The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-27
HARDIN THE NOMINEE
A Gilysrits on 4 Gold Platform in
........--.--- Kentucky. -.4Mz..
CARLISLE STRONGLY ENDORSED.
his speeches In HIS Native State Said TO
Have HAD Great wsight In Fixing the
Policy Of HIS Party ON the Money Quss-

His Speeches In HIs Native State Said 10
Have HAD Grsst w eight In Fixing the
Policy or His Party ON the Money Quss-
tion.
LOUISVILLE, June 27-The Democratio
state convention Of Kentucky has GER
tainly Endorsed tho administration. with
special tributes to President Cleveland
land his distinguished coadviser and sec
rotary, John G. Carlisle" No outing was
ever productive OF more effective results
than that OF Secretary Carlisle to the
Kentucky and Memphis conventions. The
silverites, including Senator Blackburn,
attribute 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 NOM
nations. They fought gamely to finish,
and acknowledge their defeat, although
they make charges about the way II was
done. The free silver men were beaten In
district meetings that elected members OF
the various committees, in the selection Of
Judge w. M. Beckner for temporary chair
man and Congressman A. S. Berry for
permanent chairman and in the organiza-
tion of the committee ON resolutions, a.
well as in the organization Of other com
mittees.
Yesterday the silver men went down
under the adoption Of the minority report
of the committee on credentials, seuting
Ciay's sound money" delegates, as we'll
as under the adoption Of the majority re-
port on resolutions for sound money and
the Endorsement of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle. The committee
on credentials 10 one that the Sound
money" men did not look after, and the
silver men had majority on it, but the
convention overruled the majority by
adopting the minority report.
Senator Blackburn and other silver lead
ers remained on the floor Of the convention
and fought to the last on the resolutions
after which they did not take much inter
est in those who, as they said had previ-
ously deserted them. They were very bit
ter towards Auditor Of State Norman,
who WINS General Hardin's manager and
himself a candidate FOR denomination.
In Senator Blackburn's speech against
the majority report he showed his feeling
toward some on whom he had depended,
while he referred very respectfully to Sem
ator Lindsay, Congressman McCreary
aud others who had opposed him openly.
The convention was q record breaker in
great speeches, as we'll as In other respects.
The fight between Generals Hardin and
Clay for the gubernatorial nomination
was much closer than the Hardin men ex-
pected They state that If thay could have
forced nominations on Tuesday Hardin
would have had over 900 votes instead Of
less than 500, and admit that they were
nervous all day.
While Hardin held the silver vote al
he rn,,1d at al
the Sound money" men away from him,
because OF his consideration for them in
the organization of the convention and Of
his unusually strong personal following.
Under the circumstances the nomination
of Hardin Is considered great personal
victory, as the men who framed tho plat
form and shaped the pelicy of the party
had been working hard for Clay or dark
horse.
In the present fight the entire daily
press Of Kentucky has been against Sena-
tor Blackburn, and the Cincinnati En-
quirer has been his exponent. Last night
the senator made the following statement
to the Enquirer correspondent:
"I do not feel sore, nor have any heart
burnings. I realize, however, that 1t is
impossible to win fight against COM
bination Of money and federal patronage,
especially where DObu hfo turu1sneu III
unlimited quantities"
The convention did not reach the nom
nations until last evenings session. When
the convention reassembled at 7:80 p. IN.
dilatory measures occupied almost an
hour, when the name Of General Cassius
| NJ. Clay was presented by George @. Lock.
| hart for the nomination for governor and
seconded by Isaac NJ. Qulgley. r. j,
Breckinridge, the eloquent brother Of w
! @. P Breckenridge, presented the name Of
| p. Watt Hardin, seconded by james Tar.
vim and l. A. Spalding.
| There were S7s votes, making 44o neces
sary to nominate.
| When the counties were all called Ii was
evident that General Hardin was nomi
mated, and before the result of the ballot
was announced the Clay men moved that
the nomination Of General Hardin b.
made unanimous, and 1t carried with &
great hurrah. The result Of the ballot
was announced as follows: Hardin, 46S u
Clay, S30X; Stone, 70; Watterson, g.
For lieutenant governor the names o.
r. T. Tyler, M. B. Brown and Oscar
Turner, Jr., were presented. Tyler wa.
nominated without counting the vote
whom the convention, at midnight, ad
| tourned until today.