The herald., 1896-06-04

| dDly representing Ln6
views of those great statesmen, C1eve-
| land and Carlisle, and then he could not
| be heard on account of Kissing
| The call of the 119 counties was in
terrupted by several contest announce
ments, but was finally announced:
| Bronston, representing silver, and
| Humphreys. representing gold; Bron-
ston, 691; Humphreys, 26.
The thirty votes of Kenton county,
| the home of Carlisle, were cast for Bron-
ston; the solid vote Of the fifth district
which includes Louisville, and a good
part of the vote of the mountainous
| counties in the tenth and eleventh dis
| trictS, were cast for Humphreys, the
| gold candidate.
Bronston made an eloquent free-sil-
yer speech, congratulating the Democ-
racy of Kentucky, "Who, no longer be-
ing tempted by the lure of gold, are at
last securing such standing as to rep
resent the rank and file of the Democ-
racy OF the commonwealth"
After BrOnStOn'S remarkably vigorous
and lengthy speech, there were repeat
ed calls for John S. Rhea, who addressed
the convention on the coinage question.
Like Bronston, he was greeted with re-
peated and continuous rounds Of ap-
plause.
Senator Blackburn responded to re-
peated and continuous calls and ad-
dressed the convention for an hour on
the lesson of the great silver victory in
Kentucky last Saturday and the duty
of the representatives Of the people in
this convention
He condemned in the most severe
terms the national administration as
favor1ng the money class and disregard
ing the rights of the people; he describ-
ed how the federal power was usurped
Tor the purpose of defeating the election
OF a United States senator because he
stood on the platform of the people and
not OF the money power. He has fire.
quently interrupted by applause and be-
tween these outbursts commanded the
closest attention.
At the conclusion of the senator's ad-
dress recess was taken until . m.
On re-assembling the committees were
not ready to report, and the convention
James. w. p. Thron, James Tyler. Cen
eral Hardin and others on free coinage.
AL lO:30 the chairman announced that
the committees could not report. when
the convention adjourned until o'clock
tomorrow morning.
me committee on resolutions COM
pleted its work tonight and was ready
10 report, but the report on credentials
was wanted first and that COMMITTEES
VIII no be through tonight. The major
lty report reaffirms Democratic prin-
ciples and saws: ~
are IN IdVOr or an honest dollar a.
uoilar Wortn neither more or less than
one hundred cents. We favor bi-metal-
ism, and to that end we demand the free
ana unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver at the ratio of 16 to as standard
money, with equal legal tender power.
independent of the action or advice of
any other nation.
we hold that the secretary Of the
treasury should exercise his legal right
a ootr IL
eitner gold or silver, as may be more
convenient, and we are opposed to the
issuance of bonds in time of peace for
the maintenance of the gold reserve or
for any other purpose
We are opposed to the national bank
Ing system and to any enlargement of
It's powers. and opposed to any con-
traction of the currency by the retire.
ment OF greenbacks or otherwise
We are for a tariff for revenue only.
The A. p. "A. is denounced and the del
egates to Chicago are instructed to vote
for j. c. S. Blackburn for president
A minority report will be presented
by A. j. Carroll, member of the commit
tee from Louisville. 1t omits endorsing
Blackburn. Its financial plank reads:
We insist upon firm maintenance of
the present legal standard of value with
such use of legal tender silver coins and
paper, convertible into coin on demand,
as can be maintained without IMPAIR
ment or endangering the credit of the
government or diminishing the purch-
asing or debt paying power of the money
in the hands of the people, and in the alb
sence of an international agreement We
protest against the free coinage of sill
yer or the compulsory purchase Of sill
yer bullion by the United States as in
furious to industrial and commercial
interests of the country, and especially
disastrous to the interests of the farmer
and the laboring man.
KANSAS DEMOCRACY.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 3.-Temporary
Chairman Sheridan of Paola, in the
Democratic state convention today
made a speech straddling the financial
issue. He referred to Cleveland as "dar-
ing, intrepid. wise and patriotic" and
the administration delegates smiled glee-
fully. When he alluded to free silver
the convention applauded wildly. The
chairmans' reference to sound money"
and single gold standard was received
with little applause, followed by jeers
from all parts of the house.
The silver Democrats ruled every
thing. Besides choosing six delegates
at large to Chicago, the convention rati-
fed the selections to two each from each
congressional district. These were chos-
en- by the conventions members repre-
Senting their respective districts and
were then passed upon by the conven-
ton, which, being strongly for silver,
insured the entire delegation to Chicago
for the white metal
Following are the delegates at large:
ex-United States Senator John Martin,
Topeka; David Overmeyer, Topeka; ].
d. McCleverty, Fort Scott; James Nc
Kinstry, Hutchinson; j. H. Atwood,
Leavenworth; Frank Bacon, Chanute.
The platform eulogizes President
Cleveland, but disagrees with him on
finance. The money plank is as fol-
lows:
Resolved. That we demand the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver and
gold at the ratio of 16to l, without await
ing the action of any other government
or people, as we believe this country is
large enough to establish and maintain
it's own financial System.'
The resolutions were adopted amidst
cheers by the free silver followers and
stoical silence on the part of sound
money men.
OHIO OSILVERITES.
COLUMBUS, O., June ga convention
of silver men was held this afternoon
in the Y M. c. A. auditorium for the mr.
pose of electing delegates to the st. Louis
silver convention next month. Only
twenty delegates were present.
In the course of a somewhat LENGTHY
speech General A. j. Warner of Mariet-
ia. Ga, gave history of the movement
for the Independent silver convention.
General Warner said that during the
past forty-eight hours he had been in
conference with Senators Jones of Ne
vada. Jones of Arkansas, Morgan of
Alabama and others, and that all were