Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
POLITICS IS MIXED
Down in the State of Carlisle
and Blackburn.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Do1Nes.

'sou.d Money Temporary Chairman
Who Il for . Free silver Gubernatorial
Candidate. and . "Sound Money" Reso-
lutions Committee in . Convention
Which Will Nominate the Temporary
Chairman's Man-Poiitical Notes.
LOUISVILLE, June 26.-The administra'
ton and Secretary Carlisle were certain
ly favOrites in the Democratic state con-
vention at its first session. The silverites
went into the district meetings in the
morning and into the convention at noon
with confidence. 1t the district meet
ings they were beaten two to one. They
claimed four out of eleven district mem.
bers Of the committee on resolutions, but
the administration men claim that the
committee stands eight to three origi-
nally, against free silver, and as coms
pletcd nine to, four. The complexion Of
this committee could not have been
members at large from the silverites.
But when Judge William Beckner, as
temporary chairman, divided the men,
bers at large, giving one Of the two to
each side, the silver men felt that they
had been outclassed, although they would
not confess to being outnumtered.
"Sound Money" Men for Hardin.
They claimed n victory in the election
of Bcckncr over Stone, but after tho for
mer divided the appointments equally on
all tho committees and announced his
conservative views no claims were made
on him. Stone would have appointed
only Sound money" men on the commit
tees. Judge Beckner il q Sound money"
man, but favors General Hardin for
governor. Although General Hardin IA
vors free coinage he has been supported
throughout by many who insist on a
Sound money" platform for him. The
feature of the day was the defeat in his
home district Of Senator j. G. S. Black
burn for member of the committee on
resolutions by Professor Arthur Yeager,
man Of pronounced gold standard views,
but who has devoted his time to college
work and not to politics.
Senator Blackburn aspired to tho chair.
mnnship Of this committee and expected
to have ma jority of its members with
him for free silver and against Cleveland
and Carlisle. When Blackburn was de-
fcatcd in the Seventh district it was as.
certained that the Hardin men did not
want to bo embarrassed by his appoint.
ment as one OF the members at large and
then w. Il. Ellis, of the Second district,
offered Senator Blackburn his proxy.
Objections were raised in the convention
on the announcement of Blackburn's
name fo- the committee from the Sec
ond district Black burns friends thought
he should be on the committee. and es-
pecially after the appointment Of his col.
league, Senator Lindsay, and the selec-
tion Of his opponent James B. McCrcary,
but Blackburn did not want to serve on
the committee after his defeat in his old
district, and especially after 1t was known
that he would bo in such a small minor
ity.
There was a double contest in selecting
members Of the committee on resolutions.
First, both the silver and gold men
wanted to get u majority of members so
as to have their respective views incorpor-
ated in the platform. Second, Senator
Joe Black burn and ex- Governor j. B. Nc.
Creary, both candidates for the senator.
ship, were running their first heats in
competing for tho craftsmanship OF the
committee OH resolutions. Tho senator.
ship is involved in the control OF tho con.
vcntion more than the eovernorship or
nny o. the state offices. The other candi.
dates for senator are Ex-Governor Buck.
ner and Governor Brown. Blackburn
and Brown are for free silver; McCreary
and Buckuer are against it.