The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-29

and Bradley Men Uniting-Tremendous
Exeitemens when the One Hundred
and Twelfth Ballot Settles the Mater
Legislature Adiourus Sine Die-Deboe .
Poor MsA - Eject on, the senate situa-
tion-scenes During the Final Ballot.
Frankfort, Ky, April Ex-Governor
Bradley has written out the certificate OF
election for Honorable W. J. DeBoe of
Crittendon county. the junior senator
from kentucky. TO succeed Honorable J.
:. Blackburn, whose term expired
March 4. Senator DeBoe will be in his
seat in the senate Monday morning.
| The end Of the famous struggle. which
has extended over two legislative ses-
sions. will go into history as the mos,
memorable Kentucky has ever known.
Dr.. Hunter came here six weeks ago
with Republican majority in the Isgis-
lature, with clean majority of these
Republicans staunchly for hIm and the
| additional backing Of the national and
state party orsaniza tons. but circum-
stances were against him. and the light
ming today struck DeBoe on the ll2th
ballot.
Republican caucuses. informal, irregu-
lar and impromptu, were held from
O'Clock in the afternoon till after day.
light this morning. The Hunter devo-
tees were working Ike beavers for De-
Boo, and work was also done by Cover
nor Bradley and his leutenants. The
arrival OF John W. Yerkes. national COM
mitteeman for Kentucky. last night, and
who stood eff as long as it was a fac
tional fight, emphasized the report that
it was al last party fight. From last
night the Republicans announced that
there was not tine faintest possibility OF
DeBoe's election being delayed longer
than today.
When the last train was in this morn
ing TIE Republican leaders announced
that all of the Seve1ty-one Republicans
were on hand; that DeBoe would be alb
sent, and that ne was sure 20 be elected
by seventy-one votes. 1t looked this way
70 the early despairing Blackburn Demo- |
Gratis, and TO the gold Democrats.
When the legislature convened, all the |
Republicans in the senate, except DeBoe. |
answered present SO did all the gold |
Democrats, except Park Smith. The gold |
Democrats in the house also answered |
present with but one exception. There |
were no missing Republicans in the |
house. The chair answered eighty-one I
present and ordered the roll call for the /
sixth ballot of the session and the one l
hundred and twelfth of the struggle.
Gold Democrats voted for Martin, with
but few exceptions. There were 135 pres
ent and sixty-eight would elect. There
was applause when Lieberth voted for
The nominee Norman also voted for De-
Boz When the sixty-eighth vote was
passed. the president could not quell the
wild cheers. The Blackburn men asked
for call of the absentees. and they vot-
ed solidly for their man. Henry Martin
voted. TOO.
The ballot stood: DeBoe Il: Blackburn
30: Martin Is; Stone /.
Ogilvie was not present. Governor
Bradley was present. The wild scene
that followed could not be quelled. There
was no chance to ask the victor 10 come
forward and make a speech. The cheer
ing and demonstra tons were ended only
by the president putting a motion and
de claring the assembly adjourned sine
de-
DeBoe can never be charged with US
rg money in his brief. victorious cam
paign. He and his friends are TOO poor
to give banquet. He has received
hundreds of kilograms of congratulation
today and tonight and is besieged by
many men for federal positions.
I
Of 1900. by the Democrats OF
Kentucky. began tonight with Black
burn jubilee Blackburn wants 10 sue
iced Senator William Lindsay, the gold
Democrat, whose successor must be
elected by the assembly OF January. 1900.
In his speech tonight Blackburn said
hat the silver cause was bound to tri-
Innph in the end He referred 10 the
gold Democrats as political monde
cripts and caricatures on humanity. 9
playing their role OF assissins by stab
ing friends in the back" 7
CONTESTS CLOSING SCENE t
Frankfort, KY. April 2s.-The crowd :
hat filed the house chamber. aisles. lob 9
,.es and galleries long before noon today
vas the biggest seen IN ten years i the r
historic hail. Every one believed ina. ! :
snator was a. last 20 be elected after / }
truggie that had lasted through two ses- :
ions. through liz ballots and at A cost 20 (
he state of more than 100000. The (
Blackburn people hoped 10 the last that I
ne same thing would no; happen. but n
heir hope was evidently lost. The crowd
made enough room a; u O'Clock for the q
1irty-eizht senator's 70 get inside. feat n
nat seemed impossible before they came. 2.
The cheering that never ceased until '
ne assembly adjourned sine die in Wild a
81 confusion. began wher the sixth vote !
y senator was taken DsBoe had Il .
hen the ron call had ceased. The Back . RI
urn people called for the aoseniess and x
o;ed soiidy for their man Martins e.
DICE was very low and MS face very -
hl,e waer ne sad "BIackburn.' he be =
ewes yet that Blackburn could have y
"a 1s him the senator. Norman and y
arid both vo;ed for DeBoe Stout bed II
u and voted Cor Martin. OgIvie was II
Eay. "a was abs DeBoe. The latter J.
5uli not be called fo- 4 speech II TIE
infasion, and stayed down stairs. where
. received cor gratuis:ioSs- Blackburn
l0ok hands xi,h rs fsiiatal friends and
e 20 MS bo;sd about as rsss- He 1T =
z his home In Versailles this af;s-n32r- -
.nsto. DsBos vii receive ais certificate
once. go 70 hts bome IN C-.itenssa +
iCaty ard % wssa.azi1a not later tazz -
sunday. B-sSlsy 50; as one Of the al II
moiy and broadly smiled bis sztisf4c- y