Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-04
The SILVER TIDE Is RISING
Democrats Of the Blue Grass State De-
clare in UnequiyOcal Terms
for Free Coinage.
lCKBURg ADSCHICAGO DELEGATION
L 9ocrats Of Old Dominion State, Un-
der Leadership of Senator Daniel,
Also Stand by the White Metal
-Populists Victories.

Lexington, KY June 4.-The Demo-
cratic state convention reassembled at
$50 a. M, but it was after 1890 before
the committee reported on credentials, it
having been in session continuously all
night.
Senator Blackburn was accorded a
rousing ovation on entering the hall.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton supported complete reorganization
of the county committees as we'll as of
the state organization, the silver men be-
ing pat in charge with Major Johnson, of
Lexington, as chairman of both the state
executive and central committees.
Col. ". Q. i. Breckinridge, after being
repeatedly called for, addressed the con-
vention. He said that the recent silver
victory was due to distress and discomfort
and that its result 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 sill
yer delegates in place of the Haldeman
delegation from Louisville.
GAVE SILVER MEN MORE VOTES.
The report gave the silver men forty
votes more than they cast yesterday for
temporary chairman.
long discussion ensued on that part
of the report unseating the gold delegates
from Louisville, Col. H. M. Stone leading
for gold and G. T. Winn for silver.
Interruptions and disorder protracted
the consideration of the report.
The last effort of the Louisville delega-
tion was to demand call of the 119
counties on the adoption of the ma jority
report.
The ma ajority report on credentials was
adopted-yeas, 67S; nays, 214. The dele
gates of the 46th legislative district,
Louisville, retired.
G. K. Wheeler, of Paducah, was then in
troduced as permanent chairman and he
addressed the convention.
A fight was precipitated by a resolu-
tion to compliment Senator William A.
Goebel, Of Covington, by adding his name
to the list of state committeeman. Mr..
Goebel is neighbor of Mr.. Carlisle and
gold standard man. He opposed Mr..
Blackburn until the latter secured the
caucus nomination and thereafter stood
by him to the last.
FITTING COMPLIMENT.
The object of the resolution was to
give an expression for Mr.. Goebel as
against the gold standard members of the
legislature who did not support Mr..
Blackburn after he received the nomina-
ton. The Goebel resolution was adopted.
Some delegates from the 4th district
objected to Senator George s. Fulton be-
ing on the state committee because his
brother IS a revenue collector. After a
long wrangle it was voted that the dele
gates of the 4th district retire and settle
their dispute.
The 4th district retained Senator Full
ton as a member of the executive COM
mittee.
STRONG SILVER DECLARATION.
The committee on resolutions reported
strong and unequivocal silver resolu-
tions.
T.J. Carroll, of Louisville, who met
with the committee on resolutions last
night, and his gold associates were to-day
unseated before the convention was
permanently organized. So he could not
present his minority report as given out
last night.
Chairman Thompson, as courtesy to
the minority, presented the minority re-
port in connection with the majority re-
port.
1t was promptly defeated by AL over
whelming viva voce vote, when the ma
jority report was agopted.
Messrs. Blackburn, Hardin, Rae and
Ellis were elected delegates at-large, and
Nelson, Carroll, Hsllam and Rothwell al
tsrnates, all by acclamation.
J.F. Tarvey and W. B. Smith we're
nominated as electors-at-large by accla-
nation.
A free silver greeting was read from
the Virginia Dem mocratic state convention
The convention then adjourned.
Old Dominion Democrats for silver
Staunton, Va, June 4.-Chairman Ell.
lison called the Democratic state conven'
tion to order and named J. Bell Bagger
of Richmond, as temporary chairman.
Mr.. Bagger expressed the hope that
harmony would characterize the proceed
ings. He paid compliment to Senator
Daniel.
The committee on resolutions is com
posed almost entirely of silver men. Sen