The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-11
HE IS THE HERO OF THE HOUR
AT THE KENTUCKY DEMO
CRATIC CONVENTION.
He IS A PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY
Delegates to Chicago Will Go Instructed
for Him-The Gold Men Have
Lost Everything but the
Fifth District.

has been to make Senator Blackburn
defeated candidate for governor. his sue
cessor in the senate. The convention i,
| 10 to l for the 16 to 1 ratio. 1t wa,
| thought before the districts met that tn,
gold men would get the Chicago dele
gates and other representatives out OF
the districts, but the Louisville district
is the only one out of the eleven that the
gold men controlled, and the committee
on credentials is laboring all night Oh
contests that may wrest the Fifth dis.
trlct from the gold men and give solid
Kentucky delegation for silver. The
delegation is instructed to vote as a
unit for Blackburn ut Chicago, and
Blackburn is sitting up all night taking
part in the contests before the commit.
tee on credentials.
Blackburn's conciliatory course was
followed in the resolutions, and the ad.
vice i'll the speeches of Blackburn and
Hardin not to give one iota of their
victory away is likely to be allowed in
the report on credentials, on which the
bolt tomorrow is probable.
The First and Second districts today
condemned Secretary Carlisle by name
in their resolutions, and all the districts
except the Fifth condemned the national
administration, but the committee were
more conservative.
Inc convention at one time attempted
to prevent the Fifth district Delegates
from voting till the report Oh credentials
was adopted.
Inc features of the day were not ST,
I I the speeches of Blackburn and
l1ardln as the ovations that are ten
h LeiGu lneih Ill the hotels and convention
nan, or wherever they appear.
Hot lights are expected tomorrow nm
credentials and resolutions.
j. Z. blackburn, p w. Hardin and
John ): Rhea and w. II. Ellis have benn
determined upon for delegates at large
Lexington, KY, June 3.--rhe Demo-
cratic state convention met here today in
the large auditorium on the Cbauronnun
grounds. The occasion was more than
the usual state convention. as there were
caucuSes held during the forenoon TO con-
sluer the silver and gold sides of the
question. '"e
senator Blackburn continues today. os
Yesterday, the hero of the convention.
many addressing him as the Kentuckv
favorlte for president When the con-
gresslonal district meetings were held tha
Blackburn men, or the free silver adyo-
Gates, secured control of the committees
OF the convention as well as of the state
committee but Senator Blackburn coun-
seied Tor conservative action in the dis
trlct conventions as well as in the state
convention The gold standard men. ex-
cept III the Louisville districts took little
part Ill the proceedings of the district con-
ventions. but proposed to contest in tha
convention this afternoon some parts of
me program decided on at the silver con,
ference last night. At Il meeting of dele
gates by congressional districts today two
aHefnateS from each district to the con-
Nehtlon at Chicago We're selected. as well
as state officers and members of the yori
GUS committees
Following are district delegates and al
ternateS:
First District-Ollie NJ. James. Crit
tenden; Augustus Thomas. Graves. Al
ternates: W. b. Cattlin, Fenton Sims.
second District. +. Dempsey, Hop
n
ternates: Il. NJ. Willingham. y. T. Tay-
Tor.
Third District-B. Z. Persons. Elkton:
J. NJ. Richardson, Glasgow Alternates:
Joseph Woods, E. w. Hawkins.
Fourth District-R. b. Lancaster.
Lebanon; ID. K. Murray, Cloverport. AL
J. NJ. V, Shrove, Robert Tyler.
Fifth District-W. B. Hademan. Zach
1ry; =. p. Phelps. Louisville. Alter
mates: James Wathen and Wager Shir,
ley, Louisville.
Sixth Districts-J. S. Walton. Boone: l.
), Scott, Grant. Alternates: G. S. Nor
lis, Antoine Beck
=, Seventh Dstrict-R. f. Peak. La
Grange: T. E. Moore. Washington. Al
.ernates: w. p. Thorn, J. \. Hammond.
Eighth District. A. Tomlinson, Ian
'aster: q. c. Gilbert, Shelbyville Al
B. l.. Cook, H. X. Hay.
Ninth District-G. X. Vincent. Law
'ence: George w. Bramlett. Carlisle. Al,
ernates: I. J. Kehoe, C. B. Martin.
Tenth District-John Z. Garner, Win
hester: George b. Clay. Alternates:
Robert Smith, Asa b. Pierralt.
Eleventh Dstrict-D. +. Smith. Pulas-
ii: c. NJ. Sale, Adair Alternates: W. +.
Rome. w. c. Richter.
District Electors. T. Flourney. c. B.
lIuhS. august IIbNU,
Walter y. Mckay. Harvey Myers, w. Z.
Lillard Carter, w. G.. Myer, J.
w. Webb. Henry NJ. Beachamp.
During the noon recess members of COM
nittees met informally. First reports in |
Heated much work for the committee on
but as the committee stood |
10 to 1 for silver it was apparent that
he work would soon be disposed of.
1t was raining during the afternoon as
he delegates assembled in Woodland park. |
where the music was continuous and the |
decorations elaborate. 1t was after > |
o'clock when Chairman Long raped for |
rider at the auditorium, where prayer was
'ffered by DR.. Bartlett of the First Pres, |
'yterian church.
Hon. Charles r. Long. chairman of |
he state central committee. and execu- |
i've members selected last year when the |
odd standard men controlled the organi- |
alton of the convention. called the con-
ention to order. He gave an interesting |
history of the Hardin-Bradley campaign I
nd the contest for control of the legisla-
ure. concluding as follows:
while |, with many other Democrats.
iffer with you greatly on the money is
ne. and regard it as the issue of supreme
Importance to the country. l, as Demo
rat, submit the issues and results to the l
arty The issues will be met by the |
party in our national conven-
on and if our views prevail nv candid |