Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-27
CLAYs FOLLOWERS WIN A VICTORY

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sembled at $50 o'clock promptly, after
having adjourned at 9 a. M, in the
midst Of unusual disorder.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. j. w.
Ellis. Yesterday the Hardin men were
considered largely in the lead, notwith-
standing the fact that Hardin and
Blackburn had been canvassing the
State in their mutual interests on the
issue Of free coinage, and that the anti
silver men had carried majority of the
district meetings and organized the con-
yention SO as TO control 1t as decidedly
as the committees on resolutions. All
along there were many Sound money
delegates for Hardin, Notwithstanding
his pronounced views for silver.
There were not so many silver men
for CLAY, who agrees with Carlisle and
the administration on the financial
question. The Clay men won their first
point in preventing any nomination last
night, IN the hope of gaining time so as
to get the anti-silver delegates away |
from Hardin. 1t was for this reason |
that IIardin's forces fought so des-
perately last night TO force a nomina-.
ton before adjournment.
VICTORY FOR THE CLAY MEN.
After discussing an hour and half
| the motion to substitute the minority re-
port of the committee on credentials Tor
| the majority report, the call OIL ll9
counties on this question began.
The Clay men favored the substitute
| and the Hardin men opposed it. AS the
vote was considered test of strength,
it was watched with great interest and
resulted i4S ayes, 425 nays. The result
was greeted with loud cheering by the
Clay men.
TUMULTUoUs SCENE.
The Hardin men rushed to the plat
form, charged false counting and fraud,
and created most tumultuous scene,
which was finally checked by crowding
Senator Lindsay through the fighters to
the front Of the platform, when he
opened another hot contest by present
ing the majority report of the commit
tee on resolutions.
THE MAJORITY PLATFORM.
The following was reported by Sena-
tor Lindsay, chairman of the committee
OH resolutions, as the majority report OF
the committee on resolutions, signed by
nino of the 10 members:
The undersigned, a majority of your
committee, beg leave to submit as their
report the accompanying resolutions:
First-The Democracy of Kentucky, in
convention assembled, congratulate the
country upon the repeal of the Mckinley
Tariff law and upon the evidences we have
on every hand OF returning prosperity
under the operations of reduced and
| enualized tariff taxation; and we denounce
as fraught with danger and disaster the
, threat of our Republican opponents to
establish a protective tariff, and to re-
, inaugurate a policy of unequal taxation
, | which in connection with general mis-
! government by the Republican party.
= eliminated IN the business panic or is9l'
Second-The Democratic party, which
I has always stood for the separation OF
4 church and State, for the sake alike oil
9 civil and religious freedom, does not hest
! tate to condemn all efforts to create dis
:, tnction among citizens because of differ
u ences in faith, as repugnant to an enlight
ened age and abhorrent TO the INSTINCTS OF
u American free men.
( Tbird-We reattirm without qualifca.
l. ton the principles and policies declared
r by the National Democratic platform o.
: 1892 and declare that our present Demo
i cratic administration is entitled TO th'
/ thanks Of the party for its courageous ant
IL subcommittee management of pubf
II affairs; and we express our undtmlnlshe'
i confidence in the Democracy and patriot
ia ism of President Grover Cleveland and hi
a distinguished coadviscrs, and Secretar!
II John u. Carlisle of Kentucky.
Il THE MINORITY REPORT.
Following is the minority report il
n which the silver men sought to Loaf
A. down the majority, rather than advocat
Is their own views:
10 The undersigned, members of the com
mittse on resolutions, dissent from view
~ expressed by the majority of the commit
l. tee on resolutions, which is proposed as a
a endorsement Of the present Nationa
~ Democratic administration, because tn
u said resolution in ambiguous, obscur
TO and uncertain in its meaning, and i
or in our opinion an attempt to straddl
w the most vital question now attracting til
attention OF the American people; ant
while the undersigned do not concur i
the views expressed in said resolutions, nc
in views expressed in the amendmei
which they here submit, they nevertheless
n believe that it is the duty Of the Demo
Ill cratic party to express itself in clear an
he unumbiguous terms on this subject.
IL. The financial policy of the presen
III Democratic Administration deserves a
r. unqualified endorsement at the hands {
- the Democratic party of kentucky, or
~ does not deserve such endorsement; an
We with a view Of taking the opinion Of IL
he representatives of the Democrats of kei
m lucky in convention assembled, we subm
IN the following as an amendment to SUI
al resolutions:
III Refolved, By tho Democrats of Kentucky
convention assembled, that tho present Dem
/ cratic administration Is entitled to the than
OF the whole country for its stntesmanlli
management OF public affairs; aud we iurth
declare that both President cleveland al
ha secretary Carlisle are entitled to tho unqua
10 fled endorsement Of the American people I
Ills maintaining The gold standard and thus mai
nv tanning the credit OF the governments III
-. their issuance Of sl60,00J09O OF inlerest-bea
= ing bonds Is hereby expressly endorsed
~ The undersigned members of the cor
va mlttce on resolutions believing that Il
ny Democratic party OF kentucky shou
les plainly declare in favor of true bimeti
Il lisiu, or the gold standard offer the foilol
he ing as Il separate resolution and ask
raj adoptson
"a Rasoirsd, THAT we believe in the coinage
~ both gold and silver as the primary money
the country into legal tender dollars, rece
able In payment OF all tts debts, public 81
private, upon terms OF exact equality.
The names of President Clevelal
nd and Secretary Carlisle were recelv,
ms with prolonged applause.
M Ex.Cougressman W. t. Ellis pr
ne sented the minority report, when Jol
er- S. Rhea took the floor to read the
the himself and not trust them to the secI
in tary.
MIR. Rhea made most vigorous arg
ment, and offered second minority
port which simply reafirmed the nation
ich platform of the party OF 1899 and urg
Ian its adoption as q measure OF eApeulene
vas owing TO the divergent views III J.
lly party in kentucky on the nhahei
it'll question.