Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
lNDORSED.
The Kentucky Democrats Favor
Cleveland and Carlisle.
HARDIN NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR.
r. 7. Tyler Vas Nominated for Lieutensnt'
Governor-Th Reports OF the Major
ity and Minority on the Com
mittee Of Resolutions.

MltVee OI hesUiutiOuss
LOUISVILLE, KY, June a7.-The free
silver men in the democratic state con-
vention of Kentucky were beaten yes
terday by the adoption Of the minority
report on credentials, selecting sound
money" delegates and indorsing Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle.
Senator Blackburn and other free sill
yer leaders on the hoor'of the conven-
tion fought to the last
After discussing for an hour and
half the motion to substitute the mi
nority report on credentials for the
majority report the call of ll9 coun-
ties began. The Clay men favored the
substitute and the Hardin men OPP
posed it. As the vote was considered
test Of strength, it was watched with
great interest and resulted 44S yeas,
425 nays. The result was greeted with
loud cheering by the Clay men, The
Hardin men rushed to the platform,
charged false counting and fraud and
created tumultuous scene.
Finally Senator Lindsay was crowd
ed through the fighters to the front of
the platform, when he opened another
hot contest by presenting the majority
report of the committee on resolutions
as follows:
To the democratic convention In session at
Louisville. The Undersigned u majority OF
your committee, beg leave to submit as their
report the accompanying resolutions
First the democracy of Kentucky, in con-
yention assembled, congratulate the country
upon the repeal Of the Mckinley tariff law and
upon the evidences we have on every hand Of
returning prosperity under the operations Of
reduced and equalized tariff legislation and
we denounce as fraught with danger and dis
aster the threat Of our republican adyersaries
to establish protective tariff and to reinau-
gurate policy Of unequal taxation, which, in
connection with general misgovernment by the
republican party, eliminated in the business
panic OF 1893
Second, the democratic party, which has
always stood for the separation of church and
state for the sake alike Of civil and religious
freedom, does not hesitate to condemn oil ef-
forts to create n distinction among citizens be-
cause of differences In faith as repugnant to an
enlightened age and abhorrent to the instincts
OF American freemen,
Third-We reaffirm without qualification the
principles and policies declared by the demo-
cratic platform OF 1907, and declare that our
present democratic administration Is entitled
to the thanks of the party for its honest, cour-
ageous and statesmanlke management Of pub
lie affairs and we express our undlminished
confidence in the democracy and patriotism Of
President Cleveland and his distinguished CO.
advisors and Secretary John G. Carlisle, Of
Kentucky,
Ex-Congressman W. I. Ellis present.
ed the minority report, when John $.
Rhea took the floor to read it himself,
as follows:
The undersigned members of the committee
on resolutions dissent from the views expressed
by the majority Of the committee on resolu-
tions, which Is proposed as an Endorsement OF
the present national democratic administra-
ton because the said resolution is ambiguous
obscure and uncertain In its meaning, and Is,
in our opinion an attempt to straddle the most
vital question now attracting the at
tention of the American people And while
the undersigned do not concur in the views
expressed In said resolution, nor III the
views expressed in the amendment which they
here submit, they nevertheless believe that 1t
Is the duty OF the democratic party to express
itself In clear and unambiguous terms on the
subject. The financial policy OF the present
democratic administration deserves an un-
qualified Endorsement at the hands OF the
democratic party Of Kentucky, or 1t does not
deserve such Endorsement and with view Of
taking the opinion Of the representatives OF
the democracy Of Kentucky in convention as
sembled, we submit the following as an amend
ment to said resolution:
Resolved by the democracy Of Kentucky in
convention assembled that the present demo-
cratic administration Is entitled to the thanks
OF the whole country for It's statesmanlke
management Of public affairs, and we further
declare that both President Cleveland and Sec
retary Carlisle are entitled to the unqualified
Endorsement of the American people for main
tanning the gold standard and thus maintain
Ing the credit OF the government and their
issuance Of s60,OOO,00O Of interest bearing
bonds is hereby expressly lndorsed.
The undersigned members OF the committee
on resolutions, believing that the democratic
party Of Kentucky should plainly declare In
favor Of true bimetalism or the gold standard,
offer the following as a separate resolution and
ask Its adoption.
Resolved, That we believe In the coinage Of
both gold and silver as the primary money OF
the country into legal tender dollars, recely-
able in payment Of all It's debts public and
private, upon terms OF exact equality
Mr.. Rhea made vigorous argument
against the adoption Of the majority
report, but they were adopted by a
vote of 647 39-40 ayes to 233 3l-70 nays
The convention then took recess un-
til 1880 p. m.
On reassembling in the evening the
name of Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay was pre-
sented by George c. Lockhart for the
nomination for governor. J. r. Breck-
inridge presented the name Of 2. Wat
Hardin. Before the counties were all
called it was evident that Gen, Hardin
was nominated. Before the result OF
the ballot was announced the Clay men
moved that the nomination of Gen.
Hardin be made unanimous and 1t was
carried with great hurrah. The re-
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