The morning times., 1896-11-08
MAY RESORT To THE CODE
Blackburn ard Logan Carl lie
May Meet.
FRIENDS LOOK FOR TROUBLE
When the Senator Returns He Is
Expected by Kentuckians to Re-
sent Young Carlisle's Recent Let
ter-Treasury Discharges Have
Aggravated HOstiIittes.

Senator Blackburn and Chief Clerk OF
Treasury Logan Carlisle may settle their
differences by the code This is the talk,
at least, amcng the men who know both OF
these Kentuckians.
Blackburn has not returnedto Washington
since Logan Carlisle's letter declaring
negro BlackbuIn's superior. Friends
We're still insisting that bostilities between
the two men Were probable because of
that incident, when the announcement was
made that Logan, as chief clerk of the
Treasury Department, had discharged from
the Federal service, Blackburn's nephew,
Agent Adams, and later Miss Minnie Nc
Miiiin, a SORT of prOtege of Blackburn in
whose career the Senator is credited with
having taken Keen interest.
That acton added fuel to the flames of
BlackDurn's wrath, and his intimates here
declare that when he meets Logan he
will express himself in a way which
Logan will feel Obliged to resent. Should
Blackburn do SO there is no doubt that
Logan will do the resenting act without
delay.
Heis q cool, ncrvy son of Kentucky and
Would have no more hesitation IN Siapping
Elackuurn'S face than he hadIn diScharging
clerks whom Blackburn indorsed.
BLACKBURN WOULD FIGHT.
Itis Thought that while blackburn has let
q previous slap from another go unnoticed
he would be compelled to resent such an
attack from Logan, even though he him
self provoked the assault.
Ever since Senator Blackburn has been in
public life he has mad the reputation OF being
very hot headed and has been engag gcd III
a number Of brawls.
The most notable of theSe-that which
caused the greatest sensation, at least
occurred with Judge Rncker, of Denver,
just after Cleveland's defeat for the Presi-
dency in 1888.
y week before the election Judge RuCker,
VINO is himself kcntuckan, together
with Senator Blackburn, had an interview
with Cleveland. Judge Rucker, in COM
menting on the interview, said that Cleve-
land was S-then very doubtful Of election.
He considered New York weak, according
to Judge Rucker's version of his views, and
Said that he feared that Hewitt, Hill, and
Grant could not be depended upon to sup
port him.
HAS A RECORD.
Tile publication of this was one Of tn,
political sensations of the day. and Sen
ator Blackburn added to the sensation by
rushing into print and denying everything
that Judge Ruck er had said, and the lie was
passed bet ween the two men, and although
they had formerly been personal friends,
a duel was threatened. In the end, how
ever, the matter blew over without any
actual conflict
On February 23 Senator Blackburn again
figured in notable brawl, this time with
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire. The
trouble occurred in committee room over
the phraseology of report they We're pre-
pairing. Hot words were used on both sides
and it was said that Senator Blackburn
pulled Senator Chandler's ears so hard
that he dragged him out Of his chair.
Senator Chandler's friends denied that
there had been any ear ar-pulling, but Senator
Blackburn never did, and the ear-pulling
story was generally accepted "a true.