The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-02
CHANCE FOR BLACKBURN.
He Has Good Opportunity for the
Senate.
STATE OF AFFAIRS
Ons Man, a Popuiist, Holds She Ksy
to tho Situation, and lie Named
Poor Republicans Want It.

Louisville. KY, Decembe. 3o-rt ID
hard to conceive OF a more interesting oil
remarkable complication Of affairs than
that which now obtains In the Kentucky
senatorial fight. In the hands Of one man.
1t is now believed. lies tho solution. 80
far as the democratic hopes are con-
cerned. That man is populist, and
the latest political gossip is that this
member as an inducement to vote with
the democrats, will be allowed to name
the next United States senator from Ken
lucky to succeed Joseph C. s. Black
burn. and for the man whom he names
the sixty-eight democratic members Of the
general assembly will cast their votes,
as will also the other populist house, Mr..
Edrington, provided that In order to Sc
cure Mr.. Edrington's vote the choice
lights upon Mr. Blackburn.
The man to whom 1t is said this power
has or VIII be given is Mr. Poor, tho
pophlist member from Pendleton county.
Even should the scheme to secure him
meet with success. there are u number
OF collateral conditions which must also
exist before the democrats can snatch
the senatorial brand from the burning.
The principal one of these Is that the
republicans shall have not unseated any
of the democratic members against whom
contest proceedings are now pending.
"a summary or the situation In a few
l. II PopuLst Poor will agree to vote
Ior Free Silver Blackburn. Popullst Ed
rinStoh VIII do likewise. and the sixty
eight democratic Legislators will gladly
join rather than see republican 20 TO
mo senate. The sound money wing OF
the party Will waive oil objections to Mr..
Blackburn's financial views.
=. Il Fopullst Poor agrees to vote with
tne democrats ana name q man other than
Mr. blackburn Mr.. Burlington will vote
win the republicans and the ballot will
g. II the ballot IA tie, then it will be
necessary for the repubi cans to unseat a
democrat, Mr., Kaufman of Lexington
oelns the bright particular mark. Ii is
thought that the unseating of Mr.. Kauf-
man can be easily accomplished
co m ere, comes comes in another pretty, little
publieans that under the letter of the
law the balloting for senator can not be-
gin unul the second Tuesday after organ
i;zation, winch would be January 81. The
ever, TO force balloting on the Tuesday
previous under a technical construction
OF the statute. and the point OF it is that
by quickening. action the republ cans VIII
be deprived of valuable time In which TO
accomplish the unseating OF Mr.. Kauf-
man. me scheme was incubated in an
AiSNIluOuS pTdln ana IL would certainly
prove source of uneasiness. and BY
means of little fiibustering. might Ia
tally delay republican proceedings
AGAINST Mr.. Kaufman and thereby In
sure the election OF a democrat.
AZ II stands on roll call the leg stature
Is an exact tie between the republicans
ana at d,emoerats. The special election In
this city resulted in "A disappointment to
the republicans, and, although there has
been, been some little talk Of attempting to
ca from that district, 1t is conceded by
the more conservative leaders that such
course would be UNIV Use. This race in
particular was a remarkable one, as upon
cans IN me legislature without the as
,, on the morning of the general election
s s1a IN which the repuhlioans carried the
legislature to tie the democratic roster,
a. j. Carroll and Charles L. Shreve were
ppires1mably before the people for election.
but It was discovered shortly after the
polls opened--and the discovery, as well
may bo imagined, created n great sen.
ballot, upon inquiry it was learned that
he had several days before the election
quietly withdrew from the race with
out out notifying his party; and the demo
necessary TO impart this Information TO
the enemy. Mr.. Carroll was accordingly
elected without opposition dnsnite thn
fact Tint the renublicans ha been movipe
heaven and earth to carry this partieuInr
district.
As result there was a great hue and
cry raised by the republican press OF the
State. ana the demand was reremptoriiy
made that Mr. Carroll resign. rs his
chair, 1t was claimed. was tainted with
fraud and the people had been deprived
Of .heir choice MIR Carol, don,nd | Nv,
he had been concerned In any way in