Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-25
NOW It IS A DEADLOCK
Kentucky Democrats Have Not
Yet Made a Nomination.
ANYBOOYS RACE AS YET,
Hardin WithdraTS, But He Is Still
Being Voted For.
PLATFORM FOR BRYAN AND SILVER
u Also Recommends the Election OF
blackburn to the United states SEM
atc-Strong Antitrust and Anti
Expansion Plnnks.

LOUISVILLE. KY. June A-The Gre
Dental Committees report marked the
opening of tO-days session of the Demo
osau. convention, ana other committees
followed closely. The Credentials Com
I4.urs disposed of contests in thirty-two
Counties involving about 80 seats, an
a. which were decided in favor of Stone
o. G..u, Delegates. except in three cases.
Galloway county and The Forty-fourth
legislative District Of Louisville where
I.llm delegates were seated. and Mich
SIS county, where the delegation was
divided between contestants and con-
t.st-,s.
Good order prevailed from the start.
tl interesting coloquy arose, however,
between Congressman Berry. OF the Sixth
strict. ana Judge James =. Tarvin, of
,.ynston. over the contest in Campbell
and Kenton counties. where the Hardin
,.ssates were unseated I'm favor of
Ooebel men. Berry championed the Har-
OLD men, and Judge Taryin vigorously at
.hed his Democracy, accusing him Of
lens unfaithful 10 Bryan and silver
Congressman Berry raid his respect to
Judge Taryin as "an imaginary candidate
for Vice-President on The Democratic
ticket"
FIRST RAY OF HARMONY.
Finally, q call of the roll was reached
on the question Of the adoption of the
minority report OF the Committee on
Credentials. The vote resulted in 32S
..... .s..r Al ,....- Nh, 800, fo-f,,- ,avo,t
O. the committee was then unanimously
adopted. Both sides cheered, and the
first ray Of harmony broke upon the
convention.
General i. Watt Hardin here inaugu-
rated a demonstration. II speech,
lie announced his withdrawal from the
Subernatorial race and appealed earnestly
Tor the undivided support OF the party
On behalf of the nominee. He was glad
L waive an personal considerations, and
do what hc could TO allay the bitterness
which had been aroused during the last
1-w days. He urged Cancellation and haT-
mony. in the interest of Bryan.
The Organization Committees report
recommended continuing the temporary
organization. with Judge Redwine as
chairman. 1t was unanimously adopted.
The report OF the Committee on Reso-
buttons was read. 1t was written by
Judge IlINlhf ana contains the lOAOMluSs
THE PLATFORM.
Tine Democrats of kentucky, in con-
Nenuon assembled. reafiirm, without the
slightest qualification, the principles and
policies declared i'm the Democratic ma
tonal platform adopted at Chicago in
1886.
our faith in bimetallism is INDICATED
Dy events. The necessity for the resto-
ration Of the double standard was ac-
lnOWledged by the President and Con-
Len "a ntr "a m I'M g. -f ion
o. Europe 10 cntTeat other nations 10
aid in establishing bimetallism, and the
failure OF the commission TO secure Eu-
lopean cooperation confirms the friends
Ot tree coinage IN their belief that relief
can only come by the independent action
T.. The United States.
The present legal ratio of 16 TO / is the
CuIE ratio at which blmetdlllSm can be
RESTORED, and opposition 10 il Is confined
O. those who oppose blmetallism at any
I.uo. and those who mIsapprchend or
ignore the reasons which led three ma
t.laI conventions TO adopt II.
TIE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
we denOunce the present Republican
national administration Tor its reckless
,NtrdVagauce in the conduct Of public
affairs. for its cruel and lnhuman neglect
il its treatment Of our soldiers and sail
ors dur.ns the late Spanish war; Tor its
complete subOrdinatiOn to the interest
If organized wealth; for its protection
and cOuragement of trusts and cOmbl-
nations and especially Tor It's appoint
ment and retention in Office of an At
lorncy-General devoted 10 the interests
Of trusts and combinations.
"We call attention 10 the incOmpetency
Of the present Republican administration
IN Kentucky. the abuses and scandals IN
The management OF the pcniteutlaries and
asylums While under Republican control
ana We commend the wisdom of the last
General Assembly Of Kentucky in the
enactment Of laws which secure the wise
and economical administration Of the pen
itruuaTics and other public institutions
Of the State under Democratic control
We also call attention 10 the Republican
Increases In the rate Of taxation and a.
tnc Republican Vetoing ot all Democratic
legislation favorable 10 the interests OF
The people and hostile TO the expressions
and eXtOruOns of organized wealth.
THE TRUSTS.
I'VE believe the trust Is the result. in
large measure, Of the policies adopted
and pursued by The Republican party
chief among which are the demouet iZatiOn
az silver by which The volume Of cur
lency has been kept below the demands
of business. and the enactment and en-
furcCment OF vicious, unWise, and unpa-
llouc legislation such as the protective
tarIn laws known as the Mckinley ana
Dueicy bills. whereby there Is dis
elimination in favor Of corporate wealth
and against individual enterprise
We favor the destruction Of the re-
lult as well as the removal Of the causes.
Tho rc-establshment Of Independent BIZ
metallsm at 10 10 J. and the repeal Of all
cripple and destroy the Organization aud
operation Of trusts than any other laws.
STATE ANTITRUST LAW.
we believe the law I'm Kentucky
g.own as the antitrust law should be
f0 amended as 10 make unlawful any
agreement. combination. or arrangement,
ly corporatiOns or individuals. under
which. In the carrying on OF any bust
I,ss the prices charged should thereby
hy liked controlled, or regulated. And
we believe that said law should be fur
ther so amended as TO provide that all
contracts made by any combination, gen
craIy known as a trust. IN any Kind of
bu mess. shall be void and not enforce
able az 10 such trust or combination. ana
We especially demand that all trust-con-
toled articles be placed on the free list.
BRYAN AND BLACKBURN
We hereby express our continued con-
idcnce in William Jennings Bryan. and
favor his nomination for the presidency
az the United States by the Democratic
National Convention Of 1900
we recommend 10 the Democracy OF
kentucky j. &. ). Blackburn as the sue
cessor OF William Lindsay in the United
States Senate
PHILIPPINE WAR CONDEMNED.
I'VE endorse the war carried TO sue