The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-14
BLAcKBURN'S LOSING BATTLE.
HIS LEADERS GIVE Up ALL HOPE
OF HIS ELECTION.

OF HIS ELECTION.
Most Men of the Opinion That No one
VIII BE EIected-OnIy Three More
Ballots Left Under the Law Before
Adjournment sine Die-The Cover
nor Not 10 Call an Extra Session.
Frankfort. KY March 13-Only three
more ballots can be taken for United
States senator, and as each day brings
the final ballot nearer. the anxiety or the
f., leaders of each party becomes more fever
ish. It betokens a forthcoming struggle
as a last effort to elect, but whether that
will take place tomorrow. Monday OF
Tuesday none but the leaders can say. if
even they know. There are very few who
believe that a senator can be elected, and
these few believe that if any one can
il will be a republican. Among these are
ST. John Boyle himself. and his leaders
and advisers. As for the Blackburn lead
ers, they have given up hopes of eiect-
ing him, and are centeFing all their ener-
gies upon preventing Boyle's election, ana
that is why they persisted in having so
many of their friends present in the state
house to-day. They will, if possible, pre-
vent Dunlap from taking his seat. II was
fully expected that Dunlap would take
the oath this morning, and as the hour OF
noon approached members were anxiouely
watching for his appearance in the House.
For some reason he did not come, to the
surprise of the members. He drove from
Lexington last night, arriving here about
1 o'clock this morning. The matter was
to have been kept secret, but the fact
OF his presence in town leaked out ana
that probably caused the republicans 10
abandon their plan.
senators James and Walton were in the
House and sat out the joint assembly, no |
effort being made by the democrats TO |
have them removed.
Senator w. W. Stephenson. just before |
the adjournment of the Senate this even
ing, gave notice that he would offer a |
resolution to reconsider the action by |
which Senators James and Walton were |
unseated. He was one of the senators |
who voted to eXpel them under compul- |
sion of the party lash and against his bet |
ter judgment. He said tonight that he |
considered their expulsion revolutionary |
and unjustihable.
Tonight Gov. Bradley stated most en- |
phaucally that he would not call an extra |
session The financial legislation would |
be unfinished when the legislature add |
gourns. The measures have passed the |
House, but are being hung up in the Sen |
ate, the object being to cripple the repub- |
lican government. In view of the atti- |
tude of the democratic majority of the |
Senate in this particular the governor |
considers that II would be useless to call |
an extra session.
OF capitol policemen from Lexington, |
Sheriff Armstrong decided, after consulta- |
ton with the governor this morning, TO
allow the police to be withdrawn.
AT 1l:l5 O'Clock the sheriff arrived at |
the capitol with eight deputies. All eX- |
cept two regular deputies were prominent |
Frankfort citizens, equally divided as to /
politics. The sheriff told the city police |
to remain in the rotunda; The ,rotunda |
was cleared at n:20 o'clock. The eX- |
PEELED senator's, MessTs. Walton and |
James. were in the House. When the |
sheriff and his deputies, acting on the |
governors orders. went to clear the SEN
ate cloak room, they found Senator Black /
burn there with crowd The sheriff |
told the senator he could not stay. but the /
latter replied that the sheriff had no au-
thority over him or any one else.
Senator Bronston, hearing of the incl |
dent, offered a resolution that the sheriff |
and his deputies be excluded from the |
Senate chamber.
The mayor also ordered the sheriff out. |
the Senate. Mr.. Bronston's speech in sup |
port of his motion was bitter demurrer |
alton of the governor for sending the |
sheriff inside the cloak room. He de- |
manded the adoption of his resolution to |
show the governor that the Senate CON |
demned such traitorous and partisan in |
reference with body over which he |
had no control"
The sheriff and his deputies. and the
sergeant-at-arms, stood together, in the |
center of the chamber during Mr.. Bron-
-Ston's speech.
Mr.. Salyars objected to the proposed |
insult to the governor"
The sheriff then left the chamber, saying |
he would go out and get written author |
ity from the governor, who alone was his /
superior as executive officer.
While he was gone the Bronston meas |
ure was referred to the committee on |
rules.
The senators then left the chamber for |
the House, to take part in the joint ses-
sion, which was soon called to order by |
the lieutenant governor. Mr.. Dunlap had |
not appeared to qualify. Messrs. Walton |
and James occupied seats on the republi- |
can side The roll call showed 129 present |
The reading of the journal was dispensed |
with. The republicans did not respond |
during the first roll CALI and it was plain |
that Mr.. Dunlap had declined to qualify /
While the roll cali was in progress the |
sherin returned with a written request |
from the governor that he (the sheriff. |
use his influence as a peace officer to pre- |
serve the peace. He and his deputies re- |
manned in the rotunda. The ballot re- |
suited; Blackburn. 30; Carlisle, 10; Buck |
ner. 1. No republicans voted. The Joint |
session then adjourned.