The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-04
SENATOR BLACKBURN
IS TRIUMPHANT
Leads the Blue Grass Democracy to Free
Silver.
NO USE FOR THE GOLDEN CALF
Efforts to Exalt Cleveland and Car.
lis.e Arc Drowned in uOOts and
Aells..Scant Courtesy Is shown the
Gold Bugs ut the Lexington Con.
yeNtiSu,

Lexington, KY, June 3-This was a
day OF triumph for Senator Blackburn
and the free silver element of the Blue
Grass Democracy. The white meta!
advocates outnumbered their oppon-
ents in the state convention three to
ore, but they were not disposed to be
magnamious, despite the pacific advice
of Senator Blackburn the gold men
were shown scant courtesy. State
Chairman Charles X. Long called the
convention to order at LAO this after
noon in the auditorium Of the Cha
tauqua assembly building
1t was q full convention, for instead
Of being $40 delegat ties there were nearly
100 within the enclosure set apart for
them. All the contest!Eg delegations
being present in full force. Chairman
Long was the first to experience the i'll
will Of the silverites. In closing his ad-
dress. he said: Grover Cleveland
stands today as the equal in 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 Democratic party for
bis election and I doubt not that the
convention will give him their votes"
This was the signal for scene. The
delegates yelled and shouted, and
created such u disturbance that the
chairman could scarcely proceed, and
when he said: John G. Carlisle stands
before the American people as one of
the purest and ablest statesmen" they
drowned his voice with boots and yells.
Nominations for temporary chairman
being in order John 8. Rhea, for the
silver men, presented the name of
Charles ]. Bronston for temporary
chairman, and Colonel Bennett H.
Young (gold) nominated Judge Alex
ander p. Humphries. He could scarce
ly be heard and the chairman rebukad
the delegates for their discourtesy.
BRONSTON CHAIRMAN.
Bronston won by a big majority. The
vote, which shows the strength Of sill
Yer in the convention, was: Bronston,
COL: HUMPHREYS, 206.
Mr. Bronston then addressed the con-
vention, and after he had finished his
address John 8. Rhea. the noted free
silver orator, was called for. He re-
sponded in three minute speech coun-
selling harmony. Then Senator Black
burn appeared on the platform. The
delegates 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 animosity against these who
had fought him so bitterly. He coun-
selled harmony and urged his enthusi-
astic friends to be generous in this, the
hour Of their victory, and unite with
the opposition, but without surrender
ing any of the principles for which they
had fought so bravely.
The convention was called to order at
$40 tonight, but the committee on cre-
dentials not being ready to report. the
other committees could not report
The organization committee also had
a great deal of work to do in thorough
ly reorganizing the party machinery
Of the state and could not report to-
night. Speeches were made by Evan
Z. Settle, free silver candidate for con-
gress from the Ashland district: Gen.
eral P. Wat Hardin and others, after
which the convention adjourned until
10 q, m, tomorrow,