Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-29
E;lver Men Beaten in the Kentucky
Democratic Meeting.
SENATOR BLACKBURN VOTED DOWN.
he Is Defeated for Membership on the
Resolutions Committee-SiIver Men
of Michi1;a Trying to Organize
an Independent Party.

They claimed victory in the election
of Breckner as temporary chairman
over Stone, but after the former
divided the appointments equally on
all the committees and announced his
conservative views, no claims were
made on him. Judge Breckner is a
sound money" man, but favored Gen.
Hardin for governor. Although Gen.
Hardin favors free coinage, he has
been supported throughout by many
who insist on sound money platform
for him.
The feature of the day was the de-
feat in his home district of Senator J.
c. S. Blackbu for member of the
committee on resolutions by Prof. Ar
thur Yeager, a man of pronounced
gold standard views, but who has de-
voted his time to college work and not
to politics. Senator Blackburn aspired
to the craftsmanship of this committee
and expected to have majority of
its members with him for free coinage
and against Cleveland and Carlisle.
When Black burn was defeated in the
Seventh district it was ascertained
that the Hardin men did not want to
be embarrassed by his appointment as
one of the members at large, and then
Mr.. w. T. Ellis, of the Second district,
offered Mr.. Blackburn his proxy. OBJ
jections were raised in the convention
on the announcement of Blackb burn S
name for the committee from the Sec
ond district. and no further efforts in
that direction were made.
The names of ex-Congressman w. J..
Stone and Judge w. N. Breckner were
%11 49, al,sa1,,
when the roll of 119 counties was
called. The result was announced as
follows: Breckner, 44S19; Stone, 42O19.
The total vote was $40, but it was not
all cast owing to contests; necessary
to choice, 44O. The election of Brock
ner as the temporary presiding officer
was made unanimous and committee
appointed to escort him to the chair.
AS the com bin alton of Hardin for
governor and the silverites supported
Breckner and the com bination of CLAY
for governor and the sound money
men supported Stone, the result of the
selection of temporary chairman was
received with cheers as a direct adj
vantage for Hardin and Indirectly an
advantage for the silver men, who had
been beaten during the forenoon in the
district meeting.
On assuming the chair, Judge Brock
ner delivered an eloquent address, and
assured all that he represented no fac
ton and would rule with impartiality.
He pleaded for harmony. That part
of the address relating to the financial
question was not pleasing to the
''sound money" and not altogether
pleasing to the free coinage men.
On reassem bling at p. M, the COM
mittee on permanent organization re-
ported Congressman A. S. Berry for
permanent chairman and other officers
were elected. Mr.. Berry made vigor-
Gus speech on taking the chair.
The committee on resolutions was
ready to report at p. m, but delayed
its report awaiting the outcome of the
credentials while fighting over con-
tests among the delegates from Louis
vile and Newport.
Senator Lindsay prepared the major
ity report on resolutions, which en-
braced a strong, honest money plank
and Endorsed Cleveland and Carlisle by
name for their financial policy and adj
ministrations 1t was signed by nine
of the thirteen members of the COM
mittee. There were two minority re-
ports, one signed by Rhea and Ellis for
the free coinage of silver at 16 to /,
and the other simply reaffirming the
platform of 1892, signed by Clardy and
Coulter. There was intense feeling
because the fight between the Martin
and Clay men on seating delegates in
the committee on credentials delayed
the resolutions and the proceedings of
the convention, but nothing could be
done toward facilitating business.
Several hundred motions to adjourn
were downed. and the convention re-
manned waiting, although the COM
mittee on credentials at IL p. m. an
nounced it could not report till after
midnight. Senator Lindsay and Chair
man Berry refused to report the reso-
buttons or do anything till the report
on credentials came in.
MICHIGAN SILVER MEN.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June GA
gathering of free silver men assem- bled
here at o'clock yesterday afternoon
to organize an independent silver party
in Michigan. Something like fifty
se1f-constituted delegates are now here
representing all parts of the state.
Congressman Bryan and Gen. A. j. War
ner have promised to be here. Those
engaged in the movement are mainly
populists and the new party will be
organized on populistic lines. It is
not receiving much local encourage
ment. Most of the silver men who are
democrats appear thus far to be salts
fed with the attitude of the Michigan
democracy and expect to control that
organization.