The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-27


maintaining re cr<edts of the government
ard their issuance OF SlSaene.1s 1so INTEREST
bearing honsiS Is especially trstorSsi.
The undersigned members % ttap -cgr-
ul.ttee on resolution believing the Da~n-
oSsratic party Of Kentucky should gsla8raly
declare n Favor of tz7le hs-grsst ASsn az a
gold standard. offer She following as A
separate ressclutiosl aud ask Its adoption;
Resolved, That We bclhsys tn TIA
coinage 81 both gold and SILVER. as the
primary money Of .sas country. into legal
tender dollars receivable in paSsnselt for
all i,s tehts. public and private. on terns
of exact equality. "
John $. Rhea Offered a Secofsf or sup
elemental majority report. which Simply
-e-fflrnrei the naftcnai platform OF iS'2,
and urged its adoption a. a gTsalftew Of ex-
peiaency. owing 20 the tfiverEesst VIEWS IN
the party n Kentucky cn me financial
question. Congressman Ellis opened the
debate for the minority rvTpoTf.
FsX-tiov James q. McCrary. carsitsasa
for -he senate. made a vigorous aET~sa2
for ts1> Kentucky Democracy 10 cooper
ate wssh Cleveland, Carlisle and with the
Demccracy as its principles had bern de-
claFvyl In 1872 When Mcf>reary argued
that there was no room for TWO DsTno-
cratic parties In Kssptucky. the sound
money men chesresi loudly. McCNNss<y
opposed tHle minority report ard it's snp-
ylerTFent most vigorously, and held the
floor ontwi hstanling calls for Bias ckhyrn
and other disturbances.
After McI>reary concluded tho Hardin
nlen insisted on a recount Of the vote u
Nhi<,h The minority report was substituted
for the ma jorsty report on cre=iasattalS
The convention hall for some time re-
Senhles1 riot The secretary discovered
errors. and Chairman Perry announced
that cozrectiurns would be made atsr. Il
the delegates would allow the consider
lob,
:. Rhea was accorded the floor, nd made
such a vigorous speech against the major
ity report on resolutions as 10 stop all
disturbance and command the closest ait
iefstloa.
Rhea denounced President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle in as bitter wofsis
as the English language could furnish
He quoted Henry Waterson as saying IN
1892: Nominate Grover Cleveland, and
you rush from a slaughter house INTO an
open grave" With the sentiment of the
convention against him. Mr.. Rhca not
only brought i'll TO order. hut also COM
rlanded the closest attention for long
time TO his Tshili9pic on Cleveland and
Carlisle as the assoc iates az the korns-
chlhls and Morgan, and not of the p-sopie-
Jarob Rowe followed Rhea with another
;yhil!ppic on the administration anst IN
support OF the minority report. lie want
ed a comprsomise re-affiirming the plat
claimed to rs Offering the olive branch
Senator Blackburn. who had been called
for all day. finally came 10 the front. tie
said at the outset that he was opposed
to Bradley, the Republican candidate Tor
governor OF Kentucky, and for that rea-
son was opposed TO the majority report.
He replied especially TO the argument or
CONGRESSMAN McCrearywith intense earn
cstnees. He stood for harmony. bat
warned the convention against indorsing
Sherman instead of jefferson. He had
never indorsed a Republican PLATFORM,
and he did not want the Kentucky DEM
ocracy to do so today. He was Tor Dem
ocratie hi-rnetallism. and not for the Re-
publican gold standard. He was not here
for any now departure. but for old time
honored Democratic principles, and to op-
pose the new tangled politics of the Re
publican element that was trying 10 shape
the notifies today for the Democracy of
Kentucky. The applause following Black
burns speech was tremendous.
Senator Lindsay made strong reply TO
Blackburn. His defense of the admins
tration. especially when he named Pres
ident Cleveland. was greeted with stirr-
ing demon strations. His voice sounded
like the roaring of lion as he warmed
up in replying to the insinuation that the
majority OF those on the committee on
resolutions were advocates of Republican
doctrine
Lindsay moved the adoption Of the ma
iority report and there was response
OF nays in loud chorus. Chairman Berry
announced a revision of the count by
the secretary. and sustained the previous
announcement of the substitution OF the
minority report on credentials for the MAJ
iorfty report. Hardin precipitated an
other riot. The previous question was or
dered on viva voce vote after i O'Clock
-, adO m
tions. Ex-congressman Ellis moved to
amend the second majority report by
striking out the part indorsing the admin
istration of Cleveland and Carlisle. Rhea
offered substitute for his resolution of
thanks 10 Cleveland and Carlisle for their
negotiations with the Rothschilds and
Morgan. This was ruled out and vote
taken on the arnendmen, Of Ellis, which
reaffirmed the Chicago platform OF 1892.
and cut out the Endorsement OF Cleveland
and Carlisle The vote was announced:
yeas 27o s-35, nays SOS 29-35. There was loud
cheering
n was moved that the majority report
be adopted BY viva voc- vote. The sill
yer men insisted on the roll being called
again on substituting the original minor
itv report for the majority report. There
was an Overwhelming viva voce vote
against the minority report, but the call
Of counties was demanded and ordered at
2:So o'clock.
T.ha anal vote on substituting the min
ority report for the majority report on
resolutions had only y ayes When tho
minority report, as well as the supple
ment. was lost the.question recurred on
the adoption of the majority report.
Although the previous votes showed the
majority report was Overwhelmingly
adopted, still the silver men demanded
the call OF counties. which proceeded till
fsse.1
gi7 39-7n ayes 233 3a-70 nays, and received
with great applause.
The convention then took recess until
T.30 O'Clock.
on reassembIing at 7:30 p. m. diiatory
measures occupied almost an hour when
the name Of Gen Cassius VI. Clay was pre-
sentei by George c. Lockhart. for the
nomination for governor. j. r. Breckin-
ridge. the eloquent brother Of W. q. p.
Breekinridgc. presented the name OF II.
watt Hardin Previous 20 the convention
reasseTnhIinR the hall was flooded with
sndgcr urging the convention 10 nominate
I u. Black ". j. Stone or 4. s. Berry.
ani landing. them as candidates who were
not hound 20 any ring, clique or faction.
vro had not been tainted by association
with former mslodorous administrations,
and who could and would stand upon
Democratic platform. This dodger was
denounced fn all the nominating speeches.
ara was regarded as aimed at Hardin.
There being only two active candidates
a nomination was expected on the first
ballot and the voting was watched with
such close attention az 10 command per-
fs~, order There were SIs votes; necss-
earv 70 a nomination. go. As the ballot
rvoceAded several counties cast scatter
tog votes for W. J. Stone, and the three
uonuntafneers from Lee county voted for
Henry Watterson. Rockcastie county