The record-union., 1896-02-20
Secretary Of the Treasury Carlisle Re-
fuses to Interfere in the Contest.
Balloting Continues, With No Change
in the Standing of Candidates.
The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Republican League Holds a
Session at Chicago, and Decides to
Hold the Annual Convention at
Milwaukee, From August Twenty
Fifth to the Twenty-Seventh

WASHINGTON, FeD. s1J.-Ine text OIL
Secretary Carlisle's letter to the Ken
lucky Democracy, reference to which
has been made in Kentucky dispatches,
is as follows:
Gentlemen: Your telegram in which
YOU appeal to me to request and urge
the five Democratic members of the
General Assembly who are not sup
porting the nominee to join with us
(you) in voting for him was duly re-
ceiyed, and has been given the careful
consideration which it's object and the
number and character of its signers de-
manded.
"Inasmuch as the five gentlemen re-
ferred to are acting in a representa-
tive capacity and are familiar with the
whole situation and all the circum-
stances connected with it, I am bound
to assume that they are more compe-
tent than / am to determine what is
their duty to their party and their con-
stituents. and how that duty shall be
discharged, and an attempt by me to
influence their action might very prop
erly be regarded by them as a pre-
sumptuous interference in a matter of
the gravest Importance which has been
committed solely to their own judg
ments.
But even if this were not so, have
no right to assume that the honest con-
victiOns of the five gentlemen alluded
to in your communication could be
changed by my interference, or that
they could be induced contrary to such
convictions by advice which they have
not solicited. Having heretofore ten
dered no advice or made any sugges-
ton, directly or indirectly to any MEM
ber of the General Assembly ON either
side of the unfortunate controversy
now existing, I must respectfully de-
cline to do so now or hereafter.
1T may not be considered inappro-
pirate in this brief response to your
appeal to assure you that I will at all
times cheerfully cooperate in any
proper manner with you and all others
in any effort that may be made to unite
all our friends in support of the Dem
ocratic organization in Kentucky and
maintaining sound Democratic princi-
pies and policies as declared by the
constituted authorities of the party,
State and national, and to repeat what
has been said to all who have cared to
ascertain my views upon the subject
that / sincerely desire to see the pres
ent General Assembly send to the SEN
ate of the United States a Democrat
who is in full sympathy with these OBJ
jects. Very respectfully,
-. G.. CARLISLE.
"To C. ]. Bronston, Hon H l.. Mar
tin, Hon. Fenton Simms and others,
Frankfort, KY
STILL BALLOTING.
FRANKFORT Ky), Feb. 19.-The
supporters of Senator Blackburn, while
not surprised at the tenor of Secretary
Carlisle's letter declining to assist
Blackburn, are angry as hornets over
the cool and deliberate rebuff they have
received. The result of it is to widen
the breach between the respective fac
tions on the financial question in this
State, and also to intensity the feeling
between the friends Of the Secretary of
the Treasury and the present Senator
The gold men are jubilant over Mr. Car
isles course, and say that had he lent
Blackburn helping hand it would
have been no use to attempt to send
sound money delegation to the National
Convention.
The joint assembly had trouble at the
start to-day over supposed pair be-
tween Senators Bowling Rep) and
Walker Oem.), as a misunderstanding
arose over it, and when Senator Bow
ling answered to his name a dozen
Democrats arose and challenged his
right to respond. Considerable excite
ment prevailed for the time, but in the
meantime Mr.. Walker came into the
hall and Strengthened matters out
The twenty-siXth ballot resulted:
Hunter 60, Blackburn 60, scattering s.
Necessary to a choice, 66.
HUNTER FOR SOUND MONEY.
FRANKFORT Q<y.), Feb. 19-In an
interview to-day Dr. Godfrey Hunter,
Republican nominee for United States
Senator, announced for the first time
that he was for sound money. Mr.
Hunter said:
I'm the State Convention, which de-
clared Internationally for gold stand
ard, | was a member of the Platform
Committee. and fought for that plat
form. / am sound money advocate.
and always have been. I refer to my
course in Congress- and to my public
utterances. l have not yet seen any
cause to change the views I have here
tofore held"