The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-27
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nomination than after free silver
plank and sone Of them deserted Har.
din, whilo the Clay men were urging
the Sound money" delegates to stand
together on nominations US well as on
the platform. Senator blackburn and
oshsr silver leaders renal ned on the
floor and fought to tho last on the rcso.
lutions. after which they did not
take much interest in those who. as
they said, had previously deserted
them. They were very bitter towards
Auditor OF State Norman, who was Cen
sTal Hardin's manager, and himself II
candidate Tor denomination lnScnGtor
BlacEburn's speech against the majority
rcpor! on resolutions, no showed his
telling toward ZONE on WHOM he had
depended, whilo be refereed Very rc.
.pec,irlly TO Senator Lindsay. Congress-
man McCrcary and others who had OBJ
posed him openly. Tho convention
was a record.brcaEo. in great speeches
i; well zs in other respects.
The fgh. tc-niSh: between Generals
Hardin and Clay for the gubesnatorias
nomination, WAS much closer than tho
Hardin men expected. Thoy state II
they could hayn forced nominations
yesterday ,hcn Hardin would havo had
over COO votes, instead Of less than 500,
aTd aIiuis that they were nervous all
day.
HAnois's PECULIAR POSITION.
I: vas though. yos!erdry that Hardin
would DO nominated without the pro-
sea.atioH OF any other nnme-oycn
without sha. OF Clay. The Hardin men
elected Deckner as temporary Chairman
and The latter divided tho appointments
Of members Mt large OF the committees
IN the in,crca. OF Hardin rather than
g!r0 all ei:Ior TO the gold or TO tho sill.
yer mon. While Hardin held tho silver
vote almost solid the Clay mon could
nc; rOi all the "sound money" mon
away from him because OF his consider.
alton ior them in the organization Of tho
convention and Of hi. unusually strong
pcrsonaI following.
Under the circumstauc9a, tho. nom.
!na!ion Of Hardin Is consiClcrod great
lie platform aud shaped tho policy OF
party had been working hard to-day Tor
clay or dark horse. Tho silver mon,
aruta. are feeling good Tonight over
!iarIiE's nomination, although Black,
bum and Homo other silyor leaders fcUl
'Aat Hardin did not stand BY ,hom, aad
'Nler 20 tho inconsistent position IN
Tnict! no now finds himself on al nd.
m'niHirrlior platform.
General Hardin, tho candidate Tor
governor, is MS pronounced Tor FREQ sil.
Yer So Senator blackburn, and
iEhio his raco ngains. Clay on
M'. i4sue. lte was not, how
ever, objectionable 10 tho many sound
'n1n"ydGingn,cs, e1DcciaIly nftor no had
"H.-n EeCkncr. tho temporary chair
nan, 0dopt Gomproniso plan IN tho
'':5G iEation Of tho convention.
'"r t!lird planl: OF tho majority ro-
t''i ~ Tho committee on platform was
We one To which the sivorltas tool: OK
c"N'inG. il reads: "Wo rnGirm, with
'i' qualification. tho ;rinCipioH aud
".'c."l declared by Tho national Demo.
uA'c Platform Of 1902, and declare that
G'f lIe'ont Democratic administration
"ta.Hied 10 tho tlinnEB OF tho party
w ~ honest, courR:oons and states.
."'r''Er management 0f public Rilatr.; I;
@N' ~ cIprcsI our rndniniahod con.
,'''6'" IN tho democracy aud pntriot.
,'H NJ l;ooidGnt Grover Clovclani md
"'' ":lngrisIIcd co-ad wiser. and SGt.
"lG'y John 6. Carlisle, Of Kentucky"
'nr hamos Of prooidcnt Cleveland
u"u SECRETARY CarligIO wero received