The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-26

Impartial.
Louisville, June z5.-The a6ministra-
ton and Secretary Carlisle were certain
ly favorilss Of the state convention here
today. The s!lverites went into the meet
ing this morning aud into the convention
with confidence. In the district meetings
they were beaten : TO /. They claimed
four on. of eleven district members for
the committee on resolutions. bat the ad
m!nistration men claim that the commit
tee stood 10 originally against free
silver. and as completed 3 10 4. The com
plexlon OF this committee could have
been changed by the appointment OF
both members at large from the silver
ties. but when Judge w NJ. Beckner was
made temporary chairman and divided
the members at large. giving one 10 each
side. the silver men felt that they had
been outelassed. although they would not
confess 10 being outnumbered. They
claimed victory In the election Of Beck
ner over Stone. but after the former d.
vided the appointments equally on all
the committees and announced his con-
servatiVe views no claims were made on
him. Stone would have appointed only
sound money men on the committee.
Judge Beckner is a sound money man.
but favored Gen. Harrison for governor.
Although Gen. Harrison favors free coin
age, he has been supported throughout
by many who insist on a sound money
platform for him.
The silver men on the committee on
resolutions are: First district-August
Coulter; second district.W. 7. Ellis; third
district, John s. Rea. AT iarge-J. ID.
Clardy.
The gold men on the committee are:
Fourth district. L. W. Walker: fifth dis
trict, j. y. Atherton: sixth district. r..
A. Ellison; seventh district, Arthur Yea
ger, eighth district. James b. McCreary,
ninth district. John f. Haager: tenth dis
trict. John L. Salyer: eleventh district,
r. NJ. Jackson. AT large-Senator Will
lam Lindsay.
The feature OF the day was the defeat
in his home district OF Sena tor Blackburn
for member Of the committee on reso-
lutions by Prof. Arthur Yeager, a man
of pronounced gold standard views, hut
who has devoted his time 10 college work
and not to politics. Senator Blackburn
aspired TO the chairmansRip of this com
mttee and expected have a major
ity of it's members with him for free
coinage and against Cleveland and Car
Isle. When Blackburn was defeated In
the seventh district II was ascertained
that the Hardin men did not want TO be
embarrassed by his Appointment as one
Ellis. of the second district. offered Sem
ator Blackburn as his proxy. Objections
were raised in the convention on the an
nouucement of Blackburn's name for the
committee for the second district and
no further efforts In that direction were
made.
Senator Blackburn did not meet with the
committee on resolutions. The use of his
name by proxy for the Second district was
rssffh VfaHe nr
friends thought he should be on the COM
mittee and especially after the appoint
ment of his colleague. Senator Lindsay,
and the election of his opponent James p.
McCreary but Mr.. Blackburn did not want
TO serve on the committee after his defeat
I'm his own district. especially after IL was
known that he would be in such small
minority.
Delegates from eleven congressional dis
tricts met at 10 a. m. 10 choose the men,
met at 10 a. m. today to choose the mem
bers of the different committees. Every
place on each committee was sharply
contested especially those for the COM
mittee on resolutions. rules and order of
business The control Of the last named
committee was wanted by the Hardin.
or silver men, who also wanted the nor1i-
nations 10 precede the adoption OF a
platform. The SOUND money" men, who
form adopted first. SO that in the event
of tho nomination OF Gen. Hardin, he
could not influence the committee in
framing the platform to suit his viows
for unlimited coinage.
There was a double contest in select
ing members of the committee on reso-
buttons. First, both the silver and gold
men wanted 10 get a majority OF the
members SO as 10 have their respective
views Incorporated into the platform
Second Senator Blackburn and eX-Gov.
y. =, McCreary. both candidates for the
seuatorship. were running their first heat
in competing for the chairmanship Of
the committee on resolutions. The sen
atorshtp is involved in the control OF the
convention more than the goveruorship
or any state Offices.
About the only prominent Kentucky
Democrat not here is Secretary Carlisle.
and he "a represented py his private
secretary. appointment clerk and others
from Washington CITY. The couserva-
ttves yesterday worked hard for COM
promise on the selection OF two mcm-
bers at large for cach of the committees.
The state committee did not select the
temporary officers. buf the convention
vas in the hands OF Chairman }. t. car
roll OF the state committee. till II elect
81 a temporary chairman. for which posi-
tion the silver men wanted Judge VIII
lam Be ancr. and the sound money
men wanted Congressman ". J. Stone.
As the chairman OF the convention ar-
points the two members at large of the
committee on resolutions. and all other
committees. there was r very hot fight
for presiding officer.
Some delegation meetings lasted until
noon. when IT was announced the con
veation would assemble at once. Tae
silver men werc very much excited and
charged tr.ckcry Ia tho selection of men,
hers cf the committees in some districts
the hottest Gght was In the Seventh con-
gressional district where senator Bla.-t-
burn was beaten for member of the, com
rnitfee or resolutions by Prof Arthur
Yeager. n friend os Secretary Carlisle.
Following is the committee on resa-
buttons; FIRST district. August Coulter.
silver. second. W. =. Ellis. silver. -nlr8
John : RAea. silver. tourrh. r. ~
Walker. conservative; hf1a. !, y. Ather-
seventh. Prof. Arthur leaZer. gold:
efxhth. James 2. McCreary. gold. ninth
John +. Haser. gold; 'tcnta. John T.
SAVER gold, eleventh. r NJ. Jackson.
conservative. The ant{-silver r1nn claim
the conservatives Wtl vote Vith them
for sound money platform. sHcldiiuz
the Endorsement 90 tae administration
AMI special mention 81 Cleveland and
Carlisle Coulter Ellis ana Rhsa ar
uauacsd ~ once that there would ~ a
minority report signed 6y them. u py 20
Others. and there would bee H<ht 70 a
finish on The floor ot the ceuTeuslon
Promptly a noon tae 1euocFatlc 5. ate
ranve7ttsu was calfed lo order on Chair
maa J. y Carroll. ~ the sts.e commit
tee. wao spoke a. leDgta -eesriinz TIE
ID