The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-20
Comnlications In THAT State
May Continue.
sLAcKeuRN's ADHERENTs
Are Not Deepondent Over the
Late Election.
IMPROVEMENTS AT the CAPITOL
IN the Event OF Gov, Bradley Being
Chosen Senator 1t Is Proposed to
Nominate Blackburn For
Governor

WnShinpton Nov. lS.--ln no STATE IN
The Union have more political comnlica-
tions arisen during the last two years
than in kentucky, and 1t Is probable
that for some time TO come the state
will continue to be centre OF poltlcal
interest. 1t is understood now that
Senator Blackburn's friends so far from
being respondent over the result of the
last two elections in the State, are hope
full of securing the Governorship for the
Senator i'm case Governor Bradley goes
into the Senate. Under peculiar provls-
ion OF the State constitution, the Lieu
tenant-Governor does not succeed TO the
GovernorShip in the event of vacancy
in that Office unles the retiring Governor
shall have served two years, Should
Governor Bradley secure the Senator
shin there would necessarily be an cleo
ton for a new Governor as soon after
the 4th of March as the present executive
should deem it advisable to relinquish
his position. The chances are not only
claimed 10 favor the election of Gov
ernor Bradley as Senator Blackburn
successor in the Senate, but, it is I'M
derstood, the majority of the Democrats
in the State, and especially the friends
of Senator Blackburn, heartily favor his
election over any other Republican for
the simple reason that it would give
them an immediate opportunity to re-
new the fight for silver. 1t is under
stood Senator Blackburn feels confident
he can be elected Governor, and he IS
said to have expressed his willingness
to accept the nomination should events
so shape themselves as he desires
Regarding the chances of success, his
friends say they have very little doubt.
They declare their last fight was against
fearful odds The sound money Demo-
Gratis, the corporations, including the
railroads, to encounter in State cam
paign, were all arrayed against them.
Even then the State was only carried for
Mckinley by a majority of few hun
dred votes They argue that the Re
Dublieans alone could not make a sue
cessful fight, and that the sound money
Democrats would have no reason to OPP
pose Senator Blackburn in favor OF Re
publican candidate.
SILyERITES NOT DISCOURAGED.
SO far from feeling in any way discour
aged by their last fight the Kentucky sill
yer Democrats call attention to the fact
that they had no money and no assis-
lance in campaign work outside the
state. ne fA6,pubiltftllSs Oi 1hN b1iIA
hand, they assert, were rendered more
assistance by the gold Democrats in
Kentucky than in any other State in
the country. In the first place, there
was the strong influence Of Secretary
Carlisle, always a potent factor in Ken
lucky politics, and the personal follow
ing of General Buckner. Some of the
best of the sound money orators, in
Guiding Bourke Cochran and John II.
Fellows, of New York, were sent into the
State and performed effective service.
In a State election it is hoped by the
Blackburn party that the sound money
Democrats, if not favorable to the cleo
ton of Mr.. Blackburn, would offer very
little opposition and the Republicans
would have to depend entirely upon their
own votes.
Should Governor Bradley refrain from
calling an extra session Of the Legisla-
ture to elect a Senator, then there will
be another Legislature elected next
year, and Senator Blackburn would again
be candidate for the Senate. The only
occurrence which can defeat all his plans,
his friends say would be an extra session
Of the Legislature and the election OF
some other Republican than Governor
Bradley as United States Senator. Hav-
ing assumed however, that the Governor
is anxious for the Senatorship himself,
they do not believe this result likely
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