Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-17
KE NTUCKY POLITICS
Both Parties Developing Strong Taste for
Up-to-Date Progress
Each Has n FavOrite for the Presi.
Dental Field-The SenntOrship
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 strong taste for up
to-date progress and ready grasp of up-to-
date maneuvering. 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 convention the names of
both Mr.. Carlisle and ex-Gov. Brown are
likely TO be presented Sound money demo-
Gratis want instructions fer Mr.. Carlisle and
the silver men for eS-Gcv. Brown.
Pledge for Home 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 will be to make the vote
OF the state in either convention count for
n ore than 1t would il it was left to enter the
national cotilon 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, 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 iages and until a good time comes to
choose. The democrats are not as vet think
ing OF &" second choice, being not only di-
vided as to a first choice, but somewhat I'M
der the discouragfng conviction that the
whole problem, in its last analysis, is hardly
worth while. The sound money men want TO
compliment Mr.. Carlisle, for whom they feel
a great admire ton, and the silver men, with
an equally high appreciation of Mr. Brown,
want to compliment him.
The Senatorial Fight
Meanwhile the senatorial fight will come
en-. and it is full of uncertainty The legis-
iature is 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 promising
fer the republican contestants. If these two
seats are secured oy the republicans they
ought also to secure the senatorship.
The democrats however, are not without
nope. One of their cards will be, IL hard
pressed, to try and prevent an election. The
session OF the legislature is limited by
statute to sixty days. and if the body adj
Journs without electing a Senator. an ap-
pointment by the governor would not be
ratified here. That point was settled by the
Senate in the cases of the Senators appoint
ed in like circumstances several years ago by
the governors of Washington, Montana and
Wyoming. Nor would the governor of Ken
lucky be empowered to call the legislature
together in extra session to try the task
over again. The effect therefore, of a fail
IRE to elect at this session would be to send
the election over two years and devolve 1t
On a naw legislature. with Judge Lindsay for
full year supporting, single-handed. the
dignity of the blue grass commonwealth in
the upper house of Congress.