The Bourbon news., 1911-05-05

their strength for Liitlej Ohm on the
final ballot.
WEDNESDAY.
With the seating capacIy OF the
court hCue inadequate 10 accommodate
the delegates assembled here 10 attend
the Third District Raih DAD Convention
and the large number of spectator,
the body adjourned 70 the opera house
where the convention was resumed.
District Chairman Robert II. VIM,
of lit. Sterling, called the convention
TO order Wednesday afternoon at l so
O'Clock and the announcement was
made that owing TO the limited seating
capacity of the county court room the
various candidates would hold 2 session
and determine upon place where the
convention could be held with conven-
ieuce to the delegates and spectators
after a short session .he candidates
and local committee determined upon
the opera house as the most suitable
building in the city in which TO contin-
ue the convention.
Caleb Powers, on entering the con-
ventlon nall received quite gn ovation.
He addressed the audience blietly dur
ing the intermission in which another
place for holding the convention was
under consiG =ratiOn. Chairman Winn
announced the change il place and the
convention adjourned until 3 80 70
meet liz the opera house.
When the convention reassembled at
3 80 Rev. DR.. B. M. Shive invoked the
divine blessing upon the asseNblage.
when Alvin S. Bennett. who was the
choice by agreement OF the candidates
was made secretary.
Nominations for temporary chair
man were next in order and Robt.
Buckler. of Boyd county. placed in
nomination, Judge Howard Mozart
ney. of Fleming county, which was
seconded by Roy Wilhoit, of Boyd. a.
G. Wallace, of Richmond, placed in
nomina tion Judge l.. w. Betherum. Of
Rockcastle county.
The roll call of the counties and the
number of votes cast by each delega-
tion gave Mccartney a majority of
seventy votes over his opponent. a.
S. Bennett was placed in nomination
for secretary of the temporary Organi-
Zation, out owing to the fact of his not
being a resident of the district, could
not accept the nomination.
James Wilson, of Cyrthiana, r. G..
Mcclure, of Lawrence county, and
Denver B. Cornett. of Harlan county,
were placed in nomination, but at the
request of the former his pame was
Withdrawn. The fight for !the secre-
taryship having centered between Nc
Clure and Cornett. the vote vas taken
with Mcclure leading by large vote.
Before the count was made a motion
was made to make the election of Nc
Clure unanimous while Cornett was
named as assistant.
Following up the advantage gained
over the Bradley men in securing the
temporary organization, the anti-Brad-
ley men through VIM. Cochran, of
Mason county. offered motion to re-
duce the number of committee men,
hers to seven each on the Committee
on Credentials, Committees on Rules
and Order, Resolutions and Permanent
Organization.
In an instant Congressman Langley
was on the door protesting vigorously
against the contrOverting of the party
rule. This was followed by the widest
scene when Chairman Mccartney set
aside the rule. after the motion had
been duly heard and seconded. A. ii.
Patton, of Jackson, surrounded by the
Breathitt county delegation attempted
to get the attention of the Chairman.
but Kisses and cut calls prevented him
from being heard. The uproar cor
tinued for several minutes when quiet
was restored, and paton hurling def
| ance at these who so bitterly opposed
him declared that such tactics would
bring ruin and destruction to the Re-
publican party.
To preserve harmony on the floor of
| the convention the motion offered by
| Cochran was Withdrawn and the cleo
tion OF the committees proceeded and
| they were announced at o o'clock when
] the convention adjourned until 8 80.
When the convention assembled fer
| the night session the comittees got
down to work and the call for the re.
port of the committee on Credentials
not meeting with response, Secretary
of State Ben L. Bruner, and Judge T..
G. O'Rear spoke to the delegates anu
spectators. During the coWse of his
speech DIR. Bruner, who has been men
ticned as probable candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor
declared that he was not q candidate
for any Office.
A committee was appointed to wait
on the Committee on Credentials to
determine if any agreement had been
reached, and report to the negative
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