Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-06-28
HARDIN IN THE LEAD
Silver Candidate Will Show Up
Strong at Louisville.
SENATOR BLACKBURN IS ACTIVE
IT lie Is Made Chairman kentucky Dc.
mocracy viii Probably Declare
for Free Coiuage.

Louisville, KY, June 24.-Tonight the
sound money delegates to the state
democratic convention chose ex-Con-
gresham w. ]. Stone as candidate for
temporary chairman. They say Judge
Heckner is Blackburns man. At the
Winchester convention last week he OPP
posed the Endorsement of Cleveland ana
Carlisle. They will make test on the
vote between Heckner and stone, the
latter being popular with some silver
ties and Hardin men.
The conservatives want both Heckner
and Stone to promise to appoint one
silver man and one gold man as men,
bers at large of the committee on reso-
lutions; in fact, to divide equally the
members at large Of all the commit
tees. Black burn, who has more at stake
at this convention than any of the state
candidates, was disposed to concede to
the conservative plan of an equal d.
vision of members at large on each of
the committees, but, the radical silver
men opposed it and meeting of silver
men was accordingly called for IL
o'clock tonight. The silver men may
be in conference all night preparatory
| to the fight which begins with the con-
gressional district meeting in the morn
| ing.
Tonight the contest between the ad-
| ministration and anti-admnistration
| delegates has been more bitter than
ever. The fighting is for temporary
organization, with the view to securing
| two members at large, a committee on
resolutions and control of committees
| on rules and order of business, so that
! nomination shall be made before the
| platform is adopted. AS long as Har-
| din claims enough votes to nominate
| him, the honest money delegates want
| the platform adopted first. There is a
conservative element wanting the con-
vention to reaffirm the national plat
form of 1892 and to go no further on
| the final conclusion, but the silverites
say that would simply be an indorse-
ment of the administration. Senator
Blackburn favors reaffirming the plat
form of 1892. with an additional affirm
alton that the pledges of 1892 have not
been fulfilled by President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle. The conserva
tives argue that If General Hardin /:
nominated and SO controls the con
vention as to prevent the reaffirmine
of the national declarations of 1892, tina
the state ticket and platform would be
outside of the party and that there
might be some justification in the
threatened bolt Of the ultra gold men
HARDIN IN THE LEAD.
The Post. which strongly supports the
administra tons financial policy, today
has a poll of delegates. showing ABS fol
Hardin. 1913 for Clay. 6S doubtful. Thu
| Post says:
There are S7S delegates. 440 necessar,
for choice. and the polling indicates tina
Hardin lacks only five votes. Thu
Hardin men say they have the f1v'
votes but this is not by any means GER
tain. General c. Gordon Williams wa
defeated 16 years ago by James b. Nc
Creary when within five votes of nomi
nation"
Ex-Governor Buckner publishes
card today saying that he would no
J accept the nomination for governor
Buckner is candidate for senator OIL
the Sound money" platform, and viii
have nothing else.
ARKANSAS FOR SILVER.
Little Rock, Ark, June PA poll O
the democratic state committee on tn
currency question has been made by
newspaper of this city. Out of a tota
membership of 10 letters are publishe
from II committeeman. Eleven favo
the free, independent and unlimite
coinage of silver. six favor the gol
standard