Show FREE SILVER Kentucky Democratic convention they a ghost of a show but the sliver men having slept on their victory of the first day treated the minority tenderly blackburn for president and free coinage the sound planks of the platform lexington ky june 1 the second lay of the kentucky state democratic convention was ushered in with a bright sky and delightful breezes harbingers of the peace and good will sentiment which a night of rest lu tho assurance of victory had fostered in the hearts of the silver men harmony seemed to be the watchword of both factions there bad been a feeling of uneasiness upon the part of the gold men who feared that the silver crowd would in the intoxication of victory denounce cleveland and carlisle but ahe platform while declaring for a policy diametrically opposed to that of the present administration has not one word oi censure for the democratic standard boarer and the secretary of the treasury it declares in emphatic terms for the free coinage of silver at the ratio ot 16 to land opposes the issue of bonds in time of peace and the national banking system on the tariff question it declares that the government has no constitutional right to collect tariff duties for other than revenue purposes the delegates elected were instructed to vote aa a unit for blackburn for president senator blackburn is at the bead of the delegation and john S rhea P wat hardin and W T ellis are his running mates covington and W B smith of dark were chosen electors ool V 0 P breckenridge was called upon to speak and delivered an eloquent appeal for the gold standard which was listened to with marked attention and respect by the silve rites and was frequently interrupted with hearty cheers the convention was called to order at this morning with the number of delegates greatly thinned out a number having returned to their homes the chair at once called for the reports of committees the report of the committee on permanent organization arranges tor a complete reorganization of the party machinery from precinct commit every gold man is ousted and free silver blackburn men appointed instead major P P johnson of this city is named as the chairman of the state central committee the credentials committee reported shortly after 10 the muio rity report threw out practically all the gold delegates il was followed by a minority report and protest from the gold men after some discussion the minority report was sent back to the credentials committee as not being regular col II 11 L stone of louisville then made a speech in defense of the louisville delegation he was particularly bevere on captain jim williams and when he referred to the captains record aa a bully williams started for col stone shaking his fist but he was pulled back jack chinn then began to shout at stone he was wild with rage but ho was suppressed and col stone kept on T T finn of franklin de tended the majority report denying all of col stones charges the majority report was adopted by a vote of to the unseated delegates then left the hall the expected bolt of the remaining louisville sound money delegates did not take place the committee on permanent organization then made its report the report named hon charles K wheeler of Cracken SIc for permanent chairman the report ol 01 the committee on permanent organization was adopted and mr wheeler took the chair senator blackburn P W hardin J S ildea and congressman W T ellis were elected delegates at large to the chicago convention by acclamation the majority report of the committee on resolutions was adopted with a whoop the electors for the state at large are hon W R smith of madison and jas P tarvin of kenton the convention adjourned at following is the platform we are in favor of an honest dollar a dollar worth neither more nor less than cents we favor bimetallism and to that end we demand the free and unlimited coinage of both cold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 as standard money at equal legal tender power independent of the action of any other nation we hold that the secretary of the treasury should exercise his legal right to redeem all the coin obligations in gold or silver as may be most convenient veni ent and are opposed to the issue of bonds in the time of peace for the maintenance of the gold reserve or for any other purpose we are opposed to tho national banking system and to any enlargement of ita powers we are opposed to any contraction of the currency by the retirement of green backs or otherwise we declare it to be a fundamental principle ot democracy that the federal government has no constitutional power to impose and collect tariff duties except for tho purposes of revenue only and he collection of each maxs should be limited to the necessities of the government honestly and economically administered the delegates to the chicago convention are instructed to vote as a unit for hon J 0 S blackburn for president of the united states t travelers protective association terre haute ind june 4 the travelers protective association today considered amendments to the tion but hail not taken up a third 0 them alen adjournment was had to prevent a duel madrid june 4 every effort is being made to prevent a duel being fought by marshal martinez campos and lieutenant general barrero growing out of the insulting letter sent to marshal campos general azcarraga minister of war has summoned both marshal campos and general barrero to visit him at the war ministry his intention being to procure promises from them that they will not fight the queen regent is also seeking to pacify the would be duelists and has requested their attendance at the palace tomorrow tornado relief fund st louis june 4 the general felitt fund for the tornado suffers tonight foots up to there are many independent relief that will swell the amount to ko deaths of injured are reported in either city today |