, 1876-01-21

Tllora was big row In tho Kentucky Demo-
cratic Legislative caucus that nominated Mr,
DECg fur United BsatoB Senator. Representative
DowLEs, Of Tlko County, cinrged that )" Fraud,
asd corruption. and bribery, had boon uaod to
buy aud intitui,iato mo.nbera into votlug for tho
lIon. JAMES 3. DErN !" aud tlion specified that
"WILL1AM N. 1loun Ind offered money to buy
members to vote for Mr, l.EnK;" tl.at Ia
(DowLEs) llsd fouud bar in DECKS interest In
Eonn's room; and that ho had aeon A1r.
BECK in Slr. 1sonn's room, drinking With him."
Mr. uowLEs omitted 10 atato whotlcr he took 4
nip at lilo bar In question but lilo probability
Ii. lt1at, liko : truo Kontucky gentleman. he
swallowed three 1ngcrH Of 1ionn'a sour mash,
utterly regardless OF tho so,,rce from which tho
nectar enamatsa. Certain II IN, that, II ho did
imbbe, tho act produced no affect upun llis gen-
atoriul convictions; for said Ao.' III represent
q poor but proud constituency, whom mone5
Tor whisky cannot buy, mud whom will never
soli out" An Investigation into DowLEs' Charge
was auggosted; but Goa. lopoE "daalred
no invenugatton; without any knowledge Of
tho matter, ho would PRONOUNCE any charge
aRntnst JAMES u. BEoR'a Integrity az false as
hoil; and ho called upon oil iorerB OF BEcE to
"fofow him. and, 1t may be, do with hin iIero."
Senator BLAcKNuEN also tallod to tho defense
Of Deer, and. to sllou bis party orthodoxy, rc-
Marked ~ have sucked this Democratic SOW
twelve yoa1s. The difficulty ia, abo has moro
pigs than tents (" Mr. CnAuDocK supported tho
proposal for an investigation, although. "for
tho sake Of my proud Commonwealth, do not
wish to bolieye this CHARGE" Ho, however, &C.
knowiedgod that he did not ntond to cast hla bal
lot for hfr. DEcK, but "intcndodto vote tho natna
Of this eountty's greateHt statesman, BonAtor
SwoorE!" {sbades OF Gen. quArTLEDuM and
Gen. QusrAvus ApoLruus 6CnoGds Ehoro aro
5o2) Mr. D1DwELt. who had been out to 300
hr. DEcE, hero reported that that gentleman
denounced tho chargo as mallciousiy fAlsa whore~
upon tho idea Of investigation vas abandoned,
and DEcK was placed in formal nom-
nation. At this juucturc tho nccusalory BowLEs,
and Boyoral others Of like thinking, Withdrew
from ths caucua. Tho Chaitlnan favored III ad-
]onrnment, as, "lf tho nomination waH mado
without a full representation, 10 would fosl
compelled to repudiato the nomination, mucl,
ar 1t might pain hinl." TAe caucus rafuaed to
adjourn, aud tho Chairman followed in tho waka
OF DowLEs; which not caled forth from Ropro-
sentative PRESTON tho remark, that - IIo waa
worry sorry ~ SEQ tho Chairman, who had 30 well
discharged hia dutics, leaving with those gen.
tlemcn wlo. like Parthians, ehot thoir arrows
bollud them. Tho scono Witnessed Has oto tltl
'brata' from tho purleus Of Louisville
would deE!de. Tho proceedings Witnessed Weso
dpgracoful. II tho gen.lemon chose to GO,
liko CAT11ISE, from fomet lot them CO." At
this timo. 1t YVES aacortninod that. out Of 12t
Democratic monlbes8 OF the Legislature, 40 wero
not pres0nt, only having bccn absent when
tho proceedings wero commenced, At 4 o'clocK
in tho uo.ning, HEcg was nominated by q yose
Of 7G out Of 79 and ins partisaha dispersed,