Evening star., 1896-11-12
KENTUCkYS SENATORSHIP
An Extra Ssssion Of the Legislature to Be
Called in December.
Republicans Have q Majority, but
There is q Split-One of Four
Men VIII BE Chosen,
Correspondence OF The Evening Star.

Aoo1oN november H. 1SW.
Attic ugh IT has not been off1cially an
Bradley Will call an extra session of the
Kentucky legislature about December I. or
even earlier. The call that will be issued
will embody some back-handed lcks at
the last body, whose riotous proceedings
In the election of a United States Senator
caused the chief executive to call out the
militia to preserve order. and who failed to
pass the revenue bills SO badly needed at
tnat time. That the call will remain silent
as to the election Of a United States Sem
ator there is little doubt. but there Is also
rs little doubt that the election of a Sen
ator will be pushed by the members of both
houses after they are convened There is
some doubt in the minds of the best law
yers as TO whether the legislature will have
the right to elect Senator unless the call
spoclhcaiy provides for 1t, but be this as
II may, the people Of the state are hungry
Tor the contest for Blackburn's shoes to
railroaded through both houses the cleo
e'h Oh senator will be taken up.
The Republican Nominee.
The republican nominee when tho s.ss,,,
closed last January was Col st. John Boyle
of this city, leading lawyer and a rem
resentatiVe republican. He had been chos-
was discovered that W. Godfrey Hunter.
the Congressman from the third district
VINO was defeated last week by John Rhea.
Favored free silver. The nominee of the
Tree silver wing of the democratic party
was }. Z. 5. Blackburn, the incumbent. who
n.ade such an effective fight In this state
eurinK the last campaign for Bryan and
iree SILVER. blackburn will not receive
however. as many votes as he did on the
last joint ballot last January, for several
OF tne men who supported him then have
slce become disgusted with his attitude
toward his party and will insist on either
new caucus or else will Join the five
sound money democrats who held the bal
shce OF power and who voted st6adfastIy
.or some sound money democrat In an effort
them 'O' os WIZ"
A. the last election eight vacancies In the
iessiature were filled. Five of them were
to- ane'es ns caused by the death or resigna-
IN VI republlcans and three Of them DEM
.cIats. s. The election resulted in seven re-
punilcans and one populist being chosen
dis dis on the face Of the figures, give. the
ali indicatsons a majority ma Of four. ard from
democrats. 81; republicans, Il. However
II IL Is at all close. and the renuhIicans
nave any detection In their ranks n ts
not al all improbable that they Will corr
bine on some conservative .nnnd r,o.,nr
n-ah anu elect him above Joe Blackburn,
Split Among Republican,.
But there is split among the republi-
'a"s' Ahere are a few Of them who de-
cine TO vote for Col. Boyle, their reeu-
lar caucus nominee. and who insist on
supporting Gov. Bradley or John W.
iefhes Oh DanViile. While these discon-
tented fellows may be whipped into line
ana desperate effort will be made to
do &c. 1t Is barely possible that they NAV
fn
Bradley and his friends are very actively
at work tying to raise a cry for new
caucus snd the selection of the states
chief executive. If they do throw Col
boyle down. Gov. Bradley will never hear
the last of it as his enemies claim that
ne put his finger into the pie last win
ter and materially assisted in turning
down Godfrey Hunter. and Cor this r oIitics i
crime he remains unforgiven by the gum
shoe statesman's friends. All in all the
situation Is chaotic. and the conditions are
more than favorable for the election OF
a sound money democrat to succeed Sena-
tor Blackburn.
Carlisle Has the Coll.
OF the men " ho are spoken of, Secretary
Carlisle has the call. In fact, Senator
Linney, the newly elected republican from
the thirty-eighth district in this city, Open
ly prcclaims that he will vote for Gov
Bradley first and for Carlisle second. Rep
resentatives Stiglitz and Freeman. repubIi-
cans from this city. say that they are
for Hunter first and for Carlisle second; !;
and 1t seems as II the republicans are
more than willing. II they find themselves
unable to elect or agree on a man, 10 put
a democrat in Blackburns seat. Although
Mr.. Carlisle Is q general favorite. there
are some who believe that Col w. &. r.
Breckenridge of the Ashland district may
step into the field and carry of the coveted
honor. They base their belief on the fact
that Breckenridge has been freely spoken
of by the republicans as being the most
available man to defeat Blackburn. His
fusing with them and allowing his name
to go under the republican device in his
recent race with Evan Settle In the
seventh Is accepted evidence that
there was something behind the move.
However. 1t may be safely said that a
United States Senator will be elected in
December; that he will be q sound money
man and that he will be either Col. st.
John Boyle. Gov. Bradley. John w. Yerkes.
John G. Carlisle or w. c. P. Breckenridge.