Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06

| The Battle I'm the Blue Grass State
Has Been n Close One.
| The battle in Kentucky has been close
| one. Last night both sides claimed victory.
| with the odds in favor Of the republicans.
| Colonel Bradley made great inroads in sew
| eral democratic strongholds. Louisville and
\ Jefferson county, which was considered the
center of the fight. apparently went repub-
| lean. Four years ago Jefferson county,
| of which Louisville is the county seat, gave
| a democratic majority for governor of J171
Returns from Ill of the 1856 precincts in the
! county give Bradley 3,79S majority.
Bradley carried his own county. Garrard
and Bourbon county alone indicated a re-
publican loss. Hardin may pull through in
! Fayette county and Lexington with small
| plurality. Chairman Norman of the demo-
cratic state committee claimed Hardn's
| election by 15,0G0 early in the evening, but
| when asked for an estimate later refused to
reiterate his claim.
The Louisville republicans claim all the
| municipal offices except two or three school
trustees and that the city and county will
| give Bradley majority of from G,OO0 to
| 5000.
At Frankfort yesterdays was the largest
vote ever polled. Republicans elect the city
| council and all of the school trustees. The
county Franklin) gives Hardin 2,1S3, Brad
| ley, 1,125.
At Col. BradIcy's Home.
In Colonel Bradley's home, Lancaster
| from early morning the streets were filed
withpeople Two long streamers, white and
| blue, stretched across the main street near
| the square. from which was suspended a
| portrait of Colonel w. O. Bradley There
| was the best of order maintained. The law
| in Kentucky regarding the sale of liquors on
election day is strict and, as result, there
| were few intoxicated lnen to be seen. Col
Bradley remained at home all day.
| Last night the Lancaster court house vas
turned into a telegraph office. An admission
fee was charged and returns We're read to
| the enthusiastic listeners. Shortly after 6
| o'clock Colonel Bradley arrived at the court
| house. where he received the returns, sitting
| at the elbow of the operator in the jury
| room. He was the coolest man in the room.
| The first report came from Bryantsvlle,
| then the Lancaster precincts came in, " 18th
| the crowd yelling wildly. Colonel Bradley
| carried his home by e.. 1t usually goes 200
turns began to come in. With one exception
| these showed gains for Colonel Bradley.
| The one exception was Bourbon county,
| which showed loss of over 200 at 10 o'clock.
| 1t was estimated that If the same ratio was
maintained Colonel Bradley would carry the
| state by large majority. AS the night wore
on the enthusiasm of the crowd grew.
| At 10 o'clock Colonel Bradley said that if
returns kept up he would carry the eighth
| congressional district by 800. Its usual
dem ocratic majority is 200. He carries his
own county, Garrard, by 3a5, democratic
| loss of $40.
victory for the Women.
The entry of Kentucky women into politics
resulted in victory for them at Lexington
yesterday. Lexington schools had been
manipulated by the politicians until they be-
came honeycombed with scandals The lew
charter for Lexington allowed the women to
| vote for members of the board of education
| beginning with yesterdays election. Re-
| publcans and democrats both declined to
| run candidates against the women's ticket
| but few days ago the democratic commit
tee put out an opposition ticket
The women had been instructed to vote
for Miss Laura Clay and they succeeded so
| well that, although the democrats induced
| many coored men to vote the democratic or
| "gentlemen's'' ticket, as they termed it, the
| women won after a hard struggle by an
average majority of 23T. There was no
| rowdyism around the polls. The election
officers for the board of education were all
women. They performed their duties with
as much dexterity as did the men in the
! regular election for state officers Miss
Laura Clay and other leading women's
| rights women, through whose efforts the
are enthusiastic over the success attending
their first experience in politics
May Depend on One County.
Scattering returns received up to 1 o'clock,
including Louisville and the county, give
Hardin a majority of LOO. These returns
come from every county in the state. Four
years ago, in a race for governor, the demo-