Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-27
HARDINNOMINATED
Warm Contest of the Kentucky
Democracy Ended.
eoLDMENHAvE COMPLETE CONTROL

Adopt . ssSound Money" Platform, and Run
the ConventioD, Which Puts Up Free
Silver Man for 0overnor-Pith OF the
Three Platform Proposals Blaekburn
Defeated ut Every Point-Pittsbure's
National Convention Boom Started.
LOUISVILLE, June 1.-THE Democratic
state convention of Kentucky has en-
dorsed the administration with special
tributes to President Cleveland land his
distinguished coadvisor and secretary,
John G. Carlisle" No outing was ever
productive of more effective results than
that of Secretary Carlisle to Kentucky
and the Memphis convention. The sill
verites, including Blackburn, attributed
their defeat to the recent speeches of
Carlisle and the circulation that was
given them. The free coinage men do
not deny that they expected to control
the convention and all its committees,
platform and nominations. They fought
gamely to q finish, and acknowledge
their defeat, although they make charges
about the way it was done, especially on
the part Of Auditor of State Norman and
others at Frankfort.
The free silver men were beaten in the
district meetings that selected members
of the various committees. in the selec-
ton Of Judge ". NJ. Reckncr for tempo.
rary chairman and Congressman A. :.
Berry for permanent chairman, and in
the organization Of the committee on
resolutions, as we'll as in the organiza
ton of other committees. They went
down under the adoption of the minor
ity report of credentials, seating Clay's
sound money" delegates. as we'll as un.
der the adoption of the majority report
Oh resolutions for sound money" and
the Endorsement Of the president and
Secretary Carlisle. The committee on
credentials is one that the sound
money" men did not look after, and the
silver men had u majority on it, but the
convention overrulei that majority by
adopting the minority report.
What Hardin Was There For.
The silver men felt that General Hardin
had been looking more after his nomina-
ton than after a free silver plank. and
some Of them deserted Hardin, while the
Clay men were urging the Sound
money" delegates to stand together on
nominations as well as on the platform.
Blackburn and other free silver leaders
remained on the Fl ,or of the convention
and fought to the last on the resolutions,
after which they did not take much In
tcrest in those who, as they said, had pre-
viously deserted them. They were very
bitter towards Auditor of State Norman,
who was General Hardin'S manager and
himself a candidate for denomination. In
Blackburn's speech against the majority
report on resolutions he showed his feel
ing towards some on whom he had de-
pended, while he referred very respect
fully to Lindsay, McCreary, and Others
who had opposed him openly.
Free silver Man, Gold Platform.
The feature of the last days work was
the nomination Of q free silver man for
governor on gold platform. For the
silver men gained one point-Hariin was
nominated for governor, in spite of the
success of the Clay men i'll getting adopt
ed gold platform before nominations
were made There is as wide divergence
on the money issue between Clay and
Hardin as between Carlisle and Black
burn. But the convention, sound
money" as it was, nominated the silver
man. How he will run on the platform
remains to be seen.