Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-03

COMPLICATED STATE OF AFFAIRS
One man. Popu,is,. Holds tho Ir
To 'h- 81 us'irn, snd Tia N-med
Poor Republicans Want 1t.

Louisville. KY. Deccmbe. so.--rt IA
hnrd 70 conceive OF a more interesting or
remarkable complication OF unairs than
mat which now obtains In the Kentucky
senatorial hRht In the hands OF onr man
II Is now believed. lies the solution, NO
far as the democratic hopes are con-
cerned. That man is u populst, und
the latest political gossip Is that thin
member. ms an Involvement 70 vote with
the democrats. VIII be allowed to name
the next United staies senator from KEN
lucky to succeed Joseph C. 9. Black
ourh and for the man whom he names
the Rxty-cight democratic memhnrs OF IN,
general assembly will cast their votes
as Will also the other popullst house. MIR.
hdrinston. provided that In order TO Sc
euro Mr.. Edrlngton's vote the choice
lights upon Mr.. blackburn.
The man to whom II 10 sad this power
hhn or viii be given 10 Mr.. Poor. tho
popnlisi member from pendleton county.
Even should the scheme TO secure him
meet with success, there are u number
OF collateral conditions which must also
exist before the democrats can snatch
the senatorial brand from tho burning.
The principal one OF these Is that the
republicans shall have not unseated any
Of tie democratic members against whom
contest proceedings are now pending.
summary OF the situation In u few
words is this;
]. II Populst Poor viii agree TO vote
tor Free silver Blackburn. Popullst Ed
rihgton VIII do likewise. and the sixty
alght democratic legislators will gladly
9oih rather than see a republican 70 70
haa
the party Will waive all objections to Mr..
hlackburn's financial Views
- u ronuhst tuur Ngrves to vote with
mo ueinoefata aud name man other thuu
Mr biaekhurn Mr.. Burlington VIII vote
MIN sne republicans anu the ballot will
q II tho ballot is tie. then Il will be
necessary Tor the rcpuhl cans 10 unsoat a
utmociat' Mr.. kaufman OF Lexington
nclhg me briEht particular mark. II lE
thought that the unseatlng Of Mr. Enuf-
man can be easily accomplished.
Aefc comes IN another pretty utti0
complication. IL is claimed by the 70.
plh.icans that under the iettor OF the
laW We bauotlng Tor senator can not DO.
SIN unul the second Tuesday after organ
'zntion, winch would be January n. The
dtmoclats are working on u plan, how.
ever, to force ba.lotinr on the Tucaday
previous under a technical construction
OF the statute, and tho point OF II 10 that
ny gulekenlng, action the republican, Will
accomplish the iinseating OF Mr. Eauf-
man. Tho scheme was incuhhied In nm
in8cnnous brain and II would certainly
means Of little niibustering. might Ia
thlIy delay republican proceedings
against Mr.. Kaufman and thereby in.
sure the election Of a democrat.
As 1t stands on rnll call the legislature
~ nm exact tie between the republicans
and democrats The special election In
this ~ resulted IN disappointment 10
no ropnblcanA and. although there has
bee been some little islk e aitempling %
cd from that district. Il is conceded by
the more conservative leaders that such
course would be unwise, This race In
particular was remarkable one, as unon
IL depended the strength OF the repub,l-
cans In the legislature without the as
slftnncr Of both populEtR
ON the morning of tho general election
that In which the republicans carried the
state aud elected enough members OF tho
legislature 10 he the democratic roster
A. j. Carroll and Charles H. Shreve were
presumably before the people for election.
Mr.. shreve was the republican nominee,
polls opened--and the discovery, as well
may he imagined. created a great son.
ga,.on-thai his name. was not on the
ballot, unou inquiry 1, was learned that
he had several days before the election
quietly withdrew from the race with
out notifying his party, and the demo.
neccysnry TO lmnArt this Information 10
the enemy. Mr. Carroll was accordingly
ftNrfn0
rart that tbc Republicans had been moving
heaven and earth to carry this particular
diairct.
As result there was great hue. and
CRY raised by the republican press OF the
state ana tho demand vas reremptorlly
made that Mr.. Carroll rcslEn. rs his
chair. u WINS claimed. was tainted With
frnud and The pe0nle had been derived
Of their r'Eht to name representative
NJ their clioice. Mr. Carroll denied that
he had been concerned In any way u
Mr. shreve's Withdrawal and assorted
that n had been ACCOMPLISHED without
his rhriieinat'nn or Rdvice. Nevertheless
he consented 10 resign and run the raro
over Resin ThiE he did and accordingly
srnor at which he was again victorious.
defeating the republican nominee ana
maininining the tie r. tho iers,ature
AZ between the various candidates TOT
that either Augustine u, Wilson or Con-
Erearnan w Godfrnv Hunter VIII he
chosen hv thu rcrubllcans ahnnid one or
TINT nnr,v be named Mr.. Hun'er hay
heen making vigorous campn'Fn. md
Governor urad'ev owes him mich but
IN Mr. Wilson he has foenhn worthy
~ his steel and In the lnst Two Q, thres
ter has rcsnurces ~ rtrrngth about which
he has said nothing. The deinocreto
choce lies between, senator illeckhm,rn
~ the divis,on Of the general assembly
into sound money or free silver demo-
Gratis.
connnels INC sis'rner, 'hnt ih- nhsnr-s
for = drmocrAtic senator 10 !succceh VT,
BLACK burn are alim. This ~ too rono
an opportunity for the Rsntuety rermr,-
cans 10 rnnra a icn-st' ,ke. md nohedy
who keons his eyes ard ears omen be-
IIsves that they are going to let get
away.
Or. WHITES ITINERARY.
o., r-ho. white will nrearh nj the fol-