The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11
Lobbyists Will Overlook No
Methods to Save the Southern
Pacific Charter.
"oLD SMOOTHING IRONS" WORK
Meanwhile the Legislature Is Vainly
Struggling TO Elect a United
States Sena or.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 10.-This is
expected TO be the most interesting week
of the session of the Legislature and it is
claimed will see the end of the prolonged
Senatorial deadlock. The contest cases
may be taken up tomorrow.
Republicans have been discussing a new
scheme to-day. Governor Bradley would
issue proclamation calling the Legisla-
ture TO meet in Louisville in one of the
large opera houses there and the session
of the Legislature would continue until
the election of a Senator was effected.
There, it was argued, there would be
ample police protection not afforded here.
This story was denied by officials, but
comes from unquestionable authority.
There were 102 members present In the
joint assembly to-day, and Hunter once
more came within one vote of an election.
This happened as the result OF pair be-
tween Senator Ogilvie 3D. and Represent
ative Poore (Pop.) who were absent. The
vote stood: Hunter, 81; Blackburn, as;
scattering, 5. Necessary to choice, %.
lature got to work. and not a great
deal was done when they did. The
TolleaIls showed very slim attend
ance, considering the Importance of
the matters before such body. Be-
fore, it was finished some 9TH
ers came in and had their presence
recorded. Others did not make their ap-
pearance until after the second relay of
Grains came in. a good many of those
who went down to Louisville wore very
tired look and soon were resting in the
coy seats under the gallery, in the cloak
room and other places. Others more in
different and inclined to consult their own
comfort before anything else, after seeing
that their presence was not indispensable,
went off TO their respective rooms-proba-
bly, to count their washing. They had
evidently been to the laundry and "Old
Smoothing Iron" had the machine too
well creased or creased a little too free.
Anyhow, the boys looked bit tired, espe-
cialiy those who were not down the week
before.
OF course, the Senatorial contest is para
mount to everything else, but when the
"Colton letters" of twenty years hence
are published they will very probably
show that the election of a United States
Senator from Kentucky in the year 1896
was influenced in no small degree by the
fact that a bill to repeal the charter of the
Southern Pacific Railroad was pending in
the Legislature at the same time, and also
that on Sunday, February 9, in the city of
Louisville, good many points of diff
Guilty were mooted over. A good many of
those who made the trip hardly know
where they are at" as yet, let alone what
they did, where they went and whom they
saw, or, rather, who saw them, and don't
want to talk about it anyway-tGot a
headache
Others who are reported to have some
hand in arranging things have clear
heads, broad smiles, and a prompt and
apparently hearty assurance that they are
all well, had splendid time, never felt
better, saw all the boys, but don't know
single thing new always drop shop
when leave Frankfort on Saturday till /
get back on Monday" You are Just
bound to believe them. They are so open
and frank about everything. and so good
natured, too, even when you put ques-
tions TO them. Some of them are real
good fellows, and could account for every
moment they spent while away, and every
nickel too-not so difficult a matter, as the
trip cost them nothing from start to finish.
This recess is to be remembered and the
plans laid and the work done by the sew
erai sets of schemers who have contests on
foot will begin to be shown in the next few
days.
1t is needless to say that Huntingdon s
men have not been idle during the time,
and that they were not unciyil or penur-
ious in their treatment of such of the
Louisville party as were their guests,
they had wine at the Gait House
or the Pendennis or elsewhere. They are
posted on the situation, under
stand human nature in general and the
special nature of the particular members
they want to see do right and know just
how to diagnose and treat each case, and
they got in some fine work on this trip.
Senator Goebel was fully alive to the
situation and went down to Louisville
with the rest of them. He was one of the
first to show up this morning, and as far
as could be Judged from a casual observa-
tion he had not been treated to an Iron
ing" In fact, it is said that he was not
even invited to cali at the laundry, and OF
course the manager would not go down to
the Alexander Hotel and face all the mein-
bership of the patchwork club" just to
see if Goebel's bosom needed attention..
He is generally so watchfui and attentive,
however. that his failure in this instance
to lock after business must be due to the
fact that he was advised that Goebel did
not like his way of "doing up" things.
Whatever is the reason, the old general
certainly wasted no time with Senator
Goebel. There was more than the usual
activity among his lieutenants. They all
recognize the situation as a serious one
and are doing everything in their mower to