
certain effect of encouraging crime by
virtually rendering criminals of Demo-
cratic political faith immune from
punishment.
No reference to the money question
was made in the platform. Nominations
for governor were reached late in the
afternoon, when the names Of Clifton J.
Pratt and Morris 3. Belknap were of
fered Judge w. Z. Breathitt placed
Plat in nomination and George Du
Relic offered the name of BellSnap. MI
Wilson's hackers did not respond when
his congressional district was called and
this was equivalent to a withdrawal.
The surprise came when the Eleventh
district was called and State Senator
Kash arose and sprung the name of a
dark HORSEPOWER Governor William o.
Bradley. The speech was a masterpiece
Of natural oratory of the fervid Ken
lucky style and moved the delegates to
a wild demonstration Mr. Bradley
finally quelled the tumult by shouting
Il have declared for twelve months
that I would not accept this nomination
I am an honest man and while 1 thank
my friends, I adhere to my original
resolution. I cannot be a candidate for
governor"
A negro delegate provoked wild en-
thusiasm by word in praise of ex-
Governor w, s. Taylor.
When the roll call of counties was
started. the name of w. o. Bradley was
retained. AS the ballot progressed it
showed that Bradley drew the Wilson
strength and part of Pratt's strength.