Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-25
TIE AGONY IS PROLONGED Deboe Fails To Obtain the De-
 Sireds9umber OF voTEyssTo ELECT HIM Excitement Time Ran High and un- easiness the Republican Nominee Was
 g~-BradIey on the Floor

Frankforty Ky, April 24-The largest crowd of the extra session assembled in the house shortly before noon today, the hour for the joint session, at which it was expected that the long and tedious wrangle would be ended by the election of J. w. Deboe to the United States sen- ate. All during the meeting there were rumors to the effect that Snltor Linsey, of Louisville, who was enc of the bolters in the Hunter ranks, would not be pres ent today, and that Representative Lie berth, of Newport, would also be miss ing, both without pairs. This caused the republicans great uneasiness. To add to the excitement the gold democrats held a caucus al noon and decided to assist the silver democrats in an effort to break a quorum.
 When President Worthington took the chair shortly after noon there was a strong smell of fire and there was great excitement fer time, but 1t was quelled by the prompt acti5n of the officers of the house, who appointed a committee to ascertain whether there was @ fire in progress in the state house. No fire could be found except some paper bura- ing in a corner and the excitement sub sided.
 Gov. Bradley appeared on the floor with Congressman Co.son and others of his friends and this fact in itself caused some uneasiness among the Deboe men, as 1t was the first time the governor has been on the floor since the extra session convened Just before roll caH Repres h. tative Lieberth appeared, but Senator Linney declined to answer. One sound money democrat reported but this was offset by Lieberth, who was present and declined to answer to his name.
 The roll call showed sixty-eight pres ent necessary to a quorum seventy A call for the absentees was demanded and the Deboe men crowded about Linney and Lieberth in an endeavor to control them. Linney finally answered. but Lie- berth left the room leaving only sixty nine present. Senator Bronston, demo- crat, moved an adjournment, but Presi- dent Worthington ove-ruled him and said that a ballot must be taken quorum or no quorum When Senator Linney'S name was reached he announced that he was paired with Senator H. L. Martin, who has been urged as the compromise candidate of the democrats. Only 66 voted, which left Deboe four shcrt of am election, and a. call of the abssntees was demanded. This was productive of nothing to Deboe's benefit and the bal lot as finally announced, stood: Deboe, 66; no quorum and no election. There was a ecsne of the widest excitement when 1t finally become known that Deboe had been knifed. and the galleries and even the members of the legislature lost their dignity for a moment. An a1journ- ment was moved and carried. burt there was the deepest feeling manifest on all sides.
 In the corridor Gov. Bradley found MT. Leberth, whom he implored to vote for the nominee. MT Lieberth, however, re- fused to do so. After the joint session Senator Linney. who voted to make a quorum. but who claimed he was paired with Senator Martin, said he honestly be- Eeve1 Debo.e would be elected Monday. He would not say what he would do.