The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-17
THE KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS.
Adopt n Gold Platform and Make No
k,nley Second Choice.

Louisville. Apr-l is.-The Republican
state Convention completed lis Iabcrs ana
adjourned this after2oon, after fndors.ng
the presidential candidacy et Cox. Brad
ley. with seeoad Instructions fer Maj. Nc
kinlsy. adopting a platform declaring for
the gold standard. protection and recs-
pro-city. expressing sympathy for Cuba.
and elect.ag four delegates from the state
az large 70 the St Louis convention, with
altsFnaies and electors
From o'clock yesteraay afternoon until
O'Clock this Afternoon the fight between
the Bradley and Mckinley men was xagci
increasingly. and the result is dog-faH
The governors friends organized the con-
yentioa ard secured the Endorsement Of
his presidential candidacy. hut the Nc
Kinley men forced recognition OF their idol
IN the instructions fer delegates and broke
the Bradley slate for delegates II the
Mckinley men had been asked az the out
set to name their terms they would no:
have asked more. for they have AZ all
times professed admiration for GOV. Brad
ley and willingness 10 console in the
platform recommendation Of his stnesss
for the Office Of pres.ien. and Instructions
carrying the states vote. il the delegates
were Instructed for Mckinley when Brad
leys name was withdrawn The HyeiieSt
fight IN the Convention was that OF the
colorsd delegates 10 secure representation
among the national delegates. and they
won by the withdrawal Of opposing candi-
dates Three OF the delegates selected were
OF the original Bradley slate.
a. s.53 o'clock this morning the chair
man announced that the first business in
order WAS the report Of the committee on
resolutions
The resolutions committee then presented
its report The declaration against free
silver caused a great demonstration Of ap-
proyas. There was even greater cheering,
however. when a resolution was read de-
claring Bradley the choice OF the conven-
ton for president. and directing the dele
gates to cast their votes for Mckinley n
Bradley was withdrawn. The platform was
adopted without opposition
The money plank is as follows. I'VE are
opposed 10 the free and unlimited cosnags,
OF silver. believing Il would involve the
country in financial ruin. The gold dollar
is the best dollar and least liable to fiuctu-
alton. and for these reasons, and in order
TO conform our standard 10 that Of other
erea; commercial nations, we favor /, as
the STANDARD money Of the United States.
and the maintaining On a parity with II
OF every other dollar. either silver or pa
per-"
Judge o. s. Dcming, Samuel Cash. A. r.
Burnam- one OF the original Mckinley
men; Col. Lew p. Tariton, one OF Gov.
Bradley's r.ght-hani men, and Senator
w J. Deeoe. also Bradley man. received
majority on the first ballot, and were
declared elected delegates at large. A prop
osition was made TO suspend the rules and
elect by acclamation C. V. Smith, colored,
who had made an active campaign In the
Bradley interest Before the chairman had
fully announced the question there was a
chorus OF yeas" but II was succeeded by
equally as noisy a demonstration in opDo-
sition. Half the convention was on its feet.
yelling and demanding recognition
There were excited colioquies be-
tween white and bllck delegates The
unanimous election Of Smith was prevented.
and another ballot was necessary Before
the ballot was half over the opposition TO
Smith was withdrawn. and he was elected
by acclamation.