The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-07-04
HARDIN rs CHOSEN.
CLAY MEN FINALLY DEFEATED IN
THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION.
Tile Majority Report OF the RcsOiu-
Ion Committee ReMf1rming the
+ Last National Platform and En-
dOrsing Cleveland and Carlisle IL
Adopted. t~# 'i:s9

Louisville, June 2S.-The free silver
men, led by Hardin, candidate for
governor, lost on every point in the
Democratic state convention and the
administration men, led by Clay, are
in their glory. The following was re-
ported by Senator Lindsay, chairman
of the committee on resolutions, as the
majority report, and was signed by
nine of the thirteen members: ~...
''First - The Democracy Of Ken
tueky, in convention assembled, con-
graduate the country on the repeal Of
the Mckinley tariff law and upon the
evidences we have upon every hand
of returning prosperity under the op-
er,ltions of reduced and equalized tar
iff legislation; and we denounce as
fraught with danger and disaster the
threat Of our Republican adversaries
to re-establish a protective tariff and
to reinaugu"ate policy of unequal
taxation, which, in connection with,
general disagreement by the Repub-,
lican party, eliminated in the business;
panic Of 1893.
Second - The Democratic party.
which has always stood for separation
of church and state, for the sake alike
of civil and religious freedom, does not
hesitate to condemn all efforts to ere
ate distinction among citizens be-
cause OF differences in faith as repug-
nant to an enlightened age and alb
horrent to the instincts of American
freemen. ..'...
''Third-1ve reaffirm, without quail
fication, the principles and policies de-
clared by the national Democratic
platform of 1892, and declare that our
present Democratic administration is
entitled to the thanks Of the party for
it's honest, courageous and statesman
like management Of public affairs; and
we express our undiminished conf
dence in the Democracy and patriot
ism of President C1eN Gland and his
distinguished co-advisors, and Secre-
tary John G. Carlisle Of Kentucky
The following is the minority report:
THE undersigned, of the committee
on resolutions, dissent from the views
expressed by the majority of the com
mittee On resolutions which is pro-
posed as an Endorsement of the pres
ent national administration because
the said resolution is ambiguous, OBJ
scure and uncertain in it's meaning,
and it is our opinion, an attempt to
straddle the most vital question now
attracting the attention of the Ameri-
can people. And, while the under
signed do not concur in the views eX-
pressed in said resolution, nor in the
views expressed in the amendment
which they here submit, they never
| theless believe that it is the duty of
the Democratic party to express itself
IN clear and unambiguous terms on
this subject. The financial policy of
the present Democratic administra-
| ton deserves an unqualified indorse-
| ment at the hands Of the Democratic
party OF Kentucky, or it does not de-
serve such an Endorsements. and with
| a view of making the opinion of the
representatives of the Democracy of
Kentucky in convention assembled.
we submit the following as an amend
ment to said resolution:
Resolved, BY the Democrats in
Kentucky, in convention assembled,
that the present Democratic admins
tration is entitled to the thanks of the
Whole country for it's statesmanlike
management of public affairs, and we
further declare that both President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle are
entitled to the unqualified indorse-
ment of the American people for main
tanning the gold standard and thus
maintaining the credit of the govern
ment; and the issuance of 100000 900
OF DEMONSTRATING bonds is hereby ex-
pressly indorsed'"
Inc 1oiloWlng was presented by two
other members of the committee:
Inc Undersigned, members of the
committee on resolutions, believing
that the Democratic party Of Ken
lucky should plainly declare in favor
OF true Dlmetallism or the gold stand
ard' offer the following as a separate
resolution and ask it's adoption:
Resolved, That we believe in the
coinage of both gold and silver as the
primary money of the country into
legal tender dollars, receivable in pay
ment Of all it's debts, public and pri
vate, upon terms of exact equality
line minority reports We're defeated
ny large majority after exciting
scenes resembling riot and the ma
Jorlty report was adopted amid the
cheers of the Clay men.
Hardin Nominated.
On reassembling diliatory measures
occupied almost an hour, when the
name of Gen. Cassius M. CLAW was
presented by George G. Lockhart for
the nomination for governor, seconded
by l. M. Quigley., J. R. Breckinrid re,
the eloquent brother of w. G. r.
Breckinridge, presented the name of
=. Wat Hardin, seconded by James
Tarvin and I. A. Spalding. There be-
ing only two candidates, nomination
was expected on the first ballot, which
was watched with such close attention
as to command perfect order. There
were S7S votes, necessary to romi-
nate, 40. AS the ballot proceeded
several counties cast scattering votes
for w. J. Stone, and the three noun
taineers from Lee county voted for
Henry Watterson. Rock Castle conn
ty voted solidly for Gen. Buckner.
but no dark horses could stamnede
the we'll lined-up forces of Hardin
and Clay. Before the counties were
all called it was evident that Gen.
Hardin was nominated, and the Hard.
in men cheered as the last counties
responded with "more for Hardin"
Before the result Of the ballot was an
nounced the Clay men moved that the,
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