St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-28
WORK of UNsEATING HOUSE DEM
OCRATS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
TODAY,
AND TROUBLE WILL RESULT.
MUCH LOUD TALK INDUCED IN BY
MEMBERS OF BOTH PAR
TIES.
ASK BLACKBURN TO WITHDRAW.
The Senator Agrees to Do So, but
Under Conditions Considered
to Be Impossible.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 27.-While
there was no material change in the
ballot for senator today, it is believed
that crisis will be reached tomor-
row. The Kaufman and Tompkins
contests are the special order for 10
O'Clock in the house. The Blackburn
men declare that a Republican SEN
ator will be unseated for every Dem
ocrat voted out of the house and that
if the unseating business begins there
will be no more joint ballots at this
session. There has been some rough
language about the successors to un-
seated members not being allowed to
enter the hall alive, but such violence
is generally discredited, although the
feeling between the Blackburn and the
Hunter men is most intensely bitter
There Will be majority and minority
reports on the contest cases consid-
cred tomorrow. These reports are on
party lines: The sound money Demo-
Gratis nave requested caucus for
propositions for Blackburn's with
drawal The senator says he will COM
ply if a petition for his withdrawal
is signed by thirty-1ive Democrats, or
majority. 1t is conceded that such
q pClitioI HSNSI Call De secured
the Democratic membership of the
present legislature.
The gold men have assurance from
Judge Petrie and from two other Re
publicans that they will join the Demo-
Gratis at any time in the effort to elect a
geld standard Democrat The thirty
first ballot resulted as follows: Black
burn, 62; Hunter, 81; Carlisle, 5; Holt, 8;
Colson, 1; Bate, 1.
After fha ha1lot p,oc oo~oJ,,1o5 -
tlon to adjourn was defeated by a vote
of JOB to 80, many Democrats voting
against adjournment. The only thing
in order was thirty-tbird ballot. There
were some insignificant changes in the
&C mplimentary votes. The ballot re-
suited as did the thirty-Second
at the conclusion of the second ballot
everybody was ready to adjourn. when
Senator Ogilvie arose and moved that
third ballot be taken. The Democrats
cheered as the sick man took his seat.
Ihe session proce eded to the thirty
thlrd ballot, but before it was comDlet-
ed, the motion to adjourn was again
put, and this time it carried
Tonight an attempt was made by
the two Populists to dictate the Unit
ed State senator. Caucuses were called
FOR by both the Blackburn and the
Hunter forces. The Hunter caucus
was the ony one that was held. Pop
uIlst Poor was present, and suggest
ed that Republicans unite on Jerry
Porter. The proposition was emphat-
ically refused The Blackburn forces.
less the sound money men, met and
Immediately adjourned Senator Sal
yer, a sound money Democrat who has
been voting for Blackburn, said to-
night committee of sound money
Democrats are drafting resolutions de-
manding that Blackburn Withdraw
Senator Martin, Blackburns manager.
threatens to hold Chairman Stevenson
personally responsible if he calls
caucus to hear these resolutions. His
sem, Carpenter, Bowling and Cham
bers, who have bolted Hunter. agree
to stand by him whenever their votes
will elect him. Humans, however
declared today he would not vote for
Hunter.