The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-19
THE KENTUCKY FIGHT,
IL is Said That Hardin VIII rake
Sides with GOcbcL

LEXINGTON. Ky. Aug. 1.-THE hght
in Kentucky win De to the bitter end.
The proposition chat both Goebel and
Brown Withdraw and a new ticket be
nominated VIII not Doe realiztd i'm Tact
on the contrary both factions al the
Democrats are now going down into tNeI
ammunition chests ior shot ana aA-I,
The firing Will soon become NOISY Al''
frequent H. Wiil Doe remafkahie u
fusillade of real bullets does not ioiio"
the broadslde OF words.
blackburn is expected 20 open mp on
the participants 100 yesterday conVen-
ton when Doc speaks at Harrods5urg.
next Saturday. He has already eallcd
them disappointed otiice-seekers ana
dcadbcats. but his vocabulary is unlmit-
cd If Dee cares 90 d-aw upon H. The situa-
tion is rendered more Interesting because
for fourteen years Blackburn and John
Young Brown did not speak to edch
other. Tho quarrel dated back 10 the
time when Brown was ln Congress ana
received some money for back pay. iie
is said TO have asked blackburn 10 sign
a letter stating That be would nave "r-
coptcd the money If Doe had been I'D
Browns place When be refused, the
TWO mon 0uarre.ed.
In addition To- this Blackburn looks
upou Brown as his rival in the race for
the Senate and charges Brown. as these
dispatches stated last night. with enter
ing into a bargain with the Republicans.
This charge Brown denies. 81 shall not
Law straw n Blackburn's path t0 the
Senate" he remarked iu his speech yes
terday "Any man who says 20 the con-
trary lies"
This morning am affidavit Is printed,
signed by Dr. Ben McClaskcy pfoml-
uent physician of Spencer county. which
quotes Gov Brown as saying, when told
that many OF his friends would Ike %
see him succeed ueboe in the Senate. II
have such an ambition and viii De
candidate for that place. II VIII be my
last political fight"
So the merry war Of elimination and
rocriminauon has begun. u VIII grow
more vehement when Brown goes upon
the stump for he is fun of vig0r despite
his advanced age. and can talk with the
earnestness and spirit of youth. lie is.
however. very sensitive. and when Doe is
attacked personally. ass DE viii De- is apt
10 stir the menagerie.
The statement is made to-day that +.
Wat Hardin. one Uf the unsuccessful can
didates for the cubernatOrial nomina-
ton. is going upon the stump for Goebel.
This news is disquieting 90 the boilers.
who threw am manner of bouquets at
Hardin i1 their SPEECHES yesterday. He
was evidently being relied upon TO sup
port the Brown ticket. and IF he deserts
TO the other side The cause of the boilers
will receive a blow. The Goebel-Black-
burn managers say that they Will have
other prominent disanoctod Kentucky
Democrats upon The stump befort long.
while oratorical talent from outside Of
the State Nil Doe invoked 90 aid their
cause. Representative clayton. of Ala
bama. will enter the state on Monday
ana VIII make seven speeches.
The greatest interest. OF course. cen
tors I'm Bryan's coming. although II is
not known when he viii he here. Great
reliance is placed upon bis ability TO save
the state to the Democrats.
The Republicans are watching the XII
kenny cat fight in the Democratic ranks
with quiet interest There IS some talk
to the effect that Gov. Bradley. who was
not friendly To Tayior's nomination viii
be a stumbling block in the way or Tay-
lor's success. but sam j. Roberts, who
is the editor of the Republican organ
here the collector of inturnal revenue,
and general custodian OF AL the party's
interests. says that there is no truth in
the rumor.