The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-04
THE CHEERING SILVERITES.
Kentucky Democrats Name Blackburn
for the Presidency.
CLEVELAND AND CARLISLE KISSED.
While Senator Blackburn and other Ad-
vocates of Free Coinage of Silver are
Applauded to the Echo-Believers in
a Gold Standard Overwhelmed.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June 4.-Hon. Charles
Long, chairman of the Democratic state
central committee, who was chosen last
year when the gold standard men con-
trolled the party organization, called the
Democratic state convention to order yes
terday. In his opening address he eulo-
gized Cleveland and Carlisle, which eulo-
gies were greeted with storm of Kisses.
After this the silverites had everything
their own way. There was storm of APP
plause when John Il. Bhea, the champion
of free silver, presented the name of Sen
ator Charles ]. Bronston, of Lexington,
for temporary chairman, and absolute si-
lence prevailed when Bennett Young pre-
sented Judge Alexander Humphreys, of
Louisville, on the part of the gold stand
ard men, for temporary chairman. Rhea
made short brilliant presentation of
Bronston's name, while Young made an
exceptionally strong and lengthy speech
in presenting Humphreys name. He COM
manded attention until he referred to
Judge Humphreys as ably representing
the views of those great statesmen, Cleve-
land and Carlisle, and then he could not
be heard on account of kissing and yelling.
The call of the l19 counties was inter
| rupted by several contested announce
ments but was finally announced as fol-
lows: Bronston, 691; Humphreys, 2O5.
The thirty votes of Kenton county, the
home Of Carlisle, were cast for Bronston.
Chairman Bronston made an elegant
free silver speech, congratulating the
Democracy of kentucky on no longer
being tempted by the lure of gold, and at
last securing such standiugas to represent
the rank and file Of the Democracy Of
the commonwealth. He denounced con-
centration of wealth, class legislation and
the efforts of the money power, as well
as soldiers, to stifle the will of the people
When the districts were called for an
nouncement Of members of the commit
tees, and the Fifth district was reached, a
motion was made to pass it, on account Of
the Louisville contests, until after the re-
port of the committee on credentials was
adopted. After defeating various motions
and overruling points of order, the CON
testants withdrew their objections and the
gold standard delegation from the Fifth
district made its report, the convention re-
serving further action thereon under its
permanent organization While the con
vention has an overwhelming silver ma
jority and no more votes were needed in
the convention, yet the Fifth district had
selected two gold standard men as delegates
to Chicago, and the long fight on calling
this district was due to the decree of the
silver majority to got those two national
delegates, and thus have a solid silver del
egatiOn from Kentucky to Chicago.
Senator Blackburn responded to re-
peated and continuous call, and addressed
the convention for an hour i'm most Wig
orOus manner on the lesson of the great
silver victory in Kentucky last Saturday,
and the duty of the representatives Of the
people in this convention The gold stan
dard power has dominated for over twenty
years, he said, till the masses are impOVer-
ished. We know something of the profit
it brought few, but God alone knows the
extent Of its devastation among the
masses. The people have liberated them
selves in capturing Kentucky and they
will capture the country at the Chicago
convention, when we will try to do more
for the many, and perhaps less for the flw.
Every southern state and the great west
ern empire will join Us at Chicago, The
solid south was broken last year by thu
gold bugs in the Democratic party, bat
the solid south will bereunited at Chicago,
and the solid west will join Us i'm the Lib
Grafton from banking power He con-
demned in most severe terms the national
administration as favoring the money
class and dlsrogarding the rights Of the
people, At the conclusion of the senator S
address recess was taken until p. IN.
On reassembling the credentials COM
mittee was not ready to report, and the
convention WAS addressed by Evan f. Set
tie, Ollie James, w, p. ThDrne, James
Tylcrand Others ON free coinage A free
silver greeting from tho Kansas Demo-
cratic convention was read and loudly APP
plauded
AT this juncture General p. Wat Hardin,
the Democratic candidate for governor
last year, who had just arrived from the
wedding of his SON i'm Washington, en-
tered the hall on Senator Bl1ckhum's
arm. The most enthusiastic reception was
given him, and he was almost carried
upon the platform. General Hardin Ud-
dressed the convention ut length ON the
abuse Of the silver men i'm the past two
years, but counsoled peace and harmony
for the future, He helievedall Democrats
would soon be together ON the financial as
well as other questions. At 10 80 the chair
man announced that the committee were
not yet ready 10 report, and the convcn-
ton adjourned until today.
The committee on resolutions was ready
to report last night, but owing to the de-
lay of the credentials committee was with
held, 1t is as outlined in these dispatches
yesterday, 1t ignores both Cleveland and
Carlisle, and instructs the Kentucky del
egation 10 Chicago to vote for Blackburn
for president. A minority report omits
indorsing Blackburn.
}. c, :. Blackburn, w. p Hardin, John
S Rhea and w f. ELLIS have been deter
mined upon for delegates-at- large, and w.
X Wheeler Of Paducah, for permanent
chairman.
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