Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-06-06
RECOGNIZE WHITE METAL
Democrats of Kentucky Are
Full of Enthusiasm.
Friends Have Every hing i'm
Kentucky by More Than Ten to One
Cleveland and CarIIsIe Openly
Censure,.-E Blackburn is Candidate
for. observation-disclosures Democrats
Hiss CIeveIand's Name and Demand
Free Coinage.

Lexington, Ky, June 3-The drift of
the democratic state convention today
has been to make Senator blackburn
president and General p. Watt Hardin,
the defeated candidate for governor, his
successor in the senate. The conven-
ton is ten to one for the 10 to ratio.
1t 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 a unit for Blackburn at Chicago, and
Blackburn is sitting up all night taking
part in the contests before the commit.
tee on credentials. Backburn's concil-
iatory course was followed in the reso.
lutions 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-
BILE. 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-
sentative. The convention at one time
attempted to prevent the Fifth district
delegates from voting till the report on
credentials was adopted. Colonel Joseph
X Hickey, of Missouri, member of the
Bland executive committee, has been
comforting with Blackburn during the
day, and 1t 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
resolutions.
]. c. S. Blackburn, w p. Hardin and
John S. Rhea and w. T. Ellis have been
determined upon for delegates-at-la large
and w. X. Wheeler, of Paducah for per
manent chairman.
Topeka, Kan, June 3. = Temporary
Chairman Sheridan of Paola, in the
democratic state convention today, made
speech straddling the financial issue
He referred to Cleveland as daring
wise and patriotic and the administra
ton delegates smiled gleefully.
When he alluded to free silver thu
convention applauded wildly.
The chairman's reference to tn,
"sound money" single gold standard wa
received with little applause, followed
by jeers from all parts of the house.
Charles Long, chairman of the stat
committee, after calling the convention
to order, made a speech near the clos,
of which he eulogized Cleveland an,
SAtlAhiIs lit VI SiCNGldni
started a storm of Kisses, which contin
ued until Long had finished mis- address
Continued applause greeted the speed
of Judge Rhea, the free silver cham
pion, presenting the name of Senate
Charles K Bronston for temporar
chairman. Bennett Young, for the gol
standard men, nominated Judge AleA
ander Humphrey. After abiding t
Cleveland and Carlisle, Young eoul
not proceed for long time on accour
of kissing.
The silver democrats ruled everythin
: In the convention. Besides choosing 81
delegates at large to Chicago, the col
, vention ratified the selection of tw
each from each congressional distric
t These weke chosen by the convention
S members egesenting their respect,
3 districts, we're then passed upon /
T. the COM .spssyhich being strong
d for silvef irsuf he entire delegate
to Chicago Igs 60 lite metal,