The herald., 1895-06-26
DEMOCRATS IN KENTUCKY
Convention Battle Is Formally
Opened in Louisville
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION
Ghost of the Silver Issue Will Worry
Committees
A Long Session at Which Little Real
Business Is Done-Waiting for
Committees
Associated Press Special Wire.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 25.-The ad-
minlstration and Secretary Carlisle were
certainly favorites in the Democratic state
convention here today. The slverites
went into the district meetings in the
morning and into the convention at noon
with confidence. In the district meetings
they were beaten two to one. They
claimed four out of the eleven district
mem bers of the committee on resolutions
but the administration men claim that
the committee stood eight to live original
Iy against free silver ana as completed
nine to four. The complexion of this
committee could not have been changed
by the appointment of both members at
large from the silvertes. But when
Judge W. M. Beckner as temporary
chairman divided the members at large
giving one of the two to each side. the
silver men felt that they had been out
class.d, although they would not confess
TO being out-numbered. They claimed
q victory in the election of BeCkner over
Stone but after the former divided tn e
Appointments equally on all commistte es
and announced his conservative views no
claims were made on him. Senator Black
burn did not meet with the committee on
resolutions. The use of his name by
proxy for the Second district was without
his knowledge or consent. His friends
thought he should be on the committee
and especially alter the appointment of
his colleague. Senator Lindsay, and the
election of his opponent. James b. Nc
Creary, but Mr.. Black burn did not want
to be severe on the committee af er his de-
feat in Ills own district, especially after
it was known that he would be in such
small minority.
Stone would have appointed only
''sound money" men on the committee.
Judge Beckner IS ''sound money" man
but favored General Hardin for governor.
Although General Hardin favors free
coinage he has been supported throughout
by many who insist on a sound money
platform for him. The silver men on
the committee of resolutions Care: Fiist
district, Augustus Coulter; Second dis
triot, W. T. Ellis; Third district, John S.
Rhea; at large, j. d. Clardy.
The gold men on the committee are:
Fourth district, + W. Walker; Fifth dis
trlct, j. n. Atherton; Sixth district, r.
A. Elliston; Seventh district, Arthur
Yeager; Eighth district, James b. Nc
Tenth district. John Z. Salyer; Eleventh
district, r. NJ. Jackson; at large, Sena-
tor William Lindsay.
The feature OF the day was the defeat
in his home of Senator Black burn for a
mernber of the committee on resolutions
a
pronounced gold standard views, but who
has devoted his time to college work and
not to politics.
Senator Blackburn aspired to the chair
manship Of the committee, and expected
to have a majority Of its members with
land and Carlisle. When Blackburn was
defeated in the Seventh district it was
ascer.ained that the Hardin men did not
want to be embarrassed by his appoint
ment as one OF the members at large, and
MIR. W. T. Ellis of the Second district
offered Senator Blackburn his proxy.
Objections were raised in the convention
on the announcement of Backburn's
name for the C mmittee for the Second
district, and no further efforts in that di-
recton were made.
LOUISVILLE, June 25.-- Democra
delegates from eleven congressional dis
ricts met at 10 a. m. to propose mem bers
of different committees. Every place on
the committee was sharply contested
especially those for the committee on res
olutions, rules and order of business.
Control of the last-named committee was
wanted by the Hardin or silver men, so
that the nominations should precede the
adoption Of platform. The sound
money men, who favor Clay for gov
ernoI, wanted the platform adopted first,
so that in the event of the nomination
of General Hardin, he could not influence
the committee in framing the platform
to suit his views for unlimited coinage.
There was double contest in selecting
members of the committee on resolutions.
First. both the silver and gold men
wanted to get a majority of members so
as to have their respective views incoI-
porated into the platform. Second, Sena-
tor Blackburn and Ex-Governor j. S. Nc
Creary, both candidates for the senator
ship, were running their first heat in
competing for the chairmanship of the
committee on resolutions. The senator
ship is involved in the cnotrol of the con-
vention more than the governorshp or
any state office. About the only prom
inent Kentucky delegate not sers is Sec
retary Carlisle. and he is represented bv
his private secretary, appointment clerk
and others from Washington. The con.
servatives yesterday worked hard for
compromise, or selection of two members
at large for each of the committees. The
state committee did not select temporary
officers, but the convention was IN the
haDds of Chairman ]. d. Carroll OF the
state committee till it elects a temporary
chairman, for which position the silver
men wanted Judge William Breckner and
the sound money men wanted Con-
gresham W. J. Stone. AS the chairman
OF the convention appoints two mem bers
at large of the committee on resolutions
and all other committees, there was a very
hard fight for presiung officer. Some
delegation meetings lasted till Eoon when
it was announced the convention would
assemble at once. Tine silver men were
very much excited and charged trickery
in the selection of members OF the com
mittees in some districts. The hottest
fight was in the Seventh congressional
district, where Senator Blackburn was
beaten for the member of the committee
on resolutions by Professor Arthur
Yeagar, friend of Secretary Carlisle.
Following is the committee on resou.
tons: First district, August Coulter,
silver; Second, W. T. Ellis silver; Third,
John S. Rhea. silver; Fourth. +. B.
Walker, conservative; Fifth. J. M. Ather-
ton. gold; Sixth. r. A. Elliston, gold;
Seventh Prof. Arthur Yeaeer. gold;
Eighth. James b. McCreary, gold; Ninth,
John s. Hanger, gold; Tenth, John P. |
Saer, gold; Eleventh, r. M. Jackson. !
CONSERVATIVES.
The anti-silver men claim that the con-
seryatiyes will vote with them for a sound |
money platform, including the indorse-
ment of the administration and special |
mention OF Cleveland and Carlisle. Coul- |
ter, Ellis and Rhea announced at once |
that there would be minority report |
signed by them il by no others, and
there would be fight to finish on the |