El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-02
CAMPAIGN THAT
MAY END IN BLOOD


on. Its intensity is Increasing day by
day. The eyes of the country are up
on 1t. The national leaders of dem
ocracy are vitality concerned in it.
Bryan himself has been placed in a
most delicate position because of it's
complications. The biggest corpora
ton in the state, the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, is fighting as if for
life. The church even has been
drawn in, and the unusual sight is be-
held of minister's working to encom-
pass the defeat of the candidate whom
they consider hostile to what they re-
present. Finally the women are
beginning to take interest, and Mrs.
Lulie Henry, of Versailles, the woman
suffragist, has announced her intention
of taking the stump against Goebel,
the democratic candidate.
Three full tickets are in the field.
and the orators of each are holding
forth to hosts of followers on the
stumps all over the state. The central
| figure in this battle ia William Goebel,
the nominee OF the Louisville demo-
cratic convention, where, 1t is charged,
one-third of the democracy of Ken.
lucky was disfranchised when 322
rightful delegates out of 1904 were
thrown out in order that Goebel might
be nominated. His alleged treachery
to Capt. w. j. Stone, which has never
been denied, and the conduct of Chair
man Redwine, backed by the police of
Louisville, in forcing the convention to
do Goebel's will are well remembered.
These are few only of the charges
that are brought against Goebel by his
enemies. They point to the election
law, of which he is the author, which
places the control of the elections in
the hands of three of his followers as
thoroughly rs any instrument could.
The killing of John Sanford has
been made an issue in the campaign.
The Goebel orators this week began to
try to explain the killing from the
this: Sanford was q banker of Co
vington, KY, where Goebel also held
residence. He was an ex-confederate,
a Mason, a member of the Christian
church and q man of gre at influence in
every way. Sanford was friend OF
Senator Blackburn. In 1895 Black burn
was preparing for his return to the
working for him in COvington. Goebel
at that time affiliated with the gold
men, as silver men accuse him of do
ing secretly today.
He was against Blackburn, and he
and Sandford engaged in contest.
One day Goebel caused to be published
in q COvington paper an article refer
ring to Sanford in which he touched
SO near the home that resentment was
certain. That same day Goebel was
standing in front of Sandford's bank.
1t has been charged that he event there
for the purpose of encOuntering his
enemy. Sanford walked up. AS soon
as he saw Goebel he rushed at him.
Do you assume responsibility for
that article in the Covington Ledger
todsy?'
do Cnoho1
:'Then defend YOURSELF" said Sand
ford. The shots rang out together,
and Ssndford fell dead, shot through |
the head. Goebel had a bullet hole |
through his coat. 1t is on this point
that Goebel's enemies make a SER
ions charge. They assert that when
he met Sanford he was wearing. a
wiss Of to mail the They affair ssK ' sa~
Sandford, who was one of the |
finest pistol shots in the state of Ken
lucky, place his revolver to Goebel's |
heart and fire with no chance of miss
ing. but that the bullet plowed it's way
around and came out the back of his
coat.
Goebel himself has said that he knew
the encounter would come; that he
knew Sanford was an excellent shot,
while he himself was not, and that he
to be killed, but was never
theless mot afraid of any man on
earth.''
This is one issue. It has been made
80 much of by the anti-Goebel orators
that on Monday, as if by order, the
Goebel orators all over the state touch
ID on it aud explained the circumstan-
,es. They asserted the cause of the
trouble between Goebel and SandfoEd
vas that Goebel had introduced into
;he legislature a bill reducing from five
10 one cent the toll on bridge In
which Sanford was q 'stockholder;
hat Sanford published q piece reflect.
ng on Goebel's dead mother, and that
N the day of the encounter Sanford
aw Goebel on the street, drew his
PISTOL and fred, but missed and was
Tiled.
One of the remarkable features of
he campaign is the attitude of ex-Sen-
tor Joe Blackbur When Sanford
vas buried Blackburn stood at the
rave and took a vow to avenge the
cath of his friend. Today Black burn
) touring the state with the man who
filed SandfOrd and is making speeches 4
Or him. u
The second issue in the campaign is
be Louisville & Nashville railroad.
q his fret speech Goebel declared war
n it. He has been an active worker
gaiust it ever since he went to the
anu Luo MCOuOru |
authorization" bill, which practical
? gives three railroad commissioners 4
ne power to fix rates, is his product. )
he Louisville 81 Nashville is making
n active fight. as the Baltimore & q
hio did against German in Mary
md. If Goebel wins it will be SER &
,us blow to the great corporation. q
ther railroads are thought to be en-
sted on the side of the Louisville s
Nashville