Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-13
SOUND MONEY THE SLOGAN
Much Interest Manifest in the Kentucky
Gold Democratic Convention.
Promised Party Leaders 10 BE Pres
emit and n Ringing Indorsement.
Of Cleveland Expected.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star

A'A"f@N'u 10 Evening star.
LOUISVILLE. KY. July I3.-Tomorrow
the national democrats of Kentucky will
sound the keynote of their first campaign
since their successful onslaught on Rryan-
ism and silver last year In every county
in Kentucky local conventions were held
last Saturday. and a surprising amount of
enthusiasm was exhibited In all these meet
inSs. Not less than fifty representative
voters attended the smallest of the polit-
ical gatherings, and that. too. in a busy
farming season when the tillers of the soil
were greatly behind with their work The
leaders are greatly encouraged by the re-
ports from the county conventions and say
they Will set pace at the general gather
ing tomorrow that the silverites can never
hope to override. The indica lions are that
there VIII be an unusually large attendance
Tor an ON year" convention in mid-sum-
mer
DfstinEuished Delegates Coming
There are such distinguished delegates
en- route here as John G. Carlisle, Senator
Lindsay. ex-Gov. Buckner, GEN Lewis,
Judge Painter. Judge L. p. Little Col. w.
{. p. breckenridge. Jas. A. Mckenzie,
Judge Helm. ex-Mayor r. p. Jacobs OF
Louisville and Judge John Quincy Ward
john q. Carlisle will be made permanent
chairman. If he can be induced TO accent
the honor. but IL he feels that he can do
more good On the floor In a speech, he will
be allowed to have his way In that event
II Is quite probable that ex-Minister to
Peru James A. Mckenzie will be urged to
preside.
Speeches Will be made by many of the
democratic leaders whose names have been
mentioned above, and in addition IL Is now
SAID that Mr. Bynum, chairman of the ma
tional democratic committee: Col. Josiah
Patterson of Memphis and ex-Cioy Jones
OF Alabama will be on hand to light anew
r. of 1..r
tops OF hope. A platform, full of sound
money pledges and Endorsements of Cleye-
land and Carlisle, will be adopted with n
whoop of fervor. and ex-County Clerk John
IL Orndorn OF Logan county, a very popu-
lar leader. and a campaigner of the old
Elijah fiise pattern, will be nominated for
clerk of the court of appeals. The national
democrats say they will win the appel-
late clerkship or know the reason why:
but If they are not successful they will give
the opposition fresh evidence of their
strength and intentions.
John $. Rhea's Ambition.
The latest hit of political gossip to find
Its way into the mouths of the prophets is
that John S. Rhea, the game little con-
gresham from the bloody third district
is being groomed by the leading silverites
Tor Lindsay's shoes. According to this
story, the silver men are tired of trudging
along under the Blackburn II ardin banner,
which in later years has brought only de-
feat and they want new blood and elixir of
life In the silver body polite. Rhea is one OF
the best stump speakers in the SOUTH he
is a fighter who knows no such word as
packdoHn, and believes in carrying the
fighting right into the mouth of the en-
envy $ cannon. For this reason he IL looked
upon as heing the one political Moses who
can lead the bewildered ones from the Will
derness OF defeat. 1t is understood that
Rhea is not averse to accepting such
marks of esteem from his party.
Strife Among Republicans.
The republican family fight is raging
with a fury that seems only just now gath
ering strength. When Gov Bradley's COM
missioner, Adjutant Gen. Forester who
is 'never-give-up" fighter returned from
Washington and began to abuse Senator
Detoe and pay his respects In terms not
over gentle to the other political enemies
or the governor, the cat was out of the
meal barrel In the official paper of the
state, the Frankfort Capital, of which Mr.
FORESTER is editor, he fiays what he terms
the Haana-Deboe-Todd gang" alive and
holds them up to the ridicule of the entire
element which he and his paper represent
So bitter is the fractional fight becoming
there is talk of the two factions espousing
opposing candidates in the coming state
election.
Fight on Mayor Todd.
And the fight against Mayor Todd in
this city is just unrelenting. The Brad
ley faction is scoring him on every hand
for ignoring them and mistreating reputa-
BILE leaders to pay political debts to his
own friends. The feeling became more in
tense last week. when an enthusiastic
gathering of republicans. calling themselves
the odd liners. met and signed an agree
ment Ito not support Todd for mayor"
Over 20 are taking part in this refrac-
tory movement and it threatens to undo
the Todd following unless it is side-tracked.