The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-14

ment at the convention held last week
10 nominate a railroad commissioner for
onc-thrd OF the State and the anticipated
success In the Louisville district nave pu,
the sound-money men IN very noptiui
temper The convention last week was
so Overwhelmingly for sound money that
the silver men did not venture 10 make
a fight. and only four or nve votes were
given against the CONSERVATIVE so"ho-
money platform, which reafiirmen the
National platform OF 1882 and applauded
the financial policy Of the President shd
Secretary Carlisle FOR rcscuing the couh,
try from the brink Of DESTRUCTION anu
bringing IL back to prosperity. senator
blackburn was present at the conVen-
tim. and made some remarks, Dut az,
solu ely refrained from sayins "oia
for free silver. The sentiment was 70
strong against him that he would haInly
have been allowed 10 proceed II ne hau
Attempted IL. The sound-mJney men are
so confident OF success IN me Seaie On
vention that they regard the remaining
question as simply, What TN .ne ,n ue1a"s con- ~
servative are disposed TO refrain from
endorsing the single gold standara ~
such. but they VIII endorse is,sont
strongest terms the policy OF frtsiltht
Cleveland ana Secretary Carlisle IN pro
tecting the gold reserve ana naih'dih-
ing the public credit; ,,..o ~,
The reports received here Indicate tnae
Secretary Carlisle is kelly 20 be CHOSEN
seosto~ in spite Of himself when the
Iepislature meets TO elect a senator
Blackburn is regarded as ALREADY peat
en- and the selection Of a sound-rnoncy
senator assured. There are eisn
Democratic senators whose term OF Ger
vice holds over into the new Legisiatuis,
and all but three or four are Tor SUM
money The opinion Is expfesseu , s,iaa
the Democrats will have about one W.,
dred members Of the Legislature on lOin'
ballot. and that no more than tHiIt!
five will be for Blackburn ana free slNei /;
Some Of these even viii be peTrpviaI
friends Of Blackburn wlthon, oe,n isx, sti
Democrats will be for sonlia - i.s,,':
senator. 4 score or 50 may favor cover
nor McCreary or Governor bucAIv,,, ~ ~
first choice. but many Oh mem rI Wl,s ss
soon as they are convinced that tleli
candidates have no chance OF elecuon.
While Mr.. Carlisle insists that ne IS ho'
a candidate the people appreciate ,ne
fact that his term as sscr ','s.,iScrinq Of
Treasury will expire al the Desmihns VI
the new senatorial term. ana tney Sion VM
a disposition TO keep him IN the Puo"c
service as senator. -
REPRESENTATIVE Tarsney. OF Kansas
CITY. tells story OF a countrymah VINO
went TO the manager Of hotel ana
wanted a contract TO deliver a CARLOAD
Of frogs. The hotel manager protested
that he could not use any such quanntS'
and after the countryman had gradual'y
reduced his offer to a ton and huharei
hounds. the manager told him he wouid
take five or six dozen. Two days after
wards the countryman turned up with a
crestfallen expression of countenance and
ten frogs in a box. He said that from
the noise they made near his home ne
hadn't q doubt that he could have gotten
ND a carload in twenty-four houis' pu'
that after a careful hunt Cor TWO Gays
he had been able 10 find only ten.
Can that be the way with the Tree
coiners?