Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-15
CARLISLE LEADS.
McCreary's Vote Small, but He May
Dictate Results.

The first ballot in the democratic caucus at
Frankfort last night resulted: Carlisle. "a;
Lindsay, %; Knott, u; McCreary, 10; Moore,
II; Settle, 5. On the second ballot McCreary
gained and Settle lost Third-Carlisle, SO;
MeCreary. 10; Lindsay, %; Knott. Is; Moore.
16. Settle. g. Fourth-Carlisle, 80; McCreary
IL; Lindsay, Is; Knott, l6; Moore, IL; Settle, 7.
Adjourned
Evan Settle, the sixth man in the race. ia a
popular member of the lower house of the leg
stature. coming from Owenton. He is one Of
the leading orators Of the state. The result OF
the baiiotlns has no especial bearing It
shows a gain for Carlisle and LINDSAY at the
close. but hardly enough to base any calcula-
ton upon. Carlisle Is undoubtedly stronger
and his men are in a mood to push the contest
10 close. The selection of successor to Sem
ator Beck has brought about an unusual state
OF alhrs. Never before in fifty years has a
kentucky Senator died while the leg islature
was IN session. There have been some pecu-
har contests IN the history Of the state. The
most notable one was when Henry CLAW was
elected Senator when he was only twenty-nine
years old, and he had to wait until he was
thirty before he took his seat being the yoong-
est man who ever sat in that BODY But a yeTy
different state of affairs now exists There are y
dozen candidates for the senatorship and most
OF them have very good claims on the legis-
lature.
The PROMINENT cASDrDArEs
Frankfort special to the PHILADELPHIA In
9'flrer reviews the situation carefully. First.
OF course, In prominence is ex-Speaker Car
Isle. whom everybody outside of the state
thought at once ought to have the place. He
Is the best known of the candidates. He has
mad the support of all the Covington and Louis
vile people and 1t was generally supposed that
the opposition to him would be feeble. On the
contrary. IL WAS strong from he.
he was the leading Candidate. But the mo-
ment he was announced after a DELAY of sew
eral days Frankfort was flooded with stories of
now he was accustomed to indulge too freely
IN nquor at Washington and many tales of
orgies In which he was prominent factor were
limited at when Mr.. Carlisle was out of bearing.
He has never deigned to answer any of these
aithough his friends have stoutly maintained
tieman should.
McCreary Is the coming man in Kentucky.
He represents political syndicate which con-
trois s3.OOO,OO0 and proposes a gigantic deal of
the oihces IN Kentucky. This strong combina-
ton Is represented by McCreary, ]. Stone
Walker and John ID. Harris. These men all
hve at Richmond and represent an immense
capital, which has grown TO mammoth proper
tons by investments in the undeveloped min
eral lands OF Kentucky, on which they have
lately realized. Walker and Harris are with
McCreary at Frankfort. They Immediately
announced when the canvass opened that Nc
Creary should be elected at any cost and went
TO work on that principle 1t is said the COM
blne put up 500 600 as a starter with an
understanding that another barrel was always
ready.
The plan announced was to elect McCreary
TO the Senate, have Walker succeed him as
Congressman and make Harris governor a DO
sutton for which he was beaten by Governor
Buckner at the last election. Their scheme in
the senatorial race was to scatter the vote SO
that Carlisle could not be elected in the first
law raichtf hell nt1, I%k.o
the hight until they could get in their work
Their preliminary Efforts were successful. Nc
CreGrys literary b. Eau was early at work and
Carllsle's friends Lrge the story of his
orunAenness sent out from Washing ton to his
Willy rival His vote on the first ballot was a
disappointment.
Judge Lindsay Of the state senate is a brainy
man-one Of the ablest LAWYERS IN Kentucky
IL has always been his ambition to sit in the
United States Senate. He has a lovely young
wife, whom he would like to see in Washington
society He was at first thought to be the
most prominent candidate outside of McCrearv
and Carlisle. but so many candidates entered
the race that he soon fell behind. In fact Nc
Creary cut him up badly at the start He is
the leader In the state senate, and came near
making the race against Blackburn early in
the session. He is upright and in many re-
speets resembles the late Senator Beck in
mental characteristics. he is not expected to
hold his big vote.
Proctor Knott has been sitting in the lobby
OF the Capital Hotel telling stories to an admir-
ing crowd scarcely one of whom is a member
OF the legislature. His strength has been scat
tered through dozen complimentaries and he
has not at any time taken the trouble to bring
them together. With big and active brain
he Is the LATEST man physically in public life
IN the United States. His career of SIX years in
Congress is all embraced in his famous Duluth
speech. The routine labor of answering letters
and attending to the requests of his constit-
uents was too much for him and he voluntarily
gave up his seat in Congress rather than be
bothered with it. His vote on the first two
ballots was surprisingly large.
Gov Buckner, the Hero Of Fort Donel-
son, as his friends. in the face Of history per-
slst in calling him, has sat all along in the ex-
ecutive mansion trying to appear dignifed
while seeing the one chance at political prefer
ment Of his life slip away from him. He has
cut little figure in the race. His vetoes many
OF them only equaled by Cleveland's in the
contempt he showed for the legislative depart
ment, killed him for any favors from the legis-
hture. But for these he would have been
leading candidate from the start
The balloting by the legislature in Joint bal
lot was without any unexpected feature. Car
Isle received 43 votes. McCreary and the rest
were given to who are not candidates