The Bourbon news., 1911-05-02
Bourbon Republicans Have Warm
Convention.

The Republicans of Bourbon county
met in convention in this city Satur-
day afternoon for the purpose OF Sc
lecting delegates to the convention tc
nominate candidate for Railroad
District and after three hours OF
spill. between the Garrett and Craig
factions.
On the face cf the count Garrett re-
ceived the instructions from Bourbon
county by n majority of l65 votes, but
held separate convention and passed
resolutions iustructing their deleg cation
for the Covington Man.
The convention was one of the
warmest held in this city in years,
banks convention, which brought to-
gether the Republicans of this county
I cne Of the mcst bitter contests wGg
ed here in several years.
In spite Of the heat and excitement
If the convention only one hostile de-
monstration occurred, which was of
little consequence. ard police inter
1c:s.ce prevented any possibility Cf
fur he attempt at Eostilit0s.
- The Craig forces. which up to the
time Of the convention were led by
George w. Stuart, Chairman of tire
tee, toresaw the probability of defeat.
and in an effort to secure the instruc-
ticns of the county, Stuart announced
himself as a candidate TOP Railroad
Commissioner, after Offering his
nj; no.
asked that the opposing factions unite
and instruct the delegation Tor him.
The leaders Of the Garrett faction de-
clining to consider his proposition in
sisted upon vote being taken for
temporary chairman and put in nOmi-
nation A B. Tnomascn OF North Mid
dietoWn, eX-Postmaster j. l.. Early
wine, a Craig supporter, was also
named.
The crowd was then ordered to line
up on Main street fer the purpose of
counting the aGhe, ents Of beth sides.
M. II. Jacoby and j. w. Larkin were
appointed tellers and considerable time
was taken up in counting the votes.
The tellers had proceeded from Eighth
street to the Baptist church counting
the Eariywine adherents, when the
lClttio ~ EO luIIuSE, S.SIuB
as the reasun that large number of
the voters were repeating. The charge
was made by the Craig faction that
the tellers refused to continue the
count after prOcededing a short time
and vii irew.from the convention.
The final cOnnt as returned by the
tellers was Thomason 666. Earlywine
401. After considerable wrangling it
~ ln1 20 T. o,.lx In
benefit of one hundred votes. Claim
ing uEfairness they held rump con-
vention on the steps OF the baptist
man and Jim Brooks,a negro, as Sec
retary. After introducing resolutions
the following delegates and alternates
were named by the Craig men:
A. w. Cottingham, g. w. Stuart, J.
Mason, Horace Mitcnell, j. w. Larkin.
Frazier, Charles Stephenson, w. l..
French Thompson. j. p. Hutchc raft,
Towles. Alternates: DR.. Frank
William Edwards, Jr., William Free
man, J: W. Bramlette, James C1rbin,
Frank Thompson, r. ID. Grant, H. c.
Peters, K. B. Hutchcraft. Sam John
son, Allie Hill, George w. Wilder.
The regulars withdrew to the Chris
tian church where they organized the
convention with George H. Johnson. a
negro. as secretary and selected the
following delegates: Chas. Hough,
w. A. Thomson, A. j. Mabrier, /. C.
Livingston. Riley Dotson, Ewalt
Haley, Pat Kane, ID. Hume. T. H.
Clay, Jr., Stamps Moore, w. A.
lhomason, Il. 3. Thomasen, N. A.
Moore, S. Ayers, S. w. Duncan, Jim
Gaines, Allen Beatty. Jim Duncan,
Geo. Nelson. Milt Wood ward, Rev.
Campbell, j. d. Shy, M. X. Jacoby.