Evening journal., 1895-06-27

dorsiuE President Cleveland and Scere-
tnry blackburn Says His Defeat
was Due to Money and Patronage,
LOUISVILLE June 27.-Tho Democratic
state convention has certainly indorsed tho
administration, with special tributes to
President Cleveland and his distinguished
coadyiser and secretary, John 6. Carlisle.
No outing was ever productive of more
effective results than that of Secretary
Carlisle TO Kentucky and the Memphis
conventions Tho slvertes, including
Senator Blackburn, attributed their de-
feat TO the recent speeches 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 a finish
and acknowledge their defeat, although
they make charges about the way it was
done, especially on the part of Auditor Of
state Norman and others at Frankfort.
Tho free silver men were beaten in the
| district meetings chat selected members OF
the various committees, in the selection
Of Judge W. nj. BeclSner for temporary
| chairman and Congressman A. S. Berry
for permanent chairman, and in the or
| ganzation of the committee on resolu-
| tions, as well as in the organization Of
other committees. They went down I'M
der the adoption Of the minority report
on credentials seating Clay's sound mon
ey delegates as well as under the adop-
ton Of the majority report on resolutions
for sound money and the Endorsement of
| President Cleveland and Secretary Car
| Isle
| Tho committee ON credentials is one
that the sound money people did not look
after, and the silver men had a majority
| ON it, but the convention overruled that
minority by adopting the minority report
The silver men felt that General Hardin
had been looking more after his nomina-
tion than after free silver plank, and
some Of them deserted Hardin, while the
Clay men were urging the sound money
delegates to stand together on nomina-
tions as well as on the platform.
Senator Blackburn and other silver
| leaders remained on the floor Of the con-
vention and fought to the last on the res
| olutione, after which they did not take
much interest in those who, as they said,
had previously deserted them They we've
very bitter toward Auditor of State Nor
man. who was General Hardins manager
and himself a candidate for denomination.
m Senator Blackburn's speech against
ed his feeling toward some on whom he
had depended while he referred very re-
spectfully to Senator Lindsay Congress
man MeCreary and others who had op-
posed him openly. The convention was a
record breaker in great speeches as well
as in other respects.
Hardin Nominated.
On reassembling dilatory measures oc-
/
General Cassius NJ Clay was presented
by George O. Lockhardt for the nomina-
tion for governor and seconded by Isaac
nj. Quigley. r.. J. Breckenridge, the clo-
quent brother Of W. O. p Breckinridge,
presented t4e name of p. Wat Hardin,
seconded by James Tarvin and l. a.
Spalding.
Previous to the convention reassem-
bling the hall was flooded with the fol-
lowing dodger which was denounced in
the nominating speeches and was regard
ed as aimed at Hardin after the adoption
} Of an administration platform;
Do not make "a mistake, but nominate
a standard bearer who has always been
found in the ranks for honesty, free speech,
free Thought and personal liberty. Nom
} mate a man who is not bound to any ring,
! clique or laction-who is never found
/ MuhliHE wien tllN fdlrG OF democracy lf
/ at stake. Nominate a man who is not
tainted by association with former malo
dorous administrations who can and viii
, stand upon any Democratic platform As
5 sure perfect harmony and an old time Vic
; tory by selecting for the head Of youi
ticket either X. ID. Black w. j. Stone OF
A. s Berry
There being only two candidates, a nom
= ination was expected on the first ballot
which was watched with such close 1T
tention as to command perfect order
There were S7S votes: necessary to nom
. mate a40. AS the ballot proceeded sew
2 eral counties cast scattering votes for W
: j. Stone, ana the three mountaincers from
. Lee county voted for Henry Watterson
2 Rock Castle county voted solidly for Gen
+ eral BucAner, but no dark horses coult
Z stampede the wen lined up forces Of Har
din ANA Clay. When the counties wer
all called il was evident that Genera
Hardin was nominated, and the Hardil
men cheered as the last counties respond
\ cd with, More for Hardinl"
i Nomination Made Unanimous.
n Before the result Of the ballot was an
4 nounced the Clay men moved that tn
4 nomination Of General Hardin be mad
n unanimous, and ii carried with qrea
\ hurrah The result of the ballot was al
nounccd as follows; Hardin, A6Sl6; Clay
3801S Stone, s6; Watterson, o.
When the committee escorted Genera
4 hall