Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-17
KENTUCKY POLlTIC S
Both Parties Developing Strong Taste fo'
Up-to-Date Progress.
Each Has IL FavOrite for the Presi.
Dental Field-The SenatOrship
Fight Uncertain.

The political awakening in Kentucky after
so many years of democratic dead calm is
taking on some very brisk features. Both
parties are developing a strong taste for up
to-date progress and already grasp OF up-to-
date maneuverng. Each party has now an
ambition to appear in the presidential field
The republican state convention will proba-
bly, instruct for Gov. Bradley, while in the
democratic state contention the names OF
both Mr.. Carlisle ana eX-Gov. Brown are
likely to be presented.s Sound money demo
Gratis want instructions for Mr.. Carlisle and
the silver men for eX-rtoV. Brown.
Pledge for Rome Men.
Kentucky. of course, stands no sort of
chance Of furnishing either party with its
candidate, but the result of pledging the
state to home men via be to make the vote
of the state in either convention count for
| n ore than it would if IS was left to enter the
national cotiilon dancing the part of the wild
Indian. The state with a partner at such
festivities always cuts a better figure and
enjoys more attention than the state with
out one. The Kentucky republicans, as to
the serious candidates are reported to be
divided between Reed and Mckinley, with
a cordial second choice feeling for Allison
So, by starting in under the Bradley banner
they can survey the Scene with some ease
and caution while the battle among the
leaders RACES and until good time comes to
X
ing OF I second choice, being not only di-
Eiied as TO first choice, but somewhat IN
der the discouragng conviction that The
whole problem in its last analysis, is hardly
worth while. rhe sound money men want to
compliment Mr. Carlisle, for whom they feel
a great admiral ton. and the silver men, with
an equally high appreciation of Mr. Brown
want 10 compliment him.
The Senatorial Fight.
Meanwhile the senatorial fight will come
On, and it is full of uncertainty. The legis-
lature is a tie on joint ballot. The demo-
Gratis have majority in the senate and the
republicans a majority in the house There
are no contests in the senate. but there are
Two IN the house considered very promisiu y
fer the republican contestants. Ii these two
seats are secured oy the republicans they
ought also to secure the senatorship
The democrats. however. are without
hope. one OF their cards will be- if har!
pressed, 10 try and prevent an election The
session of the legislature is limited by
statute to sixty days, and if the body ad-
Journs without electrg a Senator an ap-
lointment by the governor would not be
ratified here. That point was settled by the
Sena te in the cases of the Senators appoint
ed in ike circumstances several years ago hy
the governors of Washing ton, Montana and
Wyoming. Nor would the governor of Ken
tGcky he empoH to cau the legisa ture
together in extra session to try the task
over again. The effect, therefore. of a fail
are 10 elect at this session would he to send
the election ever two Years and ds4 olive it
On new legislature. with Judge Lindsay for
fuli year supporting, sngie-handed the
dignity of the blue grass commonwealth in
the upper house of Congress.