The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-26
SILVER'S ROCKY DAY
The Administration Forces in Control
Of Things at Louisville.
NOT MUCH COMFORT FOR US
Even Senator Blackburn Couldn't
Get on the Committee on Res
olutions. the Place Going to
an Avowed Coldbug.

isUduon ana secretary Carlisle were
certainly the favorites in the democrat
ic state convention here to-day. The
silverites went into district meetings
In the morning and into the convention
at noon with confidence. In the district
meetings they were beaten two to one.
They claimed four out Of the eleven
district members of the committee on
resolutions, but the administrator
men claimed that the committees
stood eight to three originally against
free silver, and. as completed. nine to
four. The complexion OF this commit
tee could not be changed by the ap-
pointment Of both members at large
from the silverites. But when Judge
w. NJ. Beckner. as temporary chair
man, divided the members at large,
giving one Of the two TO each side. the
silver men felt that they had been out
classed. although they would not con-
fess to being outnumbered. They
claimed a victory In the election OF
Beckner over Stone, but after the for
mer divided the appointments equally
on all committees and announced his
80 -. -, Nv ,ia''s "ere
pointed only sound money" men on
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s was .ne n.iea. IN MS hohie uis'rict OF
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poius eeha.or DiacAourh aspired to
the nai,"iahShipoi 'his COMMITTEE ana
eApev'eu " nave majority OF its
ne WIN MN ior Tree coihase
anu asaihs' Sie'eiahu ana Sarhsie.
| he uehloera.ic ueiesates from the
~ o"s.eSeiohai oiStricts met az ~ d.
M " cnoose menhoers oi 'he oinereh'
conni'lees' Every piace on each com
m't,ee was SHARPLY contested especiai-
enoso ior uie eomhi.'ees On resoiu'
.ione' ,u'es anu oruer Oh business Inc
coh'ro' Oh .he iast named committee
was wahteu oy the haroih or SILVER
Ihen' 90 .hal tue mountainous wouio
p,eeeue 'he auop'ins VI 'ne PLATFORM
Ine souhu-hhoheS hen' VINO iaVor
Gay ior soNerhor' wanted the PLATFORM
aoop'eu hrs,' 50 tnat III the event o1
'he NOMINATION. Oh Henerai Hardin ne
| couiu not ihnuence the committee In
| framing tne PLATFORM 10 SUIT MS views
1or uniimited coinage.
| rhere was double contest IN select
ing the members OF the committee on
| resolutions. Flrst, poth the silver and
| goid men wanted TO get majority OF
the members SO as TO nave their re-
| spective views Incorporated into the
PLATFORM. Second, Senator Blackburn
ana ex-Gov. j. Il. McCreary, both can
didates Tor the senatorship, were run
ming their first heat In competing for
the Craftsmanship OF the committee on
resolutions. The senatorship Is In
volved In the control of the convention
more than the governorship or any
| state office. About the only prominent
| Kentucky democrat not here is Secre-
tary Carlisle, and he is represented By
his private secretary, appointment
| clerk and Others from Washington.
The conservatives yesterday worked
hard to form a compromise on the Sc
lection Of two members at large for
each of the committees. The state
committee did not select temporary Of
flcers, but the convention was in the
hands of ]. d. Carroll OF the state COM
mittee, till 1t elected a temporary chair
man. for which position the silver men
wanted Judge william Beckner and
the Sound money" men wanted Con-
gresham W. J. Stone. AS the chair
man of the convention appoints two
| members-at-large of the committee
resolutions and all other committees,
there was a very hot fight for presid-
ing officer. Some delegation meetings
lasted till noon. when 1t was an
nounced that the convention would as
semble at once. The silver men were
much excited and charged trickery in
the selection of the members Of the
committees In some districts.
The hottest fight was in the Seventh
congressional district. where Senator
Blackburn was beaten for a member
OF the committee on resolutions by
Prof. Arthur feager. friend OF Sec