Evening star., 1896-03-07
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Exciting Scenes in the Kentucky
.,. Legislature.
BLACKBURN COMES NEAR ELECTION
Led on the First Ballot, but Fell
se Off on Second.
NOT a DRUM VOTED

LOUISVILLE, KY, March IA special
TO the Post from Frankfort, KY. says:
There was another rig crowd present to see
the fortysecond ballot taken. The roll call
showed 124 members; Iece ssary to a choice,
sixty-three- The pairs numbered seven.
Senator E.liston again led off by voting
for Carlisle. He was followed by Senators
Holloway, Noe. Salyer. Smith and Stephen
son. The republicans again voted solidly
for Boyle. Baird was the first democrat in
the house to vote for Carlisle. After him
came Carroll. Dougherty, Norman. N n.
Rice, Speight, Swinford Violet Walker
and Witt.
Gains for Blackburn.
There were no speeches of explanation
today from any one until the roll call had
been completed. when Populist Poor arose
and said that il had been said that there
was no hope to elect Blackburn. He row
believed that that time had arrived. He
cast his vote for Blackburn. (Cheers)
Then, one by one. amid cheers from the
friends of blackburn, the following demo-
Gratis changed to Blackburn from Carlisle:
Eliiston, Smith, Witt. Stephenson, Dough-
erty. Noe. Salyer, Baird. Holloway, Rice
Norman.
MIR. Baird. in explaining his vote, said
that he was opposed to the democratic NOM
1Eee'S views of the currency question, but
that as there was now a chance to elect that
candidate he would cast his vote for that
candidate. wild cheers)
Senator Holloway also spoke in explana-
ton. as did Senator Salyer. They took the
ground that it was their duty to vote for
the nominee whenever there was chance
to elect him.
Representative Chambers who was paired
with Senator Weissinger, said that he
wished 10 vote.
Senator Bronston protested and said that
the republicans should see that the pair
was not broken.
Mr. James arose and changed his vote to
John G.. Carlisle.
At this Representative Lyons arose and
created the widest excitement by saying
that If any attempt was made to elect
john c. Carlisle he would vote for Black
burn
The statement was wildly cheered by the
friends of Blackburn.
Speaker Blanford arose and said that
when 1t BECAME certain that sound money
republican could not be elected he would
follow his peoples wishes. and vote for a
sound money democrat. He changed his
vote To j. c. Carlisle amid the widest ex-
citement.
Wild Excitement.
Men jumped on chairs and cheered Wild
1y- dozen members ciamored for recog-
milton. and the chair raped for order for
FIVE minutes in vain. The assembly was
In a turmoil
The friends OF Blackburn were elated and
thought they saw a victory in the air.
Senator Bronston fina lily got the floor He
said that Chambers Gepublican), who had
voted. in spite of his pair, for Carlisle, was
not entitled to vote at ALL
A point OF order was raised here that he
was out of order. and motion was made
for a recall of the roll.
The chair ordered the galleries cleared
ard this was done after some confusion.
on ha hat led
The sound money men held a consulta-
ton. and urged each other to change to
Carlisle. Several republicans who had al
ready voted for Carlisle declared that they
would not change. and this seemed to make
II certain that the great statesman was the
coming man.
The Ballot Announced.
After the lohbies and galleries had been
cleared. the chair announced the result of
the forty-second ballot. as follows:
Boyle .....--..--.--............. SO
biaekourh ............................ 6O
carlisle .............-.....-...
Howard moved to adjourn, but Bronston
objected. and turmoil again arose.
~ want to give an opportunity to the
sourd money democrats to elect Carlisle"
said he.
The roll was ordered called on the motion
to adjourn. and the motion was lost
Representative Lyons declared that he
would try to defeat any attempt to elect
Carlisle. In this he was encouraged by the
friends of Blackburn. In explaining his
vote on adjournment he said that if the re-
publfcans wUuh say that they intended to
elect a republican he would vote aye.
Salyer ca lied him to order, and Lyons, af-
ter saying that as he was called to order
by the frieI ds of Carlisle. he would vote no.
He was cheered by Blackburn's friends
Representative Chambers here received a
note from Senator Weiss1nger. with whom
he vas paired Mr.. Weissinger said: Il re-
lease you from your pair. and You are at
liberty to vote as You please.
The announcement OF the refusal of the
assembly to adjourn by the presiding Of
hcer raised interest to fever heat again.
Several republicans voted against adjourn
menr. A recapitulation of the vote was
asked for and had. Republicans filibuster-
ed In an attempt to stave off another bal
lot. MIR: Blandford moved to adjourn.
The chair ruled that when the assembly
adjourned 1t be to IL 80 on Monday morn
Ing. Senator BrOnston tried his hest to
persuade the chair that his ruling was in
correct. but without effect.
Il say" he cried. away with these dila-
tory motions. Let us here and now elect
some one. be ii either Boyle Blackburn or
Carlisle"
The Second Ballot.
Speaker Blanford withdrew his motion to
adjourn and the roll was ordered called for
another ballot. The confusion again broke
out and everybody was on tiptoe of expec-
tation.
las pm--The second ballot Is row being
taken amid the widest confusion, and 1t is
thought an election Is assured on this hal
lot.
The speaker decided no quorum An ef-
fort was then made to adjourn, but this