The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-03
THE KENTUCKY DISASTER,
Free Silverites Have 1t All
Their Own Way in the
Democratic Convention.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 8, 1S96.-The
Democratic State Convention met at two
o'clock this afternoon to nominate Presi-
Dental electors, elect delega tes-at-large
to the Chicago Convention and reorganize
the party with no one but free silver
leaders on guard, save possibly in one in
stance, the Chairmanship of the State
central Committee, where a strong pull is
being made for State Senator William
Goebel OF Covington, a sound money man,
but the leader of the Blackburn forces in
the late Senatorial fight. The rabid silver
ties, however, demand the selection of
Major p. p. Johnston of Lexington. Sena-
tor Blackburn, who was taken suddenly
i'll yesterday, is all right this morning and
many say that his illness was in some
measure due TO his desire to keep out of
the contest between his friends, Goebel
and Johnston.
The Louisville delegation was the last
to arrive at the Blue Grass Capitol. They
came by special train. There is hardly a
doubt but that the big sound money
delegation from the Sixth and Sew
enth wards will be unseated in favor of
Inc free silver contestants. The sound
money men are going to make nomina-
tons for everything, and are going to put
up q stiff fight to show their disapproval
oL Tree silver. The silver organization
STATE tnls morning stands:
Temporary Chairman, c.. T. Bronston. of
| Lexington; Permanent Chairman, Charles
II. Wheeler, Of Paducah
delegates at-large to Chicago. c. S.
Blackburn, p. W. Hardin, John S Rhea
and ex-Congressman w r. Ellis.
General Hardin is expected from Wash
lngton at Is p. M. Daniel F. O'Sufli-
van, member of the Board of Public
L s- -1r e.
tional committeeman
The district delegates to Chicago decided
oo,,Is First district, Gus Thomas Of Greves
county; Second district, Edward Millett
ins ms GO county; Third district. j. M. Rici1-
Ihernton of Todd county; Fourth dis
trlct, Robert B. Lancaster of Marion
county s:;aall and David Murray Of Breckin-
Tldge county; Fifth district, w. B. Hal
qeron, and Zach Phillips of Louisville
sound money; Sixth district, State SEN
afar latn aobeFs eonnFy B. ana BrDWR Of a Gal
ton Of Boone county; Seventh
district, no caucus and not yet deter
mined; Eighth district, Representative
M. 70. Hay of Boyle county and L. H
Garter of Anderson county; Ninth dis
trict, Senator c.. M. Martin of Harrison
county and C. S. Vincent of Lawrence
county; Tenth district, Hugh Riddle of
A..
ton of Montgomery county; Eleventh
district, r. M. Jackson of Laurel county
and Judge j. r. Sampson of Bell county.
# sound money wins there, otherwise e.
M. Salee OF Adair and George e. Stone
of Casey county.
As TO the platform, the opinion of the
silver leaders is that they should be tenn
Pserate s n regard to all enemies of the
e to idea. It will declare for free silver
at 10 to and the names of President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle will not
be mentioned. 1t will express disapproval
Of the construction placed on the 1892
platform by the Administration The five
men who did not vote for Senator Black
burn in the last Legislature will not be
mentioned by name.
The resolutions will say that all Demo-
Gratis should stand by the action Of the
majority and will express disapproval of
the action of those in the Legislature who
did not abide by the decision of the DEM
ocratic caucus. Blackburn will, of course,
be declared to stand by the nominee for
Senator. Mr.. Blackburn will not ask the
convention to denounce Cleveland and
Carlisle He said that il he had a per
sonal grievance against them it would not
be right to take advantage of the State
convention to bring in personal matters
He would rather not have the names of
Cleveland and Carlisle mentioned in any
way during the proceedings of the CON
vention. The sound money men will put
up Judge Alex P. Humphrey, of Louis
vile, for temporary chairman.