The times., 1899-07-30
SILVER DEMOCRATS ACT
Growing Strength of the Revolt
Against Goebel.
Meetings Held Throughout the state
and Delegates Chosen TO the Lex
iIEton Conference.-The Chicago
Platform EnGorsed-John Young
Brown VIII Lead the New Ticket.

Lexington, Ky. July 29.-The uprising
CT silver Democrats against William Goe-
bel. the nominee OF the Democrats State
convention, has spread to all parts of the
State. and today meetings we.e held in
nine counties. Additional meetings viii be
held in other counties on Monday AMI
Tuesday. All thes meetings chose dele
gates to the conference TO be held here
next Wednesday, and from present indica-
uons i've hundred or more delegates will
be present. Meetings have already been
held in Montgomery. Clark, Warren. JEFF
ferson, and Kenton, the latter Mr. Goebel's
home county. The meeting in this city this
afternoon was largely attended, and the
ex-Confederates were much in evidence.
The following resolutions. unanimously
adopted, are a sample of the resolutions
adopted elsewhere this afternoon:
Resolved, by the Democrats of Lexing-
ton and Fayette county who repudiate the
nomination OF Mr.. Goebel in mass meeting
assembled. That we hold the late conven-
tion held in Louisville to have been with
out authority to make nominations. adopt
platform, or create an organization by
the appointment Of committees, and We
disavow its acts and decline to recognize
its authority. The reasons for this deter
mination have been given at length in
the resolutions of other meetings OF Dem
ocrats with whom we agree and today We
content ourselves with this declaration OF
our decision.
THAT we reaffirm our hearty adherence
10 the declaration of principles promulgated
By the Democratic convention which met at
Chicago in 1896, and believing William Jen-
nings Bryan the representative of these
principles, we declare our desire for his
nomination for President
That il is with sorrow that our sense of
duty to the Democratic party requires US
TO differ from those who upheld the meth
DDS that led TO the undemocratic action OF
the Louisville convention. Without strife
or anger, but with earnestness and deliber-
ate consideration, We denounce the methods
employed at that convention, we hold itc
action as void. We claim to be regular
Democrats performing a solemn duty, and
now in this public and solemn manner
disavow the AUTHORITY - the committees of
which A. W. Young, Esq, pretends TO be
chairman and avow said committees are
usurpers acting without legal authority.
We claim the ownership of the symbol OF
ours party, its rightful position upon the
official ballot, and the regular and official
succession. But We frankly express our
earnest wish that some honorable adjust
ment may be reached by which the Demo-
cratic party in Kentucky can be united
upon single ticket and in conflict against
a common foe, and 10 secure this. this
meeting urges the withdrawal OF William
Gosbel from the present canvass. And un-
til this is done il recommends the nomina-
tion OF John Young Brown, and such action
as will represent TO the people of Ken
lucky the sharp and single issue of Democ-
racy against Goebelism.
That We recognize Major p. P. John
stop as the legal chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central and Executive Com
mittees and we request him as such chair
man 10 take such steps as may be proper
TO organize the conference TO be held here
on August 2 and the convention to be
hereafter called 20 carry out the purposes
of those who agree with Us in the present
crisis in our party.