Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06
LEGISLATURE SAID TO Be IN DOUBT
Senator Blackburn in Danger Of
losing His Seat.
CLEAN SWEEP IN LOUISVILLE

respondent tElS morning at d O'CLOCK, when
an approximate idea Of the result in this
ate was at last being obtained. The i'm
preston which this politician intended to
convey was that the democrats of Ken
lucky had recognized in this campaign
clear issue between sound money and buSi-
ress principles and unsafe currency and
char.atan politics. Having recognized the
issue. they showed 10 hesitancy drawing
the line upon it against old party afiil:a ton
The early returns of today indicated that
the republicans had carried Kentucky by
about 4,OJ0 majority. These returns were
from only eighty counties, however, and the
back districts may alter the figures.
There is a good stretch of country in the
state which is inaccessible to the telegraph
wire. ana returns are very slow. Every
district in the state showed a falling off in
the democratic vote. Even the first and
second congressional districts. the big DEM
ocratc strongholds, that We're counted upon
to furnish compenSating major.teS, failed
to do so.
In Louisville the republicans made clean
sweep. The only vestige of the democratic
city ticket that escaped the landslide were
three or four school trustees, and the only
relic of the state ticket was one member of
the legislature, whose election was made
possible by deal with his republican op
ponent to withdraw. The republican ma
The republicans are very much excited
over the prospect of having carried the
legislature, a contingency which was de-
voutly desired but hardly expected. There
were 1G0 members of the house and nineteen
senators elected yesterday. The democrats
have elected forty-one representatives and
the republicans have elected fifty. There
are nine districts III which the result is
doubtful or unreported. These nine districts
Were democratic in the last house. II they
are democratic this time, the house Will be
a tie.
OF the hold-over senators. five are repub-
leans and fourteen democrats, making the
vote on joint ballot stand: Democrats, Go;
republicans 81; unreported ana doubtful
districts, 9. 1t is open question whether
either Senator Blackburn or Mir. Nc
Creary or neither VIII be United States
Senator from Kentucky.
OF the II democrats elected to the house.
and McCreary on -, while 4 have ex-
pressed no choice. This is giving Ne
Creary the sound money men and Black
burn the free silver men. in addition to
70 democratic senators elected, are for
Blackburn. The other is non-committal,
ard his election IL also in doubt.
OF the hold-over democratic sena tors. s
are for McCreary, ) for Blackburn and 1
doubtful.
The result in Kentucky is attributed to
one thing Crly, the absolute refusal of the
intelligent men of the state to indorse what
icy. They took their cue from Mr.. Car
Isle, still the great leader of the hosts in
this state, and as Mr.. Hardin of his own
motion drew the issue between party fealty
principles they met the issue on that
ground, promptly and vigorously.
When it is remembered that Kentucky
has a normal democratic majority of from
10000 to 10000 and this great majority has
been swept away by the democrats them
selves it can be realized the tribute paid
by Kentucky to the financial teachings of
Mr.. Carlisle, holding those teachings above
his party allegiance. Kentucky would
rather be right than Democratic" would
rather be in the sound money column of
states than in the solid south"
This from my democratic friend quoted
above, who, for the first time in thirty
years, scratched ticket, as did thousands
of other democrats in the state. 1t is re-
markable what fierce spirit of exultation
pervades the democrats of the city today
over the prospect of the defeat of Mr. Har-
din and the free silver politicians.
There is not murmur of regret at the
sacrifice of party which they were compelled
to make to do this. Gladly, joyously would
they turn over the state to the republicans
for period of time necessary to accomplish
the end. They have regarded as monstrous
the action of the man who brazenly dared
reverse the policy declared by state con-
vention. indorsed by the grea test democrats
of Kentucky and supported by the national
administration; reversed it to set up as the
SldHCdTu OIL the ueHlOcrdCy IL hentucky the
theories of minority, financial theory re-
pudiated by an overwhelming majority of
the people by their representatives in con-
vention assembled.
If later returns show that the democratic
ticket has pulled through, it is safe to say
that the sound money democrats will be
disappointed. Owing to closeness of the
vote, a few districts now in doubt or not
yet heard from may determine the result to
be different from that now anticipated, but
even the reduction of Mr.. Hardins majority
to a minimum figure would not satisfy the
sound money men. They want to see him
wiped out.
AS the returns come in this afternoon the
republican majority grows larger The
probabilities are that Bradley's majority
will he nearly 1O.0oO. The contest over the
Legislature is still undecided, awaiting re-
turns from back counties. N. O. NJ.
The Legislative Majority.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, November 6.-Returns
received up to 10 o'clock indicate Bradley's
election by not less than 5000. The re-
turns are being received slowly from many
mountain counties, and this makes it i'm
possible to give the figures, though Brad
ley's election is now conceded. Gen. Hard
in, the democratic candidate for governor,
whose picturesque campaign has caused a
democratic upheaval, admits his opponent S
election by small majority and accepts
his defeat gracefully.
The indications are that the republicans
will have a majority in both house and
senate which insures the defeat of Senator
Blackburn, free silver candidate, to sue
ceed himself.
In the city of Louisville the republicans
swept everything. Bradley led Hardin by
over 5000 votes. All the republican candi-
dates for municipal offices were elected, ex-
cent three school trustees. A. ]. Carroll
was the only legislative candidate to pull
through Republicans claim both branches
of general assembly.
Republican Landslide.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November 6. - The
stcry of yesterday in Kentucky was very
much like that of a year ago. 1t was some
thing in the nature of another landslide.
Old democratic strongholds have gone re-
publican. while others have suffered a Sc
rieus diminution of their accustomed ma