Little Falls weekly transcript., 1895-06-28
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Silver Men Outnumbered at
the Kentucky Democratic
Convention.
IN FAVOR Of SOUND MONEY,
Resolutions Endorse the FL
nancial Policy of the ADJ.
miniStratiOn.

LOUISVILLE, June 28.-The admins
tration and Secretary Carlisle were
certainly the favorites in the Demo-
cratic state convention here. The sill
verites went into the district meetings
in the morning and into the conven-
ton at noon with confidence. In the
district meetings they were beaten to
/. They claimed out Of the IL dis.
trict members Of the committee ON
resolutions but the administration men
claim that the committee stood : to 3
originally against free silver. and. as
completed, 8 to 4. The complexion of
this committee 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, named the
members at large. giving one of the
two to each side, the silver men felt
that they
Had Been Outclassed,
although they would not confess to be.
ing outnumbered. They claimed vic
tory in the election of Beckner over
Stone, but after the former divided the
appointments equally on all the COM
mittees aud announced his conservative
views no claims we're made on him.
Stone would have appointed only
sound money men on the committees.
Judge Beckner is sound money man.
but favored General Hardin for gov
ernor. Although General Hardin
favors free coinage he has been sup
ported throughout by many who insist
on a sound money platform for him.
Theffeature of. the day was the defeat
in his home district of Senator j. G. s.
Blackburn for member OF the commit
ten Oh resolutions by Professor Arthur
YHager, man Of
Pronounced Gold Standard Views,
but who has devoted his time to col
leHe work and not to politics. Senator
Blackburn aspired to the craftsmanship
of this committee and expected to have
q majority of its members with him
for free coinage and against Cleveland
and Carlisle. When Blackburn was
defeated in the Seventh district it was
ascertained that the Hardin men did
not want to be embarrassed by his ap-
pointment us one OF the members ut
large, and then w. T. Ellis of the Sec-
ond district offered Senator Blackburn
his proxy. Objections were raised in
Of Blackburns name for the committee
from the Second district and no further
efforts in that direction were made.
Berry Permanent Chairman.
At the evening session the committee
on permanent organization reported
Congressman A. s. Berry for per.
manent chairman, and the report was
adopted Mr.. Berry made a vigorous
speech on taking the chair.
. Numerous dilatory motions were in
dulged in, the Clay men wanting an
adjournment till morning. AS neither
the committee ON credentials nor the
one on resolutions were ready to report
this filibustering was kept up for over
two hours with much disturbance. The
committee on resolutions was ready to
report at y p. NJ, but delayed its re"
port, awaiting the outcome OF the cre'
dentials committee, which was
Fighting Over Contents
among the delegates from Louisville
and Newport. Senator Lindsay pre-
pared the majority report on resolu-
tions, which embraced strong honest
money plank and endorsed Cleveland
and Carlisle by name for their finan-
cial policy and administration. 1t was
signed by nine of the thirteen mem
bers of the committee. There were two
minority reports, one for the free
coinage Of silver at 16 to l and the
other simply reaf1irming the platform
of 1892. There was intense feeling
because the fight between the Hardin
and Clay men on seating delegates in
the committee on credentials delayed
the resolutions and the proceedings Of
the convention, but nothing could be
done toward facilitating business.
Adjourned Mt 2 n. m.
Just after midnight the committee
on credentials reported in favor Of
the Hardin delegates in Louisville
and at Newport, when the scenes
Of disorder had short suspension.
When the Clay men offered q
minority report on credentials another
lively scene was begun with the usual
motions for adjournment.
Shortly before o'clock the uproar
and confusion became such that Chair
man Berry declared the convention ad-
journed until $3.50 in the morning. The
reports on credentials are still pending.
Towne Doesn't Deny It.
DULUTH, June 26.-Congressman @.
A. Towne has returned from Cleveland.
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