The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-27
HARDIN NOMINATED
Majority Of the Resolutions Commit
tee Against Silver.
FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
Work OF Carlisle Effective and He
Is Praised In Song Blackburn
Enrased = Adjourned Till
This Morning.


has certainly endorsed the administra-
ton. with special tributes to President
Cleveland and his distinguished ad-
wiser. Carlisle. Nothing was ever pro-
ductive of more effective results than
the efforts OF Secretary Carlisle and
the Memphis convention. The silver
ties. including Senator Blackburn. at
tribute their defeat to the recent
speeches of Carlisle and the circula-
tion that was given them. The free
coinage men do not deny that they ex-
all the committees. the platform and
nominations. They fought gamely to
a finish and acknowledged their de-
feat, although they make charges
about the way 1t was done. especially
on the part Of Auditor of State Nor
man and others at Frankfort. The
free silver men were beaten In the
first district meeting that selected
members for the various committees.
then in the selection Of Judge william
Beckner for temporary chairman. and
Congressman A. S. Berry for perma-
nent chairman, and in the organiza-
ton Of the committee on resolutions.
as well as In the organization of other
committees. To-day they went down
under the adoption of the minority re-
port on credentials selecting sound
money" delegates and in the adoption
Of resolutions endorsing President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. Sen
ator Blackburn and other free silver
lna1 1A.1 ,,I h. - sIa
convention and fought to the last on
the resolutions. after which they did
not take much interest in the meeting.
The silver men. as a rude. are feeling
good tonight over Hardin's nomina-
ton. though Blackburn and some 9TH
er silver leaders feel that Hardin did
not stand by them, and refer to the in
consistent position in which he now
finds himself on the administration
platform. Tonight Senator Blackburn
said: Il do not feel sore nor have
any heartburns. realize, however.
that 1t Is impossible to win a fight
against a combination of money and
federal patronage. especially when both
are furnished in unlimited quantities" /"
General Hardin Is as pronounced for
free silver as Senator Blackburn, and
made his race against Clay on that is
sue. He was not, however. objectiona-
belle to the many Sound money" dele
gates. and especially after he had
Judge Beckner, the temporary chair
man. adopt a compromise plan in the
organization of the convention.
After discussing for an hour and a
half the motion to substitute the mi
nority report on credentials for the ma
jtrity report, the call Of the 1l9
counties began. The vote resulted:
Ayes, 44s: nays, 425. There was loud
cheering by the Clay men. The Har-
din men rushed to the platform. charg-
ing false counting and frauds. This
created tumultuous scene. finally
checked by the crowding Of Senator
Lindsay through the fighters to the
front Of the platform. when he opened
another hot contest by presenting the
majority report of the committee on
resolutions.
The following was reported by Sena-
tor Lindsay, chairman OF the commit
tee on resolutions, as the majority re-
port. signed by nine of the l3 men,
bers:
"To the Democratic Convention in
Session at Louisville: The undersigned,
the majority Of your committee. beg
leave to subml, rs their report the ac-
companying resolutions:
"First-The democracy of Kentucky,
in convention assembled, congratulate
the country upon the repeal OF the Nc
Kinley tariff law. and upon the evil
dences we have on every hand of re-
turning prosperity under the opera
tlons of the reduced and equa,i.ed
tariff legislation, and we denounce. as
fraught with danger and disaster. the
threat of our republican alversaries of
reestablish a protective tariff and rein
augurate the policy of unequal taxation
which, in connection with the general
misgovernment by the republican par
ty. eliminated In the business panic of
1893
"Second-The democratic party. which
has always stood for the separation of
the church and state. for the sake alike
of civil and religious freedom. does
not hesitate to condemn all efforts to
create distinction among our citizens.
because of differences in faith as repug-
nant to the enlightened age and alb
horrent to the instincts Of American
freemen.
'Third-We affirm. without qualifica-
tion. the principles and policies de-
clared by the national democratic plat
form of 1892. and declare that our pres
ent democratic administration is en-
titled to the thanks Of the party for Its
honest. courageous and statesman-like
management Of public affairs: and we
express our undiminished confidence In
the democracy and patriotism of Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland and his distin-
guished coadvisers and Secretary John
G.. Carlisle OF Kentucky"
The names Of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle were received
with prolonged applause.
Ex-Congressman W. 7. Ellis present
cd the minority report. as follows:
eve, the undersigned. members Of
the committee on resolutions. dissent
from the views expressed by the ma
jority of the committee on resolutions
which is proposed as an Endorsement
of the present national democratic ad-
ministration. because said resolutions