Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-29
TIE DEADLOCK S BROKEN Hon. W. J. Deboe of Crittenden County Is Elected TO SUCCEED BLACKBURN fi-F7s r f,t s4st +
 As Junior Senator-Wild Scene When the Re-
 suit Was Announced-HoW the Victory Was Won,

Frankfort, Ky, April 2S.-Ex-Gcv. Bradley has written out the certificate of election for Hon. w. J. Deboe, of Crit tenden county, as junior senator from Kentucky, to succeed Hon J. s. c. Black burn. whose term expired March 4. Sen- a.os Deboe will be in his seat in the sen- ate Monday Eext.
 Senator DebOle has suffered slight strokes of political lightning before. The end eff the famous struggle, which has extended over two legislative sessions, will go into history as the most memor- able Kentucky has ever seen. pr. Hun ter came here six weeks ago with ma jority of republicans in the legislature, whth~a clean majority of these republl- scans Staunclaly for him and with the backing of he national and state party behind him, but circumstances were against him, and the political lightning struck De6oe on the Hath ballot. Repub- llcan caucuses, informal, irregular and impromptu were held from o'clock yes teFdtay afternoon until after daylight this morning. The Hunter devotes worked Nike beavers for Deboe. and work was also o1cDe by Bradley and his lieutenants. The arrival of John w. YerkeS, national commit teeman from Kentucky, last night emphasized the repor. that it was at baSt party fight. From last night the repub licaRs announced that there was net the fainteSt possibility of Deboe's election being delayed longer than today, but their appearance ond the gal with which sthey worked until the last minute of the sjoint session showed that they were not as confiderlt as they appeared, and were ,afraid of the schemes of the Blackburn speople, who newer quit working. They watched every train.
 , The tef5GramS anncuncing that four absent members would be present in time for the joint seasion were hailed with mixed feelings. When .he last train was in the republicans announced that all of the. seventy-one republicans were on hand; that Debce would be absent and that he was sure to be elected by seventy one votes It looked his way to the nearly desraiGing Blackburn democrats and to the gold democrats. Net only was Yerfes here, but State Chairman Sam Roberts had come back ard was working hard to keep all In line. No such crowd as gathered before the jcfrlt session was ever Seem in he state house before.
 The republicans in the senate, except Deboe, answered their names. All the -democrats in the house also answered present with but one exception. There were nc missing republicans. The ron call was ordered for the balCt. There were 11S present, and 68 would elect. There was applause when Lieber h voted for the nominee. Norman voted for De- boe. When the 6Sth vote was passed the president could not quen the wild cheers. The Blackburn men asked for a call of the abserhees, and they voted solidly for their man. Henry Hart vc.ed, too. The ballot stood:
 Deboe. T; Blackburn, 50 Martin, 13; Stone, 1.
 LyShns was not present., nor was Ogil. vie Gov. Bradley was present.
 The wild scene that followed could not be quieted There was no chance to ask s-tbeevic'or to com forward and make a speech. The cheering ard demonstra items were ended by the president putting a motion declaring the assembly adjourned sine die.
 Dssoe can never be charged with using SBmcney in his brief. victorious race He and his friends are too poor to give a . banquet. He has received hundreds of telegrams of congra ula ton this after noon.