The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-26
COLD and silver At war
The Bugs and "Barons" Struggle
for Supremacy at Louisville.
FACTIONS or EQUAL STRENGTH
Nothing but Confusion Has Rcigncd a,
tho Democratic Convention Thus
Far-Iinrdin Wants u Silver
Plank TO Stand On.

Louisville, KY. June 25.-At a late
hour tonight II looks as though business
| had come to an end for the night in the
| Democratic state convention. For hours
there has been nothing but noise and
confusion on the part of the vast as
semblage which completely fills Music
! hall. Every effort of the chairman up
| to 1890 o'clock to restore order has been
Intellectual. Hundreds of motions have
been made and none put to vote. and
the entire session has been but one con-
tinuous pandemonium.
A the day session the gold advocates
claim they achieved a decided vic tory
In the election of Judge William M.
Beckner an admrer of the yellow cur
rency, to the temporary chairma nship.
The vote was 44Sia for Beckner to 419la
for w. J. stone. Had Stone been
elected the victory could have been
claimed with equal confidence, for he
also was an opponent.
The vote, 1t Is claimed, was IL test
of the respective strength of the Clay
and Hardin factions. The Hardin men
believe that their candidate showed
enough strength to win, but the Clay
men say there will be some changes
when a ballot for governor is taken.
The committee on resolutions will
make three reports. One of them,
signed by John s. Rhea and w. II. Ell
lis, declares in favor Of free coinage;
the second. signed by ]. d. Clardy and
=. ID. Walker, reafiirms the Chicago
platform of 1892, which is couserva-
tiv. endorsement of gold standard,
and third, to which is affixed the
names of the other members, endorses
the administration and mentions es-
pecially the names of Carlisle and
Clevealnd. The report signed by Clar-
dy ard Walker also endorses the ad-
miniatration, but mentions no names.
Far from Being Harmonious.
The convention so far has not been
harmonious one. With two factions
each of nearly equal strength, to con-
test every point raised, 1t could hardly
be an entirely harmonious assemblage
There is more at stake than has ever
been before, and the Democrats of the
state feel that they must go slowly
That is just what they are doing, but
quietly.
The city is full of Republicans, who
are waiting anxiously to see who is
nominated. Among them Is w. o.
Bradley, the Republican nominee for
governor, and George Denny jr., who
recently beat w. c. Owens in the race
for congress in the Ashland district.
Almost to a man the Republicans would
like to see Hardin nominated because
he will present the somewhat singular
spectacle IF a free silver man running
on a rlattOrm which has a plank for
gold and endorses the administration
Hardin, it IS claimed. asked the COM
mittee OH resolutions to give him sill
YER plank to stand on for the benefit of
the party but the gold standard men
would not agree to sacrifice their prin-
ciples and the minority report was the
result.
Difficulty In MaiataininS Order.
Word was sent to the chair that COM
mittee on credentials would not be
ready to report until midnight and 1t
was announced by the chairman that
no business would be transacted
until the members were properly
seated. Notwithstanding the fact
that no business could be trans
acted, even If the noise would permit,
the convention persistently refused to
adjourn.
The chairman, in the belief that it
would be impossible to go on, listened to
nobody and sat at the table writing
letter. A more extraordinary scene has
seldom been seen In state convention.
General william Lindsay, of Frank
fort, was elected chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions.