The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-27
SOUND MONEY VICTORIOUS.
The Administration UnequiYOcally En-
doTSsd by Kentucky Democrats.
HARDIN NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR.
Chosen on the First Baliot--Much Excite
meDt Characterixes the Proceedinss.
Text of the Resolutions
Adopted-The Speeches


up until go this morning. trying TO trans
act some Of the business OF the conven-
tjon. with practically no success at all,
they were up and at IL again bright anu
early tnls morning. The convention was
IN running order by $50 O'Clock. hc
Sixth delegation, Of Louisville, was lne
bone Of contention. Majority ana mliiOIl-
fv reports OF the Committee on tredth-
| fials differed In that one unseated thc
regular delegation and the other recoh-
mended that IL be seated. lnc hShl oNci
| this apparently small matter was as iiv1
! as N there had been millions at STAKE.
| II plainly showed the temper OF the bolg,
| and promised bitter nght Whch lhc
! gubernatorial nominations did come up
| for consideration. The clay men cidlIn
| that last nights adjournment MlIiouI
taking a ballot helped them, ana IL rs
| certain that the Hardin men held Ott op-
stinately against adjournment. Every ron.
call on adjournment last night shgwe1
a majority of Hardin men against ~. fath
| was a strict factional vote, ana W".h & wv
convention was ended last night /. VIZ
| ended 10y the chairman, who perenptoIs
adjourned il without roll-cah, Willy
the Niuhlcnberg delegation was sun
! sqnabbl.ng. ,--t.,-
| iche convention adopted the majority
re.nort OF The Committee on Credentials
as amended by the minority report ny -
/ vote OF AS 10 AZ. This was "a victory
| for the clay men, and turned the tipe
Of the convention. scenes OF Wiz U,s', in
| the air and waved on the end ot canes,
| and n was several minutes before oiut'
| could be restored.
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions. through
| its chairman, Senator william llhus"''
| made the majority report, as Iolo"S'
| To the Democratic Convention 4h su7Sio'
at Louisville, KY: ..,,r .,,,-
mittec. beg leave TO submit as theh fei'oi
| the accompanying resolutions.
| ..lrirst The Democracy Of kentucky'
! in convention assembled. congratulate ihe
| country upon the repeal of the McNlhlvs
tarff law. and upon tae eSl1Sne'S e.',t., -
| noritv under the operations or re9uC'u
| and eaualized tariff taxation, anu w
| donounce as fraught with danser ,' ain
| disaster the threat OF our nepu''''7iff ,',,iff
| and TO reinaugurate policy OF uhelu"'
| texafion. which in connection Win t'H,
| raj misgovcrnment by the i'PuIHD"' az
| party eliminated in the business pai'ic oi
| 1893 . tf.b
second. The Democratic party whlcns
| has always stood for the selarauIY9eh :" ~
| church and State. Tor the sdh' -
| ci,,il and religious freedom. does hol h1ai h1Sf
| tato Ia condemn all efforts 10 create Ni9
| tinction among citizens because Oh I'M, '
| snces I'm faith as repugnant 10 an tm
| uphtened age and abhorent 10 lhV "'
| sfincts of American trecmeh' ,,o-.s.,
'"Third We affirm. without qualification,
| tho nrinciplcs and policies declareu ,eDoS
| the national Democratic platform " ,1rai i,,,i
| and declare that our present i,i -
| Ior,ooratic administration IS tht,'''
! -, ,1anlrs of the party for It's hohcS''
| courageous and staiesmannhc i",'..1 ,7s.g
/ mont of public affairs, and we tNpiDSe'
| our undiminshed confidence III prrnasident
| nocracv and patriotism oi iIeSiuel,di iIe.Ssi'i,,'.d
| 1,ro,,er cleveland and his disilngulSl,p
c"-sdyiser and Secretary, John g. CaiIs'''
! of Kentucky. , -,...t,,,.. ,,-ero de-
! ,.otod ia state matters. Another scene gi
| Dt,o,nded enthusiasm followed the IeaIr
| ino of the majority report lhe i nai,. t,t
| Cleveland and Carlisle were receitc' 49, ...
loud shouts Of approhatlch' JONI ., - ae
| read the minority report Whlch was 30
follows:
THE MINORITY REPORT.
| rho ronort of the minority, which de-
| ciares FOR the single gold standard anu
| which Is an effort TO sphl 'ho So"i'-
| money men. Is as follows, , ,.,
| THE undersigned, menloeIs oi ~, ,ne
| rnittee on Resolutions dissent from w w
| ,-iovs EXPRESSED by the majority OF lic
| committee I'm resolution No. 3 Whlen -
| onposed because said resolutioh u az.
| biguous. obscure ana uncertain III
| meaning, and Is. in our opinion an a.
| t.npt 10 straddlc the most vital quc'llo"
| now attracting the attention or the An'ii-
| can people. And while the unleislshtu ~ ~
| not concur in the views eNliesssu W ,''
| ssid resolution. nor in the views express
/ ed i'm the amendment Wnlch ihcy h'it
| submit. they nevertheless believe that IL
| is the duty Of the Democratic party -
| oxnress itself I'm clear and unamnlbuols
1 terms on this subject. The hninclai
| policy Of the present Democratic au-
| ministration deserves uuquillhel tH-
| dorsemcnt at the hands or the Demo
| cratic marty i'm kentucky, or II does not
| deserve such endorsement, and with
| View 10 taking the opinion OF the epiea''-
| tatiyes Of the Democrats or hentucky lh
| convention assembled, We submit the
| following as an amendment TO the sara
| resolution:
| Resolved. by the Democrats Of Ken
| tuckv in convention assembled That the
| present Democrats administration Is Ell
| titled to the thanks OF the Mhole country
| for its statesman-like manage ment OF
| public affairs and we further declare that
| beth President Cleveland and Secretary
| Carlisle are entitled TO the unqualified
! endorsement Of the American people for
maintaining the gold standard and thus
| maintaining the credit of the GOvernpeni,
and their assurance OF $lW.VVWJ inter-
| cst-bearing bonds is hereby expressly
indorsed. The Undersigned, members OF
| the Committee on Resolutions, believing
that the Democratic party In Kentucky
will plainly declare IN favor true bimet-
| allism, or the gold standard, offer the
following as resolution and ask us
'.Kesolved. That we believe in the coin
age OF both gold and silver as the primary
money Of the country into lcgal-tender
dollars. receivable IN payment OF all its
debts, public and private, upon terms oi
exact equality
sOUSp-MoSEY VICTORY.
The minority report was signed by three
of the committee. Mr.. Rhca also offered
a resolution that all that part Of the
majority report after the words ''le92 be
stricken out. 50 as 10 make the platform
simply endorse. the Democratic platform
of lsY2.
After a number OF heated speeches had
been made the report Of the minority OF
the Committee on Resolutions, reaftrm-
ing the platform OF 1872, but refusing 10
endorse Cleveland and Carlisle, was de-
feated by a vote OF 5s4 TO S3l.
Several counties changed their vote to
mo- afterwards, so that the maj vote
was 5ys against the adoption or the MI
nOrity to 40 for IT. Senator Lindsay, eN~
Governor Buckner, and James B. Nc
Creary who sat on the platform at the
time the vote was announced. Were
warmly congratulated on the result.
ut does not make any difference who
wins for Governor now, said Senator
Lindsey, honest money has been en-
dOrsed."
The next question was on the adoption
of the second minority report, when Is
signed by the free silver men. only IA
votes were cast for the second minority
resolution. The question was then on
the majority report. IL was adopted by "A
vote OF Gao to 20 and sound money and
the administration were unequiyocaiy en-
dorsed by the convention.
After the adoption OF the majority plat
form, the convention took a recess until
1880 T. NJ
When the night session of the conyen-
tion was called TO order at o'clock by
Chairman Berry every delegate was in