The sun., 1878-11-04
4 YELLOW FEVER HERO.
DR.. blackburn q Leading Candidate for Gov.
ernor OF Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. at is a curious
and unexpected issue that has lately confront
ed three out Of the four candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Governor in Ken
tucky A few weeks ago there were practically
but three candidates in the field. The Hon
William Lindsay. ex-Chief Justice OF the Court
OF Appeals. would not present himself for the
reelection that was very certainly his. because
he thought that his nomination to the
Governors chair wns equally certain. But
Lleut.-Goy john .. Underwood and the Hon
Thomas l.. Jonr- .s-COngress plan from the
Sixth District, cn'i had apparently no less we'll
1Qunded hopes 50; e, ram local issues would
give him the Democratic nomination for Cow
ernor. Rut the outlook for each OF these three
has suddenly become very gloomy.
DIR. Luke p. Blackburn OF Louisville is n
stout. Joy we!l-to-do and wcll-preservcd
55Id EentGmSSn Sa Hdr % ngar ant An elder
gresham from the Seventh Kentucky District
He came prominently before the Northern pub
lie during the war rs ono ~ tho alleged con-
spirators To infect Northern cities with cnntasi-
Gus dlsease by shipping q them cArEoes Of
injected I'M, clothing from The West India Islands
and Cuba. he Is now tho President OF n COM
pany that manufactures and sells the nimble
salts from the famous Crab Orchard Springs OF
When the yellow fever broke out in epidemic
fofm IN Mnmphs and Shreveport. four years
ago, DR.; Blackburn promptly volunteered his
professional services TO u" snlltinn cities.
They wore THANKFULLY ucccpted. and for two
monthh or more tnc aged physician iHbOred un-
.Nh7lHA ~ 'N' itNT piihiN ~ mflnlnlS ana mo
homes cf Shreveport giving 10 the curable sick
mid that proved most valuable. aud. to the hope
lessly strckcn, good cheer IN thOr dying mo-
ments. A photograph representing him slit ne
by u hospital Il, with sufferers hand i'm mis-
Will b1 remembered ns reproduced IN the IL
Illustrated journals ~ the time. When the
plague broke out Inst summer Dr. Blackburn
again made offer of his Services TO the Howard
Association and was assigned 20 the south
western cities ol Kentucky. where the fever WAS
terribly fatal.
! week or two ago some local newspaper in
this district suggested his name for Governor
The idnu seemed electric. The press and the
people generally throughout tho State took il
w, and tho t0Uri0'-,IOuVHd' OF this town now
says that II the nominating Convention should
assemble this week " DIR. Blackburn would he
nominated by acclamntlon." Au enthusiastic
journal IN the interior says; "BLena Vista
made Gen, Taylor President; n night walk 10
Cerro GOrdc sent John :. Williams to the United
States senate, and ths EospitHlS at Hickman
will make old I.uEc Blackburn Governor OF the
proud Commonwealth oi kentucky"
Dr. Blackburn Is iairy before the people for
the nomination. Tho story II told Of him tlut
at n little dance In Lincoln County. he made IL
his siness 10 be present, ana footed Il merrily
with tho girls in spite ot his 20 years. Their
sweetLcar and husbands and fathers prom
iscd 10 n man 10 give MN their votes.
In the face OF such prestige and such a can
yasS II IL natural TINT the coveted chair at
Frank tort should senm 10 the three opposing
candidatrs n shadow that daily grows more un-
substantial.