The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-26

Louisville, Ky, June 25.-The admin
istration and Secretary Carlisle were
certainly favorites in the Democratic
state convention here today
The silverites went into the district
meetings in the morning and into the
convention at noon with confidence.
In the district meetings, they were
beaten . to l. They claimed four out
of the eleven district members of the
committee on resolutions, but the ad-
mlniStration men claim that the COM
mittee stood to originally against
free silver and as completed to l.
The complexion of this committee
could not have changed by the APP
polntment of both members at large
from the silverites. But when Judge
w. NJ. Buckner. as temporary chair
man divided the members at large,
giving one of the two to each side,
the silver men felt that they had been
outclassed, although they would not
confess to being oUtnumbered They
claimed q victory in the election of
Beckner over Stone, but after the
former divided the appointments
equally on all the committees and an
nounced his conservative views no
claims were made on him. Stone
would have appointed only sound
money men on the committees. Judge
Beckner is a sound money" man
but favored General Hardin for gov
ernor. Although General Hardin IA
vors free coinage, he has been sup
ported throughout by many who in
sist on sound money platform for
him.
The Committee.
The silver men on the committee on
resolutions are:
First district-Augustu Coulter.
Second-W. T. Ellis.
Third-John S. Rhea.
AT large-J. d. Clardy.
The gold men on the committee are:
Fourth district-E. w. Walker.
Fifth district. y. Atherton.
Sixth district-R. A. Elliston.
Seventh district-Arthur Yeager.
Eighth district-James B. McCreary.
Ninth district-John f. Haager.
Tenth-John P. Salyer.
Eleventh-R. NJ. Jackson.
At large-Senator William Lindsay.
The feature of the day was the de-
feat in his home district of Senator J.
S. C. Blackburn for member of the
committee on resolutions. by Prof. Ar
thur Yeager, a man of pronounced gold
standard views, but who has devoted
his time to college work and not to
politics.
BIackburn's Aspirations.
Senator Blackburn aspired to the
craftsmanship Of this committee and
expected to have a majority of its
members with him for free coinage and
against Cleveland and Carlisle. When
Blackburn was defeated in the Seventh
district it was aScertained that the
Hardin men did not want TO be en-
barrassed by mis- appointment as one
of the members at large. and Mr.. w. T.
Ellis, of the Second district, offered
Senator Blackburn as his proxy. 90
jectiOns were raised in the convention
on the announcement of Blackburn S
name for the committee for the Sec
ond district and no further efforts IN
that direction were made.
Senator Blackburn did not meet
with the committee on resolutions. The
use Of his name by proxy for the Sec
ond district was without his knowledg
or consent. His friends thought he
should be on the committee. and es-
pecially after the appointment of his
colleague, Senator Lindsay, and the
election of his opponent, James B. Nc
Creary. But Blackburn did not want
TO serve on the committee after MS
defeat in his old district, especially
after it was known that he would be
in such small minority.
Called to Order.
Promptly at noon the Democratic
state convention was called TO order by
Chairman J. D. Carroll, of the state
committee, who spoke at length re-
garding the preliminary canvass, the
new issues, the result of the late else
ton and the prospects Of the coming
campaign.
The names of ex-Congressman ". ].
Stone and Judge w. \. Beckner were
presented for temporary chairmen
Roll call had not proceeded far when
Chairman Carroll ruled that the in
structions were matters for the dele
gates to settle with their constituents
and the vote would be counted as an
nounced by the chairman of each dele
cation.
Chairman Beckner divided the mem
bers at large on the committees
! equally. On resolutions Senators Will
liam Lindsay (gold) and j. D. Clarey
(silve) were appointed, so that the
| complexion of the committee is not
affected.
The result of roll call was announced a
2 o'clock as follows: Beckner, 44O13
/ Stone. 37315; necessary To choice 440 The
election of Beckner was made unanimous
The result was received with cheers a.
a direct advantage for Hardin and in
directly, di duFditldSS lOT LIe silver men
On assuming the chair, Judge Becknel
delivered an eloquent address and assured
all that he represented no faction anC
would rule WITH impartiality. He pleaded
for harmony. That part OF the address
relating to the financial question was no
displeas sing to the sound money" and no
altogether satisfactory TO the free coin
age men.
William Cromwell, ]. 4. Stone and ]
K. Schrader were elected secretaries.
The districts were then called to nam
members of the committees. When tn,
second district was called w. S. Eli
| declined to serve and Senator Blackburn
was announced as member of the com
/ mittee or resolutions
An adjournment was then taken till
/ p. m.
| Evening Session.
| On reassembling at 8 p. NJ. the boxes a
/ Music Hall were filled with ladies' in bril-
/ liant dress and the rush to the galleries
was even greater than during the day
The heat n the hall was almost un
bearable.
A resolution denouncing the A P A
was offered and conmotion caused b,
efforts to adopt it without reference
! The resolution was defeated.
The committee on permanent organiza
ton reported Congressman A. S. Berr.