The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-03

Candidate of Their Own for Unit
ed States Senator-Mr. GoeEel Was
Cheered to the Echo When Pre-
senting the Name of Mr.. Black
burn.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 2-After four
years of retirement former Senator Jo-
seph Clay Stiles Blackburn was chosen
tonight by the joint caucus Of the Demo-
cratic members of the legislature as the
successor of Senator William Lindsay in
the United States senate
Notwithstanding Blackburn's nomina-
ton was a foregone conclusion and his
election morally certain, the proceedings
of the caucus tonight were enacted in the
presence of a galaxy of Kentucky beau
ties and a dense throng of Blackburn
admirers.
The caucus convened at s o'clock and
was called to order by Senator Goebel,
chairman of the joint caucus. There was
great enthusiasm in the galleries when
Goebel came in, before calling the caucus
to order, the cheering continuing for sew
eral minutes.
and Mcconnell (Pop.) stayed out of the
caucus.
Mr.. Blackburn was placed In nominal
ton by Senator Goebel, who said that the
longest fight ever fought for senator In
this state, which began four years ago
(when Deboe defeated Blackburn) was
about to reach its termination. The
state capitol rang with cheers as he
placed Mr.. Blackburn in nomination.
Senator Farris made a short seconding
speech and was followed by other mem
bers, who spoke, eulogizing Blackburn
and congratulating the party on the union
of the Democratic members in returning
him to the senate.
CHOICE UNANIMOUS.
Senator Thomas asked that the roll be
called, so that every Democratic member
might have an opportunity to go on rec
ord for Blackburn.
Senators Alexander and Hays failed to
respond to their names, otherwise the
vote was unanimous.
Goebel was applauded when he voted
for Blackburn.
After the ballot was announced, show
of every member, he was brought into
the hall by committee headed by Sena-
tor Triplett.
In his speech of acceptance Mr.. Black
burn said that the state election, When
purged of fraud, would show that every
candidate for state Offices had been fairly
and honestly elected He said he believed
! the Democrats won the fight in Novem-
har and he believed that a Democratic
legislature would not fail to carry the
contests to a successful CONCLUSION anu
give the state Offices to the Democratic
/ contestants. who were the rightful claim
ants TO them and should now be In pos
session of them.
The Republicans have not declded "hen
thew will hold their senatorial caucus
hut u &c now certain that Republican
will he nominated, in view of the failure
of the anti-Goebel leaders to hold any
considerable number Of Democrats out or
the Blackburn caucus.
| WALLEN GIVES POND.
John H. Wallen, who is accused by
| senator s. B. Harrell Of having attempted
N hribe him by offering him $4,000 to vote
against Goebel in the gubernatorlal con-
test arrived here this afternoon and gave
hond in the sum of $4,000 He was &C
| COMMANDED to the sheriffs office by Gen.
Watt-Hardin and other anti-Goepel
leaders. His examining trial is set TOT
! o'clock tomorrow, when his attorney Will
enter a plea as to the Jurisdlctlon OF Tue
| local courts, claiming that the oHeilse, -
there is one, was committed In LOUISVILLE.
TELL-TALE DEPOSIT BOX.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. County At
torpey Polsgrove and Sheriff Suter came
here from Frankfort today, with sub
| ri10 ON
clerk Speed, of the Louisville Trust COM
many. to appear before Judge Cantrill, of
| the FRANKLIN county circuit court with
! the box in which Senators S. B. Harrell
| and John H. Wallen, according to the
| formers story, placed $4,5C0, the price
| which Harrell says was agreed upon Tor
| his vote against Goebel. The officers OF
| the trust company, on advice OF counsei,
| refused to comply with the order or to
go to Frankfort until compelled by at
| tachment proceedings to do so. Mr.. Speed
stated he had no right to produce the
box. He said he considered the box I'M
der the exclusive control of other per-
sons. and that under a private and writ
ten agreement made by the renter with
"other persons" at the time Box No. b59
was rented, it was not to be opened ex-
cept by mutual consent, and in each
others preseGce. AS vault keeper he con-
tended that he simply had the custody of
the boxes in the vaults and had no right
to open the box.
At the request of the Franklin county
officers the Louisville police have kept
watch on the box since late hour last
night
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZED.
FRANKFORT, KY. Jan. q Both
houses of the legislature organized at
noon by electing the nominees of last
nights Democratic caucus.
Gov. w. S. Taylor submitted message
OF over 1000 words covering state affairs
and presenting elaborate reasons for the
repeal of the Goebel election law, which
he called the 'infamy of 1898 that had
demoralized, disturbed and disgraced the
state"
GROUNDS OF CONTEST.