The record-union., 1895-06-26

| what will probably prove the most inter
esting Democratic Convention ever held
! in Kentucky. 1t is the first time the Re-
| publicans have ever had q sighting chance
TO elect q Governor, and the Democrats
feel that the man they choose to run
against Bradley must be Of more than
ordinary popularity.
The split in the ranks of the Democrats
began in Ashland District. when the
friends of Breckenridge knitted Owens at
the polls. Much bitter feeling was en-
gendered. and the division commenced at
Lexington spread throughout the State.
The rock that the Republicans look to
for salvation is the one upon which the
Democrats expected to split-the money
question. There is a big tree-silver con-
tingent in the State led by Senator Black
burn, but in this convention the gold
advocates are largely in the majority.
The action of the gathering on the
financial question is beng awaited with
interest by politicians of both parties
throughout the country, and will have
marked influence upon the selection OF q
successor to United States Senator Joseph
Blackburn, who has recently allied MINI
self with the radical free silVerltes.
Until within fortnight it was thought
that the GubernatoriaI contest was be-
tween General z. Wat Hardin, an ardent
| advocate of the white metal, and Colonel
Casslus NJ. Clay, Jr. who has maintained
a discreet silence on that issue. Colonel
Clay is nephew Of Cassius NJ. Clay, VINO
| was Minister to Russia under Lincoln,
and who, though past 50 years Of age, re-
Gently married l5-year girl.
The candidacy of NJ. @. Afford, the
! present Lieutenant-GoYernor, for Guber-
! material hOn0rs has, however, changed
the situation, and while he declines to
make au active canvass for the nomina-
! ton, his unequivocal stand for sound
money has made him many friends.
| Upon opening John Carroll, Chairman
| of the Democratic Central Committee,
said: "We are here according to the
rules of the party to select delegates for
several important offices. Scarcely has
! there ever been 80 much importance in
this State and on the result of this con-
vention depends largely our success or
| defeat in 80. We know that in union
there is strength and in harmony there is
vitality. Some of us are gold and some
silver mon, but all are Democrats. Let
us stand together, silver and gold, shout
der to shoulder, in order to defeat the
common enemy OF US all"
Nominations for temporary Chairman
being in order, Judge Beckner and ex-
J u.
! The rolI-call was watched with much in
terest, as the vote was test one, Beckner
! being the Harding man and Stone the
| Clay man. The vote resulted as follows:
Beckner (Harding), 4464; Stone CLAY,
32O4; necessary to choice, 44O.
Judge Beckner, in taking his place as
| Chairman of the Convention, said: II
don't take this result as compliment to
| myself. The gentleman l have seen tit to
| represent in this convention has won the
! fight. We have met here at time when
! the return OF prosperity is vindicating
the Democratic party. Everything is
| happening just as the Democrats said IL
would. Let us have harmony. / heard
| q man once say, Why can't the Demo-
Gratis act in harmony as the Republicans
| did?' We are not built that way. The
| Republican Convention was dictated by
a boss. We have no collars about our
necks. We are not afraid to face our
| record
William Cromwell, J. X. Stone and j.
X. Schrader were elected Secretaries.
| Chairman Beckuer divided the mem
| bera-at-large Oh the committees equally.
| On Resolutions Senator William Lindsay
! gold and j. ID. CLERGY silver were ap-
pointed so that the complexion OF the
| committee is not affected.
| The districts were then called to namo
members of the committee. Whom the
| Second District was called w. ). Ellis
declined to servo. and Senator Black burn
was announced as mem ber OF the Com
mittee on Resolutions.
At 2:3O the convention took recess
| until p. NJ.
Music Hall was packed when Chair
man Beck ner called the convention To
order this evening. The convention las
! plunged into disorder over a resolution
! offered by Wallace of Louisville declar-
ing it unamerican to discriminate against
any man or woman because OF their re-
! liglous preference.
The Chair referred the resolution to the
Committee on Resolutions, according to
custom.
Several of the anti American Protec-
tive Association delegates insisted on the
resolution being put TO the convention.
but rule was adopted that all resolu-
tions should go to the committed
The convention was turbulent. a
! dozen delegates were their feet ut
| once, shouting for recognition. The
! Chairman lost all control of the assem-
bage, and for an hour it was impossible
to maintain order.
Finally j. Z. Helm, Chairman of the
| Committee on Permanent Organization,
reported Congressman j. S. Berry for
| Permanent Chairman. J. i. Stone Sec
retary and Ed. McGrath for Sergeant-at-
Arms. The report was adopted.
A motion to adjourn until IL o'clock
O-morrOW was maze py the clay men,
ane bedlem broke loose again. The
clerk was an hour calling the roll. and it
was half an hour more before quiet could
he sufficiently restored for the Chair
man to announce the result-671 nays TO
81 yeas.
Disorder then increased. A hundred
motions were made, but the Chairman
recognized nobody. Word was sent to the
Chair that the Committee on Credentials
would not report until midnight, and nc
announced that TO mora business would
be transacted until mem bers were prop
erly seated. He interrupted with
constant yelling, and cries Of MIR. Chair
man !" They might as we'll have ap-
pealed to a post. The Chairman ex-
| pressed n belief that it would be inpos-
sible to go OH listening TO nobody and
sat at the table writing letter. a more
extraordinary scene has seldom ever
been seen in a convention.
The monotOny was broken at last by
speech from II. J. Bronson OF Reading,
/ who indorsed the Administration \
reference to Cleveland brought out great
cheering, but when the free silver men
found ne was trying to further Ciay's
candidacy for Governor. they made such
noise that he could no longer proceed.
/ Then they shouted Justify for Black burn,
but he did not appear.
The Committee on Credentials, through
its Chairman, Little Phil Thompson,
| made lis raDOrt q thiG rnint and fhipon