Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-05
Two More Trenchant Blades Flash in the Pha-
 lanx That Is to Battle for the People.
ION TO CHlCAG0p IS THE WORD
From the Democracy of Kentucky and
 Virginia.
A Great Days Work for the White Metal. Its Advocates Dominate Both Conven- tions-Platforms Upon Winch You
 Can Put Your Weight.

Lexington Ky, June 1.-The democrat ic state convention was called to order at 9:20 o'clock this morning, with the del egates greatly thinned out, a number having returned to their homes
 The chair at once called for reports of committees. The report of the committee on permanent organization, as adopted, arranged for complete reorganization of the party machinery from precinct committeeman up. Every gold man is to be fired" and free silver Blackburn man appointed in his stead.
 Maj. P. P. Johnson of this city is named as chairman of the state central committee, and it can be stated that only free silver men will be nominated for congress outside of the Louisville district this fall.
 Col. w. c. F. Breckinridge was called upon for speech and his appearance on the stage brought forth torrent of ap- plause. He was the first goldbug to be given a show by the silver beetles He made a strong speech for sound money.
 The credentials committee reported shortly after 10 o'clock. The majority re- port threw out the sound money delega- ton from Graves county, the Sixth and Seventh wards and half of the Eighth and Ninth wards of Louisville, and half of those from Bourbon and Kenton coun- ties It was followed by minority re- port and a protest from sound money men. After some discussion the minor- ity report was sent back to the creden- tials committee, not being regular.
 Col H. l.. Stone of Louisville then made a scathing speech in defense of the Louisville delegation. He was par ticularly severe on Capt. Jim Williams, and when he referred to the captains record as a bully, Williams, who was down in front, started for Colonel Stone, shaking his fist but he was pulled back. Jack Chinn then began to shout at Stone. He was wild with rage, but he was SUD- pressed, and Colonel Stone kept on. Blackburn's vengeance against Ex- Speaker Carroll, who prevented his elec- tion, he said, was the cause of the un- seating of the Sixth and Seventh ward delegations, of which Carroll was a mem- Der.
 T. T. Finn of Franklin defended the majority report denying all of Colonel Stones charges.
 vote of 678 to 214. The unseated dele gates then left the hall.
 The expected bolt of the remaining Louisville sound money delegates did not take place.
 The committee on permanent organiza- tion named Hon. Charles K. Wheeler of McCracken for permanent chairman.
 The naming of William Goebel of Gov ington as member of the state central committee from the state at large caused spirited fight MT. Goebel was finally elected by exclamation. The report of the committee on permanent organiza- tion was adopted and MT. Wheeler took the chair. He made plea for harmony.
 Senator Blackburn, P. Wat Hardin, John S. Rhea and Congressman Ellis were elected delegates at large to the Chicago convention by exclamation.
 The majority report of the committee on resolutions was adopted with hoop after the minority report had been aired sufficiently by the silver humorists.
 The majority report reaffirms demo- cratic principles in the first section, the others being as follows:
 ?. We are in favor of an honest dollar, dollar worth neither more nor less than 100 cents. We favor bimetallism and to that end we demand the free and un- limited coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 as standard money with equal legal tender power, independ- ent of the action or advice of any other nation.
 3. We hold that the secretary of the treasury should exercise his legal right to redeem all coin obligations in gold and silver, as may be more convenient, and we are opposed to the issuance of bonds in time of peace for the maintenance of the gold reserve or for any other pur- pose.
 4. We are opposed to the national bank ing system and to any enlargement of it's powers and opposed to any contraction of the currency by the retirement of greenbacks or otherwise.
 D. We are for tariff for revenue only.
 G. The democratic party has ever been the party of personal liberty and religious freedom, and Is now and has always been opposed to any union of church and state. It is opposed to the enactment of all laws, the purpose or design of which is to sustain or enforce any religious tenet or sect, or any law, organization or society, religious or political secret or otherwise, that tends to prescribe any citizen for or on account of his religious belief or to apply any such test as a qualification for public office.
 The seventh section condemns Govern or Bradley
 The eighth declares for party loyalty.
 The ninth instructs the delegates to Chicago to cast the vote of Kentucky as unit for Jo c. s. Blackburn for presi- dent
 The minority report omits indorsing Blackburn. Its financial plank reads: "We insist upon a firm maintenance of the present legal standard of value, with such use of legal tender, silver coins and paper convertible into coin on demand as can be maintained without impair ment or endangering the credit of the government or diminishing the purchas- ing or debt paying power of the money in the hands of the people, and in the ab- sence of any international agreement we protest against the free coinage of silver or compulsory purchase of silver bullion by the United States as injurious to the Industrial and commercial interests of the country, and especially disastrous to