The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-10
but the Kentucky Deadlock Is
apparently Unchanged.
AN ELECTION NOT pRosas,e
Republicans Lack Two yetes and tn.
Session Ends March Is.
senator Weissinxcr, the Sound MoDs.x
Democratic Leader. Dies. and rh.,
contestants Arrange u Truce over
HIS Dead Bod blackburn S...m~.,c
have No Chance Whatever.

nave No Chance Whafevar
frankfort. KY. March a-.For the Sp~s
uua Time death has added to the eo,nnl..,.
- % q senatorial contest that has .n-
sFNesssa pubic interest in this state for r,,v,,
1Ioh'hs and attracted wide atten,lcrv
throughout the country Tho dss,h 80
senator Rosel WeissinSer, leader of an.
soaha-muney Democrats. today removes
uesaae a distinguished member Of &he T,n
isWsie bar one of the most active ard en-.
eiseiH hgures in the senatorial firhte "A
luaa sA "he had within the past few weeks
uetsa'ea Dr. Hunter. the Republican nan-
iAee, and successfully haffiei ever1r AZ.
Tempt OF the followers of Senator R1ark
"a.h ~, 70 secure reelection of that Leader.
ihe exact political effect OF the event 81
1odAs cannot he determined, hsi, tonixh,
~ ~ e'estieh seems more remote than eyser
ne republicans now have sixty-essrrs 7
members OF the legislature and the Dem,
oeEdts sixty-seven. with a prohabIIttx-t N =
ms support of the two populist meurter,
As tong as Blackburn is their ,,omines
iahihg INTO consideration the announced
uetsrmlnaiaon of The Republicans to for,,s
q fose IN the house tomorrow on the run..
lop-Aaniman contest for the purpose Of
uhseaiag Kaufman, Dem, the KEY 10 fhs
situation seems to he the attitude I.es,t.
oo'nt session. will take upon the quessiou4
OF quorum. IL he holds TO the decision
ne Us said 10 have announced when a va.
cancy was caused by the death of Repre.
sentative Wilson. that seventy shall con-
stitute quorum of the joint session, this
hepnoiieans, even by seating Dunlop, can
count upon only sixty-nine votes and th,
Democrats. with two populists. will havs
the same number. 40 that either party nav
hreak quorum al viii and prevent an
election. II he takes the position that
since the death of Senator weissinger
siNty-nine members constitute a auor,Rsr.
me election OF 81. John Boyle. OF Louis
vile. can be accomplished by the Repursi-
cans II they seat Dunlop and give the eau
Gus nominee the whole party strength.
TINS session will expire before a Successes
TO Mr.. Weissinger can be elected.
II Is almost certain tha. tomorrow n
vote will be taken In the Dunlop Kaufman
case and that Kaufman, the Democratic
member. Will be unseated. Whether the
Democratic senators retaIiate or not tho
Republicans assert that tho election oe
Mr.. Boyle IL a certainty. The Democrats
say they will go into the joint session un-
I'll an attempt TO unseat Kaufman ia made.
Beyond that the politics of the situation
cannot be foretoId.
Senator RoseI weissinger died this MORN
ing. He had been III several DAYS
pneumonia He was made much worse
by the excitement of Saturday. when
he Was fold Blackburn hal been eiectef
Weissinger constituted the backhone oA
the Democratic opposition to Blackburn
But for Weissinger the election OF Hun
ter or Blackburn would have occurred
weeks ago. On Saturday, but for his re-
lease OF Chambers. Rep. from his pair. in
order that the latter might vote for Car
Isle, Blackburn would no doubt have car
ried the day.
The rush to get into the lobby and gall
leries began early this morning. Tho
crush was frightful. The senate met at
II o'clock and adjourned until 1i:aa. en-
account OF the serious Illness OF Weissin-
ger. The speaker OF the house gave orders
70 the sergeant-at-arm TO admit nobody
except those entitled TO the floor. He sad
complaint had been made that men hsat
been tntimidated on the floor last Satur-
dav. when the Joint ballots were betug
taken Carroll Dem. moved that tho
house adjourn until Z o'clock, on accniat
Of the expected death OF Weissinger. a
call Of the roll on the motion was ordered.
The Republicans. determined to take up
the contested case Of Dunlap VS.. kauff-
man and bring II 20 a vote, voted Almost
scliSiy against the recess. Lyons. Rep.
voted with tho Democrats to adjourn ~
II 10 the death Of Weiss.nger was an
r.otinced. and the partisan struggle ended.
4 motion TO take a recess until minufe
10 ~ was then carried unanimously. jus.
herore noon the senate filed into the house
chamber.
carroll "a "a II had been mutually agreed
bv Democrats and Republicans not 10 at
tempt to elect a senator today. he moved
that the reading Of the roilcai De oiS-
pensed with and only the name of the nrst
Democrat and the arst Republican on the
aatiaJ James eai1 ms
,ho.,,e.t In order to be SIRE the law was
strictly eomr,lied with. enough names
should be called TO hrsak the quorum. an
exccT,. the first two refusing 70 vote THIS
wss acceded 20 The ballot resaitfa'
Riackhsrn 4. Boyle l. Petit l. a Quorum
not having voted there was ~
rha assembly adjourned after the an
,a,,,,re,oen, ,yas made. The senate met
=, tsbe suitable steps regarding the dsain
Of wcisslnger. 49,. -. a..
rI,,,1rt,n and Poor. Popuiisis. seem a.
.a,.,,,inad 10 vote with the Biackohfh sios
an all propositions The hatie royah ~
ts..een carlisle and Blackburn. and IN
- ,t,e.,,,r : arces the only immediate
-. -. xysSssine.r's death IL simply one
- ,,o.a far Carlisle Great pressure was
,,.,.,..h. "a hear uGcn the Democratic op-
,osf.tnr 10 blackburn ants fnorn'tR tf'sa
io,.tsvrlte and other infiu@nuht poiatN.
To-, ,,ro-ulnanf Republicans from fopu'ist
pao-'s district are ur=ing foor Z" so's
.gst,st senator blackburn II IS given
os,r ,ha. n :, comes TO contest ne
,.., piarsturn and Carlisle ihe Repub-
lana sill vote for Carlisle. Ten hepoo-
is,,,. headed hy Lyons. free silver mem.
h,.r from Campbell county. maze heciafel
seas ~ a stampede 10 fariisl@ occurs w
f',"' % -. = ~, p3.eki,sfrn hut the free sA-
-. -. thss could BE- swung from the ise-
-. t,r.,s "a glaesburn Is less than ma
..iisit' -. ,e,~s, Tikejv to follow Carlisle
- n oreyen; q stampede the Re-
,'s,9.l,rars early decided 20 have a nnnllser
- rsrogn .zed lsadsfs on me n1ol; so
snasild lse o5eyei impiseiily. hIs's'a.'
l.s..rr,t snnrprnt the Democratic vote viii
"a matted upoa him