The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-12
NEEDED But A SPARK
TO FIRE THE PASSIONS OF KEN
lucky LEGISLATORS YESTERDAY.
Corridors of the Capitol Crowded
with Armed Men Ready to Shoot
ON Slight Provocation.
THREE MEMBERS UNSEATED
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN AND
SENATORS JAMES AND WALTON.
Two Republicans Ousted I'm the senate
After n Democrat Had Been Ex-
peIIed from the House.
NO QUORUM ON JOINT BALLOT
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS REFUSED TO
ANSWER THE ROLL CALL.
No Probability that a United States,
Senator VIII BE Elected-DunIap's
Reasons for Refusing n Seat.
Two Republicans Ousted I'm the Senate
After n Democrat Had Been Ex-
PEELED from the House.
NO QUORUM ON JOINT BALLOT
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS REFUSED TO
ANSWER THE ROLL CALL.
No Probability that a United States
Senator VIII BE Elected-DunIap's
Reasons for Refusing a Seat.

FRANKFORT, KY, March u.--This 11th
day of March. 1896, will be unenviably MEM
orabe in the history of Kentucky State
politics. Blind partisanism and bitter pas
sion usurped the place of cool judgment and
sober thought At times ii looked as IL
there might be outbreak of mob violence.
When 1t became known outside that the
House had unseated Kaufman, the Democrat.
and that the Senate had unseated the Re-
publicans. James and Walton, the aspect
looked so threatening that many of the
great crowd that thronged the corridors
made a rush to get away There was an
unseemly rush for the joint assembly room,
which was guarded by large body OF armed
men. At one time the explosive point was
almost reached. That point would doubtless
have been reached If the Republicans had
attempted to force the unseated Senators
into the joint assembly meeting. Kaufman.
the Democrat unseated by the House. was
already in the hall. Senator James, one of
the unseated Senator's got in by strategy.
This left one unseated Democrat and one
unseated Republican in the joint assembly
hall. Thus honors were about even on that
score, and tended to promote peace. There
were revolvers waiting silent but ready at
the hall door, and had any one wanted
trouble he could have had 1t.
Within the hall of the joint assembly
matters were made to run more smoothly
by the ruling of Lieutenant Governor Worth
ington that the clerk of each house should
call the roll for the vote of their respective
houses. Once under way the joint assembly
proceeded to business in true parliamentary
style. When it adjourned every member of
it went out into the open air in a good
humor The breaking of the quorum indi-
Gates that this will be the strategy of both
parties through the few days that remain
of this session. and that neither party will
elect a Senator.
w. b. Dunlap. who on. yes ter<1>sy ft<rnoon
withdrew from contest for the seat of Repre-
sentative Kaufman, returned to Frankfort
to-day and Immediately was beseged by the
friends of the Republican senatorial nominee,
who endeavored in vain to induce him to
withdraw his letter addressed to Mr. Blan-
ford Speaker of the House. in which he
abandoned the contest. To reporter, be-
fore Kaufman was unseated, Mr. Dunlap
said: MY decision in the matter was made
only after long and careful deliberation.
1t is final, and 1 will never consent to enter
the contest again. The House may go
ahead and unseat Mr. Kaufman, but it
cannot compel me to vote. 1 viii refuse TO
take the seat now If the House decides me
entitled to it. OF course. in the event the
House decides to unseat Kaufman and puts
me in I shall be in the power of the House,
and they can force me to go into the joint
assembly, but they cannot force me to vote
L came to Frankfort to-day expecting to
receive all kinds of villification and abuse,
and am prepared to stand it, All of it, how
ever, will not change me in the least"
Hon. st. John Boyle, the Republican nomI-
nee for Senator. to-day received a telegram
from Senator John Sherman assuring him
that sixty-nine votes comprised quorum
and would without question legally elect a
Senator.