Evening journal., 1903-07-16
KENTUCKY SAFE
FOR ROOSEVELT
Lively Convention OF South
ern Republicans in Audi
torium in Louisville
POLITICIANS WERE OUTWITTED

Ex-Governor Bradley introduced Reso-
luton and Delegates Almost stam-
peded to Him For Governor, Al
though Re is Not a Candidate.
Louisville KY. July 10. -spectaou-
lar In the extreme was the opening
session OF the Kentucky Republican
state convention az the auditorium,
and the situation is full of possibili-
ties for more interesting events. The
two salient features OF the session
were. first. the endorsement Of Presl-
dent Rooseyelt's candidacy In 1904;
second. almost q stampede TO Former
Governor William o. Bradley who is
not an announced can ldet ttor COVER
nor The convention as opened by
II, c. Barnett who nounced the
business before the cSvcntion TO be
the nomination OF full state ticket.
Colonel B. Morris B. Bolinap' a Louls-
Vile merchant: Hon. Augustus d.
Wilson. a Louisville attorney, and
States Attorney General Clifton j.
Pratt the only man on the Taylor
ticket in 1899 TO secure his Office after
a bitter legal contest. are the three
candidates for governor.
Announcing the names Of the reso-
lutions committee. Chairman owens
called attention TO the rule that ell
resolutions must be offered the COM
mittee without being read, unless
unanimous consent should be obtained
for promulgatlng them on the floor
/ OF the convention. 10 had been open
" charged during the day that a fight
would be made by shrew politicians
against endorsement by the commit
tee of Roosevelt's candidacy. This
state of anairs was charged to For
mer Collector of Internal Revenue
Charles E. Sapp and Former United
States Senator Deboe. who led the
Belknap forces and organized the con
vention.
Immediately after the committees
were announced Former Governor
Bradley took tho floor and offered th'
following resolution;
"Resolved. That we, the Republi
cans OF Kentucky, express our heart
felt approval and admiration Of tn
administration Of Theodore Roosevelt
and that we heartily endorse him 70
the Republican nomination for pres
! dent in 1901
The resolution was read by Cover
3 nor Bradley without having first oil
tanned consent, but It was unanimoul
ly adopted by a rising vote. every de
egate springing to his feet and chez
ing.
Immediately afterward Mr. Bradle
was given tremendous ovation. Afte
Ave minutes uninterrupted cheerin
he consented 10 take the stage an
, speak The pith of his remarks wa
and appeal for honest elections an
honest conventions. and he referre
Indirectly TO the contest over the Lol
isville delegation by pleading that th
delegates nominate only a man who's
methods had been fair and honest an
one who could command united SUI
port. The speech was powerfully pu
s and there Immediately began wha
4 threatened to become a stampede {
Bradley. Hundreds of delegates gatl
y cred about him and declared thel
% opinion that he was the man VIII
most nearly resembled the picture h
had himself drawn. If Bradley ha
been placed in nomination then h
would have received an almost unan
f nous vote on the assumption that hi
a nomination would wipe out any bite
e ness caused by the Louisville contes
p Asbury Epworfh League excursion
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