New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11
BLUE GRASS POLITICS.
CONDITIONS WHICH MAY GIVE hhN
lucky TO MKINLEf'

DEMOCRATIC RULE IN TIE STATE BROKEN ~
r.cr,oSA,. D,ssENsIoNs- REVOLT
AGAINST BRYAN. IT'S ORIGIN
AND PROGRESS.
(vrox STAFF CORRESPONDENTS OF the
rou,svi,,e. KY. Oct. 10-In no Sou'heI" VI
Border State. Maryland perhaps excep'eu'
the revolt within the Democratic rahNS "e
the heresies and follies of the chicago p'".'
made such substantial and surpris'hs &c"
,yav as IN this once stolid and typicaiiy po"'
hon Commonwealth Business ols"us' Va
Chicago platform has been reinlorceo 4 '
State nv widespread Democratic opposi'i"'' VI"
nurely political and factional sroohu' " Wv
chicago nominees. So united ana eo"'e
40 we'll as SO defiant. has been the exodus me-
thot the Bryan Sewa-Wat'on eiee'"ia' 'o"e
Ands arrayed against II to-day not oi''S O."
,,nn,,od rank and file of from thirty thousand
10 thirty-nve thousand Democratic oo''''''
practically every leader whose innuehce mas
been felt and recognized IN parry
for the last twenty years.
Tho Democratic revolt in this state against
+ha National platform and ticket Is not, there
fore a mere secession OF individuals IL Is .ie
organized effort Of Democratic faction' With
nony rlaus,ble claims to the true party sue
cession n. uproot by violence the party stand
srds raised at Chicago, and enforce return 10
the traditional policies and practices or bour-
honisrn In no other State has such an emplt-
tered party struggle been preclplta'eo Ny VIC
cleavage in the National Democracy at chicago
Nowhere else has this cleavage entaiied COLI
tost which threatens TO leave such deep ana
lasting party scars or SO surprisingly 10 ai'ei
the whole face of States politics
PECULIAR CONDITIONS IN KENTOChf'
We're II necessary to depend in kentucKy-as
>s rart,v the case In Maryland ard wholly the
casa in Missouri-on an aroused business sehli-
mont for the defeat Of the Bryan electoral
,,cpet tina battle for sound money mere might
have To he confessed to be rather uphiil anu
difficult. Louisville, though the true capi'a
of Kentucky In many other senses. Is lar io'"
being SO politically. The scope or HOUSEWIVES
influence. politically even more TRAN co'''"e
cally seems signally narrow ana resu
Iouisvilles part in Kentucky politics mas mere
fore been a modest one nor mas thiS Wy "
TO-, ohio 10 assert its natural title to politlca
leadership against the recognized ana es'a"
1ished claims of far smaller group OK co""-
ties Of the Blue Grass district.
With but one-tenth Of the total popu'alio"
collected here and scarcely more thah aiio'"e'
tenth gathered in the minor cities Nehtuo"' 10
.,,,, essentially a farming state. little in touch
with those great interests which nave ooi"e w
hrunt Of Mr.. Bryan's platform assaults Inc
.. oss of tho Democratic voters in the rural
s,s,ricts have naturally fallen an easy prey 10
.ha xenders of the free-silver conege panacea'
ga ra,nforced this year by a heretofore ~
x,o-ad and neglected contingent or fopuns's
,.ou,d under ordinary circumstances, present
rront too formidable to be broken by any co'i'
h,not,on Of interests opposed to the chicago
platform. III. %
wera the Democratic organization aoie 10
maintain even fairly its ranks ana o'scipihe !"
tho present contest, the success Oh 'ne u. q"
a,octoral ticket in this State wouid pe io,e
gone conclusion. 1t was this organization VIM"
gave the five successive Democratic canu'ua'es
Gov President from 1875 to 1s32 piurali'ies i"e
ing from 81. $50 to 62,534-the average just IAN
,rg short OF $4,000. For thirty years OF iiioie
I, nod held the State under safe and easily per
netuated control. and Its lease OF loca' po"''
seemed good-until the crisis OF 1850 arose-
,i.o o,otber generation. Last year under the
otre.s OF q partial revolt against 1ree-coiiiaec
candidate for Governor, who had repuoia''o inc
eound-money platform on when ne was hoh''
mated. the State chose for the hrst ume Al us
history Republican CHER magis'ra'e-"' w.
Rradley defeating p. Wat Hardin by pun amy
a,su1S This narrow margin Of advantage has
been wiped out by the accession 10 the De'..'
o,a,,c ranks this fall of perhaps 1000 PopuiiSt
yoters-a swing Of the pendulum winch no
established a normal Democratic a'oe"N' "
TIE State Of 5000 or 1000.
Facing this adverse balance. singiy ana alone
.ha Republican organization, enormously
s.-.rothened though 1t has been by its victories
=, 1904 and 1895. and even aided by the naturai
-ooc,,on IN business and commerce against the
.,,.s ~ the Democratic National programme
,,;sht not have proved entirely equa 10 oeleat-
t. ,.s combined opponents. OF Governor Brad
80. .treneth last year perhaps 12OOO votes had
80, contributed by Democratic boilers 10 re-
tain and increase the remarkable hepuphca"
,,ote NJ 1S95-the largest by 3IOoo IN the h's'ory
~ tbe party-seemed, therefore. WITHOUT 'o"e
stimulating cause Of extraordinary Vigor anu
no o,,np and far from hopeful political
THE DEMOCRACY SPLIT.
Y.rn,,v the cause has been found in the
uho,esale revolt against the Bryan ana oe"ai'
.,cka+ which has split the once invincinle DEM
ocratic organization into two rival anu o''''i's
ho.t,,e factions Bryans nomination at mica
On had proved the signal for in1media'e pai l.!
s,.,,on The innovations of the Nationa
n,otform were instantly denounced ana repuoi-
..oa NV al, the elements in the local Democracy
,.,h,ch had hitherto furnished 1t leadership ana
,cnt It public distinction. separate tlcke'
movement was started. which at once eni's.eo
the support of almost every conspicuous Demo
,-ot;c leader In the State. John q. Carhsie
xentucky's representative in the Nationai Az
ronistration; William Lindsay the junior
1Tnited States Senator; Simon b. Buckner, the
states most popular Ex-Governor W. Z. r
breckenridge. its most effective orator Henry
watterson and W. D. Haldeman, the Editor anc
manager of the recognized organ OF Bourbon
Democracy. THE Courier Journal; j. NJ Ather
Judge j q. ward. al