The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-07

Won or Shall Not be Able to Put Hi
Fingers on Enough Votes to Make Fri
day the Luckiest Day Re Ever Saw. The
He Must Get Out Of the Way for Som
Man Who Can Unite the Party Vote
The Twenfy-Fffth Baliot-Hunter an,
| His Foriorn HOPE,
| Louisville, KY, April Ga special t
| Inc Evening Post from Frankfort says
! DR.. w. G. Hunter, twice the Repubii
can nominee for the United States sen
ate and unable 70 win on either occasion
has been called upon to surrender hi:
| leadership to some man who can lead Z
| united party to victory. Unwilling to
otay the demands Of his party in this
| matter until absolutely forced to retire
DR.. Hunter has pleaded with and obtain
ed few days respite. but if by Thurs
day night he has not Won and cannot put
his fingers on enough votes TO elect him
the next day, the leaders of the Republi-
can party will hold another caucus and
select another nominee.
This decision has been reached after
much elaboration on the part of the Re.
publican leaders. They did not want TO
hurry DR.. Hunter, still they did not feel
that he had any chance, especially in
view OF the new antagonism that he
awakens each day. The new nominee
will be either Colonel St John Boyle,
who is claimed by the boiling Republi-
cans to be the legal nominee, or Judge
w. H. Holt or Governor w. o. Bradley.
1t is not likely that it will be anyone 9TH
er than one of the three men named,
though II is like tossing a coin to make
selection among the three.
The silver Democrats are very anxious
10 have the extra session adjourn sine
die, thus preventing an election, and to
this end an adjourning resolution has
been prepared and will be presented in
the senate. 1t is thought that 1t will pre-
vail in that body, but will be defeated In
the house. In the event that the two
houses areu nable to agree, 1t is the
governors duty to dissolve the general
assembly, but not for a greater length
of time than four months. AS Governor
Brady is anxious o have some Repub-
iican elected, other than Hunter. 1t is not
likely that he would dissolve the session
unless it looked to be a cocksure thing
that Hunter would win.
Tension was bit nigh today on ac-
count Of the fact that nothing definite
could be heard from the counties of Nor
gan, Breathitt, Owsley and Wolfe, where
an election was held yesterday to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Senator Sayer, gold Democrat. The Re-
pubiicans claim that Atkinson has won,
thus giving them seventy-one votes all
told on joint ballot, but the Democrats
are very hopeful of Hager.
There was some excitement before the
twenty-1fth ballot was taken and many
thought that an election was at hand.
Senator Ellison, gold Democrat, started
the ball rolling for State Senator Henry
l.. Martin, who has all along been looked
upon as the only available candidate for
the Democrats. The Blackburn Demo-
Gratis declined to vote, hoping to break a
quorum, and the gold Democrats voted
solidly for Martin, while the Republicans
voted for Hunter. thus securing a quo
rum.
The gold men then moved a recapitu-
lation and the silver Democrats stuck to
the ex-senator's standard bravely.
Tie members fearing some upheaval of
somes ort, pressed close around the
clerks desk during the balloting and it
required half dozen determined men to
seat them. In the midst of the turmoil
and confusion DR.. Hunter appeared on
the scene and his appearance was vel
coined with cheers
The ballot resulted as follows: Hunter
50: Blackburn AZ; Martin -; Boyle 6;
Stone :; present 121; necessary to
choice g.
DR.. Hunter being three shor. of an
election and the Blackburn men having
plainly evinced their intention 10 disre-
gard all compromise candidates, Repre-
sentative Carroll, gold Democrat, moved
an adjournment, which was carried.