St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-26
CLEVELAND LEADS
ADMINISTRATION DEMOCRATS
OUTNUMRER THE ANTS AT
LOUISVILLE.
SILVER FORCES THROWN.
REBUFFED AND REBUI<ED THEY
CLAIM THAT TRICKERY DE-
FEATED THEM.
Blackburn Badly Worsted-NiSht
Session Prolonged by Hardin
and Clay Factions.


LOUISVILLE, KY, June 25.-The
administration and Secretary Car
Isle were certainly the faVorites in
the Democratic state convention here
today. The silverites went into the
district meetings in the morning and
into thesconvention at noon with con-
fidence. In the district meetings
they were beaten two to one. They
claimed four out of the eleven dis
trict members of the committee on
resolutions, but the administration
men claim that the committee stood
eight to three originally against free
silver, and as completed, nine to
four. The complexion of this COM
mittee could not have been changed
by the appointment of both members
at large from the silveriteS. But
when Judge William Beckner, as the
temporary chairman, decided the
members at large, giving one of the
two to each side, the silver men felt
that they had been outclassed, al
though they would not confess to be-
ing outnumbered. They claimed
victory in the election of Beckner
over Stone, but after the former di-
Vided the appointments equally on
all the committees and announced
his conservative views, no claims
were made on him. Stone would
have appointed. only sound money
men on the committees. Judge Beck
ner is a sound money man, but fa-
vored Gen. Hardin for governor. AL
though. Gen. Hardin favorS free coin
age, he has been supported through
out by many who insist on a sound
money platform for him. The silver
men on the committee on resolutions
are: First district, Augustus Coul-
ter; second, w. T. Ellis; third, John
S. Rhea; at large, J. T. Clardy. The
gold men on the committee are:
Fourth, E. D. Walker; fifth, J. M.
Atherton; sixth, r. A. Elliston; sew
enth, Arthur Heager; eighth, James
B. McCreary; ninth, John F. Haager;
tenth, John P. Salyer; eleventh, r.
M. Jackson; at large, Senator Will
lam Lindsay.
BLACKBURN DOWNED.
The feature of the day was the de-
feat in his home district of Senator j.
C. S. Blackburn for member of the
committee on resolutions by Prof.
Arthur Yeager, a man of pronounced
gold standard views, but who has de-
voted his time to college work and not
to politics. Senator Blackburn aspired
to the Craftsmanship of this committee,
and expected to have majority OF Its
members with him for free coinage
and against Cleveland and Carlisle.
When Blackburn was defeated in the
Seventh district it was aScerta1ned that
the Hardin men did not want to be
embarrassed by his appointment as
one of the members at large, and then
w. T. Ellis, of the Second district,
offered Senator Blackburn his proxy.
Objections were raised in the conVen-
ton on the announcement of Black
burns name for the committee from
the Second district, and no further
efforts in that direction were made.
The use of Blackburn's name by
proxy for the Second district was with
out his knowledge or consent. HIS
friends thought he should be on the
committee, and especially after the ap-
| pointment of his colleague, Senator
Lindsay, and the selection of his op-
| ponent, James B. McCreary; but
| Blackburn did not want to serve on the
| committee after his defeat in his old
district, and especially after it was
| known that he would be in such a
| small minority. Senator Blackburn
and ex-Gov Creary, both candidates
| for the senatorship, were running their
| first heat in competing. for the chair
| manship of the committee on resolu-
! tions The senatorship is involved in
| the control of the convention more
| than the governorship, or any of the
! state offices The other candidates for
| senator are eX-GoV.- Buckner and Gov.
| Brown. All are on the ground watch
| ing chances. Senator Lindsay is work
ing with Clay, McCreary, Buckner and
others for an honest money plank.
| About the only prominent Kentucky
! Democrat who is not here is Secretary
| Carlisle, and he is represented by his
| private secretary, appointment clerk
| and others from Washington.
CRIES OF TRICKERY.
The congressional delegation meet
! ing lasted till noon, when 1T was an
nounced that the convention would
assemble at once. The silver men
were very much excited and charged
| trickery in the selection of members
| of the committees in some districts.
Messrs. Coulter, Elliston and Rhea
| announced at once that there would
he a minority report signed by them
! if by no others, and that there would
be a fight to a finish on the floor OF
the convention. AS soon as the dis
trict meetings were over, the dele
gates focked to Music hall, which was
packed long before u o'clock.
Promptly at noon the convention
was called to order by Chairman Car
roll. when Rev. Charles NJ. Hemphill
of the First Presbyterian church, of
| fered prayer Chairman ]. D. Car
! roll. of the state committee, spoke al
| leugth on the preliminary canvass Of
| the convention, the new issues, the
result of the last election and the
prospects of the pending campaign
The election Of a temporary chairman
was announced as the first thing ir
order, when some time was consumed
in clearing the aisles of intruders, sc
the delegates could be seated. The
names of ex-Congressman W. j
Stone and Judge w. n. Beclmer were
presented fer temporary chairman
when the roll of 119 counties was called
The roll had not proceeded far wher
Chairman Carroll ruled that instruc
tions were matters for delegates toset
tie with their constituents. and tha
the votes would be counted as an
rounced by the chairman OF eacl
county delegation.
EECKNER CHOSEN.