The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-05
The Uni, Rule Adopted Yesterday Puts .
Final aud Etfectuai Quietua on The
Gold standard Men.
Large
j G.. blackburn. John 8. RheA.
l. W n.r,iin w II u lis

i.eNinEtoH, Nyr 'Hh' ~" "e"''
cratic State convention Closed this after
noon after nominating the following dele
gates, alternatcs and electors.
Dcicgates-nt-la rgc--I. c. Blackhur = ,
w. Hardin. John $. Rhea. w. T. Me-
Alternates-at-largc- Roher, w. n
j. Morton Roswell Theodore T.. y /,
| aud John II. Carroll 49,
Electors t-.arge--J. T.. Tarvn Z
.. NTH.
The free silver men secured eve : w
| In the organization, as well as z. he
PLATFORM The revolutions not III !. IN
siinet the Kentucky delegation IDS < na.
| Tor blackburn for president. butt : Tor
ne unii rule, so tina, the two {s .tes
from tho Louisville district wiltS no
Voice whatever at Chicago. THEY sill
YER men have the four delegated argc
anu az other delegates except me two
from the F1fth. The more radical ones
| wanted the committee on credentials to
unsoat enough delegates in the Fifth dis
| lr''t To cnang. the selection ma g. YES
te'daN. hu; the unit rule was adopted TO-
uaN ana tins was unnecessary, The Ken
lucky delegation stands "a to = and under
Us instructions for blackburn and tho
UNI rule IL is practically solid
w men the god mon protested against
| me ron clad instructions they were cited
to the case in New York when thirty
IGegates from that State were against
aht under the unit rule the whole vote
va Gag, Tor cleveland and against I'M,
az me last democratic National convon.
| A'.p,I II was cast as "a unit for nm
i'iackhurn and Hardin were tho frce
In,fhver running mates In the last campaign
i,fs ,ho h ave n,nn leading stump Speakers
las, Saturday. They are exceptionally
/ brilliant orators. Nelson. Rcswen, iiai.
IAN ara Narroll: the alternatcs, were also
| prominent for free silver in the canvass
as were Tarvin and Smith. the electors.
| FROM expressions among the Kentucky
delegn'i ms II Is learned tina, their second
choice Ter president is Bland Of Missouri
PROCEEDINGS.
i Lexington, NY. June a--The democratic
state convention reassemhlcd at $50 |,
was 1910 before the commi tee on Gre
dontals coulo report, having been In ses-
sion continuously all night,
Senator Blackburn WAS accorded n rous-
/ Ing ovation on entering the hall Tho ccm-
II i,tee on permanent organization reported
| complete reorganization of county com
| inlttecs, ms wen as state organizations,
i Mayor i. y. johnson of Lexington chair
i man, beth of the State. executive ana
central committees. THIS removes state
| Colonel w. c. 7. Breckenridge. after
being repeatedly called for. had the dis
| tnction of being the only gold standard
| man to address the convention. except
| Chairman Long. in what was called in
| Yesterdays session his farewell aoiress.
| Colonel Breckenridge was gwen cllso at
| tenticn. although he told the convention
| the recent silver victory was due to dis
| ,rcss and discomfort. aud It's results would
| be temporary.
! The committee on credentials reported
! FOR an equal division of the vote he,wern
| the contestants in Denton county the
| home Of Carlisle. and for sn'ine INC 81
| yer Delegates In place of Music hall or
| ilald'mnn delegates from Louisville. The
! report gave the silver men forty votes
more than they east yesterday for Bron-
sion Tor temporary chairman.
| long discussion cnsued on that pnri
| If tn, majority report unseatinf the gold
| delegates from Louisville. Colonel II NJ
Stone loading for gold aud G. T. Finn for
: silver
| Interruptions and disorder proimctoi
I tho consideration of the report Tho last
effort cf the Louisville delegates was
demand 10 call the III counties on The
adoption Of the majority report The ma
icilty report on credentials was adopted
ayes, 67s noes 2li Son counties all not
VOC. Mh"reunon the delegates from the
r9riy- eighth district nj Louisville re-
/ Nj c X Wheeler Of Pnducnh vas then
( INTRODUCED as permanent chairman
and aidr, sscd The convention.
! \ fight was prc.piiatod by n resolution
to compliment sta. Senator Goahai of
covington by adding his name 10 the list
Of state committeeman from the State
al lnrgo Gocbc rs n nciehhor OF Carlisle
and a gold standard man. He opposed
Blackburn until the laiier secured the
hu -, ~ ,ho os, Tha ohinc, q, ~
resolution was TO give IN expression for
Goebel as against he god STANDARD
n,',ro, ~ hur, as,a, he bon NJ s ',
crs nominn,lon the Goebel resolution.
after another long interrupted COLL NJ
our ues' WIS anop'rn ny "a morton To
on,nn,et.d wy '' "''
Some dcera,es IN the Fourth district
Objected 20 Senator George Fulton being
on me STATE committee u was charged
/ ifdi his brother - a revenue collector al
/ though Senator Fulton Is silver man
! and was among thcse voting for Black
! e,irn for senator m. the legislature. yet
6ertain delegates objected to anyone he
ing In the rev organization who was
even Indirectly connected with the al
I minis'r8tion Many specches were made
/ In SUPPORT NJ tho people controlling the
crcn nizatlon.
After The convention had been greatly
! Disturbed for over an hour n war voted
! that d.loyatoe from fhe Fourth district