The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-05
G0LDBUGS IN THE BLUE GRASS
THE STATE CONVENTION PROVED
A DOSE OF PARIS GREEN.

blackburn and His White Metal CO.
hOrts sweep Everything Before
Them-The senator One of the
Delegates al Large 10 the National
Convention-A Narrow Escape
IVrom a Fight on the Floor of the
Convention.
Lexington. Ky, June 4.-The democrat
ic state convention was called 70 order
this morning at 1852 o'clock with the pum-
Der of delegates greatly thnned out.
number having returned home. The chair
at once called for the reports Of the COM
mittees.
The report Of the committee on perma-
nent organization, as adopted. arranged
for complete reorganization of the party
machinery from the precinct committees
men up. Every gold man is to be fred
and free silver-Blackburn man appoint
ed in his stead
Mai T. Z. johnson of this city Is named
as chairman Of the state central commit
tee and it can be stated that only free
silver men will be nominated for congress
outside Louisville.
Col. ". c. p BreclSlnridge was called
on for speech. and his appearance on
the stage brought forth a torrent Of ap-
plause. He was tho first gold bug to
be given a show by the silver beetles
He made strong speech for sound
The credentials committee reported
shortly after 10 o'clock. The majority re-
port threw out the sound money delegates
from Graves county the Sixth and Seventh
wards OF Louisville. and half Of those
from Bourbon and Kenton counties
II was followed by the minority report
ana a protest from the sound money men,
After discussion the minority report was
sent back TO the credentials committee
as not being regular
Col. II. 4. Stone Of Louisville then made
scAthlng speech In defense Of the
Louisville delegation. He was particular
ly severe on capt. James w. williams
and when he referred to the captains
record as bully Williams who was
down in front, started for Col. Stone
shaking his nst, but he was pulled ba,dS
Jack Chinn then began 10 shout at Stone
He was wild with rage, but he was
suppressed, and Col. Stone kept on. SEN
ator Blackburn's vengeance against eX-
Speaker carroll, who prevented bis cleo
ton, he said, was the cause of the un-
seating Of the Sixth and Seventh ward
delegations, Of which Mr.. Carroll was a
r. T. Finn Of Franklin defended the
majority report, denying all OF Col. Stones
charges.
The majority report was adopted by
vote OF 67S 70 ga; The unseated delegates
then left the hall.
The expected bolt of the remaining
/ Louisville sound money delegates did not
take place. The committee on permanent
organization named Hon. Charles X
| wheeler Of McCracken for permanent
The naming OF William Goebei Of Gov
! ington as member of the state central
| committee from the state at large caused
a spirited fight. Mr. Goebel was finally
elected by acclamation.
The report OF the committee on perma-
nent organization was adopted, and Mr.
Wheeler took the chair He made a plea
for harmony.
senator Blackburn. P. w Hardin, John
s. Rhea and Congressman w r. Ellls
were elected delegates at large 10 the
Chicago convention by acclamation.
The majority of the committee on res
olutions was adopted with "A whoop, and
the minority substitute had been aired
sufficiently by the silver humorists. Tho
report reafrms democratic principles in
the first section, the others being as fol-
lows:
20. We are in favor OF an honest dollar
a dollar worth neither more nor less than
100 cents. We favor bimetalllsm, and to
that end We demand the free and In-
limited coinage of both gold and silver at
the ratio Of l6 to l. as standard money
with equal legal tender power, independ-
ent of the action or advice Of any other
nation.
"3. We hold that the Secretary Of the
Treasury should exercise his legal right
to redeem all coin obligations IN gold and
silver, as may be more convenient and
we are opposed to the issuance of bonds
in time of peace for the maintenance Of
the gold reserve or for any other pur-
pose.
a We are opposed to the national
banking system, and to any enlargement
Of its powers, and are opposed to any con-
traction of the currency by the retire
ment Of the greenbacks or otherwise.
IS. We are for a tariff for revenue only.
70 The democratic party, has ev;
er been the party Of personal
liberty and religious freedom, and
is now and has always been opposed to
the enactment of all laws, the purpose or
design Of which is to sustain or enforce
any religious tenet or sect, or any law,
organization, society, religious or politi-
cal, secret or otherwise, that tends 10 pro-
scribe any citizen for or on account of
his religious belief, or to apply any such
test as a qualification for public Office"
The seventh condemns Gov. Bradley
The eighth declares for party loyalty
The ninth instructs delegates TO Chica-
go to cast the vote Of Kentucky as a
unit for Joe c. S. Blackburn for Presi-
dent.
The minority report omits indorslng Sen
ator Blackburn. It's financial plank reads
we insist upon the firm maintenance Of
the present legal standard Of value, with
such use of legal tender silver coins and
paper, convertible into coin on demand
as can be maintained without impairment
or endangering the credit of the govern
ment, or diminishing the purchasing or
debt-payng power of the money IN the
hands Of the people, and in the absence
Of an international agreement, we pro-
test against the free coinage Of silver or
the compulsory purchase OF silver bullion
by the United States, as injurious to the
industrial and commercial interests of the
interests Of the farmer and the laboring
men"
The convention adjourned at 1:57 o'clock.