The Butler weekly times., 1895-06-27
CHOOSING / CHAMPION.
Democrats OF Kentucky Gather
in State Convention.
Silver Men are Worsted on the Resolu-
lUii0ns Comm!ttee.-Hariln Men
Eject Judge Breckner Tenn
h,t
pOcary Chairman.

't+-N' ~ AAc -O.-1 lie AL.
minlstration and Secretary Carlisle
were certainly favorites in the Dem.
ocratic State convention here to day.
The sllverltes went into the district
meetings in the morning and into
the convention at noon with conf
dence. Ia the district meetings they
were beaten two to one. They
claimed four out of the eleven dis
trict members of the committee on
resolutions, but the administration
men claim that the committee stood
eight to the three originally AGAINST
free silver, and as completed nine to
four.
The complexion of the committee
could not have been changed by the
appointment o. both members at
large from the silverites. But when
Judge ". N. Breckner,as temporary
chairman, divided the members at
large, giving one Of the two to each
side, the silver men felt that they
had been outclassed, although they
would not confess to being outnum-
bered. They claimed a victory in
the election of Breckner over Stone,
but after the former divided the ap.
pointments equally on all the com.
mittees and annouced his conserva.
tive views, no claims were made on
him. Stone would have ap.
pointed only sound money men on
the committee. Judge Breckner is
''sound money" man, but favored
General Hardin for Governor. AL
though General Hardin fayors free
coinage, he has been supported
throughout by many who insist on
sound money platform for him.
The silver men on the committee
on resolutions are: First district,
Augustus Coulter; second, ". T.
Ellis; third, John S. Rhea: at large,
J. d, Clardy. The gold men on the
committee are: Fourth district, E.
d. Walker; fifth, J. n. Atherton;
sixth, r. 4, Ellison; seventh, Arthur
Yeager; eighth, James B. McCreary;
ninty, John F. Haager; tenth, Joha
P. Salyer; eleventh, r. Nj. Jackson;
at large, Senator William Lindsay.
The feature of the day was the de-
feat in his home district, of Senator
]. G S Blackburn for member of
the committee On resolutions bv
Prof. Arthur Yeager, man of pro.
nounced gold standard views, but
who has devoted his time to college
work and not to politics. Senator
Blackburn aspired to the chairman.
ship OF this committee and expected
to have majority of its members
with him for free coinage and
against Cleveland and Carlisle.
The election of temporary chair.
man was announced as the first
thing in order The names of ex
Congressman ". J. Stone aud Judge
W. n. Breckner were presented for
temporary chairman when the roll
of 119 counties was called.
The roll call proceeded with all
sorts OF points of order and dilatory
confusion for over an hour, when
the result was announced at 2 o clock
as follows: Breckner, 44S1; Stone,
1904. The total vote was S79, but
it was not all cast owing to contests;
necessary to choice, 440. The elec
ton of Breckner as the temporary
presiding officer was made unani
nous and committee appointed te
escort him to the chair.
As the combination of Hardin fol
Governor and the silverites support
ed Breckner. and the combination o,
Clay for Governor and the .'sounc
money men" supported Stone, ths
result OF the selection of temporary
chairman was received with cheers
as direct advantage for Hardin
aud indirectly an advantage for the
silver men, who had been beaten 10
the forenoon in the district meetings.
On assuming the chair Judge
Brecknor delivered an eloquent ad
dress, and assured all that be repre-
sented no faction and would rule
with impartiality. He pleaded fo'
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