The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-27

tendor dollars, receivable in payment OF
all its debts. public and private, upon
terms OF exac. equality"
AnoT DEBATE.
Mr.. Rhea made most vigorous argu.
ment and offered 4 second, or supple.
mental minority report, which simply
reaflrmed the national platform of the
party Of 1898, and urged its adoption,
rs q measure OF expediency, owing to
the divergent views in the party in
kentucky on the financial question.
Congressman Ellis opened the debate
for tho minority report. .
Ex-Governor James B. NcCreary. who
Is candidate for the United States
senate. made vigorous appeal for tho
Kentucky Democracy cooperating
with Cleveland. Carlisle and the Demo.
cracy as its principles had been declared
in 1893. Senator Blackburn sat imme.
Giately back Of the speaker. When Mr.
AicCreary argued tina, thore was no
room for two Democratic parties in
Kentucky tho sound money" mon
checred loudly. Mr.. McCreary opposed
the minority report and its supplement
most vigorously and mold tho floor not
withs.aIdinc the calls Tor Blackburn,
and other disturbances.
After Mr.. McCrcarv concluded the
Hardin men insisted on recount OF
the vote by which the minority report
was substituted for tho majority report
on credentials and the convention hall
for some time resemblcd riot.
Tho secretaries discovered crrori and
Chairman A. S. Berry announced that
the correction would DO made later II
tho delegates world allow tho consider
alton OF the resolutions to proceed.
Mr.. john S. iehno was accorded the
floor and mado such vigorous speech
against tho maj ority report on rcsolu.
lions as 10 stop all disturbances and
command the closest attention. Mr..
Rhne denounced President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle in rs bitter and
eloquent words NJ tho queens English
could furnish. He quoted Henry Wat.
,erson rs eaying in 1902: Nominate
Grover Cleveland and You rush from
daughter house into an open grave" "
BLACKBURN HEARD FROM.
Senator Blackburn had been called for
all day and finally came TO tho front.
He said at tho outsc. that ho was op.
posed to NJ. o. Bradley. tho Republican
candidate for Governor Of Kentucky,
and for that reason ho was opposed TO
the majority repor. on resolutions.
lie replied especially TO tho argument,
OF Congressman McCreary With most
intense carncBtness. Ile stood for har-
mouy, but warned the convention
against endorsing Sherman instead OF
Jefferson. lie had never endorsed n
Republican platform; ho did not want
tho Kentucky Democracy to do so 10.
day. lle was for Democratic bi-me,all-
ism and not for tho Republican gold
STANDARD. Ilo wa, not hero for any
new departure but old time.honored
Democratic principles, and to oppose
tho ncw.innglcd policies OF tho Rcpnb.
lican element that was trying to shnpo
tho policies to-day i"r tho Democracy
Of Kentucky. Tho applausc Of Black.
burn was tremendous.
Senator Lindsay WA :hen introduced
and madO remarkably strong rcply to
Senator Blackburn. llis defense OF tho
administration, especially whom hu
named President Cleveland, was greeted
viii, s,irrin: demonstrations. s
The convcn ton rcached tho climax Of
tho highest pitch whom tho senator do.
nounccd tho insinun,ion TINT tho ma.
iority roport was Republican plat
form. IIia voice sounded liko tho roar
ing o; tho lion rs he warmed IN in ro.
plying to tho lnsinuationa that tho ma
iority of those on tho committee or in
this convention woro advocates oi Re-
publican doctrines.
Chairman Berry announced thnt n
revision OF tho coun. w tho encrclaricl
Sustained tho previous announcement
Of the substitution OF tho minority ro.
port on credentials for tho majority ro-
mort. The Clay mon csincred this an.
nounccmeut aud tho lnrdin mon pro.
ciDitatoa another riot.
Tho previous question wnl ordered on
u yiyc v0ca voto after o'clock on tho
ndon,ion OF tho reports on resolutions.
In this proceOdin: Chairman Bcrry was
equal 10 tho emergency In Ills rulings
or tho vote rnnd tho result would never
have boon reached.
Whom tho roll vas called on what was
termed the .'vo,o on Cleveland and Car.
Iislo" tho result was, for tho adminiatra.