Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-03
A BOLT LOOKED FOR
Louisville Delegates May Leave the
Lexington Convention.
OPPOSITION TO SEATING CARROLL
Meeting Of the District Gather
ings This Morning.
CURRENT POLITICAL TOPICS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special DiSpatCh 10 The Evening star.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 3.-Look out for
bolt of gold delegates this afternoon or
tonight. The action of the committee on
credentials will do It, The whole matter
hinges on whether or not A. ]. Carroll and
the music hall delegation from Louisville
is seated.
Mr.. Carroll is one of the sound money
REPRESENTATIVES who would not vote for
Senator Blackburn for Senator last winter,
and the free silver men intend to punish
him by refusing him seat in the conven-
ton. If Carroll is turned down the whole
1u5 votes of Louisville will walk out and
2tD more sound oney delegates.
There are no large chunks of harmony in
sight this afternoon, and if the convention
a1joUTns without a split it will be sur
pIising.
Senator Blackburn was indorsed for the
presidency with remarkable unanimty by
the district conventions this morning, ana
Gel. Jack Chinn will be a member OF the
state central committee from the eighth
district.
Senator Blackburn was quite ill last
night. but this morning showed up clipper
i twO-year-old. and has been hard at
work marzhaling his forces.
senator Blackburn for Moderation.
By Associated Press.
IEAlNGION, hN., June S--IHt
cratic state convention meets here today in
the large auditorium on the Chautauqua
grounds. The occasion is more than the
usual state convention, as there were
eleven district conventions held in the
forenoon to select delegates to the national
democratic convention at Chicago The
silver men controlled nine out of the eleven
districts, so that the Kentucky delegation,
with its four free silver delegates-at-large,
stands almost solid for the white metal.
Senator Blackburn continued today. as
yesterday, the hero of the occasion, many
addressing him as the Kentucky favorite
for President When the eleven congress
sfOnal district meetings were held the
Blackburn men. or the free silver advo-
Gates, secured control of the committees of
the convention as we'll as of the state COM
Inttee. but Senator Blackburn counseled
conservative action in the district conVen-
tiOns as well as in the state convention.
The gold standard men, except in the
Louisville districts, took little part in the
proceedings of the district convention, but
proposed TO contest in the convention this
afternoon some parts of the program de-
cided on at the silver conference last
night.
Election of Delegates.
At the meeting of delegates by congress
slOnal districts today two delegates and
two alternates from each district to the
rational convention at Chicago We're Sc
lected as well as state committeeman, Of
ficers and members of the various conven :
tion committees.
The following are the district delegates:
First district-Ollie NJ. James. Crittenden: ::
Augustus Thomas, Graves. Second dis
trict-Jef Dempsey, Hopkinsville: E. p.
Nillet, Owensboro. Third district-T. B..
Perkins. Elkton; ]. NJ Richardson, Glas-
gov. Fourth district-R. B. Lancaster,
Lebanon; D. r. Murray, Cloverport. Fifth
Gistrict-W. B. Haldeman, Zachariah
J. S. Walton. Boone: I. s. Scott,
Grant. Seventh district-R. F. Peak. La
grange; z. Monroe. Shawhan. Eight h
district-J. A. Tomlinson. Lancaster; G. c..
Giltert, Shelbyville. Ninth district Geo.
Vincent, Lawrence; George W. Brsmlet,
Carlisle. Tenth district-John z. Garner,
VIII chester; George B. Clay. Eleventh
diStrfct-B. V. Smith, Pulaski; c.. NJ. Sal
lee, Adair.
District electors-First ]. c. Flourney:
second. G. b. Bradford third, Edward
Drake: fourth. Augustus Brown; fifth, Wal
ter A Mackay; sixth, Harvey Meyers; sew
ter; ninth, w. G. Ramsey; TENTH j. NJ
Webb; eleventh, Henry NJ. Beauchamp.
Committee on resolutions-First, H. j.
Stone; second, Henry Allen; third, l. H.
Goodnight; fourth, w. H Sweeny: fifth
A. ]. Carroll; sixth, John r. Orr; seventh
Evan e Settle; eighth, John B. Thompson;
ninth. H c. Smith; tenth, James T Winn;
eleventh. W. o. Newell.
Some of the district conventions lasted
until afternoon, so that the convention was
delayed till after o'clock.