The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-21
Kentucky Sound Money Demo
Gratis Have No Use for the
Chicago Nominees.
MEET IN STATE CONVENTION.
One Spectator Shouts for the Boy
Orator and Is Promptly
Elected.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 20.-The Sound
Money Democrats of Kentucky met in
State convention in Music Hall this after
noon and night, and amid great enthusi-
asm adopted platform embodying their
views, named delegates to the convention
at indianapolis, selected State officers,
formed an organization to carry on the
campaign, and Endorsed ex-governor Buck
ner for the nomination for Vice President.
Nearly every leading Democrat in the
State was present. The big halt was
jammed. Ex-Governor Buckner entered
the hall just before the convention was
called to order, and he was given rousing
reception. After a prayer by Rev. DR..
Hemphill, x-Lieutenant- Governor Hind
man was elected temporary chairman. His
speech of thanks was followed by loud
demand for ex-Congressm w. G. P.
Breckenridge, who sat on the stage
with his wife. The silver-Iongued orator
came TO the front of the stage and the
convention went wild. Mr.. Breckin-
ridges speech was a great oratorical
triumph. He began by saying that he
could not stand by the Chicago platform
nor support the nominee. He felt no
worse when he was driven into the Con-
federate army to maintain mis- convictions
than he did now, when he was driven into
opposition to the regular nominees of his
party. He was a Democrat from convic-
ton, and had been so all his life, but he
joined with the best and greatest men of
the party TO put it upon secure basis.
The last time be had spoken in Louisville
ne had predicted the election of Cleve-
land. After the Chicago convention he
looked forward uoon years of struggle,
but he believed the party would come out
triumphant and purified. He had helped
reorganize the party. He knew what it
was to 20 to defeat. He had won vic
tory that carried with it the seeds of its
own destruction. The Democratic party
of 1892 was heterogeneous collection and
it was now 1eaping the reward of its in
sincerity.
He referred to the greenback craze and
said no party deserved victory nor de-
served life whe it became dishonest. For
the third time the Democratic party of
Kentucky had the opportunity to immor-
talize itself. Now Kentucky, the first State
Convention to be held since the Chicago
convention, would rise and demonstrate
the eternal principles upon which the
Democratic party was founded. 1t was a
rare honor that all this party had gone
through was to fit it for this occasion.
Kentucky Democrats stood now to plead
with the Nation, TO maintain the position
which the fathers of the party had taken
to insist upon public and private honesty.
and the observance of the laws.
'Our remedy for wrongs is not by an
-so41
means" said the colonel. We do believe
in paternal Government; we don't believe
in the purchasing of LII, 600 miles of rail-
roads with the taxes of the people The
result of the Populistic platform would be
utter destruction. We will not walk
in the road the st. Louis and Chicago con-
ventions point out. You need not tell me
it is a regular Democratic nomination.
Walk not into that cesspool. do not dis
pute the regularity of the Chicago conven-
ton, but it had no power to pledge Demo-
Gratis to hostile measures. We do not
obey that convention. 1t is not Demo
cratic because it wore the Democratic
robes. It is the hand of Esau, but we
recognize the voice of Jacob. We are not
a blind Isaac, and we recognize the voice
of the masquerading Jacob and we decline
to go that way. The heart of Kentucky is
with us. We were sound-money State
years ago. We lost through want of vigi-
lance and cowardly leaders, and we almost
became reconciled to free silver. But we
did not look forward to platform in
which the best thing in it is the free silver
plank"
Bryan, he said, was an undeveloped and
emotional young fellow. He thought
Bryan believed in his platform and would
try to make that the law of the land.
Speaking for himself alone he believed the
election of Bryan would be the greatest
calamity that could happen to The people.
The duty of the Democratic party was to
defeat the election of Bryan. That accom-
plished they would Keep open the old
Democratic home for the reception of
those who having been misled desire to
return thither. They would be received
with open arms and nobody would say to
them II told you So" He regarded this
day as an eventful one and this grand con-
vention of Democrats one that would live
in political history.
Just as Colonel Breckenridge was bring
ing his speech to close a spectator in the
rear of the hall yelled, "Hurrah for
BRYAN % amid cries of Throw him out r.
The police escorted the Bryan enthusiast
through the door. Colonel Breckinridge
asked them to let the disturber alone and
closed with plea for money good the
world over and for tariff for revenue
only.
After the transaction of minor business
the convention adjourned at Ais to 5:15
O'Clock, when the body reassembled and
heard reports from committees, soon TAX
ing another recess until 80 o'clock.
Judge Quincy Ward of Paris was chosen
permanent chairman just before the last