The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-21

Louisville, KY, July ia second day
OF picturesque scene OF maneuvering in
the state convention OF the Kentucky
republicans failed to eliminate in the
grand surprise OF the winning dark
horse hose coming had been limited at
and whose followers during yesterdays
sessions set the political managers to
guessing. Colonel Morris B. Belknap,
of Louisville, a wholesale merchant
widely known through tut the country
received the nomination for governor
on the first ballot. The threatened
stampede to Bradley was quelled by an
emphatic declaration that he would not
be a candidate, but for some unknown
reason the convention officers called his
a greater number of votes thai Clifton
J. Pratt, who made an active
The convention did practically moth
ing during the morning and a long wait
| was proftably employed by the Belk-
| nap leaders in holding their men in
line and chilling the Bradley sentiment.
The platform adopted, after congratu-
| lating the people Of the United States
| on "the unparalleled prosperity achiev-
| ed under national republican policies
| refers to President Roosevelt as fol-
lows:
W. express highest appreciation of
| the record that Precedent 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 to solve in his handling Of the
Philippine question; in his firm man.
| agement of the Venezuelan crisis, in his
wise, courageous courSe with the an
thracite coal strike; with his honest
efforts to secure justice to Cuba; in his
zeal for the Panama canal; in his Wig
orous 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; and in the encouragement
he has given to the layingt of a cable
across the Pacic which brings into clos
- OS>i "-SAA IN Il piIiN ii1Il We
were with the Louisiana territory, or
with California when acquired. He has
| shown himself a strong executive ~
he is an ideal citizen and we heartily
I an enthusiastically are for his nomina-
ton for the presidency il 1904"
The platform also d~enounces assassi-
nation, and lawlessness, and especially
| arraigns the governor of Kentucky for
II CO n~i~+;r~ @lo
| to subserve political and partisan pur-
poses with the certain effect Of encourg-
ing crime by virtually rendering crimi-
mails of democratic political faith i'm
mum from punishment"
No reference to the money question
was made in the platform.
| Nominations for governor were reach
ed late in the afternoon. The surprise
i came when the eleventh district was
| called and State Senator Kash nominal
ted former Governor William o. Brad
| ley in a speech Of the farvid Kentucky
style and the delegates made a tumult-
uouS demonstration which Mr.. Bradley
himself finally quelled by shouting:
Il have declared for twelve months
that 1 would not accept this nomina-
ton. 1 am an honest man, and while
l thank my friends, l adhere to my
original resolution. l mo be a can
didate for governor
A negro delegate provoked much en-
thusiasm by a word Of praise for former
Governor w. S. Taylor.
Before the roll call vas completed
Judge Pratt Withdrew his name. Mr..
Bradley reiterated his previous state
ment that he was not a candidate, only
to be Interrupted by 4 delegate who
tauntingly cried, You re beat now,
You're beat now"
As soon as the Kisses which greeted
the interrupted had died away, Mr..
Bradley turned to the point whence
the taunt had come ard shouted L
don't know who you are and I don't
care: but you are a liar
| The interruption subsidized.
| The nomination of Relknap was then
made unanimous. After his speech Of
acceptance an adjournment was taken
and the rest Of the ticket completed at
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