The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-23
FIGHTING NOW OVER NOMINEE.

The Kentucky Republicans Trying to Get
Together on Their Man for Senator
DE Doe now in the Lead.
Frankfort, Ky, April 22.-Dr. Hun
ter's withdrawal last night brought host
OF candidates on the ground. This, as
was evident during the day, embarrassed
the caucus tonight. Congressman
Evans arrived from Washington early in
the day. Maj. Curtis NJ Burnan. of
Richmond, urged State Senator John
Bennett for the place and he is regarded
as dangerous candidate if a deadlock
should occur between De Boo and Holt
in the caucus. De Boo and Holt, the for
mer Hunters preference, were acknowl-
edged from the first as the strongest in
the list and SO it proved in the caucus
thus far tonight. Congressman Walter
II. Evans was an aspirant. but has not
yet developed much strength. ST. John
Boyle and Bennett were only two or three
points ahead Of Evans and ran about
neck ar' neck with Lewis, i'm the talk
dur. ,dy. as we'll 40 n.neraHv in
tn" Knight. Others who have
nominated in the caucus
talked Of. Among these IS
Q ID. Todd, Of Louisville. He
rorably to the solicitations of
20 ! ONE candidate, but
u a report that the six
a.. .'u5iicans would not vote
H.. D!nt session to-day the
he -u,,. the tables ON the ST.
yer a. Democrats by refusing to
answer 10 cir names at rOll-call Baird
and Norman, Hunter Democrats answer
ed present. The total number answering
to Their names was sixty two, eight less
than quorum. For the first time the
six original anti-Hunterites affiliated with
the regulars and RETAINED from voting
Baird and Norman each voted for Mar
tin and were applaudcd by the gold Dem
ocrats from whom they seeded month
ago to go to Hunter. Stout was present
but refrained from voting. The ballot
was mere formality. 1t stood. Black
burn 40; Martin 10; Stone I.
This was less than a quorum and
there was no election. The adjournment
was carried then bya vote of six-four
to sixty one.
Blackburn's steering committee
tried to make the Republicans
and gold Democrats show their
hand to-day. They hoped that
issue squarely between Blackburn and
Martin, the gold Democrat Their scheme
was defeated by the Republicans and
gold Democrats refusing to answer to
roll-call in the joint session and thus
caused the lack of a quorum.
The adjourned Republican caucus TO
nominate a Senatorial candidate, vice
Hunter, Withdrawn, was tonight held
within closed doors with much excitement
about the capitol. There were sixty
eight present, 80 necessary to a choice
The regular Hunter Republicans, as
rule, voted for Judge De Boe The first
ballot resulted: Judge w. II. Holt 10;
Congressman Walter Evans. 3; w. f. De
Boz, %; John w. Lewis 8; st. John
Boyle ); Bennett 3.
Second ballot: De Doe 80; Holt 80:
Evans 3; Lewis g; Boyle 3; Bennett 6.
On the third ballot De Boo had 81
votes, Holt Is. the rest unchanged
From the fourth to the eighth ballots
there was no change. At the end of the
eighth Senator Siege moved to adjourn.
but some of the De Boo Hunter side
showing opposition, he promptly with
drew the motion.
The ninth and tenth ballots resulted in
no material change. Before the eleventh
ballot was taken, Mr.. Garrett offered
motion to drop the hindmOst man. The
Holt people, through Mr.. Leiberth, NOV
ed to table the motion, and mustered SO
votes with which to do the tabling. This
meant that there would be no dropping
at ALL if the chair ruled as the Holt men
would demand, and that in the future
similar resolutions could not he consid-
cred.
Balloting was then resumed
Finally the motion to adjourn until to-
morrow night came from Senator Petrie,
Of Evans's forces. The ant-De Doe peo-
pie began voting for it. Mr. Stegttz, OF
the. De Boo side, wanted to explain his
VOTE He said if they stayed here they
could, nominate p man and If they did
not nominate tonight he would vote for
Henry l.. Martin tomorrow. There was
an uprear. Mr.. Bur1lam denied the right
of tSteglitz to remain in the caucus after
such a. threat. h*|'"f }~t.3 = N4&
Tt was exactly midnight when the asi-
journnient was taken. Steghtz was not
the only Hunter-De Boo man who re-
VOTED. Representative Blackburn said
after the caucus: T"
81 will vote for Henry Martin to-mor-
row.