Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-04
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.

1t S"h's Place To-Day The Rivat Tickets
and Platforms.
The only regular State election held in
August takes place to day in Kentucky,when
there will be elected Governor and State
officers, 100 members of the House of Rep
members Of the Senate for four years. The
two tickets in the field are as follows:
Governor. .... Walter Evans. L. P. Blackburn.
Lieut-Gov ..O. s. Deming Jas. E. Cantril
Atty-General. Albert H. Clarkt P. Watt. Hardin
Auditor. .......J. A. Williamson. Fayette Hewitt.
Register Id OF John H. Wilson Ralph Sheldon.
sup't Pub. ms. M. Mcintyre Jos. D. Pickett.
*Renominated. Tin place Of William o. Bradley,
nominated but compelled, through Illness to decline.
tin place of Matt O'DoherIy, declined.
The most important resolutions in the Re-
publican platform eulogizs the national Re-
publican organization and approve the Gin
cinnati platform of 1876; urge the increased
efficiency OF the common school system;
favor holding convention to revise and
amend the State constitution; condemn the
Democratic administration of Kentucky af-
fairs for extravaganza, neglect to develop the
school system, and encouragement of law
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public money for internal improvements de.
clare for currency sound and uniform in
value, regulated by the authority of the ma
ton, and convertible into coin at the will of
the holder; denounce the attempt of the
Democrats during the extra session to coerce
the President; approve the federal election
laws, and express admiration and esteem for
exPresident Grant, and qualification at his
reception abroad.
The Democratic platform is much shorter.
1t denounces the action of the electoral COM
mission of 1876; heartily approves the DO
sition taken by the Kentucky delegation in
Congress in lacking the riders to the ap-
preparation bills; favors holding State con-
stitutional convention; and pledges the
party to take steps to perfect the common
school system until every child in the State
has been furnished with the means of fair
English education.
The present legislature of Kentucky stands
Senate, 81 of 80 members Democratic;
House, 81 of 100; total on joint ballot, 124
Democrats, IA Republicans. In the preced
ing legislature the Democratic majority was
70. In 1876 the vote for Tilden was 1885,
COG, and for Hayes 97,156; Democratic ma
jority, G2,534 without including q
Greenback vote of 1914 and Pro-
hibition vote of S1S. Last year the field was
much mixed, through the presence of indie
pendent Democrats and National candidates
for Congress, but the total vote may be
fairly divided into: Democratic, 1O2, ITO;
Republican, 47,173; National, 1904. Elec-
tons in Kentucky, therefore, are merely mat
ters of majorities for tho Democrats. This
year, however, the Republicans have prose-
cuted very lively campaign, in the hope of
making 80 good show as to aid materially
their brethren in Maine and Ohio, and there
is good prospect of their making gains in
tie legislature, and fair one of their bring
ing out G IN ,iderably fuller vote relatively
than the Democrats. The latter have taken
the alarm, as is indicated by the address
from the State Central committee urging the
conservative voters everywhere to 60 to the
e polls and harmonic their differences.