The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-22
MAJOR ToDD's BRIEF CAMPAIGN
How DIR. Hunters Best Friend Emuiated
the Celebrated French Monarch.

How DIR. Hunters Best Friend EmuiateC
the Celebrated French Monarch.
Louisville, April PA special TO tht
Evening Post from Frankfort, says: L
was about 8 o'clock last night when Ma
yor George D. Todd of Louisville, an
nounced that he was a candidate to sue
ceed DR.. W. Godfrey Hunter as the Re-
publican nominee for United States SEN
ator.
Shortly after o'clock this morning ha
announced that he had withdrawn from
Fthe fight, thus ending, after brief, in
glorious fashion, his race for the shoes
of Dr.. Hunter Mayor Todd's Withdraw
al from the race is said to nave been due
mainly to the fact that the friends Of
Senator W. J. DeBoe had assured DR..
Hunter of his future political death If he
violated the pledges of support that he
had given 10 DeBoe, as ii was understood
yesterday afternoon that Todd entered
the race with the support Of Hunter.
Some speculation had been INDUCED IN
regarding the votes Of Norman. Bair and
Stout, the three sound money Demo-
Gratis who have been voting for Hunter,
in the event Of new nominee on the
Republican side. Mr.. Bair said this
morning that ne would probably vote
for the Republican nominee, no mater
who ne was, if his vote could elect him;
Mr.. Stout said he would not, and that he
was in favor of Henry L. Martin; Mr..
Norman declined TO indicate his course.
The race for the nomination was this
morning regarded as an open one, with
the chances in favor of Colonel st. John
Boyle, Senator w. ]. DeBoe and Judge
w. H. Holt. The Hunter people were
unable TO agree on a man to succeed
him, which was said TO be the sole rea-
son his card Of withdrawal had not been
made public.
When asked this morning why he de-
serted the field of battle so early in the
action Mayor Todd said that last night,
after he had announced his candidacy,
he received a communication from the
six boiling Republicans saying that they
would as soon vote for Hunter as for
him and that. he could not get their sup
port for the senate under any circum-
stances. knowing that 1 could not win
without the united support of my party
determined at once to withdraw" con-
cluded Mr.. Todd, though 1 am satisfied
that could have secured the nomination
for the asking"
Mr.. Todd stands closer to DR.. Hunter
than any other Republican in the stale
and both hate and are hated by the |
Bradley people with an undying hatred. |
He could not obtain the boiling Repub- |
licans' votes because Governor Bradley |
would not countenance il, so it is said. |
Tie following card was addressed to !
the chairman of the Republican caucus /
committee this morning, and is DR.. |
Hunters formal acknowledgment that |
he has given up the fight:
Hon. William H. Jones, chairman Re-
publican joint caucus:
Sir shall be obliged if you will call /
the Republican members OF the general |
assembly in joint caucus al the earliest
time convenient to receive a communica-
ton which 1 desire to present for their
Yours truly,
''W. GODFREY HUNTER"
Only one ballot was taken today. Sen
ator Jones call for the caucus at 8
o'clock was read before the adjournment
Of the joint session which followed the
ballot. Dr. Hunter announced 20 his
friends at the conclusion of the joint
session that he would leave Frankfort
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock. He would
not tell even his most intimate friends
where he was going, but it is supposed TO
Today's ballot stood: Hunter 56;
Blackburn Il; Martin u: Boyle 6; Stone
|. Necessary 10 d choice 50.