The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1896-03-26
IN a NUTSHELL.
History Of the Senatorial Contest From
the start To the Finish.

i The Cincinnati Enquirer corr,
Il spondent at Frankfort thus terst
\ w summarizes the work of the lat
IunlameffaT General Assembl,
which adjourned fNst week afte
lholding the most disgNaceful SCI
sion in the. history of th&state, i
1.-THE election of a United Sstate
senator; AZ 2.s..#,t l2@ 5 IN. &.
| The most remarkable legislative Sos
sion In the history OF Kentucky adjourn.
ed Tuesday night At 6 O'clock, and IA.
horned without elec.ifg i United States
senator and without passing any needed
| financial legislation OF course, the re.
markable featureof hesession has been
the senatorial fight.
" At the Noyenlber election 6S Demo-
Gratis, 68 Republicans and two Populists
were elected to the Legislature The
Democrats nominated j. u. S. Blackburn
AS their candidate and the Republicans
put up DIR. w. Godfrey Hunter. One
Populist voted for Blackburn, the other
voted fcF a member of his own party
but was suspected Of being for Hunter.
The nominations were madesome DAYS
before the time for the first Joint ballot.
and before that time arrived Isaac vii.
son, Democratic representative, died.
Thus breaking the tie. The election of
Wilson's successor was postponed some
days longer than was customary ia such
cases, the speaker Of the House being q
Republican aud wanting to give time to
elect Hunter before a Democrat could
be returned in Wilson's place.
Tho scheme did not work, FOR Senator
Siege, a RepublicsnwhC wan opposed Co
Hunter anyhow, signed a pledge not to
vote for Hunter till Wilson's successor
was elected. ZIG he had voted for Hunter,
then Poor, The Popnlist, would have done
SO, too, and elected him. Ten sound
money Democrats who decliaod to 20
into caucus issued an address stating
their reasons for not supporting Black.
burn. Later all but five of them came (
over and supported Blackburn, and at
any time after Wilson's successor took
his seat blackburn could have been elect. (
ed had they voted for him.
Aftermauy days Of balloting il was
discovered that Hunter, the Republican
nominee, had pledged himself in writing
to support the free coinage Of silver.
He was virtually requested TO withdraw,
and did SO. This divided the Repub-
icans into factions, but they iinally
united on st. john Boyle.
The five sound money Democrats still /
leld out and refused TO vote for Black
BURN because, they said, he could no. be
elected even If they voted for him.
On Saturday, March z, Senator Weis.
inger, one of these five, was sick, and 4
paired with Republican. On that day
10Th the Populists voted for Blackburn,
md he could have been elected In two II
minutes if the sound money Democrats
lad not violated their oft-repeated prom
ses 10 vote for Blackburn Whenever both
'opulists did. Speight, one OF the gold.
tandard men, did come over, but Car (
oil, Violet and Walker broke the faith
nd stood out against Blackburn.
On Monday Senator Weissinger died,
nd then the Republicans thought sure I
hey would elect Boyle. The Republic
n House began at once by unscatipg
isnfman, Democrat, but in five Min
ties thereafter the Democratic Senate
James and Walton, two Re-
ubicans. Before Kaufman was IN
Gated his contestant, Dunlsp, Withdrew
rom the e4Antest, bgt the House took IN
he case, IN spite Of the Withdrawal, and
nseated Kaufman.
Then Dunlap declined 20 qualify, and
bus defeated the plans Of the party
s8ders. The calling QUO Of che troops
nd other eyeDts Of the past three days !
70 too fauiiliar to need repeating Be, (
iDs.fg with q tie followed bp twu
eatfs, Withdrawal Of The Repnblica q,
omipeC and 80 ataenrlt to get the pelR
cratic Minimize 20 witharaw, IN ended
y tie Governor calling oat Tho as.itia &
ad VII stand as one 81 The mosl ge
political fights Of shsAgb III 7
~ state
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