Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-05
As A UNIT FOR FREE SILVER
Practically Solid Democratic Delegation
from Kentucky,
INSTRUCTED FOR SENATOR BLACKBURN
White Metal Men Absolutely Control
the Convention and Carry Every
Point. hut They Hear an Adj
dress from Col. BrccI<inridEe.

| after the ST yer men had secured everything
| in the organization, as well az in the plat
| form. The resolutions not only instruct the
! Kentucky delegation for Senator Blackburn
! for president but also for the unit rule, so
! the two delegates from the Louisville dis
| trict will have no voice whatever at Chicago.
| The free silver men have the four delegates
| at-large, and all the other delegates except
! the two from the Fifth district TIE more
radical ones wanted the credentials to seat
] enough delegates in the Fifth district to
| change the selections made yesterday but
with the unit rule adopted today this
was unnecessary. The delegation stands "a
| to 2, and under its instructions for Black
! burn and the unit rule it is the same as
| solid. When some gold men protested
| against the ironclad instructions they were
| cited TO the case in New York, when thirty
| delegates from that state were against Cleve-
! land at his first nomination in 1854, and
| under the unit rule the whole vote was cast
! for Cleveland, and again at the last demo
! cratic national convention it was cast as
| unit for him. Blackburn and Hardin were
| free silver running mates in the last CAM
| paign. Rhea and Ellis, the other two dele
gates-at-large, have been the leading stump
! speakers in the free silver canvass which
ciogsd last Saturday. They are exceptionally
brilliant orators. Nelson, Rothwell, Hallsm
and Carroll, the a.ternates were also prom
| inent for free silver in the canvass, as were
Tarvin and Smith, the candidates for cleo
tors From expressions among the Ken
lucky delegation it is learned their second
| choice for president is Bland of Missouri
HEAR BRECKENRIDGE TALK.
The democratic state convention reassem-
bled at $3.50. 1t was after 1890 before com
mittees could report, the committee on
credentials having been in session contin-
| uously all night
Senator Blackburn was accorded a rous-
ing ovation on entering the hall The COM
mittee on permanent organization reported
complete reorganization OF county committees
as well as state organization, silver men
being put in charge, with Major Johnson
of Lexington as chairman of both state
executive and central committees. This re-
moves state headquarters from Louisville to
Lexington.
Colonel w. C. P. Breckinridge, after being
repeatedly called for, had the distinction
of being the only gold standard man TO
address the convention except Chairman
Long, which was called yesterday his fare
well address. Colonel Breckenridge was
given close attention, although he told the
convention the recent silver victory was
due TO distress and discomfort, and its re-
suits would be temporary.
The committee on credentials reported for
an equal division Of the vote between the
contestants in Kenton county, the home Of
Carlisle, and for seating the silver dele
gates in place Of the Music hall or Halde-.
iHaH usieBhllon from LOUISVILLE. Inc report
gave the silver men forty votes mare than
they cast yesterday for Bronston for tenn
porary chairman. A long discussion ensued
on that part of the majority report unseat-
ing the gold delegates from Louisville Col
cnel II. M. Stone leading for gold, and G.
7. Winn for silver. Interruptions and dis
order protracted the consideration of the
report The last effort of the Louisville
delegates was the demand for a call of the
l19 counties on the adoption of the majority
report
The majority report ON credentials was
adopted-yeas, 67S; nays, PA. Some coun-
ties did not vote. whereupon the delegates
from the Forty-eighth legislative district at
Paducah was then introduced as the perma-
nent chairman and addressed the conven-
tion.
GoEBEL GETS A POSITION.
The fight was precip:tated by a resolution
to compliment Senator William Goebel of
Coyington by adding his name to the list Of
the state committeeman. Goebel is a neigh
Dor Of Carlisle and a gold standard man
He opposed Blackburn until the latter Sc
cured the caucus nomination and thereafter
stood by him to the last. The object OF the
resolution was TO give an expression for
Goebel as against gold standard members of
the legislature who did not support Black
burn after he had received the nomination
The Goebel resolution, after another long in
terrupted call of counties, was adopted by
motion TO make 1t unanimous before the call
was completed.
Some delegates in the Fourth district OBJ
1eeted TO Senator George S. Fulton being on
the state committee. 1t was charged that
his brother was revenue collector, although
Senator Fulton is a silver man and was
among those voting for Blackburn for sena-
tor, yet certain delegates objected to any one
belng In the new organization who was
even indirectly connected with the admins
tration. Many speeches were made in sup
controlling "a +ba
convention had been greatly disturbed for
over an hour it was voted that the dele
gates from the Fourth district retire and
settle their dispute.
PLANKS IN THE PLATFORM.
Sixth district delegates as well as those |
Of the Fourth and Fifth districts made no |
changes. The Fourth district retained Sena- |
tor Fulton, but changed G. W. Richardson |
and put Findlay Shuck on the central COM |
mittee' while Senator Fulton is on the exc
cutive committee.
!Ae majority report on resolutions was
adopted without amendment. The money |
plap!: demands the free and unlimited coin
age OF gold and silver. independently of 80:
other nation. The ninth clause in the plat
form tnstruets the delegates to Chicago to
east the vote OF Kentucky es a unit for Joe
G. Blackburn for president.
The minority report from the committee
on resolutions was not presented.
T. ]. Carroll was selected by the Louisville
committee from the Fifth district and he met
tho committee on resolutions last night but
he and his gold associates were today un-
seated before the convention was perma-
nently organized. so he could not present his
report, as given out last night
FOR DELEGATES -AT-LARGE.
Many speeches followed, presenting names
for delegates-at-large to the Chicago conven-
ton. The names Of Joseph Blackburn, Gem
eral Hardin, John s. Rhea w. T. Ellis, L.
Nelson. j. Morton Rothwell, John ID. |
Carroll and T. f. Hall were presented.
Chairman Thompson, as a courtesy 10 the
offered to present Mr.. Carrolrs
report in connection with the majority re-
port. A point Of order was raised that the
minority report was not from any member Of
he convention.
Among the dilatory motions was one TO
refer the minority report 10 John Sherman.
On molten the minority report was read. AS
Senator Carroll OF Louisville was among
hose who did not support Blackburn after
he latter's caucus nomination for senator
ho delegates treated the minority report
With some disrespect, but when John s. Rbea
appealed for respectful consideration the mi
lority report was reread and promptly de-
eated by an overwhelming viva yoce vote,
when Tie majority report was adopted.
Blackburn, Hardin, Rhea and Ellis were
elected delegates-at-large aud Nelson Car