The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1904-06-29
The Democratic Convention Harmonious. Instruct
ing For Helm.

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The Democrats of Madison county
met in delegate convention at the
courthouse, at 2p. m. Monday after
room for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to cast the vote of Madison coun-
~ in the convention to be held in
Shelbvville, KY, on Tuesday June 2S
for the purpose of nominating Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Eighth Congressional District, pursuant
to the call OF the Eighth Congressional
COMMITTEE, Upon motion. duly put
and carried, r. w. Miller, was electe,'
Chairman and r n. Pickels. A. d
Miller and J. L. Sewers Secretaries
The following resolutions were ADOPT.
ed: BE it
ResOired, BY the Democrats of Madi-
son county, KY, in convention assem-
bled. that we approve the call of the
district committee for a convention to
be held at Shelbyville, on June 28. for
the purpose of nominating a Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Eighth Congressional District of Ken
lucky. The following delegates and
alternates are hereby appointed:
Harvey Chenault, T. J. Smith, Bev-
eily BIoaddus, j. A. Sullivan, R. W.
Miller, John A. Young, j. R. Dunbar.
Jas. holland, J. p. Simmons, 7. T
Covington. Luther Fish. d. F. Powers.
I. II. Pickles, A. d. Miller, Alex Gibbs.
Alternates: G. c. Gov. T. ]. Mason.
q. Q. Rodus. Ravens Harris, d. II.
Breck, 6. w. Ginter, N. B. Arbuckle.
H. NJ. SnideT, Frank Seiforth, ]. J
Neale, G. A. Taylor. w. w. Tevis. w.
A. Johnson, T. ]. Moberley.
"The delegates herein named are in.
structed to cast the vote of Madison
county for Hon. Harvey Helm, of
Lincoln county, tor Congress, first last
and all the time, and to use all honor
able means to secure his nomination
The said delegates are instructed to
vote as a unit on all questions, and
majority of the delegates in attendance
at said convention are hereby INSTRUCT
ed to cast the entire vote of this county
under that rule.
r. W. MILLER,
4. B. S Mflnz, secretar Chairman
j. l.. Sewers,
The utmost good humor prevailed
and no amendments to the resolutions
were offered. AS an evidence of his
acquieecence in the will Of the majority
Of the Democrats OF Madison county.
seventeen of her twenty-four precincts
having sent uncontested delegations
to the county convention in favor of
Hon. Harvey Helm. of Lincoln, Mr.. ]
5. Collins, who had made such a gal
liant fight for Mr.. Gilbert, moved that
the county instruct unanimously for
Helm. His magnanimOus action was
duly appreciated and when he re
marked Il will be here for Helm in
November" the friends of the latter
were doubly assured that such man, so
worthy of their steel in the hea,
of battle would keep step in the
Democratic march next November no
matter what man obtained the coveted
nomination at ShelbyviIle.
Although Mr. Gilbert was defeated in
Madison, he made game fight here,
his most able Lieutenant, Mr.. j. S.
Collins, leading his fight with vigor
rarely ever seen here and never
in z Congressional eampaigs. !
in this county. Mr. Gilbert did moi
enter the race for reelection until eight
weeks ago, meanwhile the other two
gentlemen, Helm and Moore, had
SHE'D their castors IN tine ring long
previously. Collins rapidly marshaled
the Gilbert forces, forced the fighting
from the start. scattering cOnterna-
ton in the ranks of his opponents
His whirlwind campaign took their
breath away for time. and it is freely
admitted that had the convention as.
'embled three weeks earlier, Mr.. Gill
bert would have carried the day over
But the Helm forces
caught their second wind" so to
peak, in the meantime, and effected
IN organization Of active workers who
made hard personal canvass in their
respective precincts. The result last
saturday. but for the timely awaken
ng OF the Helm people. would have
'een quite a different story. As
was. the tide did not begin to turn
Until just few days before the con-
ension, 90 strong fight had Mr.. !