The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
Say They Will Bring in a
Minority Report.
A Carlisle Man Beats Blackburn
for a CommitteeShip.
The Silver Men Win on Tenn
porary Chairman.

LOUISVILLE, June 25.-The Democratic
state convention today is more than the
annual political derby. 1t may be a
record breaker in other respects, but
there is no doubt about it being of the
highest grade in Bourbon bitterness.
The delegates from the eleven congress
sional districts met at 10 o'clock a.
N. to choose their respective members
for the different committees.
Every place on each committee was
sharply contested, especially for those
for the committee on resolutions, rules
and order of business. The latter COM
mittee was wanted by the Hardin or
silver men, so that nominations would
precede the adoption of the platform.
The sound money" men who favor
Clay for governor wanted the platform
adopted first 80 that in the event of the
nomination of General Hardin, who was
for free coinage, the latter could not in
fuence the committee in framing a plat
form to suit his views for Unlimited coin
age. General Hardin had been cooper
ating with Senator Black burn in all the
preliminary skirmishing.
There was a double contest in se-
lecting members of the committee on
resolutions First both the silver
and the gold men wanted to get a
majority of the members so as to have
their respective views incorporated into
the platform. Second. Senator Black
burn and. Ex-Governor J. B. McCreary,
both candidates for the senatorship were
running their first heat in competing for
the Craftsmanship of the committee on
resolutions.
The senatorship is involved in the con-
troll of the convention more than the
governorship or any of the state offices.
The other candidates for senator
are Governor Buckner and Governor
Brown. Black burn and Brown are for
free silver; McCreary and Buckuer are
against it. All are on the ground watch
ing changes. Senator Lindsay is work
ing with Clay, McCreary, Buckner and
others for an 'honest' money plank.
About the only prominent Kentucky
Democrat who is not here is Secretary
CarlisIie and he is represented by his pri-
vate secretary and others from Washing
ton The conservatives yesterday worked
hard for compromise on the selection
of two members at large for each of the
committees.
The state committee did no t select the
temporary officers, but the convention
was in the hands of j. d. Carroll of the
state committee till it elected temporary
lOE WnICA inO OAAF0I mOu
wanted Judge VIM. Beckner and the
sound money men wanted Congressman
w. j, Stone. As the chairman of the
convention appointed two members at
large of the committee on resolutions and
on other committees there was
very hot fight for the presiding officer,
and the conservatives had no hearing to-
day on their plan to divide the mem bers
at large of the committees, each side
getting one member
This would leave the contest to the
eleven congressional districts as to who
controlled the committees, but today
neither side would listen to the conser-
vatives It was evident from the start
that each side would take everything it
could get, aud give no quarter to post
ponements.
Some of the delegation meetings lasted
until noon, when it was announced the
convention would assemble at once. The
silver men were very much excited and
members of the committee in some
districts The hottest fight was in
the seventh congressional district
where Senator Black burn was beaten for
member of the committee on resolutions
| by Prof. Arthur Yeager, the friend of
Secretary Carlisle.
The delegates from the district are
! largely for gold and the administration,
| including the endorsement of Cleveland
and Carlisle by name. but Black burn had
! hoped to get the support of personal
friends who oppose his free silver
views.
The following is the committee on res
olutions:
First district-August Coulter, silver.
Second-W. 7. Ellis, silver.
| Third-John s Rhea. silver
| Fourth-E d. Walker, conservative.
Fifth. M. Atherton, gold.
Sixth-R A Elliston, gold.
Seventh-Prof. Arthur Yeager, gold.
Eighth-James B. McCreary, gold.
Ninth-John F. Haager, gold.
| Tenth-John P. Salyer, gold.
Eleventh-R. N. jackson, conserva-
tive.
The anti-silver men claim that the
conservatives will vote for them for a
sound money platform, including the en-
dorsement of the administration and
| special mention of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle.
Messrs. Coulter, Ellis and Rhea an
nounced at once that there would be a
minority report signed by them if nc
others, and that there would be fight 10
finish on the floor of the convention. The
silver men are still depending on the
Hardin forces organizing the conven-
tions as to give them the two members al
large of the committee on resolutions, in
| which event the conservatives might
hold the balance of power.
| The administration men however con-
identIy claim a majority of the commit