The herald., 1896-06-04
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
Kentucky Democrats Assemble
In State Convention
SILVER MEN IN CONTROL
Gold Standard Speeches Provoke a
Storm of Kisses
Every Reference to Free Silver Received
With Wild Applause-PoIiticai Notes
Prom Various Other Places
Associated Press Special Wire.

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Associated Press Special Wire.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 3.-The drift
of the Democratic state convention to-
day has been to make Senator Black
burn and Gen. p. Watt Hardin, the de-
| feated candidate for governor, his sue
cessor in the senate. The convention il
ten to one for the 16 to ratio. 1t was
| though before the district met that the
gold standard men would get the Chi
cago delegates and other representa-
tives out of three districts, but the Lou
| iSville district Is the only one that the
on credentials is laboring all night on
| contests that may wrest the Fifth dis
| trict from the gold men and give q solid
| delegation to Chicago for free silver
The delegation Is instructed to vote as
a unit for Blackburn at Chicago, and
Blackburn is sitting up all night taking
| part IN the contests before the commit
| tee on credentials. Blackburn's con-
ciliatory course was followed in the res
| olutions and the various speeches of
Blackburn and Hardin, not to give one
iota of their victory away, is likely to
be followed in the report on credentials
In the event a bolt tomorrow is proba-
BILE. The First and Second districts to-
day condemn Secretary Carlisle by name
in their resolutions and all of the dis
tricts except the Fifth condemn the ma .
tional administration, but the commit
tee and convention were more conserva-
tive. The convention at one time at
tempted to prevent the Fifth district
delegates from voting till the report on
credentials was adopted. Col. ]. B.
Hickey of Missouri, member Of the
Bland executive committee, has been
comforting with Blackburn during the
day and 1t is stated the relations be-
tween them are not only pleasant but
also satisfactory.
The features of the day were not so
much the speeches Of Blackburn and
Hardin, as the ovations that were ten
dered them in the hotels convention
nall or wherever they appear. Hot
tights are expected tomorrow on creden-
tials and resolutions.
j. G. s. Blackburn, w. P. Hardin,
John s. Rhea and w. T. Ellis have been
determined upon for delegates at large
and w. K. Wheeler Of Paducah for per-
manent chairman.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
LEXINGTON, KY, June AT a
meeting of delegates by congressional
districts today, two delegates and two
alternates from each district for the ma
tional convention at Chicago were Sc
lected, as we'll as state committeeman,
officers and members of the various con-
vention committees. The following are
the district delegates:
First-Ollie M. James, Crittenden;
Augustus Thomas, Graves
Second-J.. M. Dennis, Hopkinsville:
e. p. Millett. Owensboro.
Third-E. L. Perkins, Elkton: J. M.
Richardson, Glasgow.
Fouth-R. B. Lancaster Lebanon; D.
r. Murray, Cloverport.
Fifth-W. B. Haldeman. Zachariah
Phelps, Louisville.
SIXTH. S. Walton, Boone; I. Scott,
Grant.
seventh-R. F. Peak. Lagrange; T. E.
Moore. Shaw.
Eighth. A. Tomlinson, Lancaster;
G. c. Gilbert, Shelbyville.
Ninth-George R. Vincent, Lawrence,
George w. Bramlet, Carlisle.
Tenth-John e. Garner, Winchester;
George B. Clay.
Eleventh-V. L. Smith, Pulaski; c. M.
Sallee, Adair.
District electors:
First. c. Flournoy; Second. c. B.
Bradford; Third. Edward Drake;
Fourth, Augustus Brown; Fifth. Walter
Mckay; Sixth, Harvey Meyers; Sew
enth, w. P. KimbaE; Eighth, L. Carter;
Ninth. w. G. Ramsey; Tenth, ]. M.
Webb; Eleventh, Henry M. Buchamp.
Committee on Resolutions-First, H.
]. Stone: Second, Henry Allen; Third.
]. N. Goodnight; Fourth, w. II. Sweeney;
Fifth, A. j. Carroll; Sixth, J. r. Orr; Sew
enth. Evan f. Settle; Eighth, J. B.
Thompson; Ninth, II. C. Smith; Tenth,
J. T: Winn; Eleventh, w. o. Newell.
Silver men control all the districts ex-
cept the Fifth, in which Louisville is To-
Gated. In the Fifth district, all receiv-
ing places were not only instructed for
the gold standard, but each candidate
was made to pledge himself.
1t was raining this afternoon as the
delegates to the Democratic state con-
a r1n ns .n1c
chairman of the state Democratic GEN.
trail and executive committee, selected
last year when the gold standard men
controlled the organization, in calling the
convention to order, said:
while l. with many other Democrats,
differ with you greatly on the money
issue and regard it as the issue of su-
preme Importance to our country, I, as
a Democrat, submit the issues and results
to the party. The issue will be met by
the Democratic party in our national
convention and If your positions and
views prevail andare approved,m my can
did judgment is that you will be most
previously disappointed. We hope that
the action here and in Chicago may be
tempered with wisdom and sound judg-
ment for the best interests of the party,
and we shall await the result when the
people pass judgment at the November
election and render their verdict accord
ingly. Before / conclude, 1 beg your
kind indulgence to state that Grover
Clevelands stands today as the equal in
devotion to the best interests of our
government and faithful service of any
president such as preceded him in office,
and the country is indebted TO the Demo-
cratic party for his election, and doubt
not that you will give him your support
John G.Carlisle stands for the Ameri-
can people today as one of the pureSt
statesmen and patriotic public servants.
He, today, embodies the elements of the
political character and capacity and
faithfulness that would make him the
next Democratic president if our party
could have and exercise the clearness of
the political foresight that lies before
u.s."
There were some cries of dissent dur
ing Chairman Longs address. When the
speaker reached the part of his address
referring to Mr.. Cleveland, there was
a storm of Kisses, and the demonstration
kept up so that some of the delegates
heard none of the remarks about Car
Isle or the conclusion of his address.
There was a change of scene to one of
continuous applause when Judge Rhea
the champion of free silver, presented
the name of Senator Charles X. Bron-
ston of Lexington for temporary chair
man, and absolute silence prevailed
when Bennett Young presented Judge
Alexander Humphreys Of Louisville on
the part OF the gold standard men for