New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-22
THE 4NTT-BPYAN CAMPAIGN ~ KENTUCKY.


The unqualified success scored by the man
ayers Of the Democratic Sound Money move
ment in Kentucky at Thursdays State Conven-
ton goes far toward encouraging the hope that
The thirteen electoral votes of the Blue Grass
Commonwealth will be cast next fall against the
Altgeld-Tillman programme Of Reputation. The
convention met at Louisville for the purpose or
choosing delegates to the Sound Money National
Convention. to be held at indianapolis on Sep
tcmber . 1t proved to be one Of the largest,
most enthusiastic and most representative po-
tical gatherings in the States history: and its
open and courageous declaration of warfare on
the Chicago ticket and platform carried with 1t
moral influence which cannot fall 10 have de-
cislve effect on the fortunes Of the coming State
campaign. Accepting the logic Of situation
which seemed 10 point to the nomination of an
Independent Democratic ticket as more efiica-
cious for local purposes than the Endorsement Of
the Republican, National candidates. the sound
money Democrats Of Kentucky joined cordially
in the third party movement and even put for
ward one OF their own number. General Simon
Bolivar Buckner. as the States choice for second
place on the indianapolis ticket Yet the pri-
mary purpose of the convention, as frankly con-
fesscd by It's Spokesman. was the defeat of Bryan
and Sewall and the whole strategy of the sound
money leaders in Kentucky Will probably be
turned. from now to the end of the canvass.
toward accomplishing that patriotic and sauiary
end.
Many things have combined to give an ok
ccptionally formidable character TO the Demo
cratic revolt from BRYAN in the Blue Grass Com
monwealth. Jeffersonian and antPopulistic
traditions have governed the Kentucky Democ-
racy from time immemorial; and, though the
free-sver coinage and cheap money heresy
was incorporated by Beck into the local Bourbon
creed, its acceptance as the sole test of Demo
cratic faith was never anticipated, or even con-
tempated. by the politicians of the established
kentucky school The efforts of j. g. 5. Black
burn and F. Wat Hardin. backed by the Demo
cratic machine at Frankfort to force the free
coinage of silver TO the front last year as the
vital feature of Democratic policy resulted, AS
is well known. in the defeat of Hardin for the
Governorship, md created schism which split
the party into two utterly antagonistic and
irreconcable factions. Though Blackburn and
Hardin retained the control of the party ma
chnery this year and headed free-conage dele
cation TO Chicago, they returned home to find
the authority of the Tillman-Altgcld Convention
challenged and It's platform and candidates re-
pudlated by that element In the party which for
years has given II both leadership and victory
The active management of the anti Bryan cam
paign has fallen into the hands of representative
Kentucky Democrats like Ex-Governor Buckner
exJudge John Quincy Ward, John NJ. Atheron
and Boyd Winchester. For advocates and de-
tenders on the stump II can count on John g.
Carlisle and William Lindsay, the Junior United
States Senator The two leading Democratic
newspapers of the State. THE courer-Journal
and THE Post" Of Louisville. are firmly devoted
10 the success of the sound-money movement
which has behind II, besides. the sober sense OF
all those commercial and industrial interests not
already committed to the support of the Repub
llcan Presidential candidate. II seems not AT all
improbable under these circumstances, that
Kentucky's vote will be shifted next fall for the