, 1866-07-31
! KENTUCKY POLITICS.


next Monday The contest now pending Is
between COL Hobson, Unlonist, and Judge
Duvall, Secessionist, for the cletkship Of the
Court of Appeals. Members Of the Legisla..
ture aud county officers will also be elected.
The canvass has become very warm md e1~
citing. Duva1l Is supported By every rebel
and Copperhtad IN the State. -Hobson is
supported BY Radicals and Conservatives.
J. When the campaign first opened, the two
latter named parties had each candidate,
but both were induced to Withdraw In order
hat their hackers might unite on Col. Hob.
: tcn, who Is personally popular with all
j.. iaases ofloyal men, and In his spoechca says,
:hat "he sustalns Johnson's policy Of recon:
ast1uction, but that the present Issue in
Kentucky Is whether the Union men of this
"Etate, who stood BY the Government, dc:
Tending 1t in the councu and on the battle:
he}d, are to surrender the control Of our
"nflairs to party that was gotten up hero
"by seceesionists and secession sgmpathIzcrs
"nlone- Tam the candidate in this contest
"against that party"
Judge Duyan gave Md and comfort to the
rebels throughout the war, and Il full
bloodcd eecessionist. Ills opponent fought
gallantly On tho Union side. At various
meetings Col Hobson has put this question
to hls opponents. Do you support the recon-
'strution policy ofAndrew Johnsonq Answcr,
We do. ]
Qucstlon-1fJeG Davis md Andrew John
son were running for President ns opposing
eandidates,w which Of them would you vote fort
6houis from thr crowd Ia reply, Davis, Davis.
As Col Harlan puts It In his speeches, an Il
the Nue fdekff dgafnss the gray" A vote for
Duvall Is a vote for the resurrection of the
''lost cause" II Is that fact which con.
strains the 5000 Radicals ct Kentucky to
support Hobeon a. choice Of ar;ia.
The leading Coppcrhcads Of 1ni11hna and
Ohio are etumplng In Kentucky for. tho
: rebcise candidate. Hon. Geo. Il. Pcndleton,
late Eoprcrhcad. candidate fos vIce-pres!-
dent, IL the Travelling cornranlon Of Duvall,
goiHg from county to county cxhortfng the
dtsunion'sts 10 turn ont and elect Duvall.
In bis hsrRngues he vilifcs and slanlrrs tho
lcyn1 people Of the North as badly a. he
can lind language fur that purpose uo As.
surcs The Kentucky rebels thai thcrc IL no
difference between them and "Norlhcrn
Democrats" I. {. Coprothcads, which Ia true
The Cincinnati Eaqsfrer, lls organ, IL dovot.
lnE much Of it, space 10 the sdrocacy Of
Dueatls election. Clement l.. Fallaudtk.
hnln has also stumped III Kentucky for tho
rebel Ticket. THO sors Of speeches llu makes
IA not hard 10 lmsRtnc. lic worked for
Dnvall with . nearly relish. both
fsndlctun md vallsndiRham nro delegstta.
10 Tho corpctjuhnsuf Conrcptlou ln rhlis.
dcfra,Ia. The rcsult Of tho contest bctwcun
Tho "bnys III blue" anl tho "xraybacks"
laraalcd doubtful. hut VIC incilno 10 the
bslsof from soadlng tho Kgnsuckt yAlcts on
butt, sides, that tho rebel ticket vii, Ia olrcs.
cd lrflal" by 10000 majority. Tho last scs.
elon of tho Legislature repealed all laws OK.
Guiding rebels fr,m voting. Tho election
viii sherrfl'ro exhibit the respective strength
Of The Untonlsts uf ali Krnl,ct, and tho sccus.
rionlsls, who r,ofur Jcfr. l,aris even 10 Andy
johnson, At The election last Angus. tho
vutc Mood ~ f'''iows, I'm State Trcas.
u,cr: Win. l.. fes1, U,lnuist, xe,0yl ,
JaslrA II. 0crrnnl, soecsa'onist,' Il 1877,
The contcst tsat August was bcswccr, those
, iasa::'g the ratification OF tho Constitutional
h:mrEinscnt atolia,!ng slavery, .and thoac
npf*1.lnr ratification. III the legislature tho
olja'urata Of ratification f,a,l decided mi.
,leftiy. Tho .oln csst this Atnc will Ia snucll
lcavlor-pcs'ai" aRgrrgatsnr 1tu 900 voics,
J. ~ thouaan0a Of rtbnas who wero dIafran.
chsetl last yeas, will now vo,o for Duvall.
IIoissoa's friends claim that 10 viii get 90 90
vose.s but that Will not be enough to r'etl