The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-06-28
HARDIN FOR GOVERNOR.
NOMINATED BY KENTUCKY DEMO
Gratis ON FIRST BALLOT.
HE is FOR FREE SILVER.
But lie stands ON an Administration Plat
form senator blackburn and Ills
Friends Charge That They We're
betrayed by the Nominee for
Governorand Feel some
what sore.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June -. - The
Democratic state convention of Ken
tucky has indorsed the administration
with special tributes To President
Cleveland and his distinguished adj
wiser, Carlisle Nothing was ever pro-
ductive of more effective results than
that of Secretury Carlisle and the
Memphis convention. The silverites,
including Senator Blackburn, ,attribute
their defeat to recent speeches of Car
Isle and the circulation given them.
Senator Black burns speech against
the ma iority report on resolutions
showed his feeling toward some on
whom he had depended, while he re-
ferred respectfully To Senator Lindsay,
Congressman McCreary and others
who had opposed him openly. The
convention was a record breaker in
great speeches as well as in other res
poets.
Senator Lindsay prepared the ma
| jority report on resolutions. which EN-.
braced a strong, honest money plank
and indorSed President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle by name for their
! financial policy and administrations
II was signed by nine of the thirteen
members of the committee. There
were two minority reports-one signed
| by Rhea and Ellis for the free coinage
of silver at Ii 10 /. and the other sim
| ply reafiirming the platform of 1872,
] signed by Clardy and Coulter.
The vote on the adoption of the ma
! jority report was announced as 647
| 800 ayes. 233 3l-i0 nays. and was re-
ceived with great applause. The con
/ yention took a recess until 1880 o'clock.
On reassembling at s:30 p m dill
atory measures occupied almost an
/ hour. when the name of General Cas-
sius NJ. Clay was presented by George
/ c. LocShart for the nomination for
governor, seconded by Isaac NJ Quig-
ley. j. Il. reckinridge. the eloquent
! brother of W. c. L. Breckenridge, pre-
sented the name of Z. Wat Hardin,
| secondud by James Tarvin and l.. A.
| Spalding. Previous to the convention
reassembling the hall was Hooded with
the following dodger, which was de-
nounced in the nominating speeches,
and was regarded as aimed at Hardin,
after the adoption of an administra-
! tion platform:
Roster not make a mistake. but
/ nominate a NAdUtltlu nearer VINO mas
always been found in the front rank
for honesty, free speech. free thought
and personal liberty Nominatea man
who is not bound to any ring, clique or
| faction. who is never found wanting
when the cause of Democracy is at
stake. Nominate Il man who is not
tainted by association with former
malodorous administrations, who can
and will stand upon any Democratic
platform. Assure perfect harmony
and an old-time victory by selecting
for the head of your ticket either j. ID.
Black, W. j. Stone or A. :. Berry.
There being only two candidates, a
nomination was expected on the first
ballot, which was watched with close
attention There were S7s votes
necessary to nomination, 440 Before
the counties were all called il was ev-
ident that General Hardin was nomi,
mated and the Hardin men cheered.
Before the result of the ballot was an.
nounced the Clay men moved that the
nomination of General Hardin be
made unanimous and it was carried
] with a great hurrah. The result OF
the ballot was announced as follows:
Hardin, l6s -; Clay, 33Oi.; Stone, 20;
Watterson. ).
While Hardin held the silver vote
almost solid the Clay men could not
get all the sound money men away
from him because of his confederation
for the organization of the con
vention and of his unusually strong
personal following. Under the cir.
cumstances the nomination OF Hardin
is considered great personal victory,
as the men who framed the platform
and shaped the policy of the party had
been working hard for Clay or dark
, horse. The silver men as rule are
feeling good over Hardin's nomina
tion, although Blackburn and some
other silver leaders feel that Hardin
did not stand bv them. and refer Ia
the inconsistent position in which he
now finds himself on an sdministra
tion platform.
Senator Black burn has made the
following statement:
Il do not feel sore, nor have any
heartburns realize, however, tina
1t is impossible to win a fight against |
combination OF money and fedora
patronage, especially when both arr
furnished in unlimited quantities.
General Hardin Is as pronounced To-
? free silver as Senator Blackburn ant
made his race against Clay on that is
sue. lie was not, however, objection
; able to the many sound money dele
gates, especially after he had Iudg
Beckner, the temporary chairman
adopt a compramise plan in the organ
ization of the convention.
{ For lieutenant governor the name
J. of r. r. Tyler, NJ u. Brown and Osca
:. Turner, jr., were presented. lyle
h was nominated without counting TN
h vote. when the convention at midnigh
l. adjourned till $3.50 a. m
Gold, GOldi
. A reliable citizen of Guthrie wa