Show MAY DOBUE IT General Hardin Has Xot Defined His Views 011 the Silver Question 30 General FRANKFORT Ky Aug lGenerl Hardin hasnot yet declared his position on the silver question since the state Democratic convention Just before the convention General Hardin issued a card stating that he would abide by the combined com-bined wisdom of the convention though he had advocated free silver at 16 to 1 adocatel during the whole canrss I is not believed be-lieved the general will declare himself Heve the joint debate on the opening of the campaign in Louisville on August 19 Fruitless attempts to interview him atempt Fruitess have been made repeatedly The administration admin-istration and sound money Democrats istraton are claiming the platform is unmistakably for sound money and that Hardin knew It when nominated while Senator Blackburn Black-burn and his free silver following have placed a different construction thereon and claim it is l they want Stat otlicials refuse to state what they believe General Hardin will do Free silver nen arC claiming he will hold to his former views while sound money Democrats are whi inclined to believe he will evade the matter mat-ter and refer to the action of the Democracy Democ-racy as satisfactory to him |