The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
THE PROTRACTED KENTUCKY
DEADLOCK BROKEN YEsTER-
DAY ON FIRST BALLOT.
4 WILD Scene FOLLOWED THE VOTE
Deboe Got II Votes 3 Mere Than
EnOugh-The Famous Contest Has
Extended Over Two Legisla-
tive Sessions.

rrdHhIOrt, April ZS.-G0Vern0r Bradley
has written out the certificate of election
for Hon. w. j. Deboe of Crittenden coun-
ty as the junior senator from Kentucky
to succeed Hon. j. c. s. Blackburn, whose
term expired March 4. Senator Deboe
will be in the senate Monday next.
The end of the famous struggle, which
has extended over two legislative sessions,
will go into history as the most memorable
Kentucky has ever known. DR.. Hunter
came here six weeks ago with a republi-
can majority in the legislature, with
clean majority of these republicans
staunchly for him and the additional back
ing of the national and state party organi-
cations, but circumstances were against
him and the lightning today struck Deboe
on the 10TH ballot. .r.....
Republican unconstitutional, irregu-
ar and impromptu-were held day after
day. The Hunter devotees were working
Ike beavers for Deboe and work was also
done by Bradley and his lieutenants. The
arrival of John w. Yerkes, national COM
Who stood off as long as it was fractional
fight emphasized the report that it was
at last party fight From last night the
republicans announced there was not the
hintest possibility of Deboe's election be-
ing delayed longer than today, but their
appearance and the zeal with which they
worked until the last minute before the
pint session showed that they were not
as certain as they appeared and were
afraid of the schemes of the Blackburn
PEOPLE, who never quit working. They
watched every train with the eagerness OF
q sailors wife looking seward. They
had kilograms announcing that their four
absent members would surely be here, but
they were afraid of accidents. They were
told that Lieberth and two others had
been in conference with Governor Brad
ley and Senator Deboe and had finally
declared themselves in line. When the
last train was in the republicans an
nounced that all of the seventy-one were
on hand and that Deboe would be absent,
and that he was sure to be elected by Il
votes. 1t looked this way to the Black
burn democrats and the. gold democrats
Not only was Yerkes here, but State
Chairman Sam Roberts, had come back
and was working hard to keep all in line
No such crowd as that which gathered
before the joint session was ever. seen
in the old state house before. All the re-
publicans in the senate, except Deboe an
swered present. So did all the gold DEM
ocrats except Parker Smith. The silver
democrats in the house also answered pres
eDI Will Uul OnC CASVptioh. AA>aN w.
no missing republicans in the house. :,
When the chair ordered the roll called
for the sixtieth ballot of the session there
were 1876 members present and 6S woul6
elect. There was applause when Liebertl
voted for the nominee. Norman ais!
voted for Deboe. When the. sixty-eightl
vote was passed the president could no
auell the wild cheers. The Blackburn mel
asked for a call of the absentees and the!
voted solidly for their man, Henry Mar
| tin voting with them.
The ballot stood: DebOe, II; Blackburn
| so: Martin, 13; Stone, 1. =,
Liking was not present, nor was ugh
vie. Governor Bradley was present,
The wild scene that followed could no
be auieted. There was no chance for tn
victor to come forward and make speech
| The cheering and demonstrations wer'
ended only by the president putting mo
ton and declaring the assembly adjourned
sine die.
Senator Deboe has received hundreds o.
kilograms of congratulation this evening
and tonight is being besieged by men wh'
want federal positions in Kentucky.