The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-27
HIS STRENGTH I'M THE KENTUCKY
LEGISLATURES SLIPPING AWAY
FROM HIM.
THREE ADDITIONAL Boil TIERS
MINORITY HAVE HOPES NOW TzAn
THERE WILL BE NO ELEC-
TION.
CRACK OF PARTY WHIP HEARD
Final Desperate Effort Made to Drive
All the Republicans to Support
the Nominee.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 26.-It n
thought that Hunters strength Is drift
ing away from him. But for the wonder.
rul hight he Is making and the unpree-
eeenteo backing he evidently has. he
would already be at the point OF with.
drawing. Three more Of his own party
openly announce that they will join the
present SIX Republican boilers on Mon.
Jay. He has never been able to add
any TO the three recruits from the en-.
eIny ne had at the start. Meanwhile
ne mas followers who claim that rot
even the national administration car
turn them from him to another nomi-
nee, and for this reason the Blackburn
minority begins to hope for the the
lhlns they desire most Of all, viz; ne
election. and to that extent the chance
Tor the Bradley coalition to go through
Is SUFFERING. 1t Is plain that but crne
remote possibility can now force ery
election at ALL The state IL SUFFERING
dreadfully for financial and other leg.
fsiatlon. No legislation can be effected
until the senatorial struggle is settled.
me state central committee tonight
| adopted the following resolutions in
nnal effort to bring and keep the bolt.
ers in line:
Whereas. The great victory won by tn,
patriotic people Of Kentucky as well as Of the
limited states, last fall, is about to b,
tnWarted by the failure of the general as.
semDly OF Kentucky to elect a United State,
senator who is so much needed in the senate
Oh the United states to aid in the passage "a
sueh legislation as will bring peace, happi.
Hess ana prosperity to the entire country
Resolved, That this committee anna, >.
| every Republican member of the lepisla.ltr,
! 10 support their regular caucus nominaa
! hon. W. Godfrey Hunter, for United Statea
| senator.
| Disloyalty at this critical moment Of thu
nation to our party deserves the severest con-
termination. and in the name Of 21sOOO LOYAL
RepuDMcans OF this state we appeal to tbs
Republican newspapers, as well as TO everV
republican In the state. to earnestly insist
! upon every Republican member of the genera
assembly supporting DR.. Hunter.
The Hunter men are very much De.
n1erahzed, and it is likely that the
bradley people will try a flank move.
| ment within the next few DAYS hon.
/ ing. with the assistance of the Silver
! Democrats, to win the race But tbs
undylng hatred between Hunter and
GoV. Bradley will no doubt operate tt
| naIk any movement the governor,
| friends may set on foot, and all in All
1T looks as if Hunter, unable to wir
Mmseff, on account of factional SQUAD.
| bles. will, If one be elected at all mans
the next United Stae IS senator from
henluchy, VINO Will I'm all probability
| be Col st. John Boyle, VIII Wa, the
nominee of the party last winter when
the regular session Of the legislature
adjourned
! Charges and counter-charges OF
/ bribery and corruption are thick AND
\ flying fast. The Blackburn men have
a score Of detectives at work. who dc
nothing but follow the Hunter workers
about and endeavor to get evidence
/ against them along the line of bribery.
1t is said that they have much material
which will probably be submitted to a
committee which will undoubtedly be
appointed to look into the charges.
There were only thirty four senators
present when the roll was called for
the third ballot at noon today. Senator
Siege having paired with Senator Full
ton. In the house Representatives
Furnis and Morgan, Garrett and Hor-
ton were announced as paired. The
roll call showed 100 present and voting;
necessary to a choice. sc. The ballot
resulted Hunter, GA; Blackburn, 46:
DaVie gold Dem.), 10; Boyle (Rep), 6;
Stone (silver Dem), 1. The general
assembly then adjourned, the RepubI-
can nominee being two short Of eIee-
ton and the boilers having all the
best of 1t.