text:  Democrat William <unk> chose <unk> as his running mate in the Kentucky gubernatorial election of 1899 . <unk> was hesitant about the selection because he wanted someone who could deliver the vote of his home county in the general election , and <unk> 's native Nelson County was already committed to a rival candidate . But friends of <unk> assured him that <unk> would be loyal to <unk> 's reform agenda , whereas the two other men <unk> was considering as running mates would " stack the Senate committees against him . " <unk> was not yet 30 , the minimum age to serve as governor , at the time of his selection . 
  