St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-04
JUST AS IT EVER WAS
Kentucky Democrats Stand
for Principle and Vote
Straight.
New Constitution Adopted by
a Surprisingly Large
Majority.
The Legislature Is Demo-
cratic, With Strong Alli-
ance Leanings.
j, Simpson, SOekIeSS States
j. Simpson, SockleSs States
man, Says Sherman Is to :
Be Shelved.'

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3.-With quiet
election, Kentucky has to-day elected
full state ticket, adopted a constitution
and chosen legislature to enforce it.
The state officers elected are: Cover
nor, John Young Brown, of Henderson;
lieutenant governor, NJ. G. Afford, of
Lexington: attorney general, w. j.
Hendricks, of Flemingsburg: an au.
ditor, treasurer, superintendent Of
public instruction. register of the
land Office and clerk of the court
of appeals. All are Democrats and 60
in by majorities ranging from 10000 to
10000. The Republican party has not
had in A, Il. Wood. of Mount Sterling,
SO aggressive and popular a candidate
Bradley was four years ago, and the
Democratic majority will probably
show an increase when returns are in.
Results are reported in only so out Of
119 counties, and are not full from these.
The new constitution has carried with Ia
sweep and the majority for it is placed
at anything from $4,000 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 ever
since the Courier-JOurnal withdrew
from active opposition. but the heavy
majority is great surprise to its op-
ponents. These have included some of
the best known and able public men in
the state, including Senator Carlisle
and Gov. Buckner. The latter, though
a delegate in the constitutional conyen-
ton, said he could not bring himself to
vote for its work.
Tlae Peoples Party
has polied only about 10000 votes.
These have come mostly from the Re-
publican party and from the cities.
While the Alliance was supposed to be
back of the Peoples party; it has done
very little for it on account OF dIsSen-
sions which arose last January and
which caused the retirement from the
Alliance presidency of s. B. Erwin, the
Peoples party candidate. The Alliance
has devoted itself to the legislature,
and probably has practical centFel
of that body, and so will control the re-
vision of the laws under the new con-
stitutIon. In only few instances has
the Alliance put out candidates in Op-
position to the Democratic nominees.
but it has taken care to control these
nominations. SO, while the legislature
will be nominally Democratic, it will
have strong Alliance affiliations and
tendencies. This may make its inter-
pretation of the antitrust, anti-cOr-
poraton and the railroad COM
mission features of the new con-
stitution very nearly what the
Alliance leaders desire. In sew.
eral instances where the Alliance has
made legislative nominations it has
won. This is notably true at Ovens
boro, where Petit and Berks, the
Alliance nominees, have both been
elected by 200 to 500 majority. Petit is
the former reading clerk of the national
house of representatives and is bene-
ficiary of the Democratic party; he is
bitterly condemned for his disatfection
for tue Alliance. He has never been a
farmer and is not a member of the
Alliance. The Prohibition party had a
full ticket in the field, but have polled
very light vote.