The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-17
BELKNAP is NAMED
BY KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS FOR
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
DARK HORSE DIDN'T SHOW.
FORMER GOVERNOR BRADLEY
DECLINED TO RUN.

Bradley Said He Was Not n Candi-
cate An Opposing Delegate
Shouted "YOu're Beat NOw"-.'I
Don't Know Who You Are, but
You Are "A Liar" Bradley Called
Out-There Was no BIOOdshed.
Other Names ON the Ticket.
Roosevelt Endorsed.
Louisville, July 16.-The following
ticket was nominated by the Republic
cans to-day:
For Governor-Morris Belknap of
Louisville.
holt of Ashland.
For Treasurer-John A. Black of
| Barboursville.
For Auditor-George Welsh of Dan
Vile
For Attorney General-William Beck
ner of Winchester.
For Secretary of State-J. C. Speight
of Maryland.
A second day of picturesque polit-
| ical maneuvering in the State Conven-
ton of the Kentucky Republicans
| failed to eliminate in the final grand
surprise of the winning dark horse,
whose coming had been limited at and
whose followers during yesterdays
session set the political managers to
guessing.
Morris B. Belknap of Louisville. a
wholesale merchant widely known
throughout the country. received the
nomination for Governor on the first
ballot The threatened stampede to
| Bradley was killed by an emphatic
declaration that he would not be a
| candidate, but for some unknown rea-
| son the convention officers called his
name during the ballot, and he receiv-
ed a greater number of votes than
| Clifton j. Pratt, who made an active
| canvass.
The convention did practically moth
| ing during the morning, and a long
wait was profitably employed by the
| Belknap leaders in holding their men
| in line and chilling the Bradley senti-
ment.
Their Platform.
The platform adopted, after congrat-
ulating the people of the United States
on the unparalleled prosperity
| achieved under national Republican
policies refers to President Roose-
/ welt as follows:
I'VE express highest appreciation of
the record that President Roosevelt has
made in continuing the great work be-
gun by William Mckinley, and in HIM
self 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 courageous course with the
/ anthracite coal strike. with his honest
| efforts to secure justice to Cuba, in
| his zeal for the Panama canal. in his
vigorous demand for official purity and
honesty and punishment of the corrupt
| and dishonest, in his resolute stand
against the closing of Chinese ports TO
our trade, in the success achieved by
| his political efforts to enforce the law
against unlawful combination, and in
| the encouragement he has given to
| the laying of a cable across the Pacific,
which brings into closer touch with
the Philippines than we were with the
Louisiana territory or with California
when acquired. He has shown himself
a strong executive as he is an ideal
citizen, and we heartily and enthusiasts
tically are for his nomination for the
presidency in 1904"
The platform also denounces assas-
ly arraigns the Governor of Kentucky
for 80 exercising the pardoning pow
er as to subserve political and parti-
san purposes, with the certain effect
of encouraging crime by virtually
rendering criminals of Democratic po-
litical faith immune from punish
ment."
No reference to the money question
was made in the platform.
Than Co.,.a
Nominations for governor were
reached late in the afternoon. The
surprise came when the Eleventh dis
trict was called and State Senator
Kash nominated ex-Gov. w. o. Brad
ley and the delegates made a demon
stration which Mr.. Bradley finally
quelled by shouting, 81 have declared
for twelve months that l would not
accept this nomination. I am an hon
est man. and while thank my friends,
adhere to my original resolution. l
cannot be a candidate for governor"
negro delegate provoked much en-
thusasm by praising ex-Gov. w. S.
Taylor
Before the roll call was completed
Judge Pratt withdrew his name. Mr..
Bradley reiterated his previous state
ment that he was not a candidate,
only to be interrupted by a delegate
VINO IduHllHSiy CfIeu, IOur beat
now"
AS soon as the Kisses which greeted
the interruption had died away, Mr.
Bradley turned to the point whence
the taunt had come and shouted, Il
don't know who you are, and don't
care; but you are a liar"
The interruption subsidized. The
nomination of Belknap was then made
unanimous. After his speech of ac-
ceptance an adjournment was taken,
and the rest of the ticket completed
at the night session.