The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-03
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE PUT
UPON RECORD
CAUCUS NAMES MR.. BLACKBURN
IS UNANIMOUS CHOICE FOR UNITED
STATES SENATOR WITH HIS
OWN PARTY
ANTI GoEBEL MEN LOSE

Republicans VIII Now Nominate
Candidate of Their Own for Unit
ed States Senator-Mr. Goebel Was
Cheered to the Echo When Pre-
senting the Name of Mr. Hack
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-
tion was a foregone conclusion and his
election morally certain, the proceedings
of the caucus tonight were enacted in the
presence Of galaxy of Kentucky beau
ties and a dense throng of Blackburn
admirers.
The caucus convened at 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.
Senators Alexander and Hays (Dems)
and Mcconnell (Pop.) stayed out of the
caucus.
Mr.. Blackburn was placed in nomina-
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 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.
sGoebel was applauded when he voted
for Blackburn.
After the ballot was announced, show
| ing that Blackburn had received the vote
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-
/ her and he believed that Democratic
eofslat,lre would not fail to carry the
| contests to a successful conclusion ana
give the state Offices to the Democratic
contestants, who were the rdghtful claim
ants to them and should now be In pos
| session of them.
The Republicans have not decided When
! thew will hold their senatorial caucus,
hnt II is 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 TT. Wallen, who is accused by
| Senator 6. B. Harrell of having attempted
to bribe 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 ac-
comnanied to the sheriff's office by Cen
p Watt-Hardin and other antl-GoepeI
leaders. His examining trial is set Tor 2
o'clock tomorrow, when his attorney WI WIZ
| enter q plea as to the jurisdiction OF the
local courts, claiming that the orense, II
there is one was committed In Louisville
TELL-TALE DEPOSIT BOX.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 2,-County At
|
here from Frankfort today, with sub
noenas for President Loring and Vault
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 for
| his vote against Goebel The officers Of
the trust company, on advice of counsel,
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 un-
| 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. 559
| was rented, it was not to be opened eX-
| cept by mutual consent. and in each
| Others prese1ce. 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 1900 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.