Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-07
BRADLEY OF COURSE.
WINDY WILLIE WILL WEND HIS WAY
TO THE WILDERNESS.
He WIN Head the Republican Ticket and
Lead 1t once More to Defeat-The Plat
form a Straddle.

eau OCdIe convention convened at 4
p. m. to-day with the auditorium, seat
ing 5000, filed to its full capacity.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. r.
Collier. :. Hon. j. W. Yerkes, one of
the candidates for senator, as chair
man of the state committee, made a
speech on existing conditions in Ken
lucky and introduced as temporary
chairman Judge George Denny, who
is contesting with W. G. Owens the
seat of Breckenridge in congress. At
ter Judge Denny's speech the usual
committees were appointed.
Congressman Walter Evans offered
a strong resolution
FOR GOLD STANDARD.
1t was referred to the committee
on resolutions. An invitation to APP
point delegates to the free coinage
convention at Memphis was tabled.
Congressman Evans was made per-
manent chairman and Samuel j.
Roberts, editor of the Kentucky Lead
er, secretary. 1t was ascertained that
the committee on resolutions was hav-
ing difficulty on the silver plank.
Col. Bradley and other leaders ap-
peared before the committee and as
sisted on crompromise silver plank.
The convention remained in session
till $50, filling in with speeches,
when it recessed till 7:30, awaiting
the report on resolutions.
On reassembling, the committee on
resolutions was unable to report, and
favorites were again called out for
speeches until 9 p. M, when the plat
form was unanimously adopted.
THE PLATFORM
as adopted was in substance as fol-
lows:
"The Republicans of Kentucky
while recognizing in the approaching
contest the great importance of state
matters, nevertheless appreciate the
fact that parties exist nationally, and
that no political party should BIS
afraid or ashamed to give full and,
explicit: explanation regarding it's po-
sition on every question affecting the
prosperity of state and nation.
"The apprehension of business in
terests as to recent threatened tariff
changes and the want of confidence
in Democratic management caused
reduction in wages, decline in expor-.
tations, general depression of bust
ness, destruction of property, shrink
age in values and labor agitation
This apprehension, accompanied with
subsequent Democratic legislation
made by party perfdy and dishon-
Or has served in many respects to in
crease rather than diminish national
disaster. Under these circumstances
the currency question has been forced
into undue prominence, and the Dem
ocratic party has seized upon that is
sue to the exclusion of all else for the
purpose of diverting public attention
from the conten p alton of the ruin
its vicious policies and miserable
management has wrought
"We are opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, believing
that it would involve the country in
financial ruin.
"We believe in sound currency
and in the use of both gold and silver
for coinage, providing always that
dollar in one is made precisely as
valuable as dollar in the other.
"We favor tariff SO regulated as
to protect the interests of classes of
our citizens upon articles that may be
successfully manufactured or pro-
duced in this country, thus insuring
good wages to the laborer, a home
market to the producer, and in con-
nection with this, we favor the re-es-
Enlistment of the doctrine of reci
procity.We believe that such sys-
tenn will defray every public expense,
gradually liquidate all Indebtedness,
restore public confidence and rele
gate to the rear the undue excitement
now prevailing concerning the cur
rency. In view of the past financial
history of the Democratic party, its
devotion to the old State bank sys-
tenn and wildcat tendencies, we af
firm that the Republican party can
be safely trusted to regulate the f.
nancial system of the nation.
"We favor an American policy
which will protect Americans and
American interests in any part of the
world at all hazards, and will sympa-
thize with strongly Republican gov
ernments rather than ignorant mon
arches"
W. o. Bradley was then nominated
for governor by reclamation and
made a long speech denouncing the
Democratic management of affairs.
After balloting till midnight without
nominating candidate for lieuten-
ant governor, the convention adj
journed until 10 o'clock Thursday.
For Railroad Commissioners, Jerry
Porter was nominated in the First Dis
trict and I'll. S. Irwin in the Second,
with the Third District tied between