Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-04
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
Democratic Victory in the
Blue Grass State. y
Maiorities Ranging from 10000
to $4,000.
The New Constitution Overwhelm-
ingly Ratified.
The New Legislature is a Granger Body.
The Alliance Speaker of the Ne
brasla House Assumes the
Governorship.
Associated Press Dispatches.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August with
quiet election Kentucky today elected a
state ticket, adopted constitution and
chose a legislature. The state officers
elected are: Governor, John Young
Brown of Henderson lieutenant-gov-
ernor, M. G. Afford OF Lexington; attor-
ney general, w. j. Hendrick of Flem-
ingsburg; an auditor, treasurer, super
intendent of public instruction, register
land office and clerk of the court OF ap-
peals. All are Democrats, and go in by
majorities ranging from 20, 900 to AZ, 900,
The Republican party has not had in
A. T. Wood, of Mt. Sterling, so agrees
sive and popular candidate as Bradley
was four years ago, and the Democratic
majority will probably show an increase.
The returns are now in, however, from
only fifty out of 119 counties, and the
returns are not full from these.
The new constitution has carried, and
the majority for it is placed at anything
from 80 900 to 100000. The heavy ma
iority for it is great surprise to its
opponents. These have included some
of the best known and ablest public men
in the state, including Senator Carlisle
and Governor Buckner.
The Peoples party has polled about
10000 votes. These. have come mostly
from the Republican party and four
cities. While the Alliance was supposed
to be back OF the Peoples party, it has
done very little for it on account of the
dissensions which arose last January
and which caused the retirement from
the Alliance of its state president,
S. B. Erwin, the Peoples party
candidate. The Alliance has de-
voted itself to the legislature, and
probably has practical control Of that
BODY, and 30 will control the revision of
the laws under the new constitution.
In only few instances has the Alliance
put out candidate in opposition to the
Democratic nominations. So, while the
legislature will be nomiDally Demo-
cratic, it will have strong Alliance
affiliations and tendencies.
The Prohibition party had q full ticket
in the field, but polled q very light vote.
The latest returns tonight indicate
that the legislature will stand about as
follows Farmers and farmer Demo
Gratis, 73; straight Democrats, SO; Re-
publicans, Is.
lu6 COuSClUutlOu WHICH, tuc SIduScI
legislature will revise the state laws for,
prohibits lotteries, trusts to control
prices, and provides for the stringent
oversight OF railroads by commission.
CINCINNATI, August 3.-Several gentle
men prominent in the Peoples party,
returned from the state campaign in
Kentucky, are stopping here tonight,
en- route to the state convention of the
Peoples party in Springfield, Wednes-
day. Among them are HI. E. Taube-
neck, chairman of the national execu-
tive committee Of the Peoples party,
and w. w. Wilkins, associate editor of
the American Nom Conformist. Wilkins
says he feels sure the Peoples party
and the Farmers Alliance will elect 81
out of 100 members to the house
of representatives. One half OF the SEN
ate, eighteen members in all, are to be
elected, and he thinks the Peoples
party will secure six and possibly seven
of these. He says they concentrated
their efforts to secure the legislature.