Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-06
KENTUCKY STATE ELECTION.
Not Much of Vote for Prohibition
The Democrats Elect Their Full stat,
Ticket by Majority of $4,000 q
10000

the democrats Elect Tneir run stare
Ticket by . Majority Of $4,000 to
10000
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3.-Kentucky
held a state election to-day. From
the fact that the Peoples party has
made a terrific fight during the cam
paign, and that on this account the eyes |
Of the west and south have been turned |
toward this state, the election is of more |
than usual Importance.
Four tickets were in the field-the |
Democratic, the Republican, the Peo-
pies party and Prohibition. The Pro-
hibition ticket cut smaller figure than
usual the Republican about the same,
while the Peoples and the Democratic
divided honors so far as the legislature
| is concerned.
The Democratic state ticket is elected
by about the usual majority-35, 900 to
10000.
The ticket is as follows: Governor,
John Young Brown; Lieutenant-gover-
nor, NJ. G. Afford; Attorney general,
w. ]. Hendrick; Auditor, l.. G. Nor
man; Treasurer, II. S. Hale; Superin-
tendent of public Instruction, Ed Porter
Thompson; Register Land Office, G. B.
Swango; Clerk of Court of Appeals, Abe
Adams.
CARRIED WITH A SWEEP.
Returns are now in, however, from
only so out of 119 counties and returns
are not full from these.
The new constitution has carried with
sweep and the majority for it is placed
at anything from 10000 to 100000. 1t
has not lost in single county and in
some cases the vote in its favor has been
practically unanimous. That it would
carry has been conceded, but the heavy
majority is great surprise to its oppo-
nents. These have included some Of
the best known and ablest public men in
the state, including Senator Carlisle and
Governor Buckner. Governor Buckner
, though a delegate in the constitutional
convention, SAID he could not bring him
! self TO vote for its work.
The Peoples party has polled only
about 10000 votes. These have come
I mostly from the Republican party and
from the cities. While the Alliance
was supposed to be back of the Peoples
party ii has done very little for it ON ac-
S count of discussions which arose last
3. January and which caused the retire.
S ment from the Alliance presidency OF
4 5. 3. Irwin, the Peoples party candi-
S date.
2 ALLIANCE CONTROLS THE LEGISLATURE
$ The Alliance has devoted itself to the
legislature and probably has practical
9 control Of that body, and so will control
Il the revision of the laws under the new
constitution. In only few instances
d has the Alliance put out candidates in
d opposition to the Democratic nominees
1t but il has taken care to control the
= Democratic nominations. So while the
o legislature will be nominally Demo
o cratic it will have strong Alliance
1t affiliations and tendencies.
is This may make its Interpretation O.
II the antitrust, the anti-corporation ant
d the railroad commission features of tn,
d new constitution very nearly what tn,
Alliance leaders desire. In several in
h stances where the Alliance has mad,
0. legislative nominations it has won
lie This is notably true at Greensboro
le where Petit and Berkhead, the Alliance
nominees, have both been elected by 20
to 500 majority. Petit is the forme
reading clerk of the National House 0
y. Representatives. As beneficiary o
10 the Democratic party he is bitterly con
D. dcmned for his detection to the Alliance
In He has never been farmer and is not
y member of the Alliance.
is The Prohibition party had full
le ticket in the field, but have polled
y. very light vote.
as The Democrats made no fight eithe
rs, for or against the constitution, bu
er most of the opposition was in tina
lg party. The new constitution suppressc
lg lotteries, equalizes taxation, regulate
* corporations and provides for the Aus
u, tralian secret ballot system.
cd The legislative fights all the last one
IN and here the Peoples party and III
d. Farmers Alliances may claim a victor,
~ One hundred representatives and mir
q. senators were to be elected. OF the q
candidates for the house Of represents
tives ia were farmers. In 20 distric
M all the nominees of ali parties were ia
~ mers.
u, In 81 other districts the nominees
eu the dominant party were farmers. {
~ those 54 farmer candidates at least .
y. were nominated by the Farmers All
NV ance or Peoples party, while most
" the others were embossed by the allianc
ne Returns up TO midnight show that
~ most Of the districts where straigl
" Farmers Alliance candidates were
10, the field they are elected, and the san
NC hioy po said VI inc ShuOleeu DtinuclHl
Nc In the house at least go farmers h;
been elected. The Democrats, howeve
will have control. Nineteen senate
were to be elected. AS near as can
'm told the senate will contain q Dem
81 Gratis, eight Republicans and thr
~ Peoples party men. Altogether 4
3nl election should prove satisfactory to
III parties. The Democrats get all the sta
, ,,H offices; the Republicans can claim vi
' t tory in the adoption Of the consttutio
.ne and the Peoples party and Farme
ele Alliance may claim the legislature.