The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-27
HARDIN THE NONINEE.
A Silverite on a Gold Platform in
Kentucky,
CARLISLE STRONGLY INDORsBD


Have Had Great w eight in Fixing the
Policy of His Party on the Money Cues
tion.
LOUISVILLE June 27.-The Democratic |
state convention of Kentucky has GER /
tainly indorsed the administration, with |
special tributes TO President Cleveland |
"and his distinguished coadvis6r and sec
retary, John G Carlisle No outing was
ever productive of more effective results !
than that of Secretary Carlisle to the
Kentucky and Memphis conventions The |
silverites including Senator Blackburn,
attribute their defeat to the recentspeeches
of Carlisle and the circulation that was
given them
The free coinage men do not deny that
they expected to control the convention
and all its committees, platform and nom
nations. They fought gamely to finish,
and acknowledge their defeat, although
they make charges about the way it was
done. The free silver men were beaten i'm
district meetings that elected members of
the various committees in the selection of
Judge w NJ Beckner for temporary chair
man and Congressman A S. Berry for
permanent chairman and in the organiza-
tion of the committee on resolutions, as
well as in the organization of other com
mittees.
Yesterday the silver men went down
under the adoption of the minority report
of the committee on credentials seating
| Clay's Sound money" delegates, as well
/ as under the adoption of the majority re-
! port on resolutions for sound money and
| the Endorsement of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle The committee
/ nj iG hat bn
money" men did not look after, and the
silver men had majority on it, but the
convention overruled the majority by
| adopting the minority report
Senator Blackburn and other silver lead
ers remained on the floor of the convention
| and fought to the last on the resolutions
after which they did not take much inter
est in those who, as they said, had previ-
ously deserted them. They were very Bit
ter towards Auditor of State Norman,
who was General Hardins manager and
himself candidate for denomination.
In Senator Blackburn's speech against
the majority report he showed his feeling
toward some on whom he had depended,
while he referred very respectfully to Sen
ator Lindsay, Congressman McCreary
and others who had opposed him openly.
The convention was Il record breaker in
great speeches, as we'll as in other respects.
The fight between Generals Hardin and
Clay for the gubernatorial nomination
was much closer than the Hardin men ex-
pected. They state that if thay could have
forced nominations on Tuesday Hardin
would have had over 600 votes, instead of
less than 800, and admit that they were
nervous all day.
While Hardin held the silver vote al
most solid. the Clay men could not get all
the Sound money" men away from him,
because Of his consideration for them in
the organization Of the convention and Of
his unusually strong personal following
Under the circumstances the nomination
of Hardin is considered "a great personal
victory as the men who framed the plat
form and shaped the pelicy of the party
had been working hard for Clay or "a dark
horse
In the present fight the entire daily
press of Kentucky has been against Sena-
tor Blackburn, and the Cincinnati En-
quirer has been his exponent. Last night
the senator made the following statement
to the Enquirer correspondent.
Il do not feel sore, nor have any heart
burnings / realize, however, that it is
impossible to win "a fight against IA com
bnation of money and federal patronage
especially Wnere DOJn are luFulsneu IN
unlimited quantities.
The convention did not reach the NOM
nations until last evening S session. When
the convention reassembled at '7;3O p. m.
dilatory measures occupied almost an
b. hour. when the name of General Cassius
e NJ Clay was presented by George c. Lock
: hart for the nomination for governor and
i seconded by Isaac NJ Quigley. r, j.
o Breckinridge the eloquent brother Of w.
o G. p. Breckenridge, presented the name OF
P Watt Hardin, seconded by James Tar
win and l. a. Spalding.
J, There were S7s votes, making 40 neces
sary to nominate
When the counties were all called it was
evident that General Hardin was nomi
mated, and before the result of the ballot
Z was announced the Clay men moved that
the nomination of General Hardin be
made unanimous, and it carried with @
great hurrah The result of the ballot
was announced as follows; Hardin, 1861
Clay 3801f; Stone, rs; Watterson, 3
For lieutenant governor the names OF
? r. r. Tyler, NJ, B. Brown and Oscar
Turner, Jr were presented. Tyler was
nominated without counting the vote
when the convention, at midnight ad-
journed until today