Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-04
CONVENTION NOTES.
Kentucky Democrats for Blackburn
aud SllYtr.
CLEVELAND ENDORSED IN KANSAS.
Ohio silver Men Hold a Convention and
Listen 10 General
Warner.

LEXINGTON, KY. June S.-rho
drift Of tho Democratic state conven.
lion today has been to make Senator
Blackburn Pfesident and Gen. P.Wati
Hardin, the defeated candidate for
governor, his successor In tho Senate.
The convention Ia ten to one for the 10
to 1 ratio. It was thought before the
districts met that the gold standard
men would get the Chicago delegates
and other representatives. out Of three
districts, but the Louisville district 10
the only one out OF eleven that the gold
mon controlled, and the committee on
credentials IL laboring NIL night on
contests that may wrest the Filth dis
tfict from the gold men and give y solid
delegation to Chicago for FREQ silver.
Toe delegation ~ Instructed 10 vote a.
ata unitfor Blackburn at Chicago, and
Blackburn ia sitting M all night taking
mart In the contests before ths commit
teo ON Credentials.
The advice In tho speeches OF Black
iurn and Hardin not TO give one iotn
OF their victory away, IL likely to be
followed In the report on credentials,
10 which event bolt Is probable.
The frtt and ssoond districts con-
denim Secretary Carlisle by name In
their resolutions. ana all OF the districts
except tho Filth condemn tho nation-
oil naturalization, but the commit.
tee anu convention were more con.
servauve.
The platform prepared by the major.
ily IL as follows:
We are In favor OF an honest dollar,
dollar worth neither more nor less
than tho free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver Mt tho ratio OF 10
70 l, as slnndsrd money, with equal
legal tender power. independent OF tho
action or advice 0fany other nation.
Third, We hold that tho secretary OF
the treasury should exercise his legal
night TO redeem all coin obligations In
Eoid or silver, o. may be more conven-
lent, ana We arc opposed 10 tho issu.
anco Of bonds In time OF peace for tho
maintenance VI the gold roaSrvs or for
any other purpose.
Fourth. We arc opposed 10 ths nn-
uonhl banking nystcm AMI to any en-
lafgement OF its powers, AMI opposed
10 any contraction OF tho currency by
The rotifsmeht OF greonoacks or other.
wItc.
Fifth, We ars for tarlfi for revenue
oniy.
sixth, the Democratic party has ever
bora tuo party al personal liberty aua
religious freedom, and IL now anu hes
always been opposed to any union Of
shurch and state. II IL opposed to the |
snnctmont OF all laws. tho purpose or |
lesign of which IN TO sustain. or enforce
any religious tenet or sect, and 20 any |
lAw, organization or society, religious
or poliiicsl, secret or otherwise, that |
lenda to prescribe any citizen on &C.
,ount OF his religious belief or to |
lpply any such test AZ a quail d cation
Tor public ONCE.
Eleventh. resolution condemns Gov.
Bradley.
Eighth declafoafor party loyalty.
Ninth instructs delegates TO Chicago /
70 cast the vote Of Kentucky as n unit
o. JIG. d. Blackburn for President.
MINORITY REroRT.
a minority report viii be prtaented
~ A. J, Carroll, mem Der OF tho com.
niItee from Louiavillo. IL omits en-
tofsing Blackburn. liza fiBauclAl
plank feadt.
We insist upon n arm maintenance
u Tue present legal s,andard OF value,
with such ute q legal tender silver
plns and paper convertible into coin
D. demand NJ can DO maintained " tn.
nut impairment or danger TO the credit
" The government, or uiminiehink ~.
leb,-psying power Of the money In
he hands OF the people; and IN tna