The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-27


osS against the adoption of the minority
report TO 30 for it.
Senator Lindsay. ex-Gov. Buckner and
James b. McCreary, who sat on the plat
form at the time the vote was announced,
were warmly congratulated on the result.
II does not make any difference who wins
Tor governor now" said Senator Lindsay.
Honest money has been endorsed and
that Is what we were after in the main"
The next question was on the adoption
OF the second minority report. which Is
signed by the free silver men.
only 24l3 votes were. cast for the second
minority resolution.
The question was then on the majority
report. 1t was adopted by a vote of 64l 10
233 and sound money and the administra-
ton thereby stand unequivocally endorsed
by the convention.
After the adoption Of the majority plat
form the convention took a recess until
7:30
When the night session Of the conven,
ton was called TO order at s o'clock by
Chairman Berry every delegate was in his
all the remaining space being occupied by
interested visitors. 1t was expected that
the nomination for governor would be
made as the first order Of business, and
those who came with this in view were
not disappointed. The chairman announc-
ed, Immediately after rapping for order,
that the committee on creden-
tials having reported, nominG-
tlons for governor were now in or
der. The clerk at once began the call of
the counties. The seventh district, in
which Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr.. lives, was
called, but there was no response. The
call of counties was completed without
any one arising to make a nomination. A
recapitulation Of the vote was called for.
When the Seventh district was called c.
G.. LOckhart arose to place in nomination
Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr., for governor. Judge
l. NJ. Quigley of Louisville, in seconding
the nomination OF Mr.. Clay. said: 1T
seems to me that instead of being demo-
Gratis you are here TO kill the harmony of
the party"
Mr.. Quigley then hourished a circular
that was freely distributed over the con-
vention, and asked If the signers had au-
thorized the use of their names at the end
of it. Loud cries of mo" mo" arose.
The circular which caused all the trouble,
and the authenticity of which was denied
by the men whose names are signed at the
end of it, was then read by Mr.. Quigley.
1t was as follows:
To the Democrats of Kentucky, in Con-
vention Assembled. Gentlemen: DO not
make a mistake but nominate a standard
bearer who has always been found in the
thought and personal liberty. Nominate
a man who is not bound to any ring, clique
or faction, and who is never found want
ing when the cause of democracy is at
stake. Nominate a man who is not tainted
by association with former malodorous
administrations, who can and will stand
squarely upon any democratic platform
Assure perfect harmony and old-time vic
tory by the selecting for the head of your
ticket either j. d. Black of Knox, J. w.
Stone Of Lyon, or A. S. Berry of Camp
bell.
Now, then" continued Judge Quigley,
aren't you ashamed to have such thing
circulated among your
Il say to any man who may have been
connected with this circular that he is no
democrat. If you want a man who will
represent this party, nominate Mr.. Clay
and we will have a man who can stand
upon the democratic platform. That is your
duty. Now that you have got man who
you can put perfect trust in, name him."
The call of districts proceeded, and Rob-
ert ]. Breckinridge of Danville, a brother
of w. c. p. breckenridge, arose to name
P. Watt Hardin. scene of tremendous
enthusiasm ensued and it was some time
before order could be sufficiently restored
for him to speak.
When he Gould make himself heard he
named his candidate in a highly eulogistic
speech which was echoed by Robert j.
Tarvin in seconding the nomination.
Ignatius A. Spaulding of Union county
seconded Mr.. Clay's nomination.
The nominating and seconding speeches
being concluded. the secretary called the
roll of counties for a nomination for gov
ernor Hundreds of persons in the hall
jotted down the vote as it was called out
and before the ballot was finished, such a
scene as is rarely witnessed outside of a
democratic convention in the south en-
sued. 1t was seen that Hardin had re-
ceived the 440 votes necessary to a choice
and his adherents created a scene of pan
demonium for while. The air was full of
hats and hurrahs and the counties which
had been for Clay in many instances began
to change their votes for the successful
candidate. The ballot, before any changes
were made, was Hardin, 46il2; Clay, 33S;
Henry Watterson, 3; ex-Gov. Buckner, g.;
w. j. Stone, 63.
The nomination of Mr.. Hardin was
made unanimous before the clerk could
announce the result of the ballot and loud
cries for Hardin arose. A committee was
sent for him, and while it was out the
convention called for Cassius NJ. Clay,
Jr.. the defeated candidate,
Mr.. Clay declared that he had always
been opposed to dragging the currency
question into this campaign. He had al
ways been a sound money man and an adj
mirer of Grover Cleveland and the ad
ministration. IF I had been nominated
by this convention on free silver plat
form" said EIr. Clay, Il would have re-
fused the nomination"
This was taken by the friends of Mr..
Hardin TO be a slur on their candidate,
who is a free silver man, and who stands
tonight on an uncompromisng gold
platform, and they began to hiss. Mr..
CLAY quickly changed this subject. The
stream can rise no higher than its source,
he continued land l do not believe it to
he possible for the Republican party TO
give US better government than the dem
ocratic They might G. It for week,
they might do it for a month, but in the
end they could do nothing but fail. For
nv pert | shall, do all in my power TO
prevent the supremacy of the Republican
partv and the possible establishment of
negro rule, and to that end / pledge my
self to the support of p. Watt Hardin,
your nominee for governor"
The appearance of Mr.. Hardin upon the
rIatform was the occasion for an ovation.
Mr. Hardin said: with an inexpressi-
ble sense Of gratitude to the friends who
have so loyalty, yes, so lovingly stood by
me in the race, with no i'll will toward any
one and with a profound admiration for
the friends of my opponent who have
stood bv him so nobly in this race, ! ac-
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