The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-22
EXCITING DAY At FRANKFORT
SEVERAL BALLOTS TAKEN WITH
OUT ANY ELECTION BEING
HAD.
CARLISLE ARRIVES IN THE STATE
His Presence Caused Talk of Com
promise CandIdate-Iribery In
vcstigation-GOId Democrats
Made u Quorum.

Frankfort, Ky, April 14.-This has
been an exciting day in the legislature,
which adjourned ut 3 o'clock with the
6ght still pending for tomorrow. Several
ballots were taken for senator, making
forty-two ballots that have been taken
at the present extra session. The vote in
some of the ballots were changed by tenn
porary pairs, but none Of the changes
Of the day were material. DIR. Hunter,
The republican nominee. has sixty-one
votes and the iicid has sixty-three. The
leld has just the number required for
IN election, but the Blackburn men, the
loh democrats and the boiling republi-
rams could not unite on anybody. Ex-
Secretary Carlisle arrived at his home
In O0vington today, and his presence in
the state caused some comment on his
name as compromise candidate, but
he secured no votes today.
The bribery charges against Dr. Hun
Ser and his lieutcnants are still being
probed, and while the edge of the SEN
sation has worn off, there Is still n great
Aeal of feeling over the matter. The
journal reading this morning, as usual,
was dispensed with. On the preliminary
roll call, Blackburn democrats refused
to answer present, but the gold demo
Gratis did so, showing that quorum
would vote and all would have to do so.
Then came the ballot. 1t was the thir-
ty-sixth of the session. The gold demo
Gratis sat in bunch and consulted how
best to force an election without even
seeming to be responsible for Hunters
election, should il come while they were
forcing quorums
Before the ballot began the Blackburn
democrats stated rs absent were called
and answered present" MS did boiling
republicans, showing they had made up
their minds to vote on roll calls. When
they had answered. the completed roll
call showed 12i present, six pairs and
sixty-three necessary to choice.
On the ballot all voted and for their
old favoritcs. There was not even n
sign of change. The anti-lIuntcr rcpub-
licans who have been talked about ms
''waverers," fairly yelled the name of
Boyle.
When the name Of Mr., Speighl, the
gold democrat, was reached, he arose
with paper in his hand. He said he
found In the press of this morning and
heretofore Il statement which he wanted
to answer once for all. He explained
how he was elected and on what issue,
and he wanted his constituents, who
were democrats, to know where he
stood. He read an Associated Press dis
patch explaining the supposed position
'of the gold democrats in II determine
ton TO elect some one, even if rcpub-
lican, other than Hunter He denied
that he, individually, would ever con
tribute. even indirectly, to any rcpubi-
can, much less the man Qluntcr) who
had once been taken down because of
his unitness to represent even his own
party. lie made an appeal to the Black
burn democrats to vote for Martin, their
own friend and leader. lie appealed to
them that il would be MS much their
fault as his or his associates, if any cleo
ton of Hunter or any other republican
resulted, and the said his associates
(the gold mem might also he responsible
If, in opposition to his views. they per-
sisted in making a quorum ut such n
time
The vote stood: Hunter, 81: Black
burn, al; Hartin, -; Boyle, q; Stone /.
Necessary to n choice, 63.
There was no motion to adjourn, and
the thirty-sevcnth ballot began. There
was no change and after seven ballots
were taken the joint assembly adjourned |