The herald., 1895-06-27
THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS
Endorsement of the AdminiStra=
ton in Plain Terms
THE HARDlN-CLAY BATTLE
Silver Men Carried the Day and Nomi-
mated Their Man
Blackburn Was Left Out in the Gold and
Frosty Night, But lie Will Battle
For the Ticket
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Associated Press Special wiro
LOUI VILE, June Is In the Demo-
cratic state convention here today, after
discussing for an hour and q half mo-
tion TO substitute the minority report on
credentials for the majority report, the
call of 1l9 counties began. The vote re-
suited Ayes, 4iS; noes. 40. There was
loud cheern, by the Clay men. Hardin
rushed to the platform charging false
counting and fraud. This created tu-
multuous scene, finally checked by crowd
ing Senator Lindsay through the fighters
to the front OF the platform, when he
opened another hot contest by presenting
the majority report of the committee on
resolutions.
The following was reported by Senator
Lindsay chairman of the committee on
resolutions, as the majority report,
signed by nine OF the thirteen members:
"To the Democratic convention in ses-
sion ut Louisville:
1.-THE undersigned. the majority of
yonr committee, beg leave to submit as
their report the accompanying resolu-
tions:
"First-The Democracy of Kentucky,
in convention assemb bled. congratulates
the country upon the repeal of the Nc
Kinley tariff law anu upon the evidences
we have on every mana OF returning pros
perity under the operations OF reduced
and cqualized tariff legislation, and we
denounce as fraught with danger and
disaster the threat, of our Republican ad-
versaries to re-estublish the protective
tariff and reinaugurate the policy OF un-
equal taxation which, in connection with
general misgovernment by the Republi-
can party, eliminated in the business
panic OF 1898.
'Second-The Democratic party. which
has always stood tor separation of church
anu state for the sake alike of civil and
religious freedom. does 10: estate to
condemn all efforts to create distinction
among citizens because of differences in
faith, as repuenant to an enliG htened age
and abnorrent to the instincts of Ameri
can freemen.
"Third-we Ieaffirm m without qualifca-
tion the principles and policies declared
by the national Democratic platform OF
1892, and declare our present Democratic
administration is entitled to the thanks
OF the party for its honest, courageous
and statesmanlike management of public
affairs; and We exprs SIS our undiminished
COZ tdence in the ID mocracy and patriot
ism oi President Grover Cleveland and
his distinguished co-advisers, and Secre-
tarv John g. Carlisle of Kentucky"
The names OF President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle were received with pro-
longe applause
Ex-Congresman w. L. Ellis presented
the inino rity report.
The following is the minority report:
The undersigned, members OF the com
n;ttee On resolutions dlssept from the
views expressed by the majority of the
committee on resoutions which is pro-
posed as an endorsement o; the present
national Democratic administration, be-
cause said resolution is ambiguous, OBJ
scure and uncertain in its meaning and
is, in on, opinion, an attempt to straddle
the most vital question now attracting
the attention OF the American people.
And while the undersigned do not concur
in the views expressed in said resolution,
nor i'll the views expressed in the amend
ment which they here submit, they
nevertheless believe it is the duty of the
Democratic party to express itself in clear
and unam biguous terms this subject.
The financial policy of the present Demo-
cratic administration deserves the unqtal-
fled endorsement at the hands OF the
Democratic party of Kentucky or it does
not deserve such endorsement. and with
view OF taking the opinion of repre-
scntatives Of the Democracy of kentlcky.
in convention assem- bled we submit the
following as an amendment to said reso-
lutions:
Resolved. BY the Democracy OF Ken
lucky, in convention assem- bled, that the
present d mocratic administration is en-
Titled to the thanks of the whole country
for it's statesmanlike management of pub
lie affairs, and we further declare that
both President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle are entitled to the unqualified on
dorsement or ,he American people for
maintaining the gold standard and thus
maintaining the credit of the government
and their ISSUANCE OF $780, 900, 900 interest
bearing bonds is hereby endorsed
The undersigned, mem bers of the COM
mittee on resolutions believing the
Democratic party OF Kentucky Should
plainly declare in favor of true bimetal-
lsm, or the gold standard offer the fol-
lowing as a separate resolution. and ask
its adoption:
Resolved. That we believe in the
coinage of both gold and silver as the
primary money of the country IN legal
tender dollars receivable i'll payment of
all its debts, public and private, upon
terms Of exact equality"
John S.Rhea offered second or supple
mental minority report, which Simply
reaffirmed the natl ,nal platform of 1893,
and urged its adoption as a measure OF
cxpediency, owing to diversified views OF
the party ir. Kentucky on the financial
question. Congressman Ellis opened the
debate for the minority report.
Ex-Governor James b. McCreary ,candi-
date Tor the senate, made vigorous an
peal for the Kentucky Democracy CO
operating with Cleveland, Carlisle and
Democracy as its principles had been de-
clared in 1895,
When McCreary agreed that there was
no room ior two Democratic parties IN
Kentucky, the Sound money men
cle RED loudly. HMcCreary opposed the
gorou ~. and held the floor, notwit l.
ding the calls for Blackburn, and
9th = disturbances After McCreary had
"a TIA ed. the Hardin men insisted on
recount OF the vote by whcn the mi
Ilur t, report was subst tuted for the ma
jority re- ort on credentials. The conven-
tionhall for some time resem bled'a riot.
The ere ary discovered errors and
Chairman sBerry announceds that cor
rections would be made later If the dele
gates would allow consideration of the
resolutions
John S, Rhea was accorded the floor
and made such vigorous speech against
the minority report on resolutions as 10
stop all disturbance and command the
closest attention. Rhea denounced Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle in
as bitter words as the queens English
could furnish. When he quoted Henry
Watterson as saying in 1892, Nominate
CIR yer Cleveland and you rush from