The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-18
Ky. Endorses Bryan
At Harmonious Convention Held
in Lexington Last Friday.
Democracy Reunited

DenOCIdtlC state convention AT Lex
ington, Friday. What was expect
ed to be bitter struggle resulted in
one of the most harmonious meetings
of delegates ever held in this state.
The net result was:
The selection of Representative
A. o. Stanley, Of Henderson, for
temporary chairman without oppo-
sition. The selection of six dele.
gates at large, giving each two-thirds
of a vote.
The unanimous Endorsement of
Bryan.
A compromise on the organization
of the party in the state.
Other important results of the
convention we're
The booming of A. o. Stanley
for the next candidate for governor.
The endorsement of Urey Wood
son, of Greensboro, for reelection
as national committeeman by seven
out of eleven districts. with promise
of support in the other districts.
The Beckham forces were thor
oughly defeated and the ex-govern-
or decided not to oppose Stanley for
temporary chairman. Then all fac
tons got together and planned the
harmony program, which was car
ried out to the letter.
| The following delegates we're ap-
pointed;
| State-at-large-Ollie M. James,
James B. McCreary, Col. w. B.
Haldeman, T. H. Paynter, J. c. w.
Beckham, John c. c. Mayo.
District Delegates-First District
Conn Linn and Gus Thomas.
State Executive Committeeman
Henry R. Prewitt, Chairman Jos.
w. Pugh, of Kenton, A. G. Rhea,
of Logan. First District-Henry
r. Lawrence, of Trigg.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES District-=Mott
Ayers, Fulton.
Organization Committee-First
District-Judge E. Barry.
Resolutions Commlttee-First
District-C. w. Richardson, Cald-
we'll.
The convention was a love feast
and the gathering will go down in
history for the words OF peace spok-
en- by the leaders of the former war
ming factions which resulted in a Re-
publican victory in Kentucky. There
is no doubt in the minds of the lead
ers, but that Kentucky will give an
old line Democratic majority this
fall.
Only few changes we're recon-
mended by the committee on per-
manent organization, and adopted
by the convention,
Perhaps the most important change
made in the party law has to do with
the selection of precinct committee
men, and in the future all such COM
mittee are TO be elected by the will
of the Democratic voters of the re-
spective precincts of which they de-
sire to be committeeman. This is
regarded as being one of the best
rules made for the Democratic party
in Kentucky, and the change is one
which has been asked for by perhaps
a greater number of Democratic
voters through their delegates than
any other change recommended by
the committee on permanent organ
ization.
One of the most important changes
recommended by the committee on
permanent organization is to the
effect that the office Of any state.
county or precinct committeeman
shall become vacant upon his becom-
ing a candidate for the nomination
for any office elective by the people.
or upon his acceptance of any cleo
tive or appointive public political
office. II was also the will of the
committee on permanent organiza-
ton that the action of mass-conven-
ton shall be null and void unless
the pesident officer gives tellers and
a count upon demand of Democrat
when such Democrat shall make
such a request in a mass-convention.
Another change which is believed
TO be of much importance to the
Democratic party in the state was
also recommended by the committee
on permanent organization and is to
the effect that members of the Demo-
cratic state and executive commit
tees can only give their proxies to
member Of the committee of which
he is a member.
The resolution committee reported
the following resolutions, which
were adopted with a whoop;
We, the representatives of the
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