Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-06-26
Kentucky Democratic Convention.


LoUIsvILLE, June 25.-The Dolno.
cratic delegates from eleven Congress-
ional districts met at 10 o'clock to
choose members of the different COM
mlttees. Every place ON each com
mittee was sharply contested, especi-
ally those for the committee on
resolutions, rules and order of bust
ness. The control of the last named
committee was wanted by Hardin or
the silver men, SO that the nominations
would precede the adoption of plat
form. The Sound money" men, who
favor Clay for Governor, wanted the
the platform adopted first, so that in
the event of the nomination OF Hardin
HE could not influence the committee
I'ih framing platform to suit his views
for unlimited coinage.
There was double contest in Sc
Letting the Committee on Resolutions
First, both the silver and gold men
wanted to get a majority of the mem
/ beers, 30 as to have their respective
views incorporated into the platform.
! Second, Senator Blackburn and ex-
Governor J..B. McCreary, both candi-
dates for the Senatorship, we're run
ming their first heat in competing for
the Craftsmanship of the Committee
on Resolutions. The Senatorship is
involved in control of the convention
more than the Governor OF any State
office.
AS the chairman OF the convention
appoints two mGmbers at-large of the
Committee OH Resolutions and all
other committees, there was Il very
hot fight for presiding officer. The
silver men wanted Judge William
Beckner, and the Sound money men
wanted Congressman w. j. Stone.
/ Some delegation meetings lasted IN
It'll noon, and when it was announced
that the convention would assemble
at l O'Clock, the silver men were very
much excited and charged trickery in
the selection of members of the com
mittee in some Districts. ...... .....r
The hottest fight was iii the Seventh
Congressional district, where Senator
Blackburn was beaten for the Com.
mittee on Resolutions by Professor
Arthur Yeager, friend of Secretary
Carlisle. 80
The following is the Committee on
Resolutions: OF the first district Au-
gust Coulter, silver; second district,
Nv. T, Ellis, silver; third, John D.
Rhea, silver; ss0tirsthh, Z. b. Walker,
conservative; fifth, j. NJ. Atherton,
| gold; sixth, r. A. Elliston, golaj
seventh Professor Arthur Yeaser,
goldS eight, 5aMss b. McCreary
gold, hinth, John T. Hanger, gold
tshth, Johab> Salyer, gold; eleventh
II. M. jackson, conservative. ~
The anti silver men claim that the
Conservatives will vote with them
for sound money platform including
the endorsement of the administra
ton and special mention Of Glove
land and Carlisle. Coulter, Ellis
and Rhea announced at once there
would be minority report signed b.
them il no others, and there would b.
a fight to finish on the floor of th,
convention. IS"
Promptly at noon the Democrat
convention was called to order b,
Chairman, J. u. Carroll Of the Stat
! COMMITTEES, who spoke at length, re
garding the preliminary canvass, ney
issues, the fssuIt OF the late election
}, and prospects of the coming cam
|, paign.
i The names of ex.congressman w
i j. Stone and Judge w. N. Beckne
!. we're presented for temporary Chair
t man. The roll call had not proceede,
8 far, when Chairman Carroll ruled tn
Q instructions we're matters for the del
egates to settle with their constituent
and the vote would be counted as an