The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-05-06
HARTFORD, KY, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1901.
BRADLEY, YERKES.
Republican Convention at Louis
vile Enthusiastic and
Harmonious.

many years at the KepuDlican state
convention, held at Macauley's Thea
ter Tuesday afternoon, and the party
became again unit, with the Yerkes
and Bradley forces standing shoulder
to shoulder.
The handclssp In the afternoon be-
gan the reconciliation OF Yerkes and
Bradley. The process was terminal
ed at the night session when Gov.
Bradley moved that Mr.. Yerkes be
made permanent chairman of the con-
vention. This prevented an inevita-
BILE clash.
Yerkes completed the plan of Gov,
Bradley to bring about harmony by
moving that Gov. Bradley be elected
delegate at. large to the National
convention by acclamation. Both
motions carried with tremendous APP
plause.
Yerkes then made speech In praise
of Bradley and Bradley made speech
announcing his willingness to join
forces with Yerkes.
Instead of fight there was grand
climax of hsrmony and a great dis
play of good feeling. The delegates
went into ecstasies over the reconcil.
iation of Yerkes and Bradley. For
the first time In years the Republican
party gives promise of showing a
united front to the common enemy.
The election OF Richard P. Ernst, OF
Covington. aud Charles W. Long, OF
Leitch6eld. as delegates.at-large by
reclamation lent finish and sincerity
to the unanimous spirit OF harmony
which swept through the convention.
The e.ection of Z. e. Underwood,
colored, AS one of the big Four" was
also finally made unanimous.
When Chairman Yerkes adjourned
the convention sine die Thursday
night, there was not delegate who
did not leave the hall filled with
hope TOR the party and delighted
over the outcome OF the great conven-
ton.
The following brief extracts are
parts of resolutions adopted:
The Republican party OF Kentucky,
in convention assembled, gloiies IN
being a part of the national organiza'
ton so broad and liberal In It's poll
cies that it affords a political home to
every element OF our population, and
so true and faithful in Its record that
it has no need tor reorganization, and
no occasion to retraet what it has
heretofore declared, or to apologize
for any of the acts of Its splendid
past.
We heartily and unreservedly In
dorse the administration OF Theodore
Roosevelt. which, following as 1t has
done the policy OF William Mckinley
has continued with undated force
the marvellous prosperity with which
our country has been blessed since
the return of the Republican party tc
power in ISo7;and will remain so over
whelmingly Endorsed by the Ameri
can people in 1896 and in 1900.
The following are the deleg ates and
alternates elected to the National con
vention from State at large.
Observation-Disclosures.
w. o. Bradley, R. P. Ernst, G. w
Long, E. E. Underwood, negro.
ALTERNATEs.
James DeWeese, J. o. Haswell, H
L. Howard, w. H. Parker.
NEW STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
First District, W. J. Deboe; Secont
District, William P. Scott; Third Dis
trict, J. Frank Taylor; Fourth Dis
trict, NJ. L. Heavrin; Fifth District
w. A. Evans; Sixth District, Richard
P. Ernst; Seventh District, Robert ]
McNiichaels; Eighth District, W. J
Wilmore Ninth District, ]. B. Ben
net; Tenth District, R. H. Winn
Eleventh District, w. w. Byerly.
George w. WEIGH and David w
Fairleigh, members of the State Cen
trail Committee from the State-at