The San Francisco call., 1896-02-04


week opposing the arti-poolroom bill.
Some OF the members were guests of the
Pendennis Club. of which General John
Echols ana st. John Boyle, receivers of
Mr.. Huntingtons c. and o. and S. w.
Railroad, General Basil w. Duke and
James P. Helon. the railroad attorneys,
are members. 1t is, of course, not sup
| posed for moment that "Old Smoothing
Iron" would intrude any remarks about
vested rights or power to repeal charter
to disturb the convivlahty of Saturday
night supper, or let such things come to
disturb quiet Sunday conversation, or
| that his interest in any railroad in the
world keep him from church; nor should
/ his associates be suspected of such things
any sooner than he.
| 1t is also safe to say that Huntington's
| men, like the "busy bee," have been i'm
| proving each shining hour and that
| their work during this recess will count
when the bills come up. This will be seen
first in the delay of the Senate committee
/ in reporting the bill. Last week it was
said that they would report it tomorrow.
| That is now impossible as they have not
! yet considered it in the committee and
they can hardly do so before Wednesday
|
have before them.
Senator Goebel, as usual, went to his
home in Covington to spend Sunday. The
| Huntington people know that it is useless
| to work with him as well es some others
on the committee. 1t was said positively
I last week that the committee would agree
on favorable report. when it met. While
this is likely it is by no means certain.
The anti-poolroom bill, now before the
House judiciary Committee and which is
directed against the poolrooms in Louis
| vile, Lexington and Covington, will have
at least two strong opponents on the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee, if not three, and
it is thought that it will affect the har-
mony of the committee on the repeal bill
Senator Goebel is said to be in favor of the
anti-poolroom bill. while at least two of
his associates on the committee-Senator
Weissinger of Louisville and Senator
/ Bronston of Lexington are strongly
against it. How far this difference will
affect their position with regard to the
Southern Pacific bill remains to be seen.
The other members of the committee
George S. Fulton of Bardstown, Nelson
County; John Bennett.of Richmond, Mad
ison County, and John L. Landes of Hop
kinsville, Christian County represent
large horse-breeding interests, but whether
any of them will resent Senator Goebel's
advocacy of the anti-poolroom bill far
enough to cause them to vote against his
charter repeal bill cannot be said as the
4 members of the committee are not given
| to talking much as to what they will do.
Their difference on this should cut no
more figure in the agreement of the COM
mittee than their difference as to choice
for Senator.
GoebeI was for Ex-Governor Brown and
is now for Blackburn. Messenger was for
McCreary and is now for Carlisle. Fulton
Sims and Bronston are for Blackburn
while Landes and Bennet are for DR.. Hun
ter, the nominee OF the Republican caucus
Huntingtons workers, however, see all
these points and they are making all the
use of them possible.
I While it was rumored Saturday that w.
c. P. Breckinridge, ex-Congressman from
the Ashland district, would be here this
week to take the lead in the fight against
the repeal, no authority can be found for
the statement and it is hardly proba Bile
that the Huntington management would
select him for such work when there are
other men to be had equally capable and
popular, and who are not weighted down
with the odor OF scandal. There is no
telling, however, and it is well known that
BrecKinridge stands very close to General
Echols, who represents Huntington's in
terests in Kentucky. Breckinridge's
cousin, General John B. Castleman, is the
chairman of the Democratic committee of
Louisville and Jefferson County, was lately
acknowledgement of the State and is a
strong personal friend of General Echols.
| There was also report current that the
Louisville Senators would oppose the
measure. This may be true in regard to
Senator Weissinger, but is not in regard TO
Senator Siege. Mr.. Weissinger is not in
| cllned totalk, as he is a member of the
/ Judiciary Committee. Left to his own un-
biased judgment he would in all proba
| bility vote for the bill, but with the social
and business connections that he has with
! those opposed to the measure he NAV vote
the other way. He is man some az
| years of age and of the highest profess
j sional and social standing.
Senator Siege, his associate from Iouis-
vile, can be counted on to oppose the bill.
Siege is one of the newly elected Senators.
He is a self-made man and was for wears
IN the wholesale grocery business, but
now gives all his business attention to the
Crystal Springs Distillery at Louisville.
He is lifelong Republican and has repre-
|'sented the Sixth Ward in Louisville in the
Common Councill several terms. He has
a clean record and is only in politics at
the urgency of his constituents.
+. Senator Charles H. Hayes. a mbold-
over" who represents jefferson County.
can be counted against the bill. He lives
out on Huntington's road about eight
miles from Louisville. He was for num-
! Der of years director in the Southern
/ Pullman Palace Car Company, and still
has some connection with the Louisville
Office. He is said to hold passes over the
principal railroads in the United States
and can get others when needed. Senator
Hayes has been connected with the organ
ization of several of the roads now a part
/ of Huntington's Kentucky system. and
was at one time man of considerable
/ wealth though not so rated now His in