Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-25
A LIVE CONVENTION.
THE COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.


LOUISVILLE, NY, June 2j.-Demo-
cratic delegates from eleven congress.
ional district, met nj 10 y. m,,to chooso
members Of different committees.
Every place on each committee was
sharply contested, especially those fof
committee on resolutions, rulea and
order OF business. The control Of Tire
lsst named COMMITTEES was wanted by
Hardin, or the silver msn, 40 that
nominations would breCete tue auUp'
ton uf a platform. The "Sound
money! men, vino favor Clny Tor
governor, wanted the platform adopted
nnt 20 that IN tho event OF
tue nomination of General Hardin, lac
could not influence the committee
In framing a platform 10 suit his views
Tor unlimited CJinnge, There was n
double contest IN selecting members Of
the committee on resolutions. First,
both silver and gold men wanted 90
got n majority ~ members, 20 40 10
have their respective views incUtpUra'.
Ell iHiO the platform. SeCUnl, senator
Blackburn uud Ex-Governor J. -.
McGtolry, both candidates Tor suuutOi-
shig, were running thulr hfst heat Ia
competing Tor the chnifmanship oi the
committee on resolutions. The senator.
ship n Involved in tue control Ut the
convention more than the governor.
ship or any state offices. Ahnu. the
only prominent kentugky Democrat
not here IL Secretary Carlisle,
and ho IA represented by
his private secretary, tne appoint
ment clerk and others from Washing.
ton. Tho conservatives yesterday
worked hard Tor cOmpsouiiso on tue
selection 81 two members n, large Tor
each Of tue CJmmiiIUcs. Tho state
committee Jid not select temporary
officers, but the convention wis In the
hauds Of Chairman J. ID. CarFg'l Of the
state committee TN II elected tenn.
pofary chairman, for which position
the silver men wanted Judge VIM.
Beck neF anu tho "aOuud money" men
wanted Congressman w. J. stone. AZ
tho chairman Of tue convention ap-
points two members az large Of the
committee on resolutions ami all other
committees, there was a very hot fight
for presiding officer.
some delegation meetings were held
ill nOJn, when * was announced tue
convention would assemble nj once,
The silver meu were very much excl'-
cd AMI charged trickory In thoselecIlon
Of members Of the COMMITTEES In come
districts. The hottest fight was IN the
Seventh congressional district, where
Senator blackburn was beaten for
member OF tho committee on Tetolu-
tons by Prot. Arthur loager,a friend
Of ; Secretary Carlisle.
The following Ia the committee on
resolutions! Fret district, August
Coulter, silver; second, w. T, Ellis,
silver; THRU, John \. Rhes, silver,
fourth, L.. -. Walker, conservative;
fun, ]. NJ. AthsrtOu, gold; sixth, II.
A. kllislOn, gold; seventh, Professor
Arthur Ytagof, goldj eighth, lamus
u, MCCIsAfy, gOldi ninth, john II,
HaageT, gold; tsnth, John 4. Seiyor,
gold; eleventh, II. NJ. JACKSON, con
sentative.
Tue antl.silver men claim the con.
setvatives we'll vote with them iOr n
sound money platform, including the
euuOBUment Of tho ndmi nistTaliOn and
q special mention OF Cleveland anu
| Carlisle.
Coulter, Ellis aud Rhea announced
81 once there would be a minority
report signed by them, II no others.
and there would bea flght 10 tho iinish
on the floor OF the convention.
The silver men are ttill depending
on the Hardin forces ~ 10 organize the
| convention as 10 give them two mem
| beers at large on the committee on TosO.
| lutlons, IN which event the cOnsefvA.
tiyos might hold the balance Of power.
| All the leaders arc hopeful this after
noon OF such concessions on both aides
a. TO prevent serious fighting.
Promptly at noon tho Democratic
| state convention was called 10 order by
| Chairman J. ID. Carroll OF the .talo
| committee, who spoke at length z.
gATding the preliminary canvass, tnr
new Issues, the result Of the late eltc.
ton anu tbs prospects OF the coming
campaign.
The names Of "a. Congrsssman W. j.
Stone anu Judge w. y. Beckner were
presented fOr Temporary chAiTmeu.
Roll call had not proceeded far when
Chairman Carroll ruled that the In
atruCllOns were matters for tho dele.
gates 10 settle with their constituents,
anu the vote would be- counted an al.
u0unued by the chairman VI each dele,
| cation.
Chairman Bsckner divided the
members vt large on the committees
| equally. On resolutions, Senators
William Lindsay. gold, ana j, ID.
ClArey, silver, were appointed, 40 that
the complexion Of the C0mmitleo IL mol
affected.
The result OF roll call WAS announced
At . O'Clock M follows: BeoEner,
iisl; Stone, 373i; necessary to choice
iiU. lhe election Of BeGkner wa
made unanimous.
Tho result vas received with cheer
M u direct advantage for Hardin and
Indirectly, au advantage for the silver
men,
ON assuming the chair, Judge Beck
ner delivered an eloquent address an
assured all that he represented no fac
ton ami would rule with impalti lity.
lie pleaded for harmony, That part
u tho AGdrsgs relating To tbs iinsncla
question wSs not displeAsiug 10 tbt
Hpound men" aud not altogether salts
factory to tue Tree coinage men.
| Wm. Cromwell, J, X. Stone and j
| *, SchTgIGr we're elected HUCfetarles,
The districts were then called Il
name members Of tho committees
Whon the second district was called
w. =. Bills declined to serve ana Sen
ator Blackburn was announced ~
member OF the committee on rcsolu
igns.
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