The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-09
Gov. Beckham Had Votes to
Throw Away.
Delegation Sent Unin-
structedt- Black burn, Nc Creary, Beck
ham and James the Big -Four.
CRUSHING DEFEAT FoR"ANTIso

y. ". w. Beckham aud the adminis-
tra,ion faction completely routed the
Black burn Nc Creary -Kehoe opposi-
ton and defeated them In every detail
In the Democratic state convention.
Governor Beckham was elected tenn
porary chairman over Frank Peake,
the anti-machine candidate, by a vote
Of si7 TO 322, and with the assistance
Of his majority the delegates organ.
lied the convention. framed all the
resolutions, dictated the policies.
named the officers and committees and
completely dominated the assembly.
Senators Blackburn, MoCreary,
Governor Beckham and Congressman
Ollie James we're elected by aoclama.
tion to be delegates-at-lsrge to the ma
iionAl convention.
At the very end of the convention
the matter of instruoting or not in.
structing the delegation to the ma.
tional convention was brought before
the consideration Of the delegates.
The committee on resolutions, head
ed by Senator McCreary. reported
against instructions.
Judge John NJ. Lasting, of the
Sixth district. offered resolution In
amendment that the convention rooom-
mend. not instruct. for Parker for
the nomination.
Congressman Sherley championed
Lassing's resolution.
Then arose n tremendous howl from
q great majority Of the delegates.
The plea Of Sherley for instructions
was howled down. The sentiment
was preponderating. The chance for
instructing for Parker was nil The
convention was more inclined to In
struot for Mcclellan. although the
prevailing spirit was that the delega-
tion should use its own best Judgment
which was ordered.
The fight against the administration
was led by Senator J. O. s. Black
burn, assisted by Senator McCreary
and Congressman Hoke Smith. When
the convention opened State Chairman
Allie Young made speech in which
he attacked the methods Of the admin
istration's workers, bot disolaimed
any personal animosity toward Gov.
ernor Bsckham. At the close Of Chair
man Young's speech Congressman
Ollie James, acting for the admins
tration men, placed Governor Beck
ham in nomination for temporary
Congressman James speech was the
Of On enthusiastic rccep-
ton given United States Senat or
Black burn when ne took the door to
nominate Judge Peake as the candi-
date Of the decentralization men
for temporary chairman. Senator
Black burn made a remarkable speech.
Disclaiming any idea of making war
on individuals, he yet asserted that
the Democratic party in Kentucky
was falling into the grasp of ma
chine and ont of control of the voters.
He declared that he and his associates
would contest to the last tho effort of
the administration men to elect Lewis
McQuown chairman Of the state GEN.
trail committee.
THIS resolutions condemn 1.-THE I'M
necessary and unjust system OF federal
taxation maintained BY the Republi-
can administration, and demand .
revision Of the tariff in conservative
spirit The increase of expend itures
Of the federal government under Re-
publican rule IL condemned and the
by the president upon
the constitution are denounced.
The resolutions further favor the
regulation of trusts and recommend .
Investigation of all federal
on the ground that the
refusal of the Republicans to permit
further investigation Of the postofiice
suggests hidden corrup-
lion. The course Of 0overnor Durbin