The record-union., 1896-06-04
Reference to Carlisle Also Calls Forth
Kisses and Catcalls
Senator Blackburn the Lion of the
Hour-Silverites Outnumber Their
Opponents Three to One-kansas
Democrats Bind Their Delegates
to Vote for No Presidential Cam
didate Who is Not Unequivocally
for Free Coinage of Silver.

LEXINGTON Ry), June 3.-This
| was a day of triumph for Senator
Blackburn and the free silver element
of the Blue Grass Democracy. The
white metal advocates outnumbered
| their opponents in the State Conven-
ton three to one, but they were not dis
posed to be magnanimous, and despite
| the pacific advice of Senator Black
burn the gold men were shown scant
| courtesy.
State Chairman Charles S. Long
called the convention to order at l 40
this afternoon in the auditorium of the
Chautauqua Assembly Hall. 1t was a
full convention, for instead of being
$40 delegates there were nearly LOU
within the inclosure set apart for them.
Chairman Long was the first to expe-
rience the ill-will of the silverites. In
closing his address he said, Grover
Cleveland stands to-day as the equal in
j devotion to the best interests of our
| Government and faithful service of any
President that has preceded him, and
the country is indebted to the Demo-
cratic party for his election"
This was met with a storm of disap-
proval, until the Chairman could hard
ly proceed, and when he said that Sec
retary Carlisle stands before the Amer
lean public as one of the purest and
ablest of American statesmen they
drowned his voice with Kisses and cat
calls.
Nomna tionS for temporary Chair
man being in order John S. Rhea, for
the silver men, nominated Hon. Charles
J. Bronston, and Colonel Bennett Young
(gold) nominated Judge Alexander =.
Humphries. He could scarcely be heard
and the Chairman chided the delegates
for their discourtesy. Bronston won by
a big majority. The vote, which shows
the strength of silver in the conven-
tion, was Bronston 691, Humphries 206-
Mr.. Bronston then addressed the con-
vention, and after he had finished his
address John S. Rhea, the noted free
silver orator, was called for. He re-.
sponded in three-m minute speech, coun-
selling harme.sy
Then Senator Blackburn appeared on
the platform. The delegates rose as
one man, waved their hats, umbrellas,
handkerchiefs or whatever else they
had handy and cheered for several
minutes before they would allow him
to speak. The Senator told of his years
of service to the party and said that
while he had suffered much at the
hands of Democrats who opposed the
policy he advocated, he bore them no
ill-will, and had no animosities against
those who had fought him so bitterly
He counseled harmony and urged his
enthusiastic friends to be generous in
this, the hour of their victory, and
unite with the opposition, but without
surrendering any of the principles for
which they had fought so bravely
After the appointment of committees
the convention at 4 o'clock took recess
until D. m.
The convention was called to order at
$40 tonight, but the Committee on
Credentials not being ready to report
the other two committees could not re-
port. The Organization Committee has
a great deal of work to do. 1t is for this
reason they cannot report tonight, and
the convention will not be likely to ad-
Journ before tomorrow afternoon.
The time was taken up tonight by
speeches by Evan E. Settle free silver
candidate for Congress from the Ash
land District, General P Wat Hardin
and others There was also song sing
ing, in which Blackburn's troubles were
noted singer Bob Franklin.
After the speeches the convention add
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The following is the money plank of
the platform agreed on by the Com
mittee on Resolutions late tonight:
I'VE are in favor of an honest dol
lar, a dollar which is neither more nor
less than 100 cents. We favor bimet-
allisnl and to that end we demand the
free and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver at the ratio of Is to /
as standard money at equal legal ten
der power, independent of the action
OF any other nation.
1--WE hold that the Secretary of the
Treasury should exercise his legal
right to redeem all the coin obligations
in gold or silver, as may be more con-
venient, and are opposed to the issue of
bonds in time of peace for the main
tenance of the gold reserve or for any
other purpose.
I'VE are opposed to the national
banking system, and to any enlarge
ment of it's powers.
I'VE are opposed to any contraction
of the currency by the retirement of
greenbacks, or otherwise.
I'VE declare it to be a fundamental
principle of Democracy that the Fed
eral Government has no constitutional
power to impose and collect tariff du-
ties except for the purpose of revenue
only, and the collection of such taxes
should be limited to the necessities of
the Government honestly and econom-
iCaIly administered /"
The delegates to the Chicago Con-
vention are instructed to vote as a
unit for Hon. J. c. S. Blackburn for
President.
KANSAS DEMOCRATS.
TOPEKA (Kas), June 3.-The Kan
sas Democrats to-day elected a delega-
tlon to the National Convention, and
bound them to vote for no Presidential
candidate who was rot unequivocally
for the free coinage Of silver at the ratio
of 16 to l. The silver men were so
largely in the majority that the few
goldites were not even heard. The plat
form adopted commended the Admins