The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
COEBEL MEN CONTROL
Only Four Democrats Hold
AlOOf from Caucus.
A DIRECT CHARGE OF BRIBERY
Senator Harold Declares that an anti
Goebel Leader Paid Him s4.50O to stay
Ont of the Caucus-N0tices of Contest
Served on Gov. Taylor and Other epub-
hcan state officers-The Hardin Element
Piacated BY Being Given speakership.

Frankfort, Ky. Jan. 1.-All doubt as to
the ability Of the GOebel Democrats to
organize both houses Of the legislature
was dispelled by the attendance in the
Democrats caucus tonight Senator
Goebei was nominated for president pro
TEN. Of the senate. and the entire Goebel
slate went through. In the house caucus
all CT the fifty-eight Democrats answered
10 roll-eall and participated. In the SEN
ate four Democrats remained out They
were Senators Alexander, Hays. Giles
pie. and Roberts. Senator Hill was sick
and absent, but is not classed with the
dissenters.
In the senate caucus Senator Harold
created a sensation by making an alleged
expose of the anti-GoeDel leaders, declar-
ing that he had been approached by ]. H.
Whailen, Of Louisville, and paid $500 to
remain out OF the caucus The money, he
said, had been placed in a box with the
Louisville Trust Company, the key to
which he passed up to Senator Goebel, who
was presiding over the caucus, ending his
speech by declaring that he had entered
into the deal for the purpose of exposing
Whalien and further that there was not
money enough in the world to make him
disloyal to his party and his State.
Contested Election Gases.
Attorneys for GOebel and other contest
ing Democratic candidates for State off,
ces to-day served notices upon the Re-
publican cOntestees to take depOsitions to
be used as evidence in the pending con-
test cases and naming their witnesses.
The list of witnesses includes long ar
ray of prominent men in both the Repub-
lican and anti-GOebel Democratic parties,
like Gov. Bradley Senator Deboe Gen.
Basil W. Duke, John II. Whallen, and
others.
The Republicans decided tonight to
hold a conference tomorrow and nomi-
nate a straight Republican slate OF candi-
dates. This action was taken when 1t be-
came apparent that the Republican-anti-
GOebel coalition could not organize either
house.
Alleged Deal,
The anti-GoebeI leaders say the large
attendance at the Democratic caucuses to-
night does not indicate anything as to the
gUbernatOrial contest or the Senatorship.
as In the senate the Goebel men and anti
Goebel men entered into a deal regarding
division of the Offices IN that branch. and
that several others would have stayed out
but for this agreement They also claim
that the anti-GOebel men were brought
into the house caucus by a like trade. and
that it extends no farther than to-mcr-
rows proceedings.
South Trimble. of Franklin County, was
nominated for speaker of the house on the
thirteenth ballot. Cantrll, of Scott. was
the candidate Of the original Goebel
men, and Trimbles nomination was there
fore pleasing to the element which sup
ported +. Wat Hardin for the nomina-
ton for governor
No Opposition to Blackburn.
Senator Goebel, chairman of the Demo-
cratic joint caucus, issued a call for a
caucus tomorrow night. He states that
the caucus IS for the sole purpose of NOM
mating a candidate for United States
Senator. OF course Blackburn will be she
only name presented. and he will be nOmi-
mated by acclamation.
The calling Of a caucus for Senator at
this early date was a move on the part OF
the Goebel leaders to put an end TO the
stories that in the event that Goebel
should fail In his contest he might at
tempt to wrest the Senatorship from
Blackburn