Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-26
The Bourbon Democracy Con-
quered by His Will.
Kentucky Delegates Go to Chi
cago Unpledged.
Cleveland Forces Defeated, Horse,
Foot and Dragons.
South Dakota, Washington and Colorado
Also Send Uninstructed De1ega-
tions-New Jersey Instructs
for Cleveland.
BY the Associated Press.l

~~NOAS'@AAIAsS ~ - ~"~s~J ~ AAAS ANVA ~
the national Democracy was shattered
against the iron will of Henry Waiter.
son in the Bourbon state today. It wal
Grover Cleveland on the one hand, and
Henry Watterson on the other, and al
ternately the influence of each swayed
the convention, but in the end the coun-
eel of the great Kentucky editor pre-.
vailed against the admiration of all the
Kentucky Democrats for the distin'
guished ex-president. The result musi
be attributed almost entirely to the in
flnence of Watterson. for even he will
scarce deny that but for the problem Of
expediency, Cleveland is the choice o.
three-fourths Of the Democratic voters o.
Kentucky.
Watterson's opposition to the renom.
ination of Cleveland has been on the
ground that the serious division of the
Democratic party in New York makes
the election of either Cleveland or Hill
impossible, and that the Democracy
must select its presidential candidate
outside the Empire state, if it would
hope for victory.
Until the very opening of the conven-
ton, today, It seemed that the enthusi-
astic Cleveland men would win the day
in their fight for unqualified instruc-
tions for Cleveland. When the final
test came, however, on the selection OF
temporary chairman, by vote of 427
to 200, the Cleveland representative was
defeated by the anti-instruction candi-
date. s@tf q
Bennett H. Young OF Louisville nom.
mated Charles J. Bronston of Lexing-
ton, in q speech warmly eulogistic Of
Cleveland, and saying the Democracy
of Kentucky should favor the latter's
nomination.
John s. Rhea of Logan county, on be-
half of the anti.C Cleveland element,
nominated Charles r. Long of Louis
vile, in q speech eulogizing Cleveland,
but saying that "the Democratic party,
in the interests of sixty million people,
rise higher than Grover Cleveland. Let
Kentucky put forth a declaration again
that she is against unjust, unnecessary
taxation, and present the name Of
Carlisle.' Abt
An hour was consumed in wrangIing
over the roll call, and when the result
was announced the anti Cleveland men
gave wild yell of delight.
After brief speeches by Chairman
Long and Mr.. Bronston, the demands
for Wattereon grew uproarious, and he
was forced to respond. He spoke at
some length, saying, in part: "The sit
uation which faces the Democrats is
serious one. It cannot be smeared over
with a little goose grease on one
hand, nor carried by storm on the other.
We are between the devil and the deep
o0n nd hsnIA 49,
the weather thickens and the prospect
is but one comfort, and that is that our
political adversaries are as bad off as the
Democrats Themselves"
He asked them all as reasonable men
to consider the case calmly and without
any interest except the vindication of
truth and right, as embodied in and
alone attainable in the triumph of the
Democratic principles and the election
of Democratic president.
Watterson further said he was the
enemy of no Democratic aspirant, nor
friend Of any, to the extent of placing
his personality before the party. In
New York, he said, he was able to see
nothing but chaos, and it seemed to
him that il the Democracy went there
for nominee, it would walk through
slaughter house to an open grave. "a
Congressman Breckinridge spoke for
nearly an hour in favor OF Cleveland.
A number of committees and district
delegates reported, and the convention
adjourned at 8 80 p. m.
When 1t reconvened Congressman
McCreary was made permanent chair
man. He spoke at some length.
Nominations for delegates s-at-large
were then taken up, and on motion of a
Warren county delegate, Henry Wstter-
son was declared delegate-at-larg by
acclamafion, this action being unprece-
dented in the history of Kentucky. Wat
terson made brief speech Of acknowl-
edgement.
The struggle continued for the other
delegates at great length. James A.
Mckenzie and w. G. Owens were finally
selected, and John B. Castleman had
within four votes of the number nec-
essary, at l O'Clock this morning.
Castleman was finally selected as the
fourth delegate, and after the adoption
at 2:40 a. m. M : 4
The platform reaffirms the principles
OF the national platform Of 1883; con-
demns the principles as. laid down by
the Republican party; demands tariff
reform and economical government.
On coinage 1t says "We demand a
sound and stable currency, composed of.
or redeemable in, gold and silver coin
We declare it to be the mission OF the
Democratic party to preserve q parity
in the value of gold and silver doilars.
and provide means by appropriate leo.
is!ation for the free coinage Of silver,
without detriment to any business in
terest, and to the great relief Of our
overtaxed and debt-riddAn people. We
denounce the Republican party for the
characterization OF silver, and denounce
its subsequent legislation in regard to
silver coinage as delusive and deceptive,
intended to benefit and appease
the clamor of the silver-producing sec
tions without regard to the interests of
the country at large. and declare our
solemn conviction that's Intelligent and
patriotic legislation upon this important
subject can only be expected when the
Democratic party shall secure control Of