Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-11
BLACKBURN's SUCCESSOR
The Kentucky Legislature Will Begin
Balloting in January.
The Condition One Of Extreme Em-
barrassMeDt-POpul Hold
the Balance of Power.

The Kentucky legislature will begin bat
Ting for a successor to Mr.. Blackburn in
the United States Senate early in January.
The situation is one of extreme embarrass-
ment, and the contest promises to be most
exciting. The democrats and republicans
are evenly divided, leaving a small popu-
iStic contingent Of two or three holding
the balance of power. To which side and
unaer what conditions, will this small con-
tingent turn? Or will the two old parties
permit the prize to be decided in that way?
May they not in some way of their own
make terms between themselves, and COM
pl omise either on republican acceptable
to democrats or q democrat acceptable to
republicans?
1t would be a very simple proposition if
all of the democratic members of the legis-
lature were free silver men, In that case
M. Blackburn would succeed himself with
out any trouble. The populists are for
free silver, and probably like him better
than any of The democratic candidates.
But the democratic members are divided
on the money question. Some are for sound
money, and it Is thought to be extremely
doubtful If they will even consider a prop
ostion to vote for Mr.. Blackburn The te-
lief now is that they would prefer a sound
money republican to him.
Trouble About Carlisle.
Mr.. Carlisle's name comes up, but in
stantly there is impeachment of his course
in the contest over the state ticket. The
mayor of his own town of Covington
voices this. The free silver men, it is pre-
d.cted, will swell the cry. The Star has
already stated that some of Mr.. Carlisle's
friends here and at home regretted the at
titude in which circumstances seemed
finally to force him in the Kentucky fight.
He incurred criticism when he decided to
go home to vote. Would he, or would he
not. vote for Hardin? Naturally, be re-
fused to answer the inquiry. But he there
by added to the curiosity excited. The
sound money democrats asserted that he
would not, because they hoped he would
them to stand with them, that they had
come out into the open of opposition to
Hardin on his account. The silver men,
on the other hand. chained that the brave
answered the question; that had he de-
sired to emphasize q continued opposition
to Hardin he would have decided to remain
in Washington. All Of this is to be brought
up in the fight before the legislature not
only as against Mr.. Carlisle himself, but
with the view also of defeating anybody
upon whom his favor may seem to fall.
Ia Case of = Deadlock.
In case of a deadlock, Gov. Bradley, 1t is
suggested, may be chosen az the compromise
man. Kentucky republicans in Washington
are of opinion that Gov. Bradley will not
permit himself to be diverted in that way
from the task his party has cut out for him
There is said to be work for him to do for
which no other man in the governors chair
at Frankfort would be half so well qualified
There are state issues to be settled old
abuses to be exposed. with the details of
which he has made himself altogether
familiar, and about which he has talked
with the people, on the stump and off, for
years past And now, that he has been
elected governor-those issues, 1t is claimed,
playing part in his success-he is commit
ted to correction of existing abuses in the
line that he himself has marked out 1t is
expected. indeed. that the old democratic ring
at Franfort-against which, 1t is stated, the
present democratic governor has fought
while In office with much courage and vigor,
though without success--is to be Lexowed by
the new administration in the most thorough
manner Gov. Brown, standing almost
alone and in opposition to men in his own
party could do but little beyond pointing to
the evil But Gov. Bradley will have great
power, and he is expected to exercise it with
some startling results.