Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-23
THE KENTUCKY WRANGLE.
Nomination Last Night-Two
Members in Revolt.

Frankfort KY, April 22.-The adjourned
Republican caucus to nominate n candidate
for United States senator. vice Hunter ,e-
signed, was held tonight. but adjournment
was again taken, after many fruitlesS bal
lots and no little wrangling.
DR.. Hunters withdrawal last night
brought host of candidates en- the ground.
This. as was evident during the day, en-
man Evans arrived on the ground from
Washington early in the day. Major Cur
It's NJ. Burnam, Of Richmond, urged State
Senator John Bennett for the place. and he
is regarded as a dangerous candidate if a
deadlock should occur between Debce and
Holt In the caucus.
Deboe and Holt, the former Hunters
preference. We're acknowledged from the
first as the strongest in the list, and SO II
proved In the caucus thus ar tonight.
Congressman Walter E. Evans was an as
pirant. but has not yet developed much
strength. st. John Boyle and Bennett were
only two or three points ahead of Evans,
in the talk during the day as well as gen.
orally in the ballots tonight.
Others who have not yet been nOmi-
mated in the caucus have been talked of.
Among these is Mayor George d. Todd, of
Louisville. He listened favorably to the
solicitations of his friends TO become
candidate, but declined finally upon a re-
port that the six anti-Hunter Republicans
would not vote for him. He believes,
nevertheless, he could win the caucus nom-
nation, but declines principally for the
election.
As the joint session to-day the Republic
ans turned the tables on the silver and
gold Democrats, they refusing to answer
to tEeir names at roll call. Baird and Nor
man, Hunter Democrats, answered present.
The total number answering TO their
names was g.. eight less than quorum.
For the first time, the six original anti
Hunter Republicans affiliated with the
regulars and refrainad from voting.
Blackburn's steering committee decided
ReDublicDnS Demo-
Gratis show their hand to-day. They hoped
that they could force a break up and bring
Martin the gold Democrats. Their scheme
was defeated by the Republicans and gold
Democrats refusing to answer to roll call
III the joint session, and thus caused the
lack of quorum.
The caucus tonight was held with closed
doors @ an and much excitement about the cap
ty-tive necessary to choice. The regular
Hunter Hunts ss Rsspublsans cans as as rule rule voted for
Judge W. II. Holt. 10; Congressman Walter
q. Evans. l; W. E. Deboe, %; John W.
Lewis, 6; ST John Boyle, 5: Bennett, ::
8; Lewis, s; Bennett, 6.
On the third ballot Deboe had 81 votes;
Holt, is: the rest unchanged.
In the fourth ballot there was no change.
At the end of the eighth ballot Senator
Siege moved to adjourn. but some of the
promptIy Withdrew seT the Notion The ninth
and tenth ballots resulted in no material
change. Before the eleventh ballot was
the hindmost man. The Holt people,
through Mr.. Lieberth, moved to table the
motion. and mustered 36 votes with which
to do do the sabing; This meant that there there
ruled as the Holt men would demand. and
that in the future similar resolutions could
not be considered. Balloting was then re-
sCmed.
Finally the motion to adjourn until to-
morrow came from Senator Prey, of Evans
force. The anti-Deboe people began vot-
ing for it. Mr.. Steglitz. of the Deboe
side, wanted to explain his vote. lie said
that if they stayed there they could nom
mate a man and If they did not nominate
tonight he would vote for Henry =. Mar
tin tomorrow. There was an uproar. MIR.
Burnam denied the right of Steglitz to re-
main in the caucus after such threat.
Things quieted down finally, and the anti
solidly. They had tied up things so no
dropping could be done now or hereafter
and adjourned it till tomorrow.
1t was exactly midnight when the ad-
only Hunter-Deboe man who revolted, Rev.
Blackburn said after the caucus: Il will
vote for Henry Martin tomorrow"
Washington. April 22.-Dr. W. Godfrey
didate for senator from the Republican
caucus at Frankfort, KY, arrived here
this afternoon.
1.-The reason for my not remaining at
Frankfort until another nomination was
made by the Republican caucus" DR.. Hun
ter said, lis due to the fact that did not
want my motives misconstrued. l did not
want it charged that was trying to bring
other candidate for senatorial honors, as
my continued presence at the capital might
be construed. Anyone who is nominated
will be entirely satisfactory to me. As
to the indictment for bribery, that was
simply a conspiracy to defeat me and is
a matter which gives me no concern"