Pith Of The Proceedings

The first thing the couvention did wnen callecl to order in the morning was to squelch the majority report of the credentials comiuittee (for the Hariin delegates) and ndopt the minority report (seating che Clay men), which was peculiar in view of the fact that the conventiou was going to nomínate Hardin :or governor. Then carne the resolutions with a majority aud two minority reporta. Tho first dunounced protective tariff, resovled by implication against the A. P. A.; reaffirmed the national platform of 1892, and wound up wioh a hearty and ab solute indcrseinent of the administration ín which th president and Carlisle are mentioned by name. Rhea read the minority resolutions signed by hliuself and Ellis. The resolutions were 'farkastikal," and indorsed the administration for issuing tlGOOOjOOO interest-bearing bonds, but closed with a frre silver, lö-tu-1 paragraph. Rhea made a. hot attack on the administration, and a second mtnority report reüffinning the platform of 189a was presented. McOeary deiended thb majority report in an eloquent speech. A number of speeches were made and the oratory was impassioned, but the gold men had the votes and swept aside both minority reports by votes of w,o to one, finally ndopting the majority report by a vote of 647 to 33. The delegates weretlred by this time, and took recess to 7:30 p, m. On reassembling at 7:30 p. m. dilatory measures occupied almost an hour, when the name of General Cassius M. Glay was presented for the nomination for governor, followed by that of P. Watt Hardin. There being only two oandidates a nomination was expected on the tirsc ballot, which was watched with such close attention as to command perfect order. There were 878 votes; necessary to nomínate, 440. As the ballot proceeded several icounties cast scattering votes for W. J. Stone and the three mountaineers from 1. -rmntv voted for Henry Wattersoa Rock Castle county voced solidly for Kenerul Buokner, but no dark horses sould atampede tho well liued-up forcea ni Hardin and Clay. Before the counties were all callee! it was evident thut General Hardin was nomiimted and &ne Hardin men oheerecl as the lase counties re sponded with "More for Hardin.' Before ihe result of the ballot was announced the Clay inen moved that the nomination of General Hardin be made unanimous, and it, oarrled with a great hurrah The result of the ballot was announced as iullu'wa: Hardin, 468í; Clay, B30K; Stone, 7(5; Watterson. 8. General Clay made a brief mldreaa, thanking hia friends, stating that he would nover again run for office and ttat ií the convention had deolarud foi 'free Bilver he would not have accepted the nominación. He urged hia hearera to toep Ki'ntue.ky in the Democratlo I umn. Hardin also spoke, rnakiug an eloquent appeal tor hannony, but saying noi ii in i of the live issues. Kor lieutenant povernor tho nnmes of R. T. Tv h-r, .M. B. Brown, and Oscr Turner, Jr., were presented. Tylor ws noininated, mul the convention, at niidniirlir, mjj iuni"d tur the day. The flsht botween Hardin nnd Clay for tho snibernatorial noininatiir. was much oloser than the Hardin men expeoted. Whlle Hardin held the silvar vote almost 8olid the Clay mon could not gut all the "sound raoney" men away from hlm, because of his consideration for them in the orpranization of the convention and of hls un'usually strons personal following.. Senator Blackburn made the following statement to a correspondent last nigbt: "I do not feel sore, nor have I any heartburnings. I reallze, however, that it is impossible to win a fiuht against a combination of money aud federal patronage, especially where both are furnishea in unlimited quantities. "