Evening star., 1899-06-24
Kentucky State Convention Organized
in Stone-Goebel Interests.
CHICAGO PLATFORM IN D0RSED
Trusts and Policy in the Philippines
Subjects of Attack.
BLACKBURN FOR SENATOR

ton. After three days of waiting under
temporary organization for the credentials
committee to dispose of contests involving
about third of the whole delegate strength
or convention. they were prevented last
| night from considering this report by a dis
turbance caused by the admittance to the
floor of outside persons. 1t effectually tied
the hands of the convention and forced an
adjournment until this morning.
When Chairman Redwine raped for or
der today the report of the credentials COM
mtttee was presented and read The COM
mittee disposed of contests in thirty-two
counties, involving about three hundred and
fifty seats. They were all decided in favor
of Stone or Goebel delegates except in three
cases. Galloway county and the forty
fourth legislative district of Louisville
where Hardin delegates We're seated, and
Nicholas county. where the delegation was
divided between contestant and contestee.
minority report was presented by the
Hardin people.
Good Order Prevailed.
Good order prevailed from the start, and
a marked disposition to expedite business
was shown. Twenty minutes were allowed
to each side for debate on the credentials
reports. Many protests were made by rep
resentatives of unseated delegations, and
the family qIarrels of county organizations
were aired.
An interesting colloquy arose between
Congressman Berry of the sixth district
and Judge James P. Tarvin of Covington
over the contest in Campbell and Kanton
counties, where the Hardin delegates were
unseated in favor of those favoring Goebel.
Berry championed the cause of the Hardin
men and Judge Tarvin vigorously attacked
his democracy. accusing him of being un-
faithful to Bryan and silver
Congressman Berry paid his respects to
Judge Tarvip as "an imaginary candidate
for Vice President on the democratic tick
et. Finally a call of the roll was reached
the question being the adoption of the
minority report of the committee Gre
dentials. The vote resulted-ayes, 32S;
nays, AL.
The majority report of the convention
was then unanimously adopted, both sides
cheered and the first rays of harmony
broke upon the convention after a week of
wrangling and bitterness, which several
times threatened to result in a split.
Gen. Hardin withdraw.
The aIplause had barely subsided when
General P. Wat Hardin emerged from the
crowd on the stage and started another
demonstration. The time had come, he
said, when an expression from him was
necessary to the united party. With few
cordial words of thanks to his followers
he announced his withdrawal from the
race for governor, and appealed earnestly
behalf of the nominee. He was glad to
waive all personal consideration, and do
what he could to allay the bitterness which
had been aroused during the last few DAYS
He urged Cancellation and harmony in the
interest of Bryan.
The committee on organization then re-
ported.
1t recommended the continuance of the
temporary organization, with Judge Red
wire as chairman, and was unanimously
adopted. The report of the committee on
resolutions was then read.
Chicago Platform Indorsed
The platform, which was written by Judge
James P. Tarvin of Covington, contains the
following:
THE democrats of Kentucky, in conven-
tion assembled, reaffirm, without the slight
est qualification, the principles and policies
declared in the democratic national plat
fern adopted at Chicago in 1896.
Our faith in bimetalism is vindicated by
events. The necessity for the restoration of
the double standard was acknowledged bv
the President and Congress in 1897, when
a commission was sent to Europe to en-
treat other nations to aid in establishing
bimetallism, and the failure of the com
mission to secure European co-operation
confirms the friends of free coinage in their
belief that relief can only come by the in
dependent action of the United States The
present legal ratio of IL to 1 is the only
ratio at which bimetallism can be restored
and opposition to 1t is confined to those
VINO oppose bimetallism at any ratio and
10 tf ose who misapprehend or ignore the
reasons which led three national conven-
uonS to adopt it,
we denounce the present republican ma
tlohai administration for its reckless ex-
traVagance in the conduct of public affairs.
for its cruel and inhuman neglect in its
treatment of our soldiers and sailors dur
ing the late Spanish war; for it's complete
subordination to the interest of organized
nd
ment of trusts and combinations; and espe-
claiiy for its appointment and retention In
once OF an Attorney General devoted to
the interests of trusts and combinations
state Administration Attacked.
we call attention to the incompetency
OF the present republican administration in
Kentucky, the abuses and scandals in the
management of the penitentiaries and asv-
lums while under republican control, and
we commend the wisdom of the last gen.
eral assembly of Kentucky In the enact
ment of laws which secure the wise and
economical administration of the peniten-
tiaries and other public institutions of the
state under democratic CONTROL to the in
crease in the rate of taxation; to the veto
ing OF all democratic legislation favorable
to the interests of the people and hostile
to the expressions and extortions of organ
ized wealth.
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 decentralization of sill
yer, by which the volume of currency has
been kept below the demands of business,
and the enactment and enforcement of vi
cious, unwise and unpatriotic legisla tion
such as the protective tariff laws known as
the Mckinley and Dingley bills. whereby
there is a discrimination in favor of cor
porate wealth and against individual enter
prise. We favor the destruction of the re-
suit as well as the removal of the causes
The re-establishment of independent BIZ
metallism at 16 to 1 and the repeal of all
protective tariff laws would do more to
cripple and destroy the organization and
operation of the trusts than any other laws
Antitrust Laws Favored.
I'VE believe the law in Kentucky known
as the antitrust law should be so amended
as TO make unlawful any agreement. combi-
nation or arrangement by corporations or
| individuals under which, in the CARRYING
on of any business, the prices charged
/ should thereby be fixed. controlled or regu-
| lated. And We believe that said law should
| be further SO amended as to provide that
all contracts made by any combination
generally known as a trust in any kind of
business, shall be void and not enforceable