The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-01
Kentucky Congressman Won't Have the
Administration Deal.
GOVERNOR HAS A ROUGH ROAD
Two Men Heartily Detest Each Other,
and Will Fight It to the End.
THE DOCTOR WANTS TO Be SENATOR
If an Appointment Is Made, the APP
pointee VIII Not Be Seated When
lie Goes to Washington.

Washington. February 27.-ISpeciai)-
The Kentucky situation IS looming UP
again The determination of PRESIDENT
elect Mckinley and his managers to force
tho election OF some republican TO the
limited States senate to succeed Joe Black
burn finds a stumbling block in the per-
son OF DR.. Hunter. who respectfully o"'
fo1ciply declines to be held up and robbed
of his rights.
The telegraphic reports from Canton have
told the story of the VISIT to tho sooh-'o-
be Deserted Village Of Governor Bradley
Of Kentucky, who was summoned there
ty Mckinley. The reason Tor his Visit IS
known lie vent there In order to throw
ZONE light upon the Kentucky situation
but while there he gave his opinion OF LIS
republican rival Hunter and Bradley nave
Only the supremest contempt for each
other. Either would rather see demo-
crat In the United States senate than the
other The Intensity Of feeling between
them roes SO far as TO include among the
enemies Of each all men who are at All
fri molly to the other. This means that
every man who has any prominence AT All
In the republican party in Kentucky Is
under tho ban with either Bradley or
Hunter.
Tried to Buy Hunter Off.
When DIT. Hunter was summoned to
Canton PROPOSITIONS that he should De
provided for with some fat oiiice hke the
commissioncrship Of internal revenue OF
some other on the same plane. were maoe
10 him. He left Washington win the
idea firmly imbedded In his brain thA'
there was Just one southern republican
Nv not
ments for admission to the Mckinley can
met That man was of course. himseh.
The offer OF a secondary office. or. as Pop
Melrick would put It. a place in the some
thing equally MS good" ranks. was there-
fore very much like flashing a square
yard of carmine dress material In the race
Of an angry bull He couldn't see that
nropositfon at all Hanna's idea was that
he should withdraw from the senatorial
contest altogether and let Bradley de-
! eide who the plum should fall to. The
! doctor respectfully refused. He came BACK
here and has been busy keeping IN touch
| with the men who have been supporting
him for he senate
Now Governor Bradley has been to
| Canton and It is given out that, backed
! by tho administration influence, he Is go
I ing to try 10 run roughshOd over Hunter,
! convene tho legislature and elect some
( Other republican to the senate.
| cramme into practical effect they viii
/ find themselves M against it. as the slang
/ Of the day goes. and the az IN this CON
! ncction win be Congressman Hunter.
Hunter In It TO Stay.
In talking about the situation with his
| friends. tha doctor does not hesitate 70
/ declare his purpose TO fight II out to the
end He said last night: II am canul-
date for senator. and for nothing else;
They want mo to retire. Why should II
| have assurances Of support from enough
! members Of the legislature to make me the
! caucus nominee Of my party. | don't think
! that. in Justice to myself or to my friends.
| 7 should retire from the race. We repub-
! Leans In Kentucky have Is much right TO
/ tho regular party procedure OF DOMINATION
/ hv caucus as anybody else has. Why
| should we at the behest OF a few maloon-
tents allow the minority to run the ma
! Jorlty?"
IN tho republican caucus It VIII require
/ thrty-six votes to nominate DR.. Hunter
declares that he has positive assurances OF
forty-three on whom he can count absO-
ltely and number of others which he
viii get. 10 declares very emphatioally
that Just SO sure as an extra session of
tho legislature IS called he will he a candi-
date for tho senate 10 succeed Senator
Blackburn.
You cannot state that feet too emphat-
!
very large majority OF the republicans Of
my state for the seuatorship. The lcglsla-
turd is republican on joint ballot, the sltu-
alton here I'm the senate demands the cleo
ton of a republican, and I shall go 20
Frankfort when the legislature Is called
together and make the strongest fight !
know how FOR the place. l have an honest
ambition to be senator. and have a perfect
right 10 be a candidate. With the majority
OF the republican members of the legisia-
ture in favor of my election. ] certainly
believe I have good reason to expect IT,
II anybody is acting as obsructionist in
this matter It IS not l. have every right
TO believe that It Is tho other fellows who
ought to be forced out OF the race and
not mysoi..
10 VIII Be There, Too.
Republicans hero who watch the condi-
tons I'm Kentucky very closely are Inclined
to believe that Hunter is right IN his
claims. Hunters opponents claim that st.
John Boyle, vino was the caucus nominee