Evening star., 1896-04-04
Mr.. CARLISLE'S BOOM
Little Doubt of the Genuineness of
the Movement.
qHE FIGHT ON qHE MONEY QUESTION
What His Fiiends Say Of the Stu
alton in the South.
WHAT KENTUCKY WILL DO

Now that the Carlisle boom is taking
tangible form, the politicians are finding
the time to discuss it with a show Of un-
disguised interest All of them agree that
the kentuckian Is man of very high
order of ability, and many of them believe
that his boom will appear at Chicago in
formidable shape. There is but little doubt
expressed as to the genuineness of the
movement. Here and there may be found
a man inclined to be skeptical on the sub
ject, and possessed of the fear that 1t
masks a third-term project, but the great
majority of the leaders of both parties ac-
cert Mr.. Carlisle as sincere aspirant in
his own right for the Chicago nomination.
Fight Gu the Money Question.
The fight for and against Mr.. Carlisle at
Chicago will come, 1t is plain to be seen.
on the money question. AS a tarl11 re-
forme1s he reads his title clear to the re-
spect, and even the admiration, of all DEM
ocrats. But having been once and for SO
long a time claimed by the silver men as
a champion of their cause, and being now
an aggressive and uncompromlslnS aoVo-
cate of sound money, he is the subject OF
very sharp criticism from those democrats
who still adhere to free silver and VINO
complain that he has deserted them.
The great majority Of these men live in
the south, and it is to them that MI Car
Isle must and will appeal for support IN
his race. Can he win them over, or any
great number of them? His friends think
he can. They are advised that the situa-
ton is not as difficult as popularity repre-
sented.
The situation I'm Kentucky.
They cite the situation in Mr.. Carlisle 5
own state as evidente OF how much misap-
prehension Is abroad on this general SUB
ject The last ballotings in the Kentucky
legislature for Senator showed Mr.. Black
burn to be within very few votes of cleo
ton. Less tnan half a dozen democrats re-
NAMED out of his camp from first to last
and this gave rise to the impression at a
distance that they were the only sound
money democrats in the legislature. Mr.
Blackburn was represented as standing
with all but a corporaIS guard OF his OWL
party at his bach because of his advocacy
of silver The corporal's guard were desig-
mated as Carlisle men. Mr.. Carlisle was
asked to advise them to go to Mr.. Black.
burns support. He refused to do this, and
was asserted that his refusal would cost
him his whole. power in the state.
Different Phase.
Explanations now coming out put a off
ferent phase on this matter. Mr.. Black.
burn, 1t is now asserted. had the supper,
ali along of at least twenty-five sound
money democrats who accepted him only
because he was the caucus nominee.
His managers ever after he was nomi-
nete1 1t row appears, were sound
money men. Senator Bronston was much
Ia v.IueiIce, Senator Gobel The
former lives at Lexington and is a near
neishbor. and close personal friend of Mr..
Blackburn, while the latter lives at Gov
iI.gton, and is a close personal friend Of
Mr. Carlisle. These two men eNerted them
selves TO the utmost in Mr. Blackburn he
half But now that that fight is over they
hold no grudge against Mr.. Carlisle. On
The contrary. botn have declared for him
for President. and both will exert them
selves to the utmost in support of the prop
osition to send an instructed Carlisle dele
cation to Chicago. Senator Bronston wants
to be member of the delegation.
What His Friends Say.
When ali of these facts como to be fully
digessed by the country at large the
friends Of Mr.. Carlisle believe that he will
benefit by it. They assert that the Ken
lucky convention is certain to declare for
him by a large majority. And not only
from feeling Of state pride, but because a
majority of the democrats of the state &C
cept his views on the money question and
would be glad to him in the White
House 10 give those views the benefit of
the power of the presidential office. The
convention has not yet been called. The
committees to decide the matter will meet
at Louisville on the 18th instant.