| Show B WIN gov breakham Brec kham rules kentucky democratic convention SENATOR BLACKBURN LEADS unsuccessful ANTI MACHINE FORCES action of governor durban of indiana in shielding fugitives from justice denounced louisville ky jaue S what promises to be a bitter contest for the control of the state organization came up in the democratic state convention which met today gov breakham Brec kham was elected temporary chairman by a vote of to over judge peake of selby county the fight against the administration was led by senator blackburn assisted by senator mccreary and congressman D H smith when the convention opened state chairman alee young made a lengthy speech in which ho attacked the methods of the administration workers at the close ot chairman youngs speech congressman ollie james placed gov breakham Brec kham in nomination tor temporary chairman united states senator blackburn nominated judge peake senator blackburn made remark about the speech he asserted that the democratic party in kentucky was falling into the grasp of a machine he declared that be and bis associates would contest the effort of the administration men to elect the chairman of the central committee passing to the national be spoke in favor ol 01 an uninstructed delegation his sentiments in this respect met the approval of the convention and subsequent reference to parker and mcclellan ft available for the presidency provoked only moderate enthusiasm concerning sir bryan the senator stated hla firm belief la the nebraska statesman the overwhelming vote tor governor for temporary chairman placed his adherents in full control gov breakham Brec kham in his speech accepting the temporary chairmanship announced that the full control of the party was not of his seeking he da aled senator blackburnn blackburns Black burns assertion that a machine and not the voters controlled tha party the work of organizing abe convention was rapidly proceeded with and the temporary organization having been completed tho convention took a recess until the district in ach ot the 11 district were held for the purpose ot naming ot delegates to the national convention only one district the fifth declared tor parker of the twenty delegates named at the other ten districts three are regarded as possible hearst men six are tor parker and eleven declined to express a preference there was a spirited debate in the committee on resolutions over the platform five of the members demanding the ot the kansas city platform in order to prevent a convention contest on the floor a compromise waa affected by adopting the following opening clause the democratic party of kentucky in convention alarms its faith in and adherence to the great and fundamental principles of democracy as expounded by jefferson exemplified by jackson and ably defended kiy bryan the court of governor durban of indiana in refusing to surrender on requisition from the governor of ken the persona 0 william W tay lor and charles ainley fugitive from juis tico charged with th murder of william ia denounced as a violation of th constitution at the nights the rity report ot tbt committee on alon wa adopted carrying with it tin election of mcquown as of tha itata central committee and blackburn and mccreary governor breakham Brec kham and congressman james as delegates at large the adoption of th report of the committee on was fol lowed by a heated wrangle orera ret alution judge alton B parker tor president introduced by shorley of louisville the convention by a coln of nearly 3 to I 1 declined to cot wider the h kolu alon bit he delegates from the country voting not to entend the rulen to it at l |
