Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24
FUSION FAILS IN KENTUCKY
No Chance Of Combination Between Gold
Democrats and Republicans.
Old Leaders of Both Parties stand Ont
Against Alliance-SiIverftcs'
Hopes Rising.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

slSNidl correspondence OF 1he Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE. KY. July 81. 1897.
The republicans of Kentucky have been
limiting ever since the national democratic
convention last week that they would IKE
to indorse the sound monay democratic de-
vice and vote for the nominee OF The Pal
mer and Buckner party. hut the old-line
fellows are determined to go II alone
Though it was announced last week that
the republicans had determined to support
James r. Hindman. the sound-money ncm-
!nee for appellate clerk In November. the
leaders of the G. Q. p. were given no en-
enlargement to do so, and they row state
most positively that they will run a nan
independent of the national democrats. II
this beats the national democrats they saw
they will at least have the satisfaction of
knowing that they formed 10 unholy al
liances.
Done With the Republican,.
One of the leading sound-meney speakers
selected for the campaign this year said
last night: Il want i, distinctly understood
that we are done with the republicans.
We are frank to say that the republicans
would have been defeated in their state
and national elections OF year before last
and last year had il not been Tor our sup
port. For this espousal of republicanism
we get a black eye on everything that could
tend to foster southern interests in the
tariff bill. We also get .biffed' good ind
hard on financial legislation. We are done
with the RAIDS and are asking nothing frcm
them"
These expressions pretty aptly represent
the feeling among the democrats who voted
Tor Mckinley last year and for Republican
Governor Bradley the year before. 1t
means that the republicans can never rope
10 win IN another state race, and 1t also
means that the sound money democratic
party can only be mighty political break
water which threatens either of the regu-
lar party organizations IL Embossed.
Democrats United on Mayor.
In this city in the mayoralty contest the
silver democrats and sound money demo-
Gratis are running hand in hand for the
democratic nominee, ex-Postmaster Chas
Weaver. who will be the next MAYOR he
You'd doubt. The republicans are split
wide open and party dissensions are at
this time disstpating the prospect of sue
cess Mayor Todd has all along chung to
The convention held by the city republic
cans was dominated by Todd henchmen.
and this fact caused no end of dssatisfac-
ton among the faithful.
SiIverites Are Confident.
Next week Congressman Rhea, Wheeler,
Smith and Settle. all silverites, will re-
turn from Washington to engage actively
in the campaign in favor of Sam Shackel-
ford for appellate clerk. The silver men
have taken new hope since the refusal of
the republicans to fuse with the sound
money democrats, and will hustle as tley
never have before to win. If they are sue
cessful they establish the fact that the
sound money democrats cannot win alone
In the state, and Ii is for this that they
are striving with all their might. Just at
present it looks as If the silveritas had the
pest OF It, but the national democrats claim
that they are not depressed by the outlook,
and say they will introduce factor in the
campaign that will bring them certain vic
tory.