The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
RRyAN'S KENTUCKY SWING.
u,v,S gOEBEL ELECTED GOVERNOR
,u M ICKBURS MADE SKSA ron.

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,!.,irrs Bryan II put his sign manual upon
s.,or william uobel. one Of the Democratic
oItI,,es C.r Governor OF Kentucky. pattsd
-, tina back. called him Governor" and
nv" Cnebc, safull- lcdged ~ to FresSilvsr
DSi,,go plat'orm Democrat. All this was done
I,, when Col Bryan entered the state Tor
-, DAYS speechmaking tour. Col. Bryan
=. orsoi his speeches said:
81 want TO ,ea William Goebol Governor OF
r,n,ncky and | want to see Joe BLACKBURN
- 4, the nIted States Senate
Soi,vi'l he seen that Col Bryan even patted
,pl,cL burn ON tho back, too. Thousands OF
yon,,rly Democrats do not agree with Col.
n.,,, .Itber a. to Goebel or BLACKBURN. ana
~, here in Louisville Goebsl stock 10 about
.'I,vasIt could bo. II was an inadvsrtencs
s,v,n Tnr SuN this morning that TODD. the
p,nuhlcon candidate. was the victor over
w,,,ar in the mayoralty contest in this city
,nvears ago. II is no inadvertehee to say
10, nine out Of every ten persons you meet
,.,.r. thst Todd was the real victor but
,,o,,he el.scucles Of Democratic politics In
,Si, cl,, urer.udsd him from having his vote
rghuuily counted ,,--
T,,hrithsandng Col. Bryan's public recog-
,rin, ~ Goebrl as the only simon-pure Dom
1,r,,i, candidate for Governor. it 10 estimated
,,,t about ~, 900 anti Goebel Democrats. sup
80, of John Young Brown. intend to have
,.,binV to say on election day. Gosbel isl
ronrer OIL the money question.
=, s.cretnry John q, Carlisle. in his recent
,.,.r now being circulated throughout Ken
tueky, proves Goebel to be easily the MIN blsst
r,rr.r on tho money question In hentuoky
,,itics, and this fact is InIuring him In MS
canvas, both with the silver and gold Demo-
Gratis His record up 10 date on the money
pnes,ion alous - very Interesting. In 1870
Mr. Go,bel was q gold man and member OF
m. State Senate. In the campaign OF mat
tho Democracy lost both the State ticket
and the Legislature. The Republican majority
on Joint ballot. however. was only one. and
family row prevented the election oil senator
10 succeed Mr. Blackburn in the winter OF
iSG Mr. Blackburn, silver man was MS
nrtys nominee. and Mr. Goe0el new con-
tprt from god. led the Black burn forces.
Fresh from these Associations Mr.. Goebel
Travelled to Washington in the spring OF 1895
md sought and obtained All interview with Mr..
carlisle. then Secretary u the Treasury. on the
subject OF the Kentucky State Convention soon
tbsheld and at which delegates to the National
Coyeptiou were ID BE- chosen. He was anxious
t. head Il delegation from his own county to
tie state Convention. but owing to the free sill
yer strength there could not promise himself
success unless he secured Mr.. CarIisls's assist
sncs Mr.. Carlisle consented to assist him. did
assist him. AMI gold bug delegation with Mr..
Coebel al the head was agreed upon.
TWAS The purpose Of the gold men. in case
they found them selves In control OF the State
Convention to instruct the State delegation to
the NatiOna. Convention to present Mr.. Car
l.-e's name for the Presidential nomination.
Mr. Goetel underst ood this. and was to assist
IN carrying it ont. But when the State Conyen-
ton met, the silver men had an Overwhelming
majority OF the delegates, They organized the
convention, wrote platform in favor OF Free
Silver. sent silver men to the National Con-
,"ntion and instructed them to vote for Mr..
Black burn for President And Mr.. Goebel. ac-
cprding to his own confession. Joined in and
helped them 20 DO it. he used the club which
Mr., Carlisle had put IN his hands to beat Mr..
