Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-27
KENTUCKY
MIR. Langley Thinks Mckinley VIII
Garry the State.
YERKES WILL Be THE GOVERNOR
Reasons Given for Predicting Re-
publican Success.
DEM TO II ELP

Mr.. John w. Langley of the census Office,
| who has been absent for some time in
Kentucky, passed through Washington yes
terday on his way to Baltimore. where
he will take the steamer Howard for a
trip up the Atlantic coast. He goes in
| company with Mr.. William c. Hunt, chief
statistician of the division Of population
| A Star reporter saw Mr.. Langley while
he was in the city, and asked him about
the political situation in Kentucky. He is
very enthusiastic over the outlook and ap-
| pears extremely confident, not only that
| Col Yerkes will be elected governor, but
| that Mckinley and Roosevelt will get the
electoral vote of the state. Among other
| things he said:
Il was most agreeably surprised at the
| conditions favorable to republican success
in the state. 1t is the universal opinion
| of the republicans and Brown democrats
that there is no foundation for the charge
| that there was a conspiracy among the re-
| publican leaders, a result of which Mr..
| Goebel was assassinated. There are thou
| sands of democrats who supported Mr..
| Goebel who share in this opinion, and the
| conviction of Powers, in whose innocence
| they have the utmost confidence, has only
intensified the determination of the anti
| Goebelites to defeat Mr.. Beckham. The
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/ acts of injustice toward Mr. Powers only
add to this determination.
| Chances for Carrying the State.
what do you think about the chances
for Mckinley carrying the slater?
| Il believe that the desperate fight that
| will be made against Goeheism will carry
the national ticket along with Col. Yerkes,
! although the latter will get the larger vote.
l may say, however, that there many
| free silver democrats who under ordi-
nary circumstances would support Bryan,
| but who will not do so this year because
of his well-known sympathy with the Goe
| bel element
will not the Goebel law enable the demo-
Gratis to count you out, just they have
| heretofere?"
| Il do not think So for the reason that III =
| is federal election, as well a state
| election, which will afford us additional pro-
| lection: not only that. but the intense feel
| Ing that has been engendered among the
| republicans and their allies, as a result OF
| the recent trial at Georgetown, is an addi-
tonal security against fraud They sim
ply do not intend to have it,
| What Is the situation in your congress
| sional district?'
| Il think We nominated in the person of
| n. T. Hopkins the strongest man by all
! odds that could have been selected. He is
not only an able man. but he Is a unique
ana Original character and exceptionally
| popular in the mountains. He is minister
| OF the Hard-shell Baptist Church, which
| is the strongest and the most clannish re-
| ligious denomination in that section of the
state. He Will receive practically the unan-
| imous support of his church, which is COM
| posed largely of democrats. / declined to
be candidate for the nomination and sup
ported his nomination because l thought It
was the wsest course for the republicans to
! take. He is SO much stronger than his
| party that his nominal ton will aid the state
ana the national tickets. 1t may appear
rather far-fetched to say that the nomina-
| ton of Baptist preacher for Congress
may secure the election OF Mckinley hut
| 1t is not at all improbable IL the election of
| the President turns upon the electoral vote
| of Kentucky" #'r
| Member of the Court of Appeals.
What Is the situation with reference to
the election of a member of the court Of
| appeals?'
our appellate district is composed large
| ly OF the counties constituting the congress
| sional district in which Mr.. Hopkins has
! been nominated and his strength will also
! benefit Judge ORear, who is himself one
| OF the most popular young republicans in
! the state. Our appellate district is easily
republican by 1900 majority. The legisla-
/ ture. however, passed an act two years
! ago, which changed the boundaries of two
! Of the districts. One portion of the act
took off five republican counties from our
! district, which makes the district very
/ close, politically. The court of appeals
/ decided that this act was in violation of
| our state constitution. The decision, al
! tAiou6i INV oiNiuS NY the cOnStl-
nationality of the act affecting our district
| related specifically to the change affecting
| another appellate district. Some have ex-
| pressed the fear that the democratic cleo
| ton commissioners of the state may UNI
| dertake to throw out these five counties
| upon the pretense that the court of ap-
| peals has never specifically decided that.
| the cutting off of these five counties was
unconstitutional. l do not think, however
| that this will be successful. 1t would be
| such fragrant and open viola ton of the
10 hot nov, x,,tl
| We are not going to take any chances
| upon that. however, but intend to carry the
| district outside of these five counties. I
| am satisfied that a great many democrats
| who may read what l have said about the
| Kentucky situation will make fun OF it,
! but wait and see If my predictions are not
! correct. Judge Pugh is going to be re-
| elected for congress in the ninth district.
| A Prediction.
! IF you print anything that 1 have said
upon this subject please embody in it this
prediction: Mckinley and Roosevelt will
will be elected governor. We will have
| republican majority In the court of ap-
peals and at least four republican con-
! gressmen from the state. l do not like to
| speak of politics in connection with the
! highest court of our state, but the demo-
cratic members have been deciding political
we feel that we will have accomplished a
great deal when we have fixed it so they
| cannot do that any more"
|
SEEM TO FAVOR STEVENSON.