Evening journal., 1895-06-26
CLEVELAND AND GOLD.
Both Indorsed by the Kentucky
Democrats at Louisville.
4 STORMY ALL NIGHT SESSION.

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outnumbered, Are Making an Active
Fight and WIN Die In the Last Ditch--A
squabble over Credentials.
| LOUISVILLE, June 96-The administra-
1 zion and Secretary Carlisle were certainly
| fayortes in the Democratic state convcn-
| iion here. The silverites went into the
| district meetings in the morning and into
| the convention at noon with confidence
| In the district meetings they were beaten
to 1. They claimed 4 ont of the II dis
| trict members Of the committee on rcs0lu-
tions, but the administration men claim
/ that the committee stood s to originally
against free silver, and as completed 8
| 10 4.
The complexion Of this committee could
not have been changed by the appoint
ment of both members at large from the
| silyerites, but when Judge William Beck
ner, 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 thcy would
not confess TO being outnumbered.
They claimed victory in the election
| OF Bcckner over Stone, but after the for
mer divided the appointments equally on
all the committees and announced his con-
seryative views no claims were made on
him. Stone would have appointed only
sound money men on the committees.
Judge Beckner is a sound money man,
but favored General Hardin for governor.
Although General Hardin fayors free
coinage, he has been supported through
out by many who insist on sound mon
| ey platform for him.
The feature of the day was tho defeat
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Blackburn for member Of the committee
on resolutions by Professor Arthur Yea
| ger, a man Of pronounced gold standard
views, but who has devoted his time to
college work and not TO politics
Senator Blackburn aspired to the chair
manship of this committee and expected
to have majority Of its members with
him for free coinage and against Cleye-
land and Carlisle. When Blackburn was
defeated in the Seventh district, it was as
certained that tho Hardin mon did not
want 10 be embarrassed by his appoint
mont as one of the members mt large, and
then Mr. W. 4. Ellis Of the Second dis
trict offered Senator Blackburn his proxy.
Objections We're raised in the conyen-
tion on the announcement Of Blacl1burn's
name for the committee from the Second
district and no further efforts in that di-
rcction were made
The Convention DeadIocked.
Numerous dilatory motions were in
dulged in, the Clay men wanting an ad-
iournment. As neither the committee on
credentials nor the one on resolutions was
ready to report, this flibustering was kept
up for over two hours with much disturb
ance The committee on resolutions was
ready to report at 9 p. m., but delayed its
report awaiting the outcome Of the ere
dentials committee, which was fighting
over contests among the delegates from
Louisville ana Newport
Senator Lindsay prepared the majority
report on resolutions, which embraced
the strong honest money plan and indors-
ed Cleveland and Carlisle by name for
their financial policy and administrations.
1t was signed by 9 Of the 13 members Of
the committee
There were two minority reports-one
signed by Rhea and Ellis for the free coin
age Of silver ut 10 to 1 and the other sim
ply reaiiirming the platform Of 1892, sign
cd by Clardy and Coulter.
There was intense feeling because the
fight between the Hardin and Clay men
on seating delegates in the committee on
credentials delayed the resolutions and the
lIbNNtultiD0 on Nllt tDllNtntloUf DNh noun
ing could be done toward facilitating busi-
ness. Several hundred motions TO adjourn
were voted down, and the convention re-
manned waiting, although the committee
ON credentials at II p. m. announced it
could not report till after midnight
Senator Lindsay and Chairman Berry
refused TO report the resolutions or do
anything till the report on credentials
came in.
The committee on credentials closed up
shortly before midnight and reported in
favor of the Hardin delegates in Louis
willie and at Newport when the scenes Of
disorder had "a slight suspension.
When the Clay men offered a minority
report ON credentials, another lively scene
was begun, with the usual motions for
adjournment.
The Clay men had sent for all abscn-
tees. Some arrived in time to vote after
midnight on dilatory motions, with
view to waiting for other mountaineers
today The consideration of the two re-
ports on credentials was pending at j a.
m, with little prospect of conclusion.
Meantime no other business could be
brought up and the committee on resO-
lutions refused TO give out any of the
three reports that are ready for presenta-
tion, and which report the views Of the
conservatives and silverites as well as OF
the gold minority. Tho last named have
no doubt Of their ability to secure the
adoption of the majority report as soon as
the contests are settled