The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-03
FREE COINAGE DEFEATED.
CLEVELAND WON,
Victory For the Administration on Silver
in the Kentucky Convention.

The Democratic state convention Of Ken
lucky has certainly Endorsed the administra-
ton. with special tributes to President Cie'e-
land "and his distinguished co-adysor aad
secretary, John @. Carlisle No outing was
ever productive cf more effective results than
that Of Secretary Carlisle 10 Kentucky and
the Momphis conventon. The silverites, IN
cluding senator Blackburn, attribute their
defeat TO the recent speeches OF Carlisle and
the circulation that was given them. Ihe
FREQ coinage men do not deny that they es-
pected 10 control the convention and all iis
committees platform and nominations. They
fought gamely to finish and acknowledged
their defeat, although they make charges
about the way II was done, especially on the
part OF Auditor Of State Norman and others
at Frankfort
The free silver men were beaten In the dis
trict meetings that selected members Of the
various committees in the selection OF Judge
". w..Beckner for temporary chairman and con
gressman. A. s. Berry for permanent chair
man. and In the organization OF the com
mittee on resolutions, as well ne the organi2-
alton OF other committees. They went down
under the adoption OF the minority report Of
credentials. seating Clay's ''sound-money'
delegates. as well as under the adoption OF
the majority report on resolutions for sound
money and the endorsement OF President
Cleveland aud Secretary Carlisle. The com
mittee on credentials is one that the sound.
money men did not look after, and the sill
yer men had majority on 1t. but the con
vention overruled that majority by adopting
the minority report
There were only three paragraphs IN the
report. The first one protested against the
renewal Of any effort to establish protective
tarii. The two others were as follows
"The Democratic party. which has always
o.. .,Aa @ fnbNr r.sk I'D afafN
for the sake alike Of civil and religious free.
dom, does not hesitate TO condemn all efforts
to create a distinction among citizens be.
cause OF differences in faith as repugnant &c
an enlightened age and abhorrent &c the in
stincts OF American freedom,
1--WE reafllrm without qualification the
principles and policies declared by the nat
ional Democratic platform Of 1899, and de
clare that our present Democratic admins
tration is entitled to the thanks OF the party
for It's honest. courageous and stateemanlikt
management of public affairs; aud we ex
press our undiminished confidence in the De
mocracy and patriotism OF President Grove
Cleveland and his distinguished advisor ant
secretary, John q. Carlisle. OF Kentucky.
The names OF President Cleveland anC
Secretary Carlisle were received with pro
longed applause. EX-CongressmRn W. /
Ellis presented a minority report, when Johi
s. Rea took the floor TO read 1t himAeli an,
not trust It to the secretary.
The Democratic state convention reassem
bled Thursday for the third days ses
sion. There we're many candidates for tn
minor places on the state ticket. and ther
were especially sharp contests for state treas
urer and secretary Of state. The ticket is
For Governor, P. Wat. Hardin; Stat
treasurer, r. G. Ford; auditor, Luke @
Norman; register, G.. b. Swaneo; attorney
general, W. J. Hendricks; secretary OF state
Henry =. Hale; superintendent OF public In
struction, Ed. Porter Thompson; commits
sioner OF agriculture, J. Is. Hall.
The convention did not complete its worl
until Up. m. The proceedings OF the da
may be called harmonious only by oompari
son with the two preceding days