The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-05
Smith, the candidates for electors. From ex-
pressions among the Kentucky delegation it
is learned that their second choice for pres
ident is Blard, of Missouri.

Smith, the candidates 1or electors. tfCm eA-
pressions among the Kentucky delegation it
is learned that their second choice for pres
ident is Blard, of Missouri.
The convention reassembled at $50. 1t was
after 1870 before committees could report,
the one on credentials having been in ses-
sion continuously all night. Senator Blackburn
was accorded a rousing ovation on entering
the hail. The committee permanent organ
iZation supported a complete reorganization
of county committees as well as state organ
ization, silver men being put in charge, with
Maj. P. P. Johnston, of Lexington. chairman
of both the state executive and central COM
mittees. This removes the state headquarters
from Louisville to Lexington.
Col. W. C. P. Breckenridge, after being
repeatedly called for, had the distinction of
being the only gold standard man to address
the convention, except Chairman Long, in,
what called yesterday, his farewell ad-
dress. Col Breckenridge was given close at
tention although he told the convention the
recent silver victory due to distress and
discomfort and it's results would be tempo
rary.
The committee on credentials reported for
an equal division of the vote among the con-
testants in Kenton county, the home OF Sec
retary Carlisle, and for seating the silver del
egates in place of the Haldeman delegation
men forty votes more than they cast yester-
day for Bronston for temporary chairman.
Long discussion ensued that part Of the
minority report unseating the gold delegates
from Louisville, Col. r. M. Stone leading
for gold and G. T. Quinn for silver. Inter-
ruptions and disorder protracted the consid-
Grafton of the report. The last effort Of the
Louisville delegates was to demand call Of
counties on the adoption of the majority re-
port. The majority report was adopted-yeas,
67S; nays, 214, whereupon the delegates from
Louisville retired. G. V. Wheeler, Of Padu-
cab, was then introduced as the permanent
chairman, and addressed the convention.
A fight was precipitated by resolution to
compliment Senator William Goebel, of Cow
ington, by adding his name to the list of the
state committee from the state at large. Goe-
bel is a neighbor of Carlisle, and a gold
standard man. He opposed Blackburn until
the latter secured the caucus nomination,
and thereafter stood by him to the last. The
Goebel resolution after another long inter-
rupted call of counties, was adopted by a
motion to make it unanimous before the call
was completed.
The committee on resolutions made its re-
port, which adopted with much enthu-
siasm without change.
T. J. Carroll was elected by the Louisville
QeleSaleS yesterday as a memDer or this COM
mittee from the Fifth district, and he met
with the committee on resolutions last night,
but he and his gold associates were today
unseated before the convention was perma-
nently organized, so that he could not pre-
sent his minority report as given out last
night Chairman John B. Thompson, as
courtesy to the minority, offered to put Mr..
Carroll's minority report in connection with
the majority report. point Of order was
raised that the minority report was not from
any member of the convention. Among dila-
tory motions was one to refer the minority
report to John Sherman. On notion the
minority report was read. AS Senator Car
roll, of Louisville, was among those who did
not support Blackburn, after the latters eau
Gus nomination for senator,t the delegates
treated the minority report with some dis
respect, but when John s. Rhea appealed for
respectful consideration, the minority report
was reread and promptly defeated by an over
whelming vote, when the majority report
was adopted.