The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-06
ON A SOUND MONEY PLATFORM
THE. REPUBLICANs or KENTUCKY
HOLD THEIR CONVENTION.

Free aud Unlimited Coinage OF silver
Means Ruin-Evcry Dollar should
lie of Equal NnIue-The COnvcn-
lion Receives the Resolution with
Enthusiastic Cheers-CoI. W. q.
bradley of Lancaster Nominated
for Governor without Opposition
Louisville Ky, June 5.-The republican
state convention was called TO order this
Afternoon. The Auditorium theater was
handsomely decorated. Nearly all the
fourteen boxes were filled with ladies and
the main body Of the theater. with
seating capacity of SooO. was crowded
with delegates and spectators.
To the left OF the stage hung a lith-
ograph portrait Of Lincoln, over which
was inscribed the motto: Harmony our
success"
To the left was a similar picture Of
Gen. Grant with the words In union
there Is strength"
At $3.50 o'clock when the convention
adjourned for the afternoon. Il looked
very much as II the good advice contained
in these inscriptions would not be needed.
An unexpected division had arisen In the
committee ON resolutions over the silver
plank, the committee being nearly equally
divided as to the resolution offered by
Col. Evans and those who favored
compromise.
The convention was called to order hy
Chairman John W. Nerkes Of DanVillc az
the state central committee. Green Trim
Bile was made temporary secretary.
After an address by the temporary chair
man, George Denny of Lexington, the
following resolution was offered by Wal
ter Evans of Louisville:
We are opposed to the free and un-
cd Of ell nd hal Ia
sound currency. and In the use of both,
provided always that a dollar in one is
made precisely as valuable as a dollar in
the other, gold being the standard"
telegram from the managers Of the
bimetallic convention. which is to be held
in Memphis June % which asked the
republicans 20 send delegates to the con-
vention was read by Chairman Denny
and was received with Kisses and laid on
the table.
The committee on organization an
nounced that the Hon. Walter T. Evans
of Louisville had been chosen as permdn-
ent chairman and Samuel Roberts OF
Lexington as permanent secretary.
Col. Evans was introduced by Mr.. Denny
He made short address I'm
which he thanked the delegates
for selecting him for their
permanent chairman. lie then told how
the Republican party had grown in the
| ceived.
While the committee on credentials was
preparing its report call was made for
Hon. a. Il. Wilson of Louisville. He was
enthusiastically received and delivered a
happy address.
At the conclusion of his speech Charles
Stoll Of Lexington read the report Of the
committee on permanent organization.
Pending the report of the committee on
| resolutions, several speeches were made by
prominent republicans As this committee
was not ready to report at $3.50 O'clock the
convention adjourned until 1880 O'clock
The night session was called to order at
S;25 o'clock, but the committee on resolu-
tions did not report until half an hour
later. At $50 o'clock, after four hours dis
cussion, Committee Chairman w. II. Holt
presented the platform The resolution op-
poses the free coinage of silver in the fol-
lowing language: I'VE are opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver, be-
lieving that it win involve the country in
financial ruin. We believe in a sound
currency, and in the use of both gold and
silver for coinage, provided always that a
dollar in one is made precisely as valuable
as a dollar in the other"
This is a slight compromise, being the
resolution offered by Congressman Evans,
excepting the concluding words, "On a
gold basis"
The platform also favors protection and
reciprocity.
The coinage resolution was received with
tremendous cheers and there was no qucs-
tion as to the sentiment ofsthe convention
on this subject. Cries of read 1t again"
were shouted and amid renewed cheering
the chairman read the resolution again
| The platform was unanimously adopted
| by rising vote amid great enthusiasm.
After the adoption Of the platform nomi-
nations for governor were In order.
Hon. j. w. Yerkes Of Danville placed
the name of Col. Vim. o. Bradley Of Lam
caster, Garrard county. before the con-
vention The nomination was seconded by
Judge Henry NJ. Brown Of Laurel county
and Jenkins, a colored delegate from Cow
ington.
No other name was placed before the
convention and on Judge Browns motion,
nominations were closed. and at 9:15 O'Clock
Mr.. Bradley was unanimously nominated
by a rising vote. He was escorted to the
platform and accepted dhe honor con-
ferred on him in an eloquent speech. There
were nine candidates named for lieuten-
ant governor as follows: DR.. William Bow
man Of Lewis county, Hon. o. S. Deming
of Robertson, w. J. Worthington of
Creenup, ID. J. Burchett of Lawrence, w.
| ]. DeBoe Of Marion, John Feland Jr., of
Owensboro, Wood Dunlap of Fayette, John
i. Bowsley Of Clark and w. l.. Herst Of
Wolf
After taking one ballot without choice,
with DeBoe in the lead, the convention at
11.2O o'clock adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
uupYuIIcANs OF MAINLAND