The herald., 1896-06-05
Kentucky Democrats Conclude
Their Convention
INSTRUCTIONS
IRONCI.AD
Make Solid Delegation for Blackburn
and Silver
St. Louis Busy With Preparations for the Big
Convention, including Regiments of
Detectives-PoIiticai Pickings
Associated Press Special Wire.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 4.-The DEM
ocratic state convention closed this
afternoon, after the free silver
men had secured everything in the
organization, as well as in the plat
form. The resolutions not only instruct
ed the Kentucky delegation for Senator
Blackburn for president but also for the
unit rule. so the two delegates from the
Louisville district 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. The more
radical delegates wanted the credentials
committee to seat enough delegates in
the fifth district to change the selections
made yesterday but with the unit rule
as adopted today this was unnecessary
The delegation stands "a to 9, and under
its instructions for Blackburn and the
unit rule, it is the same as solid When
some gold men protested against the
lfon-clad instructions, they were cited
to the case, in New York where thirty
delegates from that state were against
Cleveland at his first nomination in 1884
and under the unit rule thetwhole vote
was cast for Cleveland, and again at
the last Democratic national convention
II was cast as a unit for Hill. Black
purn ana Hardin We're free-silver run
ming mates in the last campaign Rhea
and Ellis, the other two delegates at
large, have been the leading stump
speakers in the free-silver canvass.
which closed last Saturday. They are
exceptionally brilliant orators. Nelson.
Rothwell, Italian and Carroll, the al
ternates. were also prominent for free
silver in the canvass. as were Tarvin
ana Smith. the candidates for electors.
From expressions among the Kentucky
delegation. it is learned their second
choice for president is Bland of Mis-
souri,.
Blackburn, Hardin. Rhea and Ellis
were erected delegates at large and Nell
son, Carroll. Hallam and Roswell al
ternates. all by acclamation. J. p. Tar
Vey and w. r. Smith were nominated
as electors at large by acclama ton. Ma
poleon Hayes and Charles Wilton. as
slstant electors at large. A free-silver
greeting was read from the Virginia
Democratic state convention After
aaoptlng resolutions of thanks to the
democratic free-silver press, the CON
vention adjourned.
CON VENTION PREPARATIONS
81. LOUIS, June 4.-Arrangemenfs for
the allotment of seats reserved for the
press at the national Republican con-
vention have been practically com
pleted. The press committee had a
lengthy conference with Sergeant-at-
ArHs byfnes today, and it was finally
.'SAN mat iio paper SIOulQ be allowed
more than six seats in the press gallery.
The great morning dailies of New York.
Chlcago, Cincinnati, Boston, Philadel-
phia, st. Louis, Pittsburg, ST. Paul, Min
neapoliS. Denver and San Francisco will
each be given six seats, while the after
noon papers of those cities will receive
one to four seats. The St, Louis papers
agreed to take the rear seats, giving the
visiting press the more advantageous
MOI u. -,
portant cities will receive one to four
seats each. According to the present ar
rangements there will be asa seats in the
press gallery, and only working news
paper men will be allowed to occupy
them. The drones will have to pose in
that part of the hall reserved for the
people. The press committee will tomor-
row send word to each of the large daily
papers of the country the number of
seats that have been allotted. and noti-
fy them that the tickets and badges for
the seats will be given the representative
who presents proper credentials upon
his arrival in ST. Louis
Chief of Police Harrigan has tele-
graphed to the principal cities of the
country for detectives, who will arrive
in St. Louis Saturday and remain until
after the national convention.
Among the sleuths who will be here
U,
Cincinnati. Kansas City. Denver. Louis
vile. Pittsburg. Memphis and Omaha.
1t is expected that Philadelphia, Balti-
more. Washington, Brooklyn and Bos-
ton will send detectives, and requisi-
ton may be made upon Buffalo. Cleve-
land, Toledo, Detroit and San Francis
co. These detectives come at the ex-
pense of st. Louis. and their salaries and
expenses are paid from the regular po-
lice appropriation. Their duty will be
to watch the crowds which attend the
and to arrest every person
of bad reputation they see in the city,
whether the crook is wanted for~s-y
particular crime or not
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
STAUNTON. Va, June 4.-Chairman
Ellison called the Democratic state con-
vention to order and named ]. Bell Big
ger of Richmond for temporary chair
man. Bigger expressed the hope that
harmony would characterize the pro-
ceedings. The committee on resolutions
is composed almost entirely of silver
men, and Senator Daniel Is chairman,