Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-04

chair and begged his fellow delegates to
let Young proceed, when the latter was
able to conclude. Numerous seconding
nominations were made amid confusion.
Chairman Long made a most caustic
speech In appealing for order, and insisted
that there would be no call of the counties
until order was restored. and announced
that no one would be recognized pending
the call for appeals or anything else.
The call of the 119 counties was inter-
rupted by several contested announcements
but was finally announced follows,
Bronston representing silver and Hum
phreys gold:
BronSton, SOL.
Humphreys, BOG.
No changing of vote was allowed. The
thirty votes Of Kenton county the home of
Carlisle, were cast for BronSton; the solid
vote OF the fifth district, which includes
LOUISVILLE, and good part of the vote of
the mountainous country In the tenth and
eleventh districts, were cast for Hum
phreys. the gold candidate. He got some
other scattering votes from silver dele
gates.
The silver men claim their delegates
knew Bronston did not need any help and
conciliatory, well as COMPLIMENTARY
votes are said by them to have been cast
Motion was made and numerousIy Sec
onded to make Bronston's election uuanI-
| nous There were many objections from
the LOUISVILLE delegates, whereupon Chair
man Long announced that he would not
put the motion. He introduced Senator
Bronston as the chairman Bronston made
an eloquent free silver speech, coneratu-
iating the democracy of Kentucky upon be-
ing no longer tempted by the lure Of gold,
and at last securing such standing as To
represent the rank and file Of the democ-
racy of the commonwealth
After Senator Bronston's remarkably Wig
! orous and lengthy speech there were re-
| peated calls for John S. Rhea who nd
| dressed the convention on the coinage
| question. Like Bronston he was greeted
| WIN repeated and continuous rounds of
| William Cromwell q. +. Carseday and
| W. J. Mocquote were made secretaries of
| me convention. When the districts were
| caiied Tor announcement of members of the
committees, and the fifth district was
| reached, motion was made to pass IT. on
account of the Louisville contests, until
AFTER the report of the committee on Gre
| dentials was adopted
AFTER defeating various motions and over-
Tuilhs points OF order the contestants with
drew their objections, and the gold stand
ara delegation from the fifth district nada
lls report. the convention reservfng further
dcioh thereon under its permanent oreani-
Zauon. While the convention has an o1-ar
Whelming silver majority, and no more
votes were needed in the convention vet
me NTH district mad selected two gold
STANDARD men as delegates to Chicago and
The long hight on calling this Gistrict vas
due 20 the decree of the silver majority tn
get those two national delegates, and thus
.iahe soiio silver delegation from Ken
lucky to Chicago.
senator Blackburn responded 10 repeat ted
ana CONTINUOUS calls, and addressed the
conventicn for an hour in a most vigorous
manner on the lesson of the great silver
victory La kentucky last Saturday and he
uuty OF Tile representatives of the peooIc
IN this convention.
On reassemblinS at pm. the convention
was addressed by Evan E. Settle, Ollie
James. w P. Thorne. James Tyler and
others on free coinage. A free silver graz
ing from the Kansas democratic conven-
tlon was read and loudly appiaudeG.
AT this Juncture, Gen. p. Wat Hardin.
the democratic candidate for governor last
year. entered the hall on Senator Black
burns arm. The most enthusiastic recep-
ton was given him. He was almost car
ried upon the platform. Chairman Bron-
ston had Senator Blackburn Introduce him,
Gen. Hardin addressed the convention at
length on the abuse of the silver men in
the past two years. but counseled peace
and harmony for the future. He believed
all democrats would soon be together on
the financial as well as other questions
At 1850 the chairman announced that the
resolutions committee could not report, AMI
the convention adjourned until 8 am to-
day.