Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-13
NATIONAL POLITICS.
The KENTUCKY CONTEST.

Lexington. =. The fight between the
gold and silver Democrats in Kentucky
has began. Milton S. Durham, president
of the Central bank, Lexington, and who
was comptroller of the currency during
Cley.elend's first administration, is the
head of the gold organization in central
Kentucky. He has a strong committee at
work under him, and every effort will be
made to perfect solid organization.
Judge Durham and the leading members
of his committee will confer with Secre-
tary Carlisle, who arrives here from
Washington. An effort will be made to
induce the seoretaty to make several
apeeches ia Kentucky between now and
May 30, on which day all the county con-
ventions in the state will be held. From
here Secretary Carlisle goes to Louis
vile, to confer with the gold standard
leaders there.
On the other hand, the FREQ silver Dem
ssrats are busy as bees. They have al
ready held numerous precinct meetings
all over the state, at which caustic reso-
lutions were invariably passed, denounc-
ing the national administration, and as
serting that the free silver Democrats of
Kentucky will not vote for Secretary
Carlisle for president, nor for any other
Democrat who will not pledge himself to
use all his influence to bring about the
fres and unlimited coinage Of silver at
16 to l.
Senator Blackburn is expected here this
week, and Senator Vest, of Missouri, has
been invited to come to Lexington, and
address monster mass meeting in be-
half of free silver. The free silver leaders
say they are determined to carry the state
for the white metal at the convention,
which meets here June 8. They are in
dignant because Carlisle has again inter
fered in Kentucky politics, as they allege
that his failure to help Blackburn last
winter caused Kentucky to miss electing
q Democrat as United States senator.
CLAIMS FOR REED.
Washington.--Mr. Joseph FL. Manley, of
Maine, and Congressman Aldrich, OF Hi
nois, spent an hour or more in the com
pany of Speaker Reed ct the latter's
apartments. After this confab Manley
and Aldrich proceeded TO the residence o.
Senator Quay, where they went into con-
ference with the Pennsylvania senator
and Mr.. j. s. Clarkson. After this lattor
conference Mr.. Aldrch issued tina usual
weekly Reed statement of the canvass. 1t
is taken for granted, of course, that Mr..
Aldrich's statement is the work of all the
gentlemen named. 1t will therefore tie
scanned with interest. Here it is:
"The friends of Speaker Reed, fully
conscious of the gnins made by Governor
Mckinley in the pending national contest
during the past week, but with full infor-
nation concerning the position and
standing of the delegates thus far elected,
are vet hopeful, if not confident. of the
ultimate success of their candidate before
the convention. Up to date there have
been elected 832 out of total of 918 del
egatee, of which number it is reasonable
to say that Governor Mckinley has, ex-
Guiding the infested cases, 36l. Concern
ing the latter we will not PREJUDICE the
action of the convention. The number
of delegates yet to be selected is Sc.
Should he succeed in capturing them
all, and he will not get one
half of them. he will still fall short Of the
necessary majority and must then rely
upon the contested cases to give him the
nomination. All Republicans favor pro-
v6CGlOu, Uub IL ~ 4t'"O CVtNSHo thou uho
tariff will not be the sole issue of the cam
paiQn, for new and more important
clement now commands public attention
tho money question. The straddling
platform will never do, nor cnn any car.
didate who was ever on it gain the full
confidence of the people. tits for this
reason, and because we believe that senti-
ment is undergoing rapid and radical
change in that particular, that we are con-
vinced the candid sober judgment Of the
delegates after the deliberation which will
be had between now and June 16, will
nominate Mr.. Reed, because be best rep
rssents the great business interests of the
financial world and the American people,"
II will bs noticed that Mr.. Aldrjch and
his colleagues are very shy of figures. Il
will also be observed that there is a
tendency to put Reed squarely on pure
gold platform and conservative tariff
plank.
During the week, perhaps, we will hear
more of this. There 10 rurnor that Reeds
friends will declare against prohibitive
tariff laws and indorse the money plank
! demanded By New York.