The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
WILL. NOT INTERFERE.
Secretary Carlisle VIII Not Use HIx
lmtlMeMce In the Aemnt OrInl Middle

Secretary Carlisle VIII Not Use HIs
influence I'm the Senatorial Mu,ldIc.
Frankfort. Ky., Feb. Ex-senator Goe-
Oel last night received the anticipated |
letter from Secretary Carlisle In answer
10 the petition of the Democratic mem
Ders asking him to use his In ntlucnce with |
the five recnlcltrant Democratic MEM
pcrs VINO refused TO vote for Blackburn |
MI Gocbci refused to give out n COPY |
OF the letter and many of the Demo |
cfatic lenders denied that II had ever
arrived. but, nevertheless. II Is here,
ana was taken by Goebel ana Bronston
TO Senator blackburn ns soon MS II arr
rived II Is said that the Secretary, us
wns anticipated, declines to Interfere
Win the Senatorial muddle. saying TINT
the members In question are answera Bile !
'o 'he,r constituents. and that he can
not tnd will not Interfere
Washington. Feb. l9-'rhc tcxt or Gao
rctafS Cailisle's letter to the Kcntuckv
democracy, reference to which has bcnn
made IN the Kentucky dispatches. Is ns
| follows: ~ "'
Gentlemen:-Your telegram. In which
Son appeal to me ito request and ,rrr
| the five Democratic mcmbrrs or ,no
Assembly, who are not supporting ,he
nomlnec to Join with us tyom In voting
| ior him., was duly received, and has
Deeh given the careful considerat tio1,
| "''Ih us opJcc' ana the number and
| character of lis sIgners demand
lnasmuch as the five gentlemen rererr-
ed TO are acting In n representative ca :
pncity anu are familiar with the whole
situation and all the circumstances con
| nrcted with 1t, am bound to assume
| that they arc more competent than am
1 10 determine what ihcil. duty IN their
! parry ana their constituents Is and
how that duty shall be discharged. and
nm attempt by me to influence their
| Hctlon might very properly be regard
| Ell ny them as prcsumDtious intcrrer-
| ence In n matter of gravest Importance
| which has been committed solely to their
own Judgments. But If this were not
so. ! have no right 10 assume that the
honest convictions of the five gentlemen
| alluded to In your communication could
be changed by my interference, or that
they could be induced to act contrary
| to such convictions by advice which
they have not solicited. Having here
tofore rendered 10 advice or made any
suggestions, directly or Indirectly. to any
| member of the General Assembly on
| either side of the unfortunate contro-
versy now existing. must respectfully
decline to do so now or hercaft
IT may not be considered inappropriate
| In this brief response TO your appeal to
| assure you that Will M all times cheer
fully cooperate in any proper manner
with you and all others I'm any effort
that may be made to unite all our
friends In supporting the Democratic Or
Sanization In Kentucky and maintain
Ing sound Democratic PRINCIPLES ana
policlesl as declared By the constituted
authorities of the party, State and ma
tional, and Ia repeat what has been said
To all who have cared to ascertain my
Views upon the subject, that | sincerely |
desire To see the present General AS
scmbly elect 10 the Senate of the United |
states Democrat who is in full sympa-
thy with these objects.
Very respectfully,
!. G.. CARLISLE.
TO Hon. c. j lronston. Hon II. L. |
Martin. Hon. iTenton Simms and |
others, Frankfort, Ky.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. l9.-'rhe support |
crs of Senator Blackburn. while not
surprised at The tenor of Secretary Car
llsl"'a letter declining to assist Black |
burn, are angry over the cool and de- |
libe!atc rebuff they have received The |
result OF II is to widen the breach he
tween the respective factions on the
financial question in this State, and also
Ia intensity the anmosity between the
friends OF the Secretary and the pres
ent Senator.
The gold men are jubilant over Mr.
Carlislc's course and say that had he
lent Blackburn helping hand. II would
have been no use to attempt to send a
sound money delegation to the next Ma
tional Convention.