The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-05-15

STATE CONVENTION
DOWNS BRADLEY
Wilson, Burnan, Bullitt, Lane
DeligaeS INSTRUCTED for Taft.
Republican Administrations 10
State and Nation Unani-
mouSly Endorsed

Kentucky the followers OF William
howard Taft won a decisive and
complete victory the Fairbanks peo-
ole at the State gathering at Phoenix
Hill Park. AS the result of the con-
yention the Taft men are not only In
control of the delegation TO the ma
tional convention at Chicago next
month. but they are also dominant alb
-solutely in the State organization. The
State Central Committee, was reor-
,ganized with the election of r. II.
VIM. of Mt. Sterling, as chairman.
The convention brought to a cul-
mination the striking political war
fare that has been waged for more
than Two years between William Mar
shall Bulitt and William O'Connell
Bradley United States Sanator-elect
Neither, had he his way, would have
permitted the other TO have gained
foothold in the convention. Brad
ley's friends mustered more strength
than his opponents had expected how
ever, and in spite of the overwhelm-
ing Taft sentiment of the convention
Bradley came within a shade of win
ming place on the Big Four.
PLEA FOR HARMONY.
The Serat0r-elect delivered the open
ing address 1T the convntino,in which
he made a stirring plea for harmony
and in which he told his followers TO
submit without fight to the report of
the Credentials Committee, which as
expected, unseated the contestd Fair
banks delegates in most cases and
threw out most of the contests urged
by the Fairbanks men. In spite of the
fact that many delegates which had
been recognized by the district con-
yen.ons were unseated, the Bradley
men submitted quietly and allowed the
report TO be accepted.
Ten came a fight which will be
memorable in the political annals of
the State, Old warriors of the party of
AinColn and Grant rose one after an
ONE and declared in unmistakable
terms that Bradley must be sent TO the
con, endOn. They said that it would
he a shame not TO send him, consider
'.g tho service he had rendered the
Ua3.y for forty years and the stand
i1g which le has now. The strik-
ing thing about all this was that it
was -lc Tariff men who urged his cleo
lion. Major W. c. Owens, former
Congressman John w. Lewis, Represen
taJiye Finley Of Hopkins county Sam
Kash, of Whitley county, all of them
leading Taft men, appealed to the
convention not to neglect the man
who he'd done 50 much for them.
Judge w II. Holt, another veteran,
but a Fairbanks man, added his voice
20 the concert.
And on the other side Mr.. Marshall
n3ullitt made another of his striking
and characteristic orations, in which
he demanded of the convention that
they send to Chicago only those who
had fought for Taft, and would fight
for him there until he should be nom
mated. lie declared that those who
had opposed them in their battles in
Kentucky were not fitted to repre-
sent them at Chicago.
The supporters of Gov. Augustus
e. Wilson found cause for jubilation
in the result of the convention. Though
some time ago the more rabid Taft
leaders We're talking of not sending
him to the convention because he
had declared for an uninstructed dele
cation, he received practically a unan-
imous vote, all but seven counties cast
ing their ballots for him. He led the
other delegates by nearly 550'votes.
The delegation elected by the State
Convention is bound by the
strongest instructions probably the
have been issued to any dele
gates in the country. The resolutions
which were drawn up by Judge George
Du Relic, provided that they vote for
Taft until he shall be nominated"
The tremendous cheering which the
reading OF this provoked showed that
the sentiment of the conviction was
Overwhelmingly for the Secretary of
Mar.
BRADLEY'S SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the convention, II
IN glad once more to face a Repub-
liCsu convention. / want 20 say that