The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-30
BRADLEY MAY RESIGN.
kentucky's Governor Says His Posi-
tiOn Is killing Him.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 29-The Courier
Journals Frankfort correspondent says:
Here Is news for those who have picked out
nice foreign mission for Governor Brad
ley and removed his name from the list of
probable starters in the March senatorial
derby Governor Bradley is not going to be
offered any place by Major Mckinley, and
is not going to accept any place The cor
respondent personally knows, and is at last
permitted TO say, that Governor Bradley
several weeks ago wrote a letter to Major
Mckinley in which he told the President
elect that he mckinley had office in
his gift which he CBradley) would accept
Nor is this all. Governor Bradley intends
to resign the office of Governor at an early
date. He told friend in his office this
afternoon that he was going to do so. no
matter what the outcome of the political
issues now at stake. He said the place was
killing him and that he could not afford to
stay in it until what little health he had
was lost. Nor is this ALL The Governor
may not say so. and has not said so to any
one so far as the Couri@ Journal cor
respondent knows. but he believes that
John w. Yerkes will be the next senator
and will be a candidate at the proper time.
There is also good reason for believing that
Mr. Yerkes, instead of accepting hand
some office at the hands of Major Mckin-
ley Is going to prefer the invaluable aid of
Messrs Mckinley and Hanna in this race
for senator; that he will get this aid and
Will therefore win the race.
In line with the foregoing. those here who
never cease talking about political matters
now say that the senatorial race is taking
an entirely naw phase They say that the
Hunter opposition is combining, and that
there is now in existence a paper which is
being being signed by all those Re
themselves to the defeat of Hun
ter, both before and after the caucus The
story goes that enough anti-Hunter pledges
10 insure his defeat for the nomination have
been already obtained. AS each of the
signers of this alleged paper has some cam
didate whom he prefers for senator. and
against Hunter, the latters close friends
would naturally want TO visit their wrath
| on all the candidates SO represented. For
that reason there wouiu be one or more
| Hunter men with an excuse TO bolt any one
who might be nominated. 1t is, therefore
believed that when Hunter does become an
tmpossibility, new man will be brought
| forward by the, opposition,
whether or not the man We will nom
mate shall be a new man. said one of the
Hunter opposition this morning Twill de-
pend on what the sound-money Democrats
want. j doubt whether the disappointed
Hunter followers will let us elect any one
| but Hunter. nominee or no nominee and as
we may have to have sound-money Demo-
cratic votes before we cen elect / for ono
am In favor of letting these gold Democrats,
| viding. of course. that he shall be a clean
| sound-money Republican. After this is done
| all the Republicans. Hunterites and all will
save their bacon by voting for him. when
| they learn that there are behind us a num-
| Der of sound d-money Democrats who die
| tated our nomination, and who will vote
| with us il II becomes absolutely necessar,
| for them to do So. 1t is now believed tba,
the. new man who will be brought forward
| will be supported by the sound money Dem
| ocrats. and will unite all the Republica y
| factions, will be John w. Yerkes.