The herald., 1896-03-13
SUCCESSOR 70 BLACKBURN
May or May Not Be Elected
Today
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT
Success Is Assured Before the Legis.
lature Adjourns
Speaker Reed TeIegrnphs That sixty.Nine
nembers Now Constitute Q Quorum.
miscellaneous Political Notes
Associated Press Special Wire


thing that seems to be settled by today $
doings in the joint assembly is that Ken
lucky will have but one representative in
the United States senate from March 4,
1897, who Senator Blackburn's term ex-
pires, until at least January. 1S9S, when
the next legislature can meet and fill the
vacancy. There was not lack of apprehen-
sion of renewed danger of an outbreak.
Mayor Julian, with a force of police, clear.
ed the rotunda of mere curiosity hunters,
but in the cloak rooms and elsewhere were
enough men to do much harm if occasion
hasf arisen. Perhaps the apprehension of
diSiculty tended to produce unusual, self
restraint and so the scene ended without
other turmoil than that of debate.
The newly installed Republican in the
house did not qualify before the joint as
sembly met and so was not factor. The
Republicans adopted the tactics of break
ing the quorum and thus brought from
Lieutenant Governor Worthington the
ruling that seventy members constitute a
quorum necessary to elect senator. So
long as this ruling stands, no election can
be had except by breaking over party lines.
MAY ELECT TODAY
CINCINNATI. o., March IA special to
the Commercial. Gazette from Frankfort,
ky., says:
ST. John Boyle will be elected United
States senator. This will certainly be
done before the legislature adjourns, and
1t may be done tomorrow. Senators Sher.
man and Hoar and Speaker Reed have
wired MIR. Boyle that since the death of
Weissinger siXty.nine members constitute
quorum. A joint assembly may pass on
the right of the expelled senators, James
and Walton. to have their votes recorded,
yet it has no right to do so. The United
States senate is the only tribunal vested
with that power
In spite of the mayors police the men
who acted as intimidators at the door of
the assembly were allowed to mobilize in
a cloak room. though the rotunda and cor
ridors were cleared of all others. Mayor
Jubal approached Hon. st. John Boyle TO-
day and offered to clear the halls if he
would have Senators James and Walton
removed from the joint assembly meeting.
Mr.. Boyle declined. About this time the
following affidavit was made III The execu-
tive office and filed with Governor Bradley
with an application for military protec-
ton:
"Frsnkfort, Ky., March -, 1896. The
afliant states that he. only few moments
who is now in the rotunda of the capital,
say that when the joint assembly met they
would go into the house chamber and take
therefrom DIR. A. ID. James and DIR. A. G.
Walton of the senate.
(Sgned) &c. P. SNYDER"
unseating James and Walton was taken
without either charges or trial or any show
of legality.
Wood Uunlap has not decided whether
he will consent to be sworn in, but il is be-
lieved he will. He said today. II will take
my seat if my vote will elect United
States senator"
Senator Bill Clark today heard that it
was contemplated to unseat him in the
same manner as James and Walton were
unseated. He at once announced bet of
$1,000 to 81 that if this should be done no
one would prevent him from entering the
joint assembly and voting. The Republi-
cans are perfectly confident tonight that
they have the votes to elect Boyle.
cLARKsoN's CHOICE
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, March 12.-Hon.
James S. Clarkson of Iowa, Senator W. II.
Andrews of Pennsylvania and E. M. Ford
of New York passed through the city today
in special car. Mr.. Clarkson state ed that
he Was for Allison for president, first, last
ana all the time, and could not understand
why the people of the west considered Nc
Mr.. Clarkson, 1.-THE Republican party is
the tariff
GEoRGIA's DELEGATION
ATLANTA, Ca, March 1.-THE McKin-
ley forces have practically captured the
Georgian vote in the National Republican
convention. Eight out of the eleven con-
&ressonal districts have acted so far, and
of the sixteen delegates thirteen are, ac.
cording to the statement OF A. X. Buck,
chairman of the state executive commit
tee. pledged to Mckinley, the other three
being for Reed. The First, Seventh and
Eleventh districts have not acted.
NEW PARTY
LANSING, Mich, March IA new po-
litical party, known as the Free Silver
Democratic party Of Michigan. was organ
lied here this afternoon at conference of
some twenty-five free silver Democrats.
representing various sections of the state.
A permanent organization was effected,
with James p. Hampton of Petoskey as
president and George p. Hummer of Ho-
land as secretary. The conference
mittee and q state central committee
consisting OF one member from each
congressional district, with authority TO
appoint subcommittee and thoroughly or
ganiz3 the state. 1t declares that three
tour,hs OF the Michigan Democrats favored
a conspiracy TO send solid gold standard
delegation to the Chicago national conyen-
tiou would rob the free silverites of an op-
portunity TO give an expression of their
Views where it would have the greatest
effect.
A M'KINLEY DELEGATE
SANTA FE, N. NJ, March 1.-THE Re-
publican county convention today elected
eight delegates to the territorial conven-
ton to name delegates to St. Louis. Judge
A. l.. Morrison, an ave wed Nc kinley man,
was unanimously in1orsed as the national
delegate from this county.
EXPRESSIONS OF CHOICE
LACROSSE, Wis, March 1.-THE Repub-
licans of the Seventh congressional district
today elected delegates to The national
convention. Mckinley was unanimously
indorsed.
MARiNE1TE, Wis, March 12.-At the
ninth district Republican convention to.
day reso utions were adopted declaring for
Mckinley for president. Washburne and
Grant counties also declared for Mckinley.
PORT HENRY. N. Y, March 1.-the