The Irish standard., 1897-05-01
DEB0E GETS It,
End Of the Long Senatorial Con-
test In Kentucky.
RESULT REACHED On. 10th BALLOT.
Deventy-One Votes Are Cast for De.
boe-In the Midst of q Memorably
Exciting Scene He IL De.
clared Elected.

Frankfort, KY, April :9.-.Gov. Brad
ley has written out the certificate of
election for Hon. William j. Deboe, of
Crittenden county, as junior senator
from Kentucky, to succeed Hon. ]. C..
s. Blackburn, whose term expired
March 4. Senator Deboe will be in his
seat in the senate on Monday next. The
end Of the famous struggle which has
extended over two Legislative sessions
will 60 into history as the most men,
orable Kentucky has ever known. DR..
Hunter came here six weeks ago with
majority in the legislature, with a
clean majority of these republicans
stanchly for him and the additional
hacking Of the national and state party
organizations, but circumstances were
against him, and Deboe won on the
Deboe Elected.
Amid intense but suppressed excite
ment the ballot was taken. It stood:.
Dcboe, II; Martin, IL; Stone, 1; Black
burn, As.
The cheering that never ceased till
the assembly adjourned sine die in Wild
est confusion began when the 68th
vote for senator was taken. Deboe had
II when the roll call ceased. The Black
burn people called for the absentees and
voted solidly for their man. Martins
voice was very low and his face very
white when he said: blackburn" He
believes yet that Blackburn could have
made him the senator. Norman and
Baird both voted for Deboe. Stout held
out and voted for Martin. Ogilvie was
away, as was Deboe himself. The latter
could not be called on for a speech in the
confusion, and staid downstairs, where
he received his congra tulations.
After the official declaration of tho
election of Deboe there were such loud
demonstrations that even the telegraph
Offices in the lobby had to suspend
business and nothing but the bare bal
lot could be sent out. The excitement
was intense, as it ended a contest that
has been waged here since last year.
Senator Blackburn. and his friends,
after fighting hard for over a year, in
the regular and the extra sessions,
went down with their colors flying.
The silver democrats concealed their
disappointment and the gold democrats
Joined in the Notification. There never
was such scene in the Kentucky state
house.
The cheering and demonstrations
were ended by the president putting a
motion and declaring the assembly adj
journed sine die. Deboe can never be
charged with using money in his brief,
victorious race. He and his friends are
too poor to give banquet. He has re-
ceived hundreds of kilograms of con-
graduation and is besieged by men for
federal positions in Kentucky.
Complexion OF Senate Unchanged.
Washington, April 29:-The election
Of Deboe in Kentucky does not change
the political complexion of the senate,
but on some party questions might give
the republicans majorit.- if Senator
Kyle, of South Dakota, voted with them,
together with the vote of the vice presi-
dent. The election of Deboe makes the
total membership of the senate SO, COM
posed of 43 republicans, 80 democrats
and IL populists and silver republicans.
With Kyle, the republicans would have
A, tie, and with the vice president
majority of one.