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to adjourn, and there was hot 6gbt
over it, but the chairman declared the
motion carried. and the convention.
adjourned Until Thursday nossierhfr
On The nut haliet d.. Noon q
friends expected him 70 b. third, but
Lyon county voted tor Miller, and
this gave him the third place.
Or Thursday morning n rule was
adopted to drop the hindmost caudi.
date after the third ballot.
sLcoSD BALLOT.
Dempsey, III 3.6
Richardson, 90 3-5
Moore, 80 35
Morrow, 20 40
Miller. "a Ito
THIRD BALL.
Dampsey, III 3-5
Richardson, 90 35
Moore, 30 3.5
Morrow, 20 Ito
Morrow, 29 l.lO
FOURTH BALLOT.
Dempsey. l04 35
Richardson, 6S "a
Moore, 81 IA
Miller. 46 IA
Miller was dropped,
WITH BALLOT.
Dempsey, Ioi %
Moore, ~ %
Richardson, SIS 33
This dropped Richardson, aud left
the foal vote between Dempsey and
Moore, and the election OF Dempsey
being q ioregone conclusion, Mr., o.
NJ. James, acting under advice Of DIR.
Moores friends, withdrew that gen
tleman's name aud made motion that
Dempsey be declared the nominee by
acclamatiou. The motion carried
aud amid great enthusiasm Dempsey
was declared the nominee.
After this came the biggest fight OF
The convention. Mr. John 5. Rhes
h-d offered the followipg resolution;
The Democrats Of the First railroad
commissioner district, in convention
assembled, recommend the following
TO the Democracy Of the state:
LIST. We declare with unfaltering
trust that II is a fundamental princi.
pie Of the Democratic party that the
federal government has no constitu.
tional p 'wer to impose and collect
tariff duties except for the purpose Of
revenue duties.
%. We endorse the repeal Of the
Mckinley law and the reduction OF
tariff duties accomplished by a Demo
cratic congress, and demand that the
.foim thus btun shall be vigorously
carried forward until the levy and
collection Of tariff taxes shall be linn
tied TO the actual necessities Of the
government when honestly and econo'
mically administered.
Sd. We declare it to be an elemen-
tary principle of Democracy's faith
that both gold and silver coin shall
constitute the primary money Of the
country, that both metals shall be re-
ceived for mintage without discrimi-
mating against either, and at the legal
ratio that existed prior TO 1873 1e
10 y aud we demand the unrestricted
coinage of both gold and silver al
their legal ratio, and that both metals
be declared full legal tender in pay
ment of all debts, public and pri
vate.
Those who were for the resolution
wanted TO hear Rhes speak, aud thoss
who we're against wanted to adjourn.
Each side tried to shout the othel
down. Rbea mounted . table ant
said he would be heard if he had I,
stay there a week. Ex-CongressmaI
Ellis was ON the table too, demanding
that Rhea be heard. Ollie james wa
on the table too, shouting to the anti
silver forces: "You are towards" Al
ter pandemoniu m reigned for sbou
an hour, the chair restored order, re
oognized Rhes, and he made . s.ronl
speech, urging the passage Of his req
olutions. Ellis made q speech alonI
the same line; Wheeler, of Paducah
offered q substitute, referring the cur
rency question to the State Conven
ton, and argued foe the adoption
the substitute. Oily james got tn
floor and made q rousing speech TO
. the Rhea resolutions, and for the fire.
> coinage Of silver. Finally the subst
! tute was voted down and the Rhe
8 resolutions went through with
whoop. Mr.. Dempsey was escorte'
to the stand and made q timely speec
accepting the nomination and th
D convention adjourned.