The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-18
TIE KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN.


There are going 20 be lively times in
Kentucky this faL Political feeling is
already running high. and the campaign
has only just begun. The ticket that was
nominated by the boiling Democrats on
Wednesday Is a very strong one. The
nominee for governor. John Young Brown,
is an exceptionally able man, and, be-
sides is a very popular one. With two
Democratic tickets and a Republican ticket
in the field the people will have all the
speeches they will have time to listen to-
The feeling between the Democrats and
the Republicans is bitter, but 1t is mild
compared with that between the factions of
the Democratic party. The hatred OF the
boiling Democrats for William Goebel, who
leads the regular Democratic ticket. Is
so intense that il can hardly be expressed
in words. They look upon him as an up
start in politics, and they believe that he
gained his nomination by underhand meth
DDS. The whole country remembers the
convention which nominated him last
June. 1t was an extremely disorderly
gathering Mr.. Goebel appeared III the
convention with only about two hundred
supporters out of a thousand delegates.
Nevertheless he managed so adroitly that
he secured the nomination after several
days Of political juggling.
It may be that the methods he employed
to win success are permissible in poll
tics, but there are thousands of Demo-
Gratis in Kentucky who do not think so.
Besides. there is a strong feeling among
Democrats against the election law which
MI Goebcl was instrumental In having
passed at the last session of the legisla-
ture. That law is declared to be so par
tisan as to be unfair-at least that Is the
claim made by the Democrats who are
opposing Mr. Goebel.
At the convention of the boiling Demo
Gratis there were delegates present from
ing that the feeling against the Goebel
ticket is general throughout the state. 1t
was fully as representative a convention
as the Goebel convention. It is safe
to say that the leading Democrats of the
state are pretty evenly divided between
the two factions.
If both Democratic tickets are kept IN
the field it will be impossible for the Dem
ocrats to win the election. The Repubh-
cans now have control of the state. They
carried the state for Mckinley and they
elected their ticket al the last state cleo
ton. II is apparent therefore that If
the Democrats We're united 1t would re-
quire pretty nearly their fun strength to
carry the state. With a divided party
how can the Democrats expect to win?
But il is important that the Democrats
should carry the state. A United States
senator is to be chosen by the legislature
that is to be elected this fail. Ex-senator
Blackburn is the Democratic candidate
for senator. He is a silverite. If the
Republicans should win the legislature a
gold man would be chosen senator. 1t
may be that the boiling Democrats do
not intend to put out candidates for the
legislature. If they don't have a Iegisla-
tive ticket, the Democrats may elect
majority of the legislature, and thus pre-
vent the election of Republican TO the
senatorship.
Both factions are for silver and Mr.
Bryan. The gold Democrats have been
lost in the shuttle. But if Mr.. Bryan
goes to Kentucky and makes speeches for
the Goebel ticket he may lose those of
his Kentucky friends who are supporting
the Brown ticket. And yet Mr. Bryan
has promised Mr., Goebel to make speeches
for him. The situation is almost a para
lying perpleXity for Mr.. Bryan.