The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-04

| Lexington. KY. June 3-The drift OF the
| Democratic state convention today has
been 10 make Senator Blackburn presi-
| dent and p Wat Hardin. the defeated
l candidate for governor. his successor II,
1 the senate. The convention is 10 to fer
the IL TO l ratio. II was thought before
| the districts met that the gold standard
| men would get the Chicago delegates and
| other representatives out OF three dis
| .rtcts, but the Louisville district is the
only one that the gold men controlled.
| and the committee on credentials Is la
boring all night on contests that may
wrest the Fifth district from the gold
men and give solid delegation to Chi
cago for free silver The delegation is
| Instructed TO vote as q unit for Black
burn at Chicago. and Blackburn Is sit
ting up all night taking part in the con-
tests before the committee on credentials.
Biackburn's conciliatory course was fol-
4owed in the resolutions, and the advice
IN the speeches Of Blackburn and Hardin
not to give one iota of their victory away
Is likely TO be followed in the report on
| credentials. in which event a bolt toulor-
row is probable. The First and Second
districts today condemned Secretary Car
Isle by name In their resolutions. and all
OF the districts except the Fifth condemn
the national administration, but the COM
| vative- The convention at one time at
tempted to prevent the Fifth district del
egates from voting till the report OF ere
dentisls was adopted
Col Joseph ]. Hickey, Of Missouri. .
member of the Bland executive commit
tee. has been comforting with Blackburn
during the day. and IL Is stated that the
relations between them are not only pleas
ant, but also satisfactory.
The features Of the day were not SO
much the speeches OF Blackburn and Har-
din as the ovations that were rendered
them in the hotels. the convention hail.
or wherever they appeared. Hot fights
are expected tomorrow on credentials
and resolutions.
j. c. 8. blackburn. p. w. Hardin. John
| 8. Rea and w. T. Ellis have been detag-
mined upon for delegates at large. and
w. X Wheeler. OF Paducah, for pcrma-
nent chairman.
At the meeting OF delegates by congress
| sional districts today. two delegates and
| two siternates from each district to the
national convention at Chicago were Sc
lected. as well az state committeeman. Of
| ficers and members Of the various conven-
tion committees Following are the dis
tr4ct delegates:
First district: Ollie II. James. Crit,en-
| den: Augustus Thomas. Graves. Second
district: J. ~. Dennis. HopkInsvilie. E.
| T. Miilett. Owensboro. Third district: E.
/ l.. Perkins. Elkton: J. II. Richardson.
| Glasgow. Fourth district: R b. Lancas-
ter. Lebanon; ID. r Murray. Cloverport
| Fifth district: w. B. Haldeman. Zacha-
| r.ah Phelps. Louisville. Sixth district: J..
| s. Walton, Boone: l. 6. Scott. Grant. Sew
| enth district: r. +. Peak. La Grange: T..
| E Moore. Shaw. Eighth district: ]. A.
Tomiinson. Lancaster: G. c. Gilbert. Shell
byville. Ninth district: George r. VIM
cent. Lawrence: George W. Bramiet. Car
| Isle. Tenth district: John Z. Garner,
Winchester: George B. Clay. Eleventh
district: v. L. Smith. Pulaski: c. II.
| Sallee, Adair. District electors-First
| J. c. Flournoy: Second c. B. Brasford.
Third. Edward Drake: Fourth. Augustus
Brown; Fifth. Walter Mckay: Sixth. Har-
yey Meyers: Seventh. W. p. Kimball.
| Eighth. L. Carter: Ninth. W. G. Ramsey
| Tenth. j. III. Webb: Eleventh. Henry NJ,
Buchamp. Committee on resolutions
First. H. J. Stone: Second Henry Allen:
| Third. l. n. Goodnight: Fourth. W. IL.
| Sweeney; Fifth. A. J. Carroll Sixth, J.
| r Orr; Seventh. Evan Z. Settle. Eighth.
| J. Is. Thompson: Ninth. II. c. Smith;
| Tenth. J. T. winn: Eleventh. X O.
| Newell.
| 4. The silver men control all the districts
except the Fifth. in which Louisville Is To-
| Gated In the Fifth district. all receiving
| places were not only instructed for the
| gold standard. but each candidate was
| made TO pledge himself
1t was raining this afternoon when the
| delegates to the Democratic state conyen-
ton assembled. Charles Long chairman n
| OF the state Democratic central and exc
cuuve committee selected last year. when
| the gold standard men controlled the or
ganization, in calling the convention to
| order said:
W hi4e l. with many other Democrats
| diner with you greatly on the money issue
| and regard II as the issue of supreme I'M
| portance 10 our country, I. as a Democrat.
| submit the issues and results TO the party
| The issue VIII be met by the Democrats,
| party In our national convention. and II
your positions and views prevail and are
| approved until the ballot, my candid fnde-
'nent is that YOU VIII be most grieyousiy
/, disappointed. We hope that the action
| OF the party here and in Chicago may be
tempered with wisdom and sound jufg-
| ment for the best interests OF the party.
and We shall await the result, after which
the people VIII pass Judgment at the No
TsHoer election and render their verde,
| accordingly Before ! conclude. / beg
| your kind indulgence 70 state that Grover
| Cleveland stands to-day as the equal In
| devotion 10 the best interests OF our gov
ernnent and faithful service of any rres.-
| Dent who has precese-i him in Office. and
| the country IL indebted to the Democrats
| party for his election. and / doubt no;
that you will give him your support. John
| @. Carlisle stands for the American peo-
| pie to-day one OF cur purest statesmen
and most patriotic public servants lie
4 to-day emSodies the elements Of political
| character and capacity and fasthfuiness
| that would make him the next Democrats
| President II our party could have aud
| exercise the clearest political foresight"
| There were some cries of dissent during
| Chairman Longs address When the
| speaker reached the part Of bis address
| referring TO Mr.. Cleveland. there was /.
| storm of Misses. and the demonstration
| KEEP; np so long that some OF the delegates
| heard none Of the remarks about Carlisle
| or the conclusion OF hts address
There was a change Of scene TO one o.
| continuous applause when Ja5re Rhea,
| the champion of free silver. presented the
/ name OF Senator Charles K Bronsfou. o.
| I.ex.-gtoa. for temporary chairman anh
| absolute silence prevailed when Bennett,
/ Yoang presented Judge Aiexarste-
| Humphreys. OF Louisville. or TIE part OF
| the gold standard men for ternporsry
| Chairman He comma ndes1 attention ssntS
| he referred 10 Judge Humphreys as abiy
| representing the views OF those zrez:
| stzte<-rer. Cieyeiana ana Carlisle ar.
| then &c could not De heard on aeeour. o.
/ hssst1<.
| TIE call OF the rs counties was latroeuc-
/ "a ay several contest announcements ba:
was finally announeed. .Rrons.ou represent
4 ing silver ard Humphreys representing
| rs1a- Bronston ssl. Hnmpareys iasA The
! thirty votes Of kenton county. the hoEns