The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-04
Greeted Mention of ClevelRnd's S
Name in Kentucky.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The Silver Men Are in Com
plete Control of It.
A BIG MAJORITY FOR SILVER
kenton County, Secretary CarIisle's
Home, Cast It's Vote for the
Silver Nominee for
Chairman.

Lexington, KY, June 3.-Ihe Demo-
cratic State convention met here this
afternoon. This morning eleven dis
trict conventions were held and the sill
YER men controlled nine out of the
eleven, so that the Kentucky delega-
ton, with it's four free silver delegates
at-large, stands solid for the white
metal.
The State convention was called to
order at p. NJ, by Chairman Long, of
the State committee, who was elected
last year when the gold standard men
controlled the organization of the State
convention and committees In calling
the convention to order he gave an in
teresting history of the Hardin-Bradley
campaign and contest for control of
the Legislature, concluding as follows:
while l, with many other Demo
Gratis differ with you greatly on the
money issue, and regard it as the issue
of supreme Importance to our country,
|, as a Democrat, submit the issues and
results to the party. The issue will
be met by the Democratic party in our
National convention, and If your posi-
tion and views prevail and are approved
under the ballot, my candid judgment
Is that you will be most grievously dis
appointed. We hope that the action of
the party here and at Chicago may be
tempered with wisdom and sound iudg-
ment for the interests of the party and
for our country, and we shall await the
Judgment the people shall pass at the
November election.
Before / conclude, | beg your kind
indulgence to state that Grover Cleve-
land stands to-day as the equal in de-
vOtion to the best interests of our gov
ernment and faithful services of any
President that has preceded him in
office, and the country is indebted to
the Democratic party for his election,
and l doubt not you will give him your
support.
Hon. John G. Carlisle is before the
American people to-day as one of our
purest and ablest statesmen, and patri-
otic public servants. He to-day EN-
bodies the elements of political charac-
ter and official capacity, and faithful
ness that would make him the next
Democratic President of the United
States 1T the party could have and
exercise that clearness of political fore
sight that lies before us
There were some cries of dissent dur
ing Chairman Longs address. When
the speaker reached that part of his
address referring to President CIeve-
iand, there was storm of Kisses and
the demonstration kept up SO long that
Few OF the delegates heard what Chair
man Long said about Carlisle, or the
conclusion of his address. There was no
applause up to this time, or during th.
reading of the speech, and unusnallv
close attention was given the address
There was change of the scene to one
OF continuous applause when John 4.
hhea, the champion of free silver. nre-
sented the name of Senator Charles 7
BronSton, of Lexington, for Temporary
chairman, and absolute silence prevail
ed when Bennett Young presented
Judge Alexander Humphrey, of T,ouis.
VILE, on the part of the gold standard
men, for temporary chairman. The
latter commanded attention till he re-
ferred to Judge Humphreys as ABLY
representing the views of Cleveland
ana Carlisle, and then he could not be
heard on account of Kissing and veil
ing. Numerous seconding nominations
were made amid confusion.
he call of the 110 counties was in
terrupted by several contested an
nouncements but was finally annollnc-
ed as follows: Bronston, represent |
ing silver and Humphreys gold. Brons- |
ton, 691; Humphreys, 206.
No changing of vote was allowed.
The thirty vote 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 noun |
famous country in Tenth and Eleventh |
districts were cast for Humphreys, the
gold candidate. He got some other |
scattering votes from silver delegates
The silver men claim their delegates
knew Bronston did not need anv helD
and cOnciliatory as well as comDli-
votes are said by them to have
been cast.
Motion was made. and numerously
seconded to make Bronston's election |
There were many obiec-
tions from the Louisville delegates
Chairman Long announced
that he would not put the motion. He
Senator Bronston, as the
chairman Bronston made an elo-
quent free silver speech, congratulate
ing the Democratic party of Kentucky,
that they are no longer being tempt
ed by the lure of gold and at last
securing such standing as to repre-
sent rank and file of Democracy of
the commonwealth. He denounced
of wealth, class legis-
tion, and efforts of the money power,
70 stifle the will of the people.
Secretaries were elected and COM