The morning times., 1896-03-17

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Democracy, aud tire first regular battle
to occur after the al diOurnment Of the
legislature Will take place in June next.
II Is { hen when the state committee meets
TO decide 4 time and place for the hold
ing Of a State convention for tie election
Of delegates 10 Chicago. The contest at
Frankfort bet ween the Carlisle and Black
burn people for the past ten months has
been at fTver-hedt, bot IL IS anticipated
by sk.ile5! politicians OF the Democratic
persuasion that il WIN he even hotter
u hen the state committee Is called.
II IS admitted by almost every one rbdt
Senator BigcSLuTn cOHid have been elected
his own successor long ago II the Car
Isle, OF sound money Democratic mem
beers of the legislature, had come into
iise. Then. too. SeCretarF CarliIse'S 1T
ter, in winch he clipped in a ceDtri-
button OF Ice TO the Blackburn cause has
had a tendency to WIDEN the breach be-
tween the senator and the Secretary.
These facts and others vii. II X he
lieved, have the effect Of transferring the
battle, which has been raging at the Ken
tuCky capital, to another city in the State,
Louisville, perhaps.
A renewal Of the war bet ween Carlisle
and Blackburn means a great deal 10 both
gentlemen. and more to organized DemOc-
racy in the State
In the first place If Blackburn is de-
feated. and his chances at this writing are
by no means good for election, he would
| still be big factor HIS Influence, it is
/ said, whether elected - cot. will be a againsU
| indOFSing the candidacy Of Mr.. Carlisle for
I President His friends sly they will Join
/ the Senator % defeat any attempt that
/ may be made at the STATE convention TO
/ boost the Secretary as a Presidential
( standard-bearcr. CarIisles friends, on the
/ other hand. VIII resist any attempt which
| may be made to elect Blackburn men as
l delegates Large TO the national con-
/ venticn.
The sound money men are said to have
/ the organization Of the State committee IN
/ their hands, with Charles r. Long Of Louis
/ vile as chairman. Blackburn. too, has his
| strong followers on the committee, SO it
| would he seen, stated above, that the
| fight Will open up when the committee IS
! called together III June next
Kentucky Democrats who are not spe-
\ CiaHy interested in the tight bet ween SeCre-
/ tary Carlisle and Senator Blackburn are
I very apprehenstve that the rapture between
| the two men VIII result in turning the State
over 10 the Republican candidate for PTesi-
/ dent and give an increased Republican
/ representation in the Fifty-fifth Congress
/ 1t lS llmentable fact" remarked one
of the Democrats referred to, that any two
men should have it in their power 10
ieopardize the interests OF a great party,
! bat it is q fact nevertheless that j. c. 5.
/ Blackburn and John Griffin Carlisle have
by their personal differences made RepHo
lican success in Kentucky in 1896 not only
possible, but more than probable"
1t is evident that &r. Carlisle'S friends
are anticipating q divided Kentucky del
esation TO the National Convention, hat
they claim that this does not wOrTy them
as they profess 70 believe that he VIII lie
tire choice Of majority CT the delegates
in any emergency.