Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-25
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS.
Conflict Over the Committee ON Kes0'
.lutiOns-Cariisie ylen Apparently
ON TOp-Beckner Chairman.

Louisville, KY, June 25.-The Demo-
cratic delegates from eleven congress
sional districts met at 10 a. M, to choose
their respective members of the different
committees. Every place on each COM
mittee was sharply contested. Some
delegation meetings lasted till noon, when
| it was announced that the convention
would assemble at once. The silver men
were very much excited and charged
trickery in the selection of members of
the committees in some districts. The
hottest fight was in the 7th congressiona al
district, where Senator Blackburn was
defeated for member of the committee on
resolutions by Prof. Arthur Yeager, a
friend of Secretary Carlisle.
GoMMl1rEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The following is the committee on re-
solutions: First district, August Coulter,
silver; I'd district, W. T. Ellis, silver; 3rd
district, John 8. Rhea, silver; 4th district,
E. d. Walker, conservative; 5th district,
j. M. Atherton, gold; 9Th district, R. A..
Elleston, gold, 7th district, Prof. Arthur
Yeager, gold; 8th district, Jas. B. Nc
Creary, gold; 9th district, John F. Hager,
gold; 10th district, John P. Salyer, gold;
18th district, r. NJ. Jackson, conserva-
tive.
The anti silver men claim that the con-
servatives will vote with them for a
sound money platform, including the in
dorsement of the administration. Messrs.
Coulter, Ellis and Rhea announced at
once that there would be a minority re-
port signed by them, if no others, and
that there would be fight to the finish
on the floor of the convention.
All the leaders are hopeful this evening
of such concessions on both sides as will
prevent serious fighting. About the only
prominent Kentucky Democrat not here
is Secretary Carlisle and he lie represented
by his private secretary, appointment
clerk and others from Washington.
MET PROMPTLY AT NOON.
Promptly at noon the Democratic state
convention was called to order by Chair
man Carroll, of the state committee, who
spoke regarding the new issues, the re-
suit of the late election and the prospects
of the coming campaign. The names of
ex-Congressman K. J. Stone and Judge
V. N. Beckner were presented for tenn
porary chairman. The roll call had not
proceeded far when Chairman Carroll
ruled that instructions we're matters for the
delegates to settle with their constituents
and that the vote would be counted as an
nounced by the chairmen of county dele
cations.
BEoKNER CHOSEN CHAIRMAN.
The result of roll call was announced at
3 O'Clock as follows: Beckner, 448h;
Stone, 37311s; necessary to choice, 44O.
The election of Beckner was made unani.
nous. The result was received with
cheers as direct advantage for Hardin
and indirectly an advantage for silver
men.
Judge Beckner delivered an eloquent
address and assured all that he represent
ed no faction and would rule with impair
tiality. He pleaded for harmony. That
part of his address relating to the finan-
cial question was not displeasing to the
sound money men and not altogether
satisfactory to the free coinage men.
William, Cromwell, J. K. Stone and j..
K. Shrader we're elected secretaries