The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-07
KENTUCKY IS WITH US.
Bradley Elected Governor and a Re-
publican Legislature Chosen.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. 6.-Republican
gains and Democratic concessions show to-
night that not only has Kentucky elected
the full Republican State ticket, but that
the complexion of the Legislature assures
a Republican successor to United States
Senator Blackburn. State Auditor Norman,
the Democratic campaign chairman, in &
statement to the Commercial, said that
publcans, with the help of the Populists
will assuredly control the Legislature he
said, "and Blackburn is sure to be de-
feated. Kentucky is now a Republican
State. The people wanted change, and
they took it, the Re2vblicans being aided
by both Populists and A. p. As No one
ton, not even Carlisle"
DR.. W. S. Hunter, chairman Of the Re-
publican State campaign committee, re-
fused to make any estimate as to major
tiles. 1.-The State ticket is elected by round
pluralities," he said, "and the Legislature
will be Republican on joint ballot, but 1
won't make any guesses. am waiting for
authentic figures"
The Commercial tomorrow will claim that
the Republicans are certain OF majority
in the Legislature on joint ballot. The Com
merciars figures show the composition of
the lower house as follows: Republicans,
fifty-four; Democrats, forty-three; Demo-
Twelfth and the Ninety-frst have not been
heard from. The Senate will stand: Repub-
licans. fifteen; Democrats, twenty-five, with
one district, the Thirty-fifth. to hear from.
The Thrty-ifth district gave 461 Republican
majority in 1894 and is confidently counted
safely Republican, and at least one
of the missing legislative districts is ex-
pected to go the same way. The total vote
on joint ballot is 1885, and as the Republicans
have sxty-nine certain, but one of the miss
ing districts is needed to give clear ma
jority. Bradleys majority will be between
10000 and 1900 exact ..gures being un-
obtainable.
Bradley Boomed for President.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 6.-Col. w. o. Brad
ley. who yesterday carried Kentucky for
the Republicans in the gubernatorial cleo
ton, will be the choice of his State for
the presidency, and his friends claim that
he will have the support of the Southern
Republicans. Tt is a significant fact that
the friends of Governor Morton, as we'll
as the political champions of Governor
Mckinley, have all been in constant cor
respondence with the friends of Colonel
Bradley. and have urged them to push his
claims for the second place on the ticket.
Colonel Bradley has heretofore refused to
discuss the matter, but tonight it is an
nounced by Walter Forester, secretary of
Colonel Bradleys campaign committee and
managing editor of the Commercial, the
Republican organ of the State, that Col
Bradley's claims for national recognition
will be urged in the next national conven-
ton. General Dudley was in Louisville
during the Grand Army Encampment, and
had long conference with Colonel Brad
ley's friends in which the Importance of
Kentucky was discussed probably hav-
ing the deciding vote in the next national
convention, with the possibility of its Rep
resentatives in Congress having the decid-
ing votes in case the election of President
should be thrown into the House. General
Dudley declared that Kentucky would be
the pivotal State in 1885, and that Colonel
Bradley would be a most prominent figure
an national politics.
The friends of Governor Morton are urg-
ing the Bradley people to support the New
York man on the ground that the relative
geographical positions of New York and
Kentucky would render Morton's nomina-
tion for President almost decisive in favor
of Bradley's nomination for Vice President
On the other hand. the Mckinley men are
arguing that Mckinley and Bradley would
make the strongest ticket that could be
put up. because of the personal magnet
ism of the two men and the prestige that
they enjoy of having won many gallant
victories. 1t is also urged in favor of the
Ohio-Kentucky combination that it would
thus divest the ticket of any extreme ten
denotes on either the currency or tariff
questions. both men representing States In
which manufacturing and agricultural in
terests are OF nearly equal Importance. and
where public sentiment is decidedly con-
servative.
Colonel Bradley will come to Louisville
tomorrow from his home In Lancaster,