The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
ARMLNG FOR THE FRAY.
Hnntin0ton's Kentucky Lobby Arrangt
a Plan of Campaign.

Httnti5I0ton'S Kentucky Lobby AFrdnges
a Plan of Campaign.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 9.-Hunting-
ton, through his managers, is actively at
work against the bill to repeal the South
STsn Pacific charter. 1t is known that the
opposition to the bill spent to-day in Louis
vile, and it was there that an organization
and plan of fight was arranged. Ali posi-
bic effort will be used to bring the bill up
the early part of the week and pass it in
the Senate. The opposition seemed to
have conceded its passage in this branch,
but is fighting against time and bitterly
contesting every movement made in the
direction of furthering the bill.
a desperate fight will. be made in the
House, and the members of that body haze
been taken to Louisville and Cincinnati,
where they have been individually ap-
pealed to.
Senator Goebel has organized for his bill
and is aware of the movements against it.
He also spent to-day in Louisville, and is
aware of the movements of the opposition.
He said to-day he was never more conf
dent of the final passage of the bill, and
the only way it could DE defeated was by
preventing it reaching a vote.
The proceedings of the Legislature next
week promise to be more exciting than
they have been in the past, and if Sena-
tor is to be elected at all this session he
will probably be named during the coming
week, and the event may come off any
day. Who it will be it is now impossible
to say, but the drift of opinion bere is that
it will be neither Black burn nor Hunter
So far the forces of each have voted pretty
solidlv and regularly for their man, while
the nine sound-money Democrats and
Populist Poor have complimented Nc
Creary, Carlisle, Hazelrigg, Brown and
Henry Watterson by placing them on rec
ord as candidates. Populist Poor has sin
gJe-handed held up the name of Clarence
S. Bate for the same honor, and Senator
Siege has brought down the execrations of
the Republicans by casting his vote for his
able and deserving fellow-townsman, the
Hon. .Augustus E. Wilson, who very
many of his party think should have had
the caucus nomination in the first place.
The result yesterday shows that the Re-
publicans will fall in line for Hunter and
the Democrats about the same as before
So for Blackburn and scattering.
The strength of each of the two caucus
nominees has been fully tested, and there
is manifest disposition on the part of
many of the members OF each party to put
up other candidates and try TO elect them
at the Jump and have the thing over. The
Courier-Jo Journal is strong in its opposition
to Blackburn and equally strong in favor
of Ex-Governor Brown, though it would
support either McCreary or Carlisle as
against Blackburn.
At least two of the sound-money Demo
Gratis say they will vote for Blackburn
under no circumstances. These are Sen
ator Weissinger and Representative Car
roll. There is no reason to believe they
will 90 back on their words, unless, per-
haps, some trading against the repeal bill
is done. There is a cat in the meal bag
about this business. When Senator Poor
cast his vote the other day for Brown, he
said II do not wish to dictate to you, but
ii you, as Kentuckians, wish to avoid the
disgrace of blotting the name of the State
by the adoption of revolutionary methods,
then vote for John Young Brown or
words TO that effect
The Courier-Journal has made the most
OF this, and urged the dropping of Black
burn and the taking up of Brown, but the
Confessional is not noted for electing
the men 1t supports, and it is we'll known
that Brown, being for free silver, would
have the determined opposition of most
OF the gold men, and he would be as far
from an election as Blackburn, nor can
Iarllsle command the solid vote of his
party. henry Watterson has no chance