Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-17
CARLISLE WINS.
lie is Nominated by AccIamation to Sue
coed Senator Beck.

| by telegraph 20 the Dispatch.l
| LOUISVILLE, March 16.-John G. Carlisle
was nominated 10 succeed Senator Beck by
! the Democratic caucus at Frankfort to-
| night The nomination would almost GER
| tainlv have been made last night had not
! DR.. W. H. Norman, "a member from Hen
| dcrsOn, without consultation, announced
| that he mad all along voted for Knott, but
| he no longer believed Knott could win and
would support Carlisle. This angered the
| Knott men and they rallied and with other
| opposition secured adjournment.
! The Carlisle leaders have been uneasy all
| day over this incident. When the caucus
| assembled tonight, however with the in
| stTuctiOns for Carlisle received during the
! day from several constituencies, and with
| the general sentiment for Carlisle becoming
! steadily stronger, their anxiety was found
! TO be groundlese. At the opening Repre-
! sentative Settle Withdrew his name
| from the contest. Then Representative
| Cooper. for Ex-Governor Knott with
| cheers from Carlsle's friends. ballot
was then taken and stood: Carlisle, 81:
! Lindsay, 30: McCreary, 30. Senator
| Smith then Withdrew McCreaTy and the
| fight was ended. The ninth ballot Vas
! taken and the announcement of Carlisle ~
| was made, when, above the wild cheering,
was heard a strong voice moving TO make
| the nomination unanimous. The motion
| was carried.
Carhses vote gave him fifteen majority.
| There are general congratulations here
| tonight over the result, which Is in har-
m0ny with the wishes Of q large majority
| of the voters of the State.
| Tho newspaper Offices here We're seTe-
| naded and crowd marched through the
| streets cheering in honor of the event.
| John Griffin Carlisle was born In Camp
l.. f|.r, kFrrI or
| 3, 1895. He was the youngest son III large
| family. received a cOmmOn-schOOl educa-
ton, studied law. taught for q time IN
COVingtOn and elsewhere, and was admit
ted to the bar Of Kentucky IN 1853.
Tie served several terms in the Ken
lucky House Of Representatives, ac-
curing in the mean time an extensive and
| lucrative law practice. During the war
! between the States he was opposed to Sc
| cession. IN 1866 and 1869 he was a member
| of the State Senate He was a delegate TO
| the National Democratic Convention held
III New York IN 1868. was Llcutenant-Goy-
ernor OF kentucy from 1871 till 1875. and IN
| 1916 was presidential cloCtOr. The same
wear be was elected to Congress, taking ms
seat in March, 1877, and has been SIX times
reelected. He soon became prominent as
Democratic leader, was appointed amem-
Der of the Committee on Ways and Means,
and attracted attention by an able speech
on revenue reform. On the organization It
Congress IN December. 1888, he was elect
ed Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives. to which Office he was re-elect-
ed in 1885 and IN 1887. On the
vital question of tariff reform Mr.. Car
Isle has placed himself on record III the
following quotation from a speech which
ne made upon the floor of the House:
" Ia the broad and sweeping sense which
the use Of the term generally implies
am not Free Trader. OF course,
that is understood. At least il should be.
| will add that in my judgment II Will be
years vet before anything ia the nature OF
free trade will be wise or practicable
for the United States. When we speak
of this subject We refer TO ap-
proximate free trade, which has no idea Of
crippling the growth OF home industries,
but simply of scaling down the iuiquities
of the tariff schedule. where they are utter
" out Of proportion to the demands OF that
growth. After we have calmly stood by and
allowed mOnopOlies to grow lat, we should
not DO asked TO make them blOated. our
enormous surplus revenues are illogical
and oppressive. 1t is entirely I'M
democratic to continue these burdens
on the people for years and years
after the requirements of protec-
ton have been met and the Representatives
# these industries have become incrusted
with wealth This is the general PROPOSE
ton on which / stand. The rest Is mere
matter of detail to be settled with Judg-
ment. discretion, and caution."]