The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-06-28
POLITICS is MIXED
DOWN IN THE STATE OF CAR
Isle AND BLACKBURN.

Sound Money Temporary Chairman
who Is for n Free silver Gubsrnstoriai
Candidate, and n "souud Money" Reso-
buttons Committee In Convention
which VIII Nominate the Temporary
Cha rmsn's Man.
LOUISVILLE, June 20 The administra-
tion and Secretary Carlisle were certain
ly favorites in the Democratic state con-
vention at its first session. The silverites
went into the district meetings in the
morning and into the convention at noon
with confidence. 1t the district meet
ings they were beaten two TO one They
claimed four out of eleven district MEM
beers of the committee on resolutions, but
the administration men claim that the
committee stands eight to three origi-
nally, against free silver, and as COM
pleted nine to four. The complexion Of
this committee could not have been
changed by the appointment of both
members at large from the silverites.
But when Judge William Beckner. as
temporary chairman, divided the men,
bers at large, giving one of the two to
each side, the silver men felt that they
had been outclassed, although they would
not confess to being outnumbered.
"sound Money" Men for Hardin.
They claimed victory In the election
of Beckner over Stone, but after the for
mer divided the appointments equally on
all the committees and announced his
conservative views no claims were made
on him. Stone would have appointed
only Sound money" men on the commit
tees. Judge Beckner Is sound money"
man, but favors General Hardin for
governor. Although General Hardin ia
vors free coinage he has been supported
throughout by many who insist on a
'sound money" platform for him. The
feature of tho day was the defeat In his
home district Of Senator j. Z. ;. Black
burn for member of the committee on
resolutions by Professor Arthur Yeager,
man of pronounced gold standard views,
but who has devoted his time to college
work and not to politics.
And Blackburn Knaws the File.
Senator Black burn aspired to the chair
manship of this committee and expected
TO have majority of its members with
him for free silver and against Cleveland
and Carlisle. When Blackburn was de-
feated in the Seventh district it was as
certained that the Hardin men did not
want To be embarrassed by his appoint
ment as one of the members -at-large and
then w. Il. Ellis, of the SECOND district,
offered Senator Black burn his proxy.
Objections were raised in the convention
on the announcement of Blackburn's
name for the committee from the Sec
ond district. Black burns friends thought
he should be on the committee, and es-
pecially alter the appointment of his col
league Senator Lindsay, and the selec-
ton of his opponent James b. McCreary,
but Black burn did not want TO serve on
the committee after his defeat in his old
district, and especially after it was known
that he would be in such small minor
ity.
Meaning of the Resolutions Contest.
There was a double contest in selecting
members of the committee on resolutions.
First, both the silver and gold men
wanted To get majority of members so
as 30 have their respective views incorpor
ated in the platform. Second, Senator
Joe Black burn and ex Ex-Governor j. b. Me-
Creary, both candidates for the senator
ship, were running their first heats in
competing for the Craftsmanship of the
committee on resolutions. The senator
ship is involved in the control of the con-
vention more than the governorship or
any OF the state Offices The other candi-
dates for senator are Ex-Governor Buck
ner and Governor Brown. Black burn
and Brown are for free silver; McCreary
and Buckner are against It,