The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-23
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS
Convention Endorses Roosevelt's
Administration.

Administration.
Louisville, Special.-A second day
Of picturesque political manoeuvering
In the State convention Of the Ken
lucky Republicans failed to culmin.
ate in the surprise Of the winning
dark horse, whose coming had been
limited at and whose followers during
Thursdays session set the political
managers to guessing. Colonel Morris
B. Belknap, Of Louisville. a whole
sale merchant widely known through
out the country, received the nomina'
tion for Governor on the first ballot.
Tie threatened stampede to Bradley
was quelled by an emphatic declara-
ton that he would not be a candidate,
but for some unknown reason the con-
vention officers called his name dur.
ing the ballot and he received 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 proftably employed by the
Belknap leaders in holding their men
In line and chilling the Bradley senti.
ment. The platform adopted. after
congratulating the people Of the
United States on the unparalleled
prosperity achieved under the ma
tional Republican policy" refers to
President Roosevelt as follows:
1--WE express high appreciation OF
the record that President Roosevelt
has made in continuing the great
work begun by VIM. Mckinley, and
in himself dealing with the new prob.
lens that he has had to solve in his
handling Of the Philippine question;
in his firm management Of the Vene-
zuelan crisis; in his wise, courageous
course with the anthracite COIL strike,
with his honest efforts to secure jus.
tice to Cuba; in his zeal for the
Panama Canal; in his vigorous de-
mand for official purity and honesty
and punishment Of the corrupt and
dishonest; in his resolute stands
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 Pa.
cifc, which brings US into closer
touch with the Philippines than W.
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 heart.
lily and enthusiastically are for his
nomination for the presidency IN
1901"
The platform also denounces as,
s~ass'nation and lawlessnes5, and es.
peciaily arraigns the Governor Of Ken.
lucky for so exercising the pardon.
ing power as to subserve political and
partisan purposes with the certain ef.
feet Of encouraging crime by virtually
rendering criminals Of Democratic
political faith immune from punish.
ment." No reference to the money
question was made in the platform.
Nominations for Governor were
reached late in the afternoon. The
surprise came when the eleventh dis.
trict was called and State Senator
Kash nominated former Governor
VIM. o. Bradley in a speech Of the
fervid Kentucky style and the dele.
gates made a tumultuous iemonstra.
ton which Mr.. Bradley finally quelled
by shooting: "I have declared for II
months that I would not accept this
nomination. I am an honest man and
while I thank my friends, / adhere to
my original resolution. l cannot be a
candidate for Governor"