Carlisle and the gold cause to the ground.
SInre then, the Kentucky Democracy having
remained true 70 Tree silver. Mr.. Gosbel has
mae no change He is now running for Gov
ernor on straight out IL to platform and
DENYING more OF his gold bug record than is
good for his reputation for truth and veracity.
March; 1896 hs was silver man, In May.
i'E', NC was dsdln kOlu man. IN June,
month later. he was again a silver man
When Col bryan to-day patted Gosbel and
Blackburn on the back. he opened up a dark
The Sun on several occasions has told OF the
killing of John Sanford. Black burns friend. By
G .} l., i, IS only four years since Black burn
TTengeance on tho man who killed him
B,ackbprn is now part Of dosbss machine
Grays 10 more to be- honored than Blackburn.
Inc nominal head Of the Gosbel cam paiGn
committee. But Bhckbu wants to get back
iGto the United States Senate.
senator BronstOn in speech Just delivered
GLs1ington tells remarkable story. He said
When Mr.. Goehel came to Frankfort at the
bitterly opposed to the election OF Senator
Blackburn. He was made Chairman OF the
s 81" Committee which had been conceived
chairman Of the caucus because Of his known
cGE"snon to Mr.. Blackburn
,,, iMme e1 G upon the adjournment OF the
caucus oil Gov McCreary's friends. and when
G, was a., ainnounred by him that he had aban-
sn SIs N m 4s tsGs Mr. Gosbe left tho eaucu.
Blackburn, and had with him private con-
n nygncs, senator Blackburn, out Of the
sd Sn and BY the " farh. Sn'F de.fre
:. secure, his election and the success OF
h %, cause he represented. had agreed to aban-
tts &. NT G@e6.l on account Of the death Of
M. .pIend Sai'ord, and had further agreed to
mLrrue W MS personal persuasive efforts
N.n me widow OF Mrs. Sanford to induce. II
."ite dismissal OF tho civil suit for dam
g. men bending IN her name against Mr..
" az, Tor GOV. Brown in the caucus. but
:, 'hu Mr Blackburn receive the ON n alton
Up caucus as II was then conceded he
party" ''' a. NV hOin'nee Vi Inv
There i', it is insisted. no story OF DO teal
sSt,EEa.hieG more ahhorrent to ordinary human
L,Ie IMAM this purchasing the support OF
v v,Ve oy IStsuading the widow OF a friend to
KY az eHorts To v!ndicate the name Of her
him. O"S. ana tn Hr,ng 70 Justice then who slow
,, " ~ IN" bargain was made. declares SEN
btoH1ton. To-day tho widow OF John
ssiw'rd Killed by Goahel because he was too
s,II,r,u SUPPORT OF Black burn-iG in the asylum
SrLeNhElon That is the whole story The
tmELIal hgure in black is not Goebel; IL is
.~naokonrn who has sacrificed man hoOd to Sc
ave. pace which to-day is further away than
Br,sfhtucEys Governor serves for four years.
$40 the Present Republican Governor. was
nusS,to. y about 5000 plurality, 1t is estt-
IA. ' Dn, 'ay 1t is the opinion OF experts that
G''@&tH Itt-uoebel Democrats mum Der about
"a, w. Out whether all will drop in their votes
,onelT candidate. John Young Brown, il
bsS "Ho'her question. In talks with many OF
ro,sG Wa Gscertainsd that they pro-
a. tb 70 cast their vote where it would
erdHHss most good for the Republican
IA iiWWiae, ". :. Taylor. 1t is estimated that
Gr,rr.'ii inuop Eepuhlicans In Kentucky
G,,,nrd IN th"ir votes for Bryan, but that fully
l,,t '-ht NJ these voters have return cd to the
EWwHEMaan iold. In 1896 there were about
~ Nnd Democrats 10 the State, 10, 600 OF
a, H. No'rd 'or Mckinley and tho remainder