Arizona republican., 1898-01-17
LINDSAY READY TO QUIT
But Not on the Motion of Kerr
 lucky SilveriteS.
Re gan of Texas Will Not Try to Re- onrer Upon the Departure of Mills. A Sen sationaI Incident in aHouse Committee Room.

democrats or kentucky nave aDan- doned the purpose they at one time openly declared of calling by formal resolution for the resignation of Unit ed States Senator Lindsay. Had they carried out their purpose they would have had their labor for their pains. Judge Lindsay would not have re- signed, but would have made a spirited reply to the impertinence, and that would probably have ended the matter. He has not changed his views on the money question, nor as to the supreme folly of the performance at Chicago in the summer of 1896.
 Judge Lindsay gets the title by which he is best known from having served an eight year term as mem Der of the Kentucky court of appeals, during part of which he sat as chief justice. He was young state seIa tor, with an excellent equipment for politics and very decided taste that way. When a deadlock occurred in the appellate district in which he lived in a convention called to nomi- nate a candidate for a place on that bench, the candidates before the con- vention were men well established at the bar and with no political ambi- tions whaterer. But the fight became one of bitterness, and at last a com promise candidate became a necessity. State Senator Lindsay was chosen. Some criticism followed the selection. In one quarter he was thought to be too young; in another it was urged that he was too much of a politician. But he was elected, and as a mem Der of the court achieved high repu- tation His deAgions- Indeed, rark among the ablest in the history of the Kentucky judiciary. When Judge Lindsay left the bench he established himself at Frankfort in the practice of law, and has since lived there, talk ing an occasional "shy" at politics just to keep his hand in. He was re- turned to the state senate from that district, and was spoken of for gover- nor on more than one occasion. His ambition, however, was to sit in the United States senate, and this was x easily gratified when MT Carlisle re- signed from the senate to become a member of MT. Cleveland's cabinet. Judge Lindsay was the foremost of all the available men, and his election speedily followed.
 While Judge Lindsay would not re- sign at the request of the silver wing of his party, it comes from a well informed source that he does not en- joy senatorial duties as at one time he thought he would. He is only 62, and is man of splendid physical wig or, but he feels, it is said, that he has come upon the national stage little too late. Moreover, he likes the law best now, and will not regret it if changing political fortunes restore him, at the close of his senatorial term, to his life in one of the hand somest homes in Frankfort and to a law practice the most lucrative in the state. Judge Lindsay's wife, who is much younger than himself, is one of the most attractive women in Wash ington society.
 Ex-Senator Reagan of Texas an. nounces that he will not contest fol the seat in the senate now occupied by MT. Mills. This, it is thought, marks the surrender of all his political aspir ations. He is an old man now, ant the young men of the state are block ing the way so completely that he i hardly likely to offer himself for of flee again. Judge Reagan's resigna tion from the senate was a surprise |, everybody. He returned home to be come a member of the state railroa commission, but there has been al impression ever since that he regrette, leaving Washington. At any rate, hi name has twice since been canvasse in connection with senatorial races il Texas, and both times with his knowl knowledge and consent But his DOW CT at home seems to have waned. Hi service in the senate was common place but while in the house he ranke among the leading southern men i
 that body.
 A sensation in the commit tee on elections of the house yesterda afternoon stirred the hot souther
 blood for an instant, but, fortunatel. the excitement blew over and eXpecte
 blows did not fall. General Chain
 CTS in representing B. w. Carmacl
 whose seat for Tenth Tennessee dii
 trict is being contested by Josiah Pa