Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-13
TtLLMAN IN KENT UcKY
HiS Effort % EAthsse the Blue Grass Silver
Democrats.
WiSAo1a q selecting Him Questioned
Here-A Lively Convention
- Expected.

The appearance of Senator Tfllman on
the stump in Kentucky at this time has
d very definite meaning. He is there ny
Invitation OF the silver men. and to re-en-
thuse the silver cohorts for the coming
Tray in the democratic state convention.
The sound money men on that occasion
Will ask for the adoption of q sound money
platform, and for instructions for Mr..
Carlisle for President The silver men will
oppose both propositions unless certain
concessions are made.
Wisdom Of the Choice Questioned.
The wisdom Of the choice OF Mr. Tillman
for the service mentioned is questioned at
this distance He is as aggressive and as
PLAIN spoken as an agitator, and the dis
patches show that in his speech at Lex
ington he was exceedingly severe on both
Mi. Carlisle and Henry Watterson He
Will speak In q few days at Owensboro'
ana VIII doubtless repeat there the denun-
Citations INDUCED in before his Lexington
AUDIENCE TO some of the Kentucky col
CRY In Washington this appears to be reck-
iessness. and likely to help rather than in
jure Mr.. Carlisle. The Kentucky people
are aggressive themselves. and do not OBJ
1ect to plain speaking. but, like all other
people, when It comes to a chasttsement of
nome folks they prefer to take the matter
in hand.
Mr.. Carlisle, 1t Is admitted, is very un-
popular with many of the silver men at
home, and some Of them have publicly
said some bitter things about him 1t rs
doubted. however. II even these men Will
IN calmer moments approve of the I'm
portation into the state of a man from a
distance to denoubce In extreme language
native Of the state as eminent as il the
Secretary of the Treasury.
A Lively Convention.
The Kentucky state convention, there is
every reason to expect will be q lively
body. The program promises a flood of
oratory, and counter propositions caIcuIat-
ed to put every delegate on his mettle. The
sound money men want Mr.. Carlisle in
dorsed. and the silver men want Mr.. Black
burn Endorsed. Resolutions Of such I'M
port are to be introduced and brought to a
vote. The friends of Mr.. Carlisle want in
dorsement Of him not only as a presidential
candidate, but as the Secretary Of the
Treasury. The friends of Mr.. Blackburn
want not only Endorsement of his course
at Frankfort during the senatorial fight,
but Endorsement Of him as the proper man
to succeed himself in the Senate when the
fight ia renewed Can the same convention
do both these things?
Peculiar Condition Of Affairs.
The answer to his question may be found.
it is suggested, In the peculiar condition Of
affairs In the state. Among the men who
are advocating the Endorsement Of Mr. Car
Isle for the presidency are Senators GobeI
and Bronston. Both are advocates of
sound money. But both stood by MIR.
Blackburn from first to last in his senator
ial fight, and in the end tecame the mana
gers Of his campaign. Their sound-money
friends in the state convention will, Of
&C urse, under their advice, vote for In
structions for Mr.. Carlisle. But can they
refuse to vote for Endorsement Of Mr.
Blackburn's course at Frankfort, or in
dorsement Of him for Senator, without 60
ing back on the record made by Messrs
Gobel and Bronston while acting as Mr.
Blackburn's managers In the senatorial
struggle?
Are not the two propositions 80 allied in
this way as to be capable of a union for q
vote In the state convention?
And, despite the attitude of the extreme
silver men on the one side and Of the ex-
IRENE gold men on the other side may not
an agreement be reached by the conserva-
tive forces on this line?
A Land Odfcc Enforcement Busfnesss.
1t is reported as certain that IL the Ken
lucky convention enters upon Endorsement
of anybody, 1t will be asked to do a land
Office business OF that description.