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HUNTER CHANCES FRONT.
Hut the Proceedings ncfore tb1 Grand
Jury Not tho Gauss OF IL.

LOUISVILLE, Kyn April 2O.-A
sDecial 10 the Evening Post from
Frankfort sayt:
DR.. Hunter, Rspu olicnn nominee
for the United States Senate, this
morning issued the following state.
meui: 81 have gone over the whole
situstion cat efuliy and admit that
uot'. know W ere my one vots 10 10
CONS from. Under the circumstances
am wililng TO say l susIl not pro-
long the night beyond u reasonable
time, when l see that II Is hopeless.
The proceedings before the grand jury
hsi absolutely nothing to do with my
change OF front. 1t has not BEEN a
factor in the q sht except to solidfy
aud strengthen the loyalty OF my
friends. 1t was simply transparent
conspiracy 10 dslsme me-"
w. GODFREY HUNTER."
Just when ne Will Withdraw Is yet
doubtful, but the probability is he will
get out OF the race tJmotrow.
ONE MORE OBSTACLE.
FRANKFORT. KY, April 20.-A
sensation wSs created everyw here
Just before tue time for the sep ate this
morning. 1t was known that Hagsr,
the new Democratic Senator, hal
arrived with cert ficate and would
be sworn In this IN Jrnlng. But when
the train came In It bore Senator
OSilvIe, a sick Democrat who has not
been here before tbis session. TOTS
made the senate full. For the Il rst
time all the members were Ia joint
session, seventy Republicans and
sixty.eight Democrats, and seventy
49,. M,
ter one vote farther from election and
made more certain the impossibility Of
his election.
ToDAY's EFFORT.
STATE HOUSE, Frankfort, KY,
April 20.-When the JOINT assembly
met today both the new senator rlu
senator Ogilvie were on ham,. OgiIvie
looked like dying man. The pre-
iipissry- roll call sr awad present anu
unpaired los, aud 80 necessary to n
CHOICE. Tue fity.first ballot stood:
Hunter,55; Blackburn, 83; Martin, IL;
Boyle, b; 81 ne, l.
FRANKFORT, KY, April 20.-The
second anu third ballots showed
exactly AZ did the first, after which
the assembly adjourned.
Nominations Sent to tho Senate,
WAsHiNaroN, ID. c., April 20
The President today sent tue Senate
sOnie nominations, among which are
the following:
Ststc-John A. Merritt, New York,
to be third assistant pJsImsstor gen.
eral.
postmasters-New York-Cornslius
Van Cot, New York City.
Interiors; mes l.. Davenport, New
Hampshire, firs. deputy commiss o ner
OF pensions; Levrett Milley, Illinois,
second deputy com missioner of pen.
ei0ns.
Treasury-John p. Jackson, colleo.
tor OF customs for the district OF San
Francisco, California; William Young
blood, Alabama, auditor OF interior
department.
William A. Jones, Wis.
consin. to be commissioner of indian
attairs.
Justice--Milion O. Phillips, attorney
OF the United States for the eastern
district OF Wisconsin.
Navy--Passed Assistant Engineer
Theodore F. Burgdotf TO be chief
engineer.
Lisut..CoI. Henry G. Cook, Fourth
inisntry. to be colonel; Msi. A. IL.
Bainbriuge, Tenth infantry, t. be-
Iieutenant.colonel; Captain r. L.
E'kridge, Tweniy.thiTd infantry, to
be major.
First lieutenants to be capiains-C.
Duckat, Twenty.fourth infantry; r.
O'Connor, Tweuty.third infantry.
Second lieutenants e. be FIRST lieutsn-
ants-H. Il. Lyon, Seventeenth In
iantry; George ID. Morrock, Seven.
teentn iniantry. Sergeant to Oe second
lieutenant, 1. L.. Reeves, Fourth In
fantry. Corporal, TO os second lieuten.
iantry.