The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-09
SCENE WAS EXCITING
Lively Day in the Legislature Of
Kentucky
POPuLIsTs VOTE FOR BLACKBURN.

IL Seemed for n Time That the senator
Votes for Him and One by One several
Democrats Change Their Votes from
Carlisle to Blackburn-The Assembly In
Turmoil for Some Time.
FRANKFORT, March 9-Thers was on.
ether big crowd present Saturday to ses
the forty second ballot taken. The roll
cali showed l2i members, necessary to q
choice Co. The pairs numbered seven.
Senator Ellison again led off by voting
for Carlisle He was followed by Sena-
tors Holloway Noe, Salyer Smith and
Stephenson The Republicans again
voted sohdly for Boyle. Baird was the
first Democrat in the house to vote for
Carlisle Aft him came Carroll
Dougherty. Norman, n y Rice, Specht.
Swinfork Violet, Walker and Witt.
There were no speeches of explanation
from any one until the roll call had been
eomplet ID. when Popullst Poor arose and
said that IL had been said that there was
no hope to elect Blackburn.
Believed the Time Had Come.
He now believed that that time had
now arrived He cast his vote for Black
burn Cheers Then, one by one, amid
cheers from the friends of Blackburn, the
following Democrats changed TO Black
burn from Carlisle: Elliston, Smith
Witt Stephenson, D1ugherty, Noe sal
yer, Baird, Holloway, Rice, Norman
Baird, in explaining his vote, said that he
was opposed o. the Democratic nominees
views Of the currency question, but that as
there was a chance To elect that candidate
he would east his vote for that candidate
[Wild cheers Senator Holloway also
spoke ia explanation, rs did Senator Sal
yer. They took the ground that 1t was
their duty 20 vote for the nominee when
ever there was chance 10 elect hun.
Representative Chambers, who was paired
with Senator Weissinger said that ht
wished 10 vote
Lyons Wildly Cheered.
Senator Bronston protested and sait
| that tho Republicans would see that th'
| pair was NOS broken James arose ant
| changed his vote TO John q. Carlisle
| At this Lyons arose and caused the wild
est excitement by saying that II any at
| tempt was made - elect John q. Carlisle
| he would vote Tor Blackburn. The state
ment was wildly checred by the friends
| of Blackburn. Speaker Blanford aros
| and said thar when IL became certain
| that sound money Republican could no
| hc elected he would follow his people
wishes and vote for "A sound money Demo
cra5 He chan rcl his vote TO j. q. Car
| Isle amid the widest excitement. Mel
\ jumped on chnirs and cheerea Mildly. a
| dozen members clumorcd for recognition
and the chair raped for order for lv
minutes in vain.
BIackbnrn's Friends Elatcd.
Tho assembly was in turmoil. Th
friends OF Blackburn were elated ant
thougnt hey saw victory ia the air Sen
ator Bronson finally got the floor. II
satd that Chambers Rep, who had vote
| in spite of his pair for Carlisle was no
entitled TO vote all. \ point of order wa
raised here that he was out of order, an
"A motion was made for "A recall OF the roll
The chair ordered the galleries cleared
and this was done after some confusion
The scene on the floor baillcd description
| Tho souLd money men held consulta
ton and urged each other to vots 70
| Carlisle. After the lobbies and gallerie
| had been cleared the chair announced tn
| result of the forty.second b illot as follows
Boyle, 90, Blackburn. 81; Carlisle, D.
Motion to Adjourn Lost.
Howard moved 10 adjourn but Bron
ston objected ana turmoil again arose
II want TO give an opportunity to til
! sound money Democrats to elect Cal
isle" said he The rcll was orderc
call a on the motion to adjourn and tn
| motion to adjourn was lost Represents
tive Lyons completely lost his head an
/ swore that he would try 10 defea
any attempt to elect Carlisle
In this he was encouraged b
the friends of Blackburn. In explaining
his vote on Adjournment he said that
the Republicans would say that they II
tended TO try to elect Republican h
would vote aye. Salycr called him 10 o.
der and Lyons after saying that he wa
called TO order by the friends of Carlisle
he would vote noe.
The Second Ballot.
At l:I5 y. IN the second ballot WI
taken amid the widest confusion. 1t II
suited Blackburn 10. Carlisle Is II
speaker decided no quorum. An effol
was then made to adjourn but this WI
fruitless. The two Populists. Poor an
Edrngton again voted for Blacl
burn senator Jones then moved this
tho assembly adjourn until Monday ,
noon Before the vote on the motion
adjourn was completed Senator Bronso
arose and said that he understood SEN
tor Ogilivie was getting very sick /
therefore withdrew his objection 10 ii
motion to adjourn, and the exciting TIM
were over until Monday
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