Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-27
HARDIN AND TYLER HEAD The Kentucky Democratic State
 Ticket.
ONLY ONE BALLOT NEEDED
To Secure the Nominees es-CIay Declares His Allegiance, Though Called Down for
 an Untimey Remark.

nounee the result of the ballot, and loud cries for Hardin arose. committee was sent for him, and while it was out they called for Cassius M. Clay, Jr., the defeated candidate.
 Mr. Clay declared he had always been opposed to dragging the currency qnes- tion into this campaign. He had always been sound money man and an ad- mirer of Grover Cleveland and the ad- ministration.
 If l had been selected by this con- vention on a free silver platform" said Mr. Clay, I would have refused the nomination."
 This was taken by the friends of Hardin to be a slur on their candidate, who Is d free silver man, and who stands tonight on an uncompromising gold pla1- form. and they began to hiss. Mr. Clay quickly changed himself
 ''The stream can rise no higher than it's source" he continued, and l do not be- lieve it possible for the republican party to give us better government than the democrats. They might do 1t for week. they might do it for q month, but in the end they could do nothing but fail. For my part l shall do all in my power to prevent the supremacy of the republican marty. and the possible establishment of negro rule, and to that end l pledge my self to the support of P. Watt Hardin, your nominee for governor
 The appearance of MT Hardin upon the platform was the occasion for an ovation. Mir Hardin said: With an ineXpeSsi- ble sense of gratitude to the friends who have so loyally, yes, so lovingly stood by me in this race with no i'll will toward any one and with profound admiration for the friends Of my opponent who nave stood by him so nobly in this race, ac- cept the nomination. Differences there always will be; differences there always must be, yet a party founded as the democratic party is founded will never die; will never disintegrate ask you to help me now to save old Kentucky Kentucky the only state in this union which has never been anything but dem- ocratic Once more I say she will remain democratic" :"
 The speaker did not mention the cur roncy question, nor mention what his course would be In regard 10 the plat form.
 Some of the delegates wanted to adjourn, but the chair ordered a roll call and can ddates for lietenant-govcrnor were placed in nomination. They were R. F. Tyler of Fulton county, Oscar Turner of Louisville and M. D. Brown of Christian county.
 Tyler was nominated by a viva voce vote before the ballot was finished, and the convention adjourned until tomor- row.
 Only one ballot was needed and then the report of the free sil- yer element seemed to have plenty of votes to spare, after re- have plenty of votes to spare. after re- ceiying the necessary number There were G9 complimentary votes cast on the ballot. most of which belonged to Hardin, and would undoubtedly have been his had it been necessary to take another. When it became known that the 440 votes necessary to a choice had been cast for the successful candidate the delegates broke all bounds. They leaped in the chairs waived their hats and handkerchiefs in the air and burst into a lusty chorus of appreciation. Um- brellas were raised, coats tied to the ends of canes and waved frantcally in the air and banners with queer devices on them elevated by the various delega- tions. Some of these bore the words, Hardin and harmony others, "Har- mony or he'll" but there was none so bold as to wave aloft the names of the defeated candidates. From the border lights of the stage, on which the chair man sat. descended huge piece of can vass, on which were inscribed the words in letters feet long, Democracy sound money democracy"
 The victory can be assigned to no other reason than MT. Hardins personal pop ularity The convention had early in the day adopted gold standard plat form which rejected all compromise with the advocates of free coinage, of whom MT. Hardin was one of the foremost in Kentucky. The Clay men, much en- couraged thereby, and believing that the convention would refuse to place upon it's roll of honor man who stood dia- metrically opposed to it's principles, were looking for victory and the result was a bitter surprise to them.
 One of the most noteworthy features of the convention has been it's devotion to the cause of what is termed "sound money" In a minority to begin with, the free silver men have scarcely made themselves felt at all. Today the gold standard champions showed their strength by adopting the majority re- port of the committee on resolutions by a big majority. Led by Congressman Me Creary and Senator Lindsay, they suc- ceeded in not only inducing the conven- tion to adopt a platform which is the de. spair of the free silver cohort of the state, but in getting a strong indorsement of the administration policy, in which Grover Cleveland and John c. Carlisle are mentioned by name.
 Every mention of the name of Cleve- land or Carlisle was received with ap plause that was unmistakably sincere. The friends of MT. Carlisle consider 1t a great victory for him. While he was going through the state preaching the doctrine of the yellow metal, 1t is worthy of note that P. Watt Hardin was also stumping the territory in the interest of free silver and urging the advantage of a 16 to 1 ratio.
 Senator Blackburn, who received but little favor at the hands of this conven- tion, was the only other man in the state who was so prominently identified with silver as MT. Hardin.
 All dissention in the party on the cur rency question is not ended, as the divis- ion ia the committee on resolutions proved Three reports were made by that body, and a determined fight was made on the floor today by the advo- cates of the minority reports to have them adopted. Considerable warmth was shown by the speakers, and espe- cially by John s. Rhea, who attacked MT Cleveland as vigorously as Senator Lindsay afterwards defended him. This action sets an entirely new example for the southern states.
 The name of Hardin has been well known in Kentucky since it's earliest his tory. His career at the bar and in poli- tics has retained the prestige of the family He was born in Adair county T,,no He was educated in the