Evening star., 1895-06-01
Republicans Laying Plans to Cap
ture the estate.
LEADERS PROFESS TO Be HOPEFUL
Vote Cast in the Recent Congress.
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siona| Elections.
DEMOCRATS LITTLE AHEAD
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

| Special From Staff Correspondent.
| LOUISVILLE KY, May 30, 1895.
The republicans of Kentucky are laying
| their plans to carry the state at the next
| election. that is, for the election of state
| officials. and to make situation in the
| legislature also which may throw the cleo
| ton of democratic Senator in doubt The
! republican leaders of the state with whom
the writer has talked profess to be very
| hopeful of success.
They say that at the congressional cleo
| ton last November the total democratic
vote was 10000 and the republican vote
was 157.O22 There were 1s,2s7 populist
votes and 2.S7s probibtionists These fig
ures are from the official records Five
| republican Congressman were elected out
| OF eleven and two more are contesting
| 1t will be seen from these figures the re-
| publicans say, they have a good fighting
| chance. under ordinary circumstances, but
| they claim that under existing conditions,
| with the democracy of the state almost
| sure to be hopelessly divided on the silver
question, their chances of success are Won
| derfully increased. The hope thus held out
| has stimulated them to renewed effort, and
| trey are planning and preparing for a
vigorous campaign.
Republican Convention.
| The republican state convention will meet
| here June ). and it is said to be a fore
| gone conclusion they will either reaffirm
| their adherence to the financial plank of
| the republican national platform, or will
utter strong sound money declaration
| There is said to be no likelihood whatever
that even an attempt will be made to give
| a free silver ring to the proceedings and
| If 1t were attempted. it is claimed it would
| be an absolute failure. The republicans of
| this state congra tuiate themselves upon
| being air tight on the financial question
| although some democrats insist there is a
| free silver faction among the republicans
also. The republican convention is de-
clarad to be almost cut and dried before
| hand, and unless something entirely un-
foreseen occurs 1t will probably be a har-
| monious meeting, resulting in a vigorous
| lining up for battle.
The republicans. of course, are basing a
| great deal of their hope upon the action of
the democratic convention which will meet
| later in the month. They are doing more
praying than is usual among politicians,
and the burden of their prayer Is that the
| democrats may go off free coinage
| tangent.
View of n Republican Leader.
'If they declare for free coinage we have
| got them." said republican leader to the
writer. "and even if they do not come out
for silver. maybe We'll get them anyhow
If free coinage platform is adopted. the
bulk of the sound money democrats will
stay away from the polls. l, believe the
| conservative people of this state would not
vote such 4 ticket. 1t is not necessary that
many should keep away, because all OF
our people will be there. On the other
hand, If the convention does not do some
| thing for silver the free coinage men will
be dlsgruntled and will sulk in their tents
| or go into open revolt. 1t seems to me we
are bound to catch them. going or coming
| My opinion is that the democratic CON
venton will not come out for free silver.
think the other fellows Will be too strong
| bn1f
| Senator Blackburn will he defeated. any
| how. In making his canvass solely on the
free silver issue he has arrayed the con-
servative democracy of the state against
| him. AS a result of this it would not sur
| prise ME to see fusion of sound money
| interests in the legislature if it comes TO
| pinch, and the total rout of the Black
| burn men. Unless the democrats get to-
gether upon a common basis before the
next election, and l don't see how they
| can, l think we will elect the governor and
most of the state officials"
| The speaker, for personal reasons, re-
| quested that his name should not be pub
| lished in connection with this interview,
| but he is of sufficient prominence to voice
| the republican sentiment.
Democratic Admissions.
| Democrats who talk frankly admit there
is enough truth in the republican claims
| and arguments to warrant uneasness to
the democracy, but. of course, they are
|
| republican. although it came so near it
| last fall that the sensation was unpleasant.
| The idea of Kentucky going republican is
| SO obnoxious to be almost beyond belief.
| Representative McCreary, candidate for
| the sena torship. was in the city today and
| expressed to the writer his hope of making
| successful fight for the place. He gave
| 1t as his opinion that the free silver ferment
| is subsiding and said he thought it could
| be overcome by the sound money sentiment
| before the election is held
| You know l have always been a sound
money man." he said. .and the people in
| Washington who are familiar with my
| record know that is all in line with sound
| money"
| 1t is the opinion of conservative men of
| all classes that if split occurs in the
| democratic party of this state and the re-
| publcans gain victories in consequence,
the men who have engineered the silver
| movement fol their personal ends will
| thenceforth be politically dead.
| An Unwise Move.
| Conservative democrats, even those sus-
pected of a leaning toward silver. while not
| willing to adopt unlimited free coinage,
join in the expression of the opinion that
it was exceedingly unwise to saddle the de-
mocracy with the free silver issue just
| the eve Of bitter struggle with the repub-
| licans over the state offices.
| So the game has become desperate one
| with the free silver candidates. 1t is not
| oiiy " secure tnelT present election 10 Of
| flee that they must battle, but to preserve
| their political future also. The silver men
| are already beginning to fear they have
| made a mistake in springing the question
so soon. The unexpected and vigorous
| sistance of the opposition has somewhat
staggered them, and they realize that the
| period elapsing between now and election
| time will furnish too much opportunity for
the sound money propaganda to operate
| n. o. NJ.
POPULISTS MAY KEEP ALOOF.
| May Not Join the Free Silver Demo-
| crDtS nf IJlinDiS.