Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-26

" were caused by their own iniquities We have some differences with the currency, but let us make united front and down the republicans Let us move shoulder to shoulder to a triumph in November. such as shall teach them a lesson"
 motion to adjourn until 10 o'clock to- morrow morning was made by the Clay men, The clerk was an hour calling the roll, owing to the tremendous confusion. It was half an hour more before quiet could be sufficiently restored for the chairman to announce the result-nays 661, yeas PIT.
 After the announcement the disorder increased. hundred motions were made but the chairman recognized mo- body.
 At late hour it looks as though busi- ness had come to an end for the night lm the democratic convention. For hours there had been nothing but noise and confusion on the part of the vast assem- blaze which completely filled Music hall. Every effort of the chairman up to 10:30 o'clock to restore order has been inef- fectual. Hundreds of motions have been made and none put to a vote and the en- tire session has been one continuous pandemonium. At the day session the gold advocates claim they achieved de- cided victory in the election of Judge William M. Brecllner. an admirer of the yellow currency, to the temporary chair manship. The vote was 44S15 for Brecl1- ner and 4191a for w. J. Stone. Had Stone been elected the victory could have been claimed with equal confidence. for he also was an opponent of free silver. The vote, 1t is claimed, was a test of the re- speetive strength of the Clay and Hardin factions The Hardin men believe that their candidate showed enough strength to win, but the Clay men say there will be some changes when ballot for gov ernor is taken
 The committee on resolutions will make three reports. One of them signed by John s. Rhea and w. T. Ellis declares iaa favor of free coinage; the second, signed by J. D. Clardy and E. D. Walker. reaf- firms the Chicago platform of 1892 whiclr IS conservative indorsement of the gold standard, and a third. to which is affixed the names of the other members, indorses the administration and men, tiOns especially the names of Carlisle and Cleveland The report signed by Clardy and Walker also indorses the admnistra- uon but contains no names. The com mittee, so far. has not been a harmoni- ous one. With two factions each of nearly equal strength, to contest every point 1t raised could hardly be an en- tirely harmonious assemblage. There is more at stake than has ever been before, but the democrats of the state feel that hey must go slowly. That is just what they are doing, but not quietly
 " ora was SenL to the Cnalf that lIle committee on credentials would not be ready to report until midnight, and it was announced by the chairman that no business could be properly transacted until the members were properly seated. Thee were several contested delegations, one of them being Louisville.
 Notwithstanding the fact that no bus- ness could be transacted. even if the noise would permit the convection per sistently refused to adjourn and kept up a constant yelling interspersed with cat calls and cries of MT. Chairman" They might as well have app sNled to post. The chairman, in the belISf that it would be impossible to go on, listened to no- body and sat at the table writing a let ter more extraordinary scene has seldom been seen in a state convention.
 Gen. William Lindsay of Frankfort was elected chairman of the committee on resolutions.
 The city is full of republicans who are waiting anXiously to see who is nom- mated Among these are w. o. Bradley, the republican nominee for governor, and George Denny, Jr., who recently beat w. c. Owens in the race for con gress in the Ashland district. Almost to a man the republicans would like to see Hardin nominated, because he will pre- sent the Somewhat singular spectacle of free silver man running on platform which has a plank for gold and indorses the administration. Hardin it is claimed, wanted the committee on resolutions to give him a silver plank to stand on fer the benefit of the party, but the gold standard men would not agree to sac rifce their principles, and the minority report was the result.