Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-06-27
In CONVENTION.
Silver Men Beaten In the Kentucky
Democratic Meeting.
SENATOR BLACKBURN VOTED DOWN.


LOUISVILLE, KY, June 2e.-The ad-
ministration and Secretary Carlisle
were certainly favorites in the demo.
cratic state convention here yeste rdsy.
The silverites were beaten two to one.
They claimed victory in the election
Of Breckner IS temporary chairman
over Stone, but after the former
divided the appointments equally on
all the committees and announced his
conservative views, no claims were
made on him. Judge Breckner Is q
sound money" man, but favored Gen.
Hardin for governor Although Gen.
Hardin favors free coinage, he has
been supported throughout by many
who insist on sound money platform
for him.
The feature Of the day was the dc.
feat in his home district OF Senator ].
c. $. Blackburn for member Of the
committee on resolutions by Prof. Ar
thur Yeager, 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 ascertained
that the Hardin men did not want to
be embarrassed by his appointment as
one of the members at large and then
Mr. W. I, Ellis, OF the Second district,
offered Mr., Blackburn his proxy, Oh,
jections were raised in the convention
on the announcement OF Blackburn'a
name for the committee from the Sec.
ond district, and no further efforts In
that direction were made.
The names Of ex-Congressman W. J.
Stone and Judge W. N. Breckner were
presented for temporary chairman
when the roll Of 110 counties was
called. The result was announced as
follows; Breckner, 44s11; Stone, 420]t.
The total vote was $40, but 1t was not
all cast owing to contests; necessary
to choice, 440. The election Of Breck-
ner as the temporary presiding officer
was made unanimous and a committee
appointed to escort him to the chair.
As the combination Of Hardin for
governor and the silverites supported
Breckner and the mbinatio Of Clay
for governor and the sound money
men supported Stone, the result Of the
selection Of temporary chairman was
received with cheers as a direct ad-
vantage for Hardin and indirectly an
advantage for the silver men, who had
been beaten during the forenoon In the
district meeting.
On assuming the chair, Judge Breck-
ner delivered on eloquent address, and
assured all that he represented no fac.
ton and would rule with impartiality.
He pleaded for harmony. That part
of the address relating to the financial
question was not displeasing to the
sound money" and not altogether
pleasing to the free coinage men.
On reassembling at p M, the COM
mittee on permanent organization re.
ported Congressman A. s. Berry for
permanent chairman and other officers
were elected. Mr.. Berry made a vigor-
Gus speech on taking the chair.
The committee on resolutions was
ready to report at p. M, but delayed
its report awaiting the outcome Of the
credentials while fighting over con-
tests among the delegates from Louis
vile and Newport.
Senator Lindsay prepared the major
ity report on resolutions, which en-
braced strong, honest money plank
and indorsed Cleveland and Carlisle by
name for their financial policy and ad-
It was signed by nine
Of the thirteen members of the com.
nittee. There were two minority re.
ports, one signed by Rhea and Ellis for
the free coinage Of silver at 10 to /,
md the other simply reafiirming the
platform Of 1892, signed by Clardy and
Coulter. There was intense feeling
because the fight between the Martin
md Clay men on seating delegates in
The committee on credentials delayed
he resolutions and the proceedings Of
he convention, but nothing could be
lone toward facilitating business,
several hundred motions to adjourn
we're downed, and the convention re-
NAMED waiting, although the com.
nittee on credentials at II p. IN. an.
bounced it could not report till after
Midnight. Senator Lindsay and Chair
nan Berry refused to report the reso-
utions or do anything till the report
IN credentials came In.
MICHIGAN SILVER MEN.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June "A
altering of free silver men assembled
lere at o'clock yesterday afternoon
o or nnlze an independent silver party
D Michigan. Something like fifty
elf.constituted delegates are now here
epresenting all parts Of the state