The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-04
KENTUCKY rs REDEEMED,
Not from Democracy, but from the Effects
of Pro-Slayery Constitution.

of n Pro-Slasery Constitution.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3-To-day was the
last election by viva voce vote that will
ever be held in Kentucky. The new Con-
stitution, despite the powerful opposition
of railroads. banks and corporations gen.
orally. has carried by an overwhelming
majority. and the last State Constitution
that still recognizes slavery is thing Of
the past. The new Constitution will tax
railways. banks and stock companies. abol-
ish the Office of Public Printer, provide for
a secret-ballot system and municipal-gov-
eminent reforms. and also contains an anti
lottery clause, which will wipe out the half
dozen lottery charters now being operated
with mi-daily drawings at Covington
and Louisville. in the interests of policy"
games throughout the United States gen.
orally.
Reports from the cities and towns through
out the State indicate that the Democratic
ticket has about the usual majorlty-prOb-
ably 10000. Indications are that the Al
lance, or Peoples party vote is very small,
despite the fact that every effort was made
for two months preceding the election to
organize the Alliance men in this State
All the leaders of that movement of nation
al reputation, including Senator PETER and
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas and Taubeneck,
of Illinois. stumped the State thoroughly.
The greater part of the Alliance vote seems
to have been drawn from the Republi
party. The vote for and against the new
Constitution was without partisan signiti-
canoe. Later returns indicate that the
vote for the new Constitution is fully five
times as great as that against it.
The State officers elected are: Governor,
John Young Brown, of Henderson,; Lien
tenant-governor, Nj. G.. Afford, of Lexing-
ton; Attorney general, w. J. Hendricks. OF
tIemlngsburg, together with an Auditor.
L. e II l.
struction. Register of the Land Office and
Clerk of the Court of Appeals All are
Democrats. The Republican party has not
had in A. g. Wood. of Mount Sterling, so
aggressive and popular candidate as
Bradley was four years ago, and the Demo
cratic majority Will probably show an in
crease. Returns are now In, however,
from only fifty out of 1l9 counties.
and returns are not full from
these. The new Constitution has
carried with sweep. and the majority
for it Is placed at nything from fifty TO
one hundred thousand. 1t has not lost in a
single county, and In some cases the vote
in it's favor has been practically unani-
NOUS. The heavy majority is great sur
prise to its opponents. These have in
ciuded some of the best known and able
public men in the State, including Senator
Carlisle and Governor Buckner. Governor
Buckner, though delegate in the constr
tutiOnal convention. said he could not
bring himself to vote for it's work The
Peoples party has polied only about 10000
votes.
The Alliance has devoted itself to the
Legislature. and probably has practical
control of that body. and so will control
the revision of the laws under the new
Constitution. In only few instances hes
tion to the Democratic nominees. but il has
taken care 10 control the Democratic NOM
nations. So, while the Legislature will be
nominally Democratic. it will have strong
may make its Interpretation of the anti
trust the AUTHORIZATION and the rail-
road commission features of the new
Constitution very nearly what the
Alliance leaders desire. In several
instances where the Alliance has
made legislative nominations it has won.
This is notably true at Greensboro, where
Petit and Berkhead, the Alliance nomi-
nees, have both been elected by 200 to 500
majority.
Petit is the former Reading Clerk of the
national House of Representatives. As a
beneficiary of the Democratic party he is
bitterly condemned for his detection to the
Alliance. He has never been a farmer and
is not a member of the Alliance.
The Prohibition party had full ticket
in the field, but have polled very light
vote.
Of 22s candidates for the Legislature, 124
are farmers. In twenty three legislative
districts all the candidates were farmers.
In thirty-o one other districts the nominees
of the dominant party were farmers.
So that there is almost an absolute cer-
tainty that ffty-four farmers. more than
half the whole number of members, have
been elected to the House. On joint SEES
sion the Legislature will stand about as
follows: Farmers and farmer Democrats,
70; straight Democrats, so; Republicans, Is.
Picturesque Cherokee Politics.
TAHLEQUAH. !. T., Aug. 3.-The general
election of the Cherokee nation takes place
to-day. There are three candidates in the