The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-15
FIGHT IS NOT YET FINISHED.
SEVEN BALLOTS TAKEN AND HUN
TER TWO VOTES SHORT.

The Field Had the 03 Necessary 10
Elect, But Could Not Unite on n
Candidate-Hunter Largest Vote
6l-TwO of the Law Makers Nearly
Have Fight on the FIOOr-The
Grand Jury Still at Work ON the
Charge of BrIbery-Many Witness
es Summoned.
Frankfort, Ky. April l4.-This has been
an exciting day in the legislature which
adjourned this afternoon at o clock, with
the fight still pending.
Seven ballots were taken to-day for
United States senator, making forty-two
ballots that have been taken at the pres
ent extra session. The vote In some of
the ballots was changed by temporary
pairs, but none Of the changes of the day
were material. DR.. Hunter, the republi-
can nominee. had 81 votes and the field had
g. The field had just the required num-
Der for election, but the Blackburn men,
the gold democrats and the boiling re-
publicans could not unite on anybody.
EN-Secretary Carlisle arrived at his
home in Covington to-day. and his pres
as to his being a compromise candidate.
but he secured no vote.
During the sixth ballot Representative
Lyons, the Hunter leader, went over to
Senator Clark, ana began talking to him
Clark asked him some questions. Lyons
answered him facetiously and Clark Jump
ed up and started to knock him down.
Lyons jumped back, and Clark was caught
by members around him.
The lieutenant governor called to Ser
geant-at-Arms Sommers: ARREST those
men at once"
Sergeant-at-Arms Sommers took him at
his word, and pulled Lyons along toward
the AISLE when mutual friends explained
that Lyons never intended to make
trouble.
Before the hour for the Joint legis.a
tive session, it was learned that the grand
jury had decided to go deeper into the
bribery charges and would devote another
day to the Investigations. Then the legis-
lature will act.
Resolutions were ready to-day for an in
vestigation. Deputy Sheriff Sullivan
served another long list of witnesses,
among them the lady who says she saw
Or. Hunter go into the Gaines residence
the member who says he saw him on his
way there, and the official who is said to
have begun the negotiation with Gaines,
ana another whose name has never been
mentioned.
The question of the eligibility as a Juror
of republican, who is said to be oppos-
ing indictments, is said to be also up be-
fore the jury A deputy sheriff arrived at
the capitol at IL o'clock armed with sub
poenas for Representative Clark one of
the anti-Hunter men, and half dozen
newspaper correspondents. 1t was also
stated that a subpoena had been issued
for Mayor Todd of Louisville. who has
been in Frankfort a great deal of the time
endeavoring to assist DR.. Hunter, but the
deputy was unable to find Mr.. Todd.
1t was stated this morning that John
w. Gaines, father of Capt Noel Gaines
who brought the charges of bribery
against DR.. Hunter, has been summoned
before the grand jury, and he would swear
that one Of the most prominent men In
Louisville had offered him money with
which to buy votes for DR.. Hunter.
Graham Vreeland, a newspaper CORE
spondent, was one of the witnesses before
the jury. He at first declined to talk and
was ordered to jail by Judge Cantrin but
later consented to talk and was released.
The investigation may be completed to-
morrow.
The prospect is that there will be con-
tinuous balloting tomorrow, but there Is
nothing in the situation tonight TO ind-
cate a breaking I'D of the deadlock