Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-04
The Senatorial Race.

NOW that the Legislature is organ
lied and ready for work the next i'm
portant matter to engage the atten-
ton of the public is the election of a
successor to Gen. Jno. S. Williams in
the United States Senate. There are
but three announced candidates,
Williams, Black burn, and Cain, the
latter, a politician of Louisville, who
is not regarded as being in the race,
In addition to these, there are two
distinguished gentlemen whose
names like Banquo's ghost will not
down. They are Jno. G. Carlisle
and Jas. A. Mckenzie. Speaker Car
Isle positively declined recently to
permit his name to go before the
caucus, but the following dispatch
from Frankfort to the Nashville
World indicates that his decision
3 may be revoked.
"FRANKFoRT, KY, Jan. 1.-The Uni
ted States Senatorial contest is a |
most bitter one between Williams
and Black burn. 1t can be set down
that neither will be elected. 1t re-
quires sixty votes to nominate, and
Williams only claims sixty-thEee.
This Blackburn's friend3 say he will
not get. There is strong ander-
current for John &. CARLISLE, and he
will be nominated. by Blackburn's
s Withdrawing in his favor, probably
after the first and second ballot.
This Blackbnrn's adherents have al
ready animated he will do, though
should the Democratic caucus decide
on a secret ballot. Carlisle viii de-
v5lop UNEXPECTED strength from the
start, and will receive the nominal
ton, The election of Carlisle will
not Interfere with his duties as
SpcakeN from the fact that he will
HOT be sworn ia as Senator until
March 4 1881"
"a At is not believed, however, by
those who ought to know that Mr..
G,rlisle will be q candidate and that
the Alexander to cut the Gordian
knot tied by Williams and Black
burn will be our own gifted McKcn-
zic.
For several days this impression
has been growing more and more
and it is now announced that MIR
Mckenzie's name will certainly q
before the caucus and that whea tAs
crisis comes Blackburn and CaA@ will
transfer their strength to hAA ant
defeat Gen. "Cerro Gordo" Williams,
The first blood in the racewas drawn
Tuesday by the anti-Waliams mel
in voting an adjourMsseRt before the
House was organized. The law pro
vides that a UM&te6 States Senate
shall be elected the second Tuesda!
after the orgaAizabioa Of the Legisla
ture. The election now will not TAXI
place uatil January 10.
The Louisville Posts correspon
dent says In regard to this:
"Tiiis postponement is looked upor
as a victory for the nti-William
party, as everybody considers tina
the longer the race is postponed thu
stronger Blackburn, Mckenzie ans
Cain will grow. The very fact tina
Williams friends were not able t.
prevent the postponement is S, ticien
evidence that the majority of tn
members-of the Lower House, a
least-is antagonists to Williams. l
concentration upon any one candi
date can be made the old war hors
is beaten" gt
oaAll things considered Mckenzie
chances are decidedly encouraging
lie is one of the most popular publ
men in the State; he has a recor
second to no Kentucky Congressma
now before the public; his pleasing
address and winning personaiit
make him favorite everywhere an
his speech in nominating Gov. KnoI
stamped him as a great man an
made admirers for him all over til
State. Nh. Mckenzie has not d.
clared himselfa candidate, but wi
leave the matter in the hands Of hi
friends. Western Kentucky is d.
nanding recognition and it may /
that the Legislature will honor NJ
only Western Kentucky but I'll
whole State by electing Christian
gollant son to the is. Senate.