Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-05
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Lexington, Ky, June 3-Ihe drift OF
the democratic state convention today
has been to make Senator blackburn
e president and General P. Watt Hardin,
I the defeated candidate for governor, his
e successor in the senate. The conven-
, ton is ten to one for the 10 to 1 ratio.
> II was thought before the districts met
that the gold standard men would get
the Chicago delegates and other repre-
sentatives out of the three districts, but
the louisville district is the only one
out of the eleven that the gold men con
trolled, and the committee on creden-
tials is laboring all night on contests
that may wrest the Fifth district from
the gold men and give solid delega-
ton to Chicago for free silver.
The delegation is instructed to vote
as unit for Blackburn at Chicago, and
Blackburn is sitting up all night taking
part in the contests before the commit
tee on credentials. Black burns concil-
iatory course was followed in the reso-
buttons 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 bolt tomorrow is proba-
bic. The First and Second districts to
day condemn Secretary Carlisle by
name in their resolutions, and all of the
districts except the Fifth condemn the |
national administration, but the com
mittee and convention were more con-
servative. The convention at one time |
attempted to prevent the Fifth district
delegates from voting till the report on
credentials was adopted Colonel Joseph |
K. Hickey, of Missouri, member of the.
Bland executive committee, has been
comforting with Blackburn during the
day, and it is stated that the relations
between them are not only pleasant,
but also satisfactory.
The features of the day were not so
much the speeches of Blackburn and
Hardin, as the ovation that are rendered
them in the hotels, convention hall, or
wherever they appear. Hot fights are
expected tomorrow on credentials and
J. c. S. Blackburn, w. P. Hardin and
John S. Rhea and w. T. Ellis have been
determined upon for egates-at-large
and w. X. Wheeler, of Paducah for per- l
nanent chairman. q
Topeka, Kan, June 5. - Temporary
Chairman Sheridan of Paola, in the '
state convention today, made {
speech straddling the financial issue. v
lie referred to Cleveland as daring, C
wise and patriotic" and the administra- e
ion delegates smiled gleefully. i
When he alluded to free silver the Il
applauded wildly. n
The chairman's reference to the Il
sound money" single gold standard was d
eceived with little applause, followed c
Y jeers from all parts of the house. h
Charles Long, chairman of the state II
ommittee, after calling the convention St
, order, made a speech near the close II
{ which he eulogized Cleveland and cl
arlisle. The mention of Cleveland at
arted a storm of Kisses, which contin- II
ed until Long had finished mis- address. Be
Continued applause greeted the speech
Judge Rhea, the free silver cham
on, presenting the name of Senator
harles K. Bronston for temporary
,airman. Bennett Young, for the gold tn
andard men, nominated Judge Alex ia
lder Humphrey. After abiding to in
leveland and Carlisle Young could de
ot proceed for long time on account Sc
kissing. va
The silver democrats ruled everything ne
the convention. Besides choosing six toi
legates at large to Chicago, the con- we
ntion ratified the selection OF two SUI
CHI from each congressional district. th'
lese were chosen By the conventions
smbers representing their respective me
,tricts, and were then passed upon by th'
: conventon-which being strongly tor
silver insured the entire delegation the
Chicago for the white metal eac
Trns, True.
there is no use for horse
these days of electric cars, bicycles =
4 horseiess carriages remarked Nc