The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-27
Lacked Two Votes Of Election "a SEN
ator When the Third Ballot Was
Taken by Kentucky Legislators.
MORE DESERTIONS PROBABLE
MIR. BLACExBURN's FOLLOWERS NOW
PLAYING FOR No ELECTION.
Republican Members Asked by the
the Caucus Nominee.

FRANKFORT. Ky. March 26.-The Re-
publicans I'm the State Legislature have
about mace un their minds that DR.. Hun
ter. the caucus nominee OF the party for
United States senator, cannot be elected.
In the joint ballot to-day he lacked two
votes. and il is doubtful if he will ever get
any nearer the coveted honor. Three more
of his party openly announce that they
will jo.a the present six Republican boilers
on Monday. He has never been able TO add
any to the three recruits from the enemy
he had at the start Meanwhile he has
followers who claim that not even the
tional administration can turn them from
him to another nominee and for this rea-
son the Blackburn minority begins to hope
for the thing IL desires most of all. namely,
no election. and TO that extent the chance
for the Bradley coalition to go through is
suffering. Ii is plain that but one remote
possibility can now force any election at
ALL The State is suffering for financial and
other legislation. No legislation can be ef-
| fected Till the senatorial struggle is set
| tied. The state central committee tonight
| adopted the following resolutions i'm q final
! effort TO bring and keep the boilers in line:
| whereas. The great victory won by the
/ patriotic people OF Kentucky well as or
/ the United States last fall is about TO be
| thwarted by the failure Of the General As
| sembly of kentucky &C elect a United States
| senator, who is so much needed IN the SEN
ate of the United States TO aid i'm the pas
sage of such legislation as will bring peslce.
happiness ana prosperity 10 the entire toun-
| try: therefore,
Resolved. That this committee appeal TO
every Republican member OF the Legisla-
ture TO support their regular caucus nom-
| inee, Hon. w. Godfrey Hunter. for United
States senator. Disloyalty. at this critical
moment of the Nation. 10 our party de-
serves the severest condemnation. and I'm
the name of the 21s,000 loyal Republicans OF
this State. appeal TO the Republican
| newspapers well 10 every Republican
in the State. TO earnestly insist on every
! Republican member OF the General Assem-
| bly, supporting DIR. Hunter.
| HUNTER LOSING VOTES.
Despite this appeal Dr. Hunters forces
slowly but surely disintegrating: the
six Republican boilers are standing firm,
! Notwithstanding the threatening. bullying
| and imploring kilograms that are pouring
| in upon them. In addition 10 the boiling
six Senator c. Siege. of Louisville.
nounced this morning that he would not
cast another vote for DIR. Hunter and two
| other members of the General Assembly
have announced publicly that they will not
| support Hunter after the ballot tomorrow.
| The Hunter men are very much demor-
| allied and it is likely that the Bradley peo-
| pie will try a nank movement within the
next few days hoping, with the assistance
| of the silver Democrats 10 win the race.
But the undying hatred between Hunter
| and Governor Bradley will doubt oper-
ate 10 balk any movement the Governors
! friends may set foot. and all in all IL
looks If Hunter. unao ole win himself
on account of factionai squabbles. will
name the next United States senator from
| Kentucky. who will, in all proba biity. be
Col ST. John Boyle. the nominee OF the
party last winter when the regular session
of the Legislature adjourned. Charges and
countercharges or bribery and corruption
are thick and flying fast The Blackburn
men have a score of detectives at work
who do nothing but follow the Hunter
workers about and endeavOr 10 get evil
dence against them along the line of brib-
,aI which II 5alS Will nrobab biv h sbmitted 20
a committee that will undoubtedly be ap-
pointed TO look into these charges. The
| state central committee. which is strongly
Hunter is reported to have scored Gov
ernor Bradley for not lending his aid to
the election of Hunter instead Of tacitly
helping the opposition
YESTERDAYS BALLOT.
There was less crowd. less excitement
and less hope of an election than on any
previous day, when the Senate filed into
the House for the joint session to-day
But the sensational rumors were just as
plentiful as heretofore. Messrs. Goebel.
Bronston. Martin and Gross took up the
central aisle position they held last year.
Deboe Bennett Jones and other Repub-
lcan leaders got over near the anti-Hun-
| ter Republicans. while the same crowd OF
state officials fighting for Hunter net and
whispered on the same side of the House
The roll call showed the usual two alb
sentees and three pairs as follows: Sem
ator Fulton with Senator Stege B. +. Fur
nish with W. III. Morgan. ii. @. Garrett
with w. r Horton. This left 100 present
and sixty-six necessary TO choice.
Before the roll call began IL was
/ hat fhe IL -panr Dsr -
had arranged to vote with neither side
for the taking of second ballot to-day.
| IL was also apparent that Senator Clark.
one of the anti-Hunter Republicans was
| preparing to make some remarks when his
/ name was called. When the roll call be-
gam Senator Clark was seventh on the
/ list. He arose To question of privilege.
/ He denounced the charge I'm "A Louisville
paper that he and the other five wanted
( TO vote for Bennett yesterday and Ben
nett wouldn't let them. He also denounced
the letter OF Mr.. S. j. Roberts in the Lex
! ington Leader that the six Republicans
were under guard TO protect them from the
Hunter people. He told why he had voted
as he did. and declared he would never
vote for DR. Hunter or any other free
silver man. no matter how many requests
the pie-hunters might make 10 his peopla
! to force him TO do
All the senators voted as usual. Tnere
were no changes or speeches in the House
and the whole ballot stood: Hunter, O.:
Blackburn. 46: Dave. i3: Boyle g: Stone. l..
Necessary TO a choice. 80 The Hunter side
moved the adjournment without another
ballot. and the Blackburn people. just as
clever as the others were yesterday. Sec
| onded the motion. The sound-money DEM
Ocrats did not interfere ard there was no
| further ballots. Both houses adjourned
| Immediately after the joint session
Colonel Albert Scott. OF Louisville. rs au-
thority for the statement that Senator
other Republicans had signed a pledge
| never to vote for any other man than Hun
| ter during this session. They will find a
way TO break this pledge IL the admin
istration at Washington withdraws Hunter
and suggests the nomination OF Deboe or
some other anti-Bradley man.
Denied "a Place ON the Ballot.
CHICAGO. March &-rhe election board
to-day decided that the Peoples party I'm
this city Is not party under the law and