The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-10
THE KENTUCKY DEADLOCK /!
How the Death of a Democratic Senator
May Affect 1t.
HE BITTERLY OPPOSED BLACKBURN
Republicans Declare That They will Now
Elect st. John Boyle, as the Dead sena-
tors Place Cannot be Filled During
the Present Session.

FRANKFORT, March 10.-For the second
time death has added to the complexity of
a senatorial contest that has engrossed
public interest in this state for two months
and attracted wide attention throughout
the country. The death of Senator Rosel
Weissinger, of Louisville, yesterday re-
moves one of the most active and energetic
figures in the senatorial fight q man who
has within the past few weeks defeated
DIR. Hunter the Republican nominee. and
successfully baffled every attempt of the
followers of Senator Blackburn to secure
the reelection of that leader
The exact political effect of the sad event
cannot be determined, but this morning
an election seems more remote than ever.
The Republicans now have sixty-eight
members of the legislature and the Demo
Gratis sixty-seven, with a probability of the
support of the two Populist members as
long as Blackburn is their nominee TAX
ing into the consideration the announced
determination of the Republicans to force
vote in the house today upon the Dun
lap-kaufman contest case for the purpose
OF the unseating of Kaufman, Democrat,
the Key to the situation seems to be the at
tltude Lieutenant Governor Worthington,
VINO presldes at the joint sessions, will
take upon the question of a quorum.
Ii the lieutenant governor holds to the
decision heis said to have announced when
vacancy was caused by the death of Rep
resentative Wilson, that seventy shall con-
stitute quorum of the joint session, the
Republicans, even by seating Dunlap, can
count upon only sixty-nine votes, and the
Democrats, with the two Populists, will
have the same number, so that either
party may break a quorum at will and
prevent an election. If he takes the posi-
tion that since the death of Senator Weis-
singer sixty-nine members constitute a
quorum the election of st. John Boyle, of
Louisville, can be accomplished by the
Republicans if they seat Dunlap and give
the caucus nominee the whole party
strength. This session will expire before
a successor to Mr. Weissinger can be
elected
1t is almost certain that today vote
will be taken in the Dunlap Kaufman case
and kaufman, the Democratic member
will be unseated. Whether the Democratic
senators retaliate or not the Republicans
assert that the election of Mr.. Boyle is
certainty. The Democrats say they will
go into the joint session until an attempt
to unseat Kaufman is made. Beyond that
the politics of the situation cannot be fore
iold.
The last words of Senator Weissinger as
spoken to his colleague Senator Violett,
and reported by that senator were these:
'Violett, stand firm; stand firm. Never
vote for Blackburn and free silver"'
Richard w. Knott, editor of the Louis
vile Post, said in substance:
''Senator Weissinger's S friends who stood
out with him, along with those who
thought as he did, but deserted him, owe
it to themselves, to their country and to
the cause to take good heed that those who
maligned him and worried him to the
grave shall not profit by his untimely
death -