The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-27
VICTORY FOR SOUND MONEY.
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ocratic. once more. say she will remain
democratic"
me speaker did not mention the cur
reucv. OF Intimate what his course would
b. In regard 10 the platform.
some Of the delegates wanted 70 ad-
igurn. but the chair ordered a roll call
and the candidates for Lieutenant Cover
nor were placed in nomination. They
we're R. P. Tyler of Fulton county. Os-
car Turner Of Louisville and n. d. Brown
Of Christian county.
Tyler was nominated by a viva voce
vote before the ballot was finished, AMI
the convention adjourned until to-mor-
row
Only one ballot was necessary and the
representatives OF the free silver element
seemed to have plenty of votes to spare,
after receiving the necessary number.
There was siXty-nine complimentary votes
cast on the ballot, most Of which belonged
10 Hardin, and would undoubtedly have
been his had it been necessary to take
another. When il became known that the
40 votes necessary to a choice had been
cast for the successful candidate, the dele
gates broke all bounds. They leaped on
the chairs, waved their hats and handker-
chiefs in the air, and burst into a lusty
chorus of appreciation. Umbrellas were
raised, coats tied TO the ends of canes and
waved frantically in the air, and banners
with queer devices on them, elevated by
the various delegations. Some of these
bore the words, Hardin and Harmony
others, Harmony or He'll" but there was
none so bold as to wave aloft the name of
the defeated candidate. From the border
lights Of the stage. on which the chairman
sat, descended huge piece of canvas, on
which was inscribed the words in letters
TWO feet long. Democracy; Sound Money;
Democracy
The victory can be assigned to no other
reason than Mr.. Hardins personal popu-
larity. The convention had early in the
day adopted gold standard platform,
which rejected all compromise with the
advocates of free coinage, of whom Mr.
Hardin was the foremost in Kentucky
The Clay men were much encoura ged
thereby, and believing that the conven-
zion would refuse 10 place upon its roll of
honor man who stood Numerically on
posed to its principles. were looking for the
victory, and the result was a bitter sur
prise to them.
One of the most noteworthy features of
the convention has been its devotion to
the cause of what il has termed sound
money" In a minority to begin with the
free silver men have scarcely made them
selves felt at all. To-day the gold stand
ard champions showed their strength nv
adopting the majority report Of the com
mittee and resolutions by big majority
Led by Congressman McCreary and Sen
ator Lindsay, they succeeded in not only
inducing the convention to adopt a plat
form which is the despair of the free sill
yer cohorts of the state, but in getting a
strong Endorsement of the administration
policy in which Grover Cleveland and
John q. Carlisle are mentioned by name
Every mention of the name of Pres
ident Cleveland or Secretary Carlisle was
received uF.s,14 ~
takably sincere. The friends of Mr.. Car
nsie consider II a great victory for him.
While he was going through the state
preaching the doctrine of the yellow met
al, 1t is worthy of note that p Watt
Hardin was also stumping the same ter
rltory IN the interest of free silver and
urging the advantages Of a 16 to / ratio.
Senator Blackburn, who has received
but little favor at the hands of this con-
Vention, was the only man in the state
who was so prominently identified with
silver as Mr.. Hardin.
All dissension in the party on the cur
rency question is not ended. as the di-
vision in the committee on resolutions
proves. Three reports were made by that
body and a determined attempt was
made to-day by the advocates of the mi
nority reports to have them adopted
Considerable warmth was shown by the
speakers, especially by John s. Rhea, who
otNoCheu MI. CleNtldnQ as vigorously as
Senator Lindsay afterward defended him.
This convention has set an entirely new
example for the southern states.
The name of Hardin has been a well
known one in Kentucky since its earliest
history. and Parker Watkins Hardin's
career at the bar and in politics has main
tanned the family prestige. He was born
in Adair county, June s. 1871. He was edu-
Gated in the schools of the county, studied
law with his father and was admitted to
the bar in 1865. He at once began the Drac-
tce Of law and a few years later located
in Harrodsburg, which is now his home
In 1881 Mr.. Hardin was elected attorney
general of the state on the democratic
ticket. His administration of his Office
was so popular that he was twice re-elect-
ed with little opposition sitting twelve
years. Four years ago he had a strong
following as a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor, but was
defeated by John Young Brown in a tri-
angular contest, in which the other as
pirant was C. NJ. Clay, Jr, his chief op-
ponent in this convention. Physically Mr.
Hardin is man of fine appearance, but
he is noted for marked democratic sim
plicity in dress and manner. This latter
trait added to the prestige of the family
name, which is a strong element in Ken
lucky politics, somewhat explains the
anomaly presented by many sound money
delegates supporting man who has made
his canvass almost solely on the free silver
coinage issue.
RAILROAD BUILDING in 1905.