The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-03
BLACKBURN FOR PRESIDENT.
Kentucky Democrats Will Support
Him If His Name Is PropOsed.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 2-To-morrow's
Democratic State convention will be har-
monious and simply ratification of ma
jority of the county conventions held last
Saturday. The gold-standard delegates
held an informal conference and agreed to
make no further contest the organiza-
ton of the convention and selection of DEL
egates at large, or anything. Nearly a..
the delegates are wearing Blackburn badges
and in shaking hands say: ''Give me the
sixteen-to-one shake" Free-silver dele
gates. in conference this afternoon and
evening, were addressed by Senator Black
burn and other silver leaders. They pre-
pared the resolutions, which will not de-
nounce President Cleveland, Secretary Car
Isle, Senator Lindsay and others by name
nor tie Louisville, Lexington and other
nopnce the financial policy of the admins
tration In such severe terms as indirectly
20 condemn the President and Secretary of
the Treasury. Outside Of the financial
plank, which is most emphatic declaration
for free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the ratio of 16 to l, without re-
gard to the action of any foreign nation,
the platform on national issues. agreed
on tonight by the silver conference for
presentation to the committee and conven-
ton tomorrow, does not differ from the
one on which Hardin ran for Governor last
year.
The platform differs from former ones in
tndt II severely QenOunceS the S0-called
'.sound-money" Democrats, who did not, at
the last session of the Legislature. support
the regular nominee of the Democratic eau
Gus for United States Senator. The resolu-
ton specially declares Blackburn still the
Democratic nominee of Kentucky for Sem
ator, Notwithstanding his failure of cleo
ton, due TO the undemocratic course of
certain members of the Legislature" An
other resolution instructS Kentucky dele
gates. at large. to support Blackburn for
President in the event his name is pre-
sented TO the Chicago convention and com
mendS him to the Democracy of the country
for their next national standard bearer
While Blackburn is declared still the NOM
inee for Senator and indorsed for President
Carlisle's name is not mentioned in the res
olutions, that are sure of adoption to-mor-
row, and no reference is made to him ex-
cept indirectly IN the denunciation of the
national Administrations financial policy
and condemnation of members of the Legis-
lature who voted for him last winter
Every possible effort has been made to
agree on State matters as well as on reso-
lutions, so as 10 have an exceptional har-
monious convention, but there are more
than four free-silver men wanting to become
delegates-at-large. Senator Blackburn and
General Hardin will be chosen without oppo-
stion. but balioting is expected for the ether
two observation-disclosures, and for alternates-
gates-at-large are most of the silver Demo-
cratic congressman, w. I. Ellis John
Rhea. Evan Settle, Ollie James and Judge
Robinson.
The silver conference tonight agreed on
Senator Charles j. BrowDson. of Lexington
temporary chairman. and Charles K Wheel
er, of Paducah, also free-silver advocate
for permanent chairman, also naming men
for all minor places