Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
This Seems to Be the Present Outlook
in Kentucky.
CHANCE, HOWEVER, FOR M'KINLEY
Antagonist to GoebeIism May
Extend to National Ticket.
CAMPAIGN OF ORATORY


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, October %, 1900.
The election two weeks hence is to be held
under the Goebel law, which was the cause
last year of so much ante-election bitter
ness and post-election dissatisfaction and
contest The state legislature after an ex-
ira session of six weeks has passed a sub
stitute for the Goebel election measure but
the emergency clause is stricken out of the
substitute making it imperative this year.
This clause was eliminated at the express
desire of the Goebel democrats, who fought
persistently for this concession from the
republican and conservative democratic
members Of the two houses.
The conservatives and republicans say the
stand the radical democrats took in regard
to the emergency clause showed plainly
that the Goebelites did not desire to have
the election this year held under fair law.
The conservatives say that the position or the
extremists will make thousands Of votes
for Yerkes, as the people will see from the
proceedings day by day which party want
ed to give to the state a law which would
remove all suspicion and restore the old
time confidence in election officers and cleo
ton results.
The radical democrats on the other hand
are trying to make capital of the alleged
fact that the opposition has finally accept
ed with a minor amendment the very bill
for which the radicals have been contending
for four weeks. This, however, is not alto
gether true, the conservatives have all
along wanted the sheriff of each county
to be the umpire in the county boards.
which concession they finally secured after
the extremists had put forth desperate ef-
forts to prevent
Yerkes in the Lead.
The situation two weeks before the cleo
ton would seem to favor Yerkes, the repub-
than it did two weeks ago. Mr.. Yerkes has
done some most effective campaigning, and
has been aided materially by the visit of
Governor Roosevelt and by the series OF
speeches made by Ex-Governor Bradley in
all parts Of the state Now that the demo-
Gratis are being blamed for the failure to
pass a new election law in time for the No
vember election, independent democrats
who had not fully made up their minds as
to their course declaring themselves
for Yerkes, but will, with few exceptions.
vote for Bryan.
A bet made by democrat in the presence
of your correspondent Saturday night in
dicates the peculiar situation in Kentucky
as no other one thing could. He wagered
$50 to $40 that Yerkes would be elected and
that Bryan would carry the state. He said
he knew of two hundred democrats in one
ward in Louisville who would vote for
Yerkes because of local conditions and an
tipathy to the Goebel style Of politics, but
would support Bryan because Of objections
to certain Mckinley policies.
Another wager Of a larger sum was made
Friday to the same effect, and many dem
ocrats think that it is safe to bet "about
all to be raised" that Bryan will get Ken
tucky's electoral vote. However, there
promises to be surprise for some Of these
more sanguine citizens who take their tick
cts, like their drinks, mixed. Until Roose-
welt came through the state, creating a
whrlwnd Of enthusiasm, there were scores
Df democrats who had ahonf ieci6ad RI
vote for Bryan in order to keep within the
party, but hundreds Of these have either
determined that they will either not vote
in the national election or else take it
straight-Yerkes, Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Then there is much disaffection in the DEM
ocratic party because Bryan felt it incum-
bent upon him to visit Kentucky and in
dorse GoebeliSm both last year and this
year, and this has lost the Nebraskan nu-
merous votes fair view of the situation
would not give the Bryan partisans much
margin in the state to bet on. but their
predictions may come true as one of the
political surprises Of the year.
Republicans Want Hanna to Speak.
The republicans are using their best eff
forts to secure Senator Mark Hanna for
two three speeches in the state as a
concluding feature of the campaign. If he
can be induced to come, and it is now be-
| lieved he can, Senator Hanna will speak in
this city and probably at Owensboro' or
Bowling Green. The republican leaders say
Hanna has been making effective speeches
In Chicago and the west. and they think
his presence in Kentucky would add many
more votes to the Mckinley column
Two rival big guns will thunder away
in different parts of the city tonight. and
| it is expected that the crowds which will
hear each will more than test the capacity
of the respective halls. At the Auditorium
Mr.. Bourke Cochran of New York will
speak for Bryan and Beckham, and at
Library Hall Senator Beveridge, the gen
| tleman from Indiana will speak in behalf
| of Mckinley and Yerkes. Mr.. Beveridge
has never been heard here and there is a
great desire on the part Of many Bryan
democrats to hear him. Mr.. Cochran has
spoken in Louisville before having espoused
the cause of Mckinley in 1896 In an elo-
quent address in the same building in
which he will speak tonight. He will have
| a large audience.
Mr.. Amos Cummings has been speakinr
in Kentucky in behalf Of Bryan during the
past week, and expresses himself as pleased
with the outlook in the state
Mr.. George Fred Williams, James Hamil-
ton Lewis and prospective Senator Joseph
Bailey Of Texas come this week and next
to aid Bryan with their voice from the
rostrum.
The republicans will have Senator Fair
banks and Governor Mount for two or three
speeches next week II the arrangement can
be made, and expect to induce Senator
Foraker to speak once in the state and
10 nave d speech from MI. DOl1ver OF Iowa
and Senator Frye during the next ten days
The Congregational Contests.
The contests for Congress are attracting
considerable attention, especially those in
the close districts like the third, the fourth
the eighth and the ninth. In the third the
| fusionists, or republicans and Brown demo-
Gratis, claim that their candidate, Mr.. Nc
Kenzie Moss. nephew of ex-Represen-
tative James Mckenzie of Christian county,
better known to the country as "Quinine
Jim," has a lead that is certain to eject
him over Representative Rhea.
In the eighth the republicans feel that
their candidate, John Mason Williams
stands good show, but the democrats in
sist that he hasn't one chance in one hun
bred, as Representative Gilbert has organ
lied the district so thoroughly he can't be
beaten.
In the ninth, Representative Pugh, re-
publican will be reelected.
The race in the tenth is close. 1t Is any
bodys race today.
In the Louisville district there is a hot
contest between County Judge Gregory,
democrat, and Colonel Irwin, republican,
with the registration figures indicating q
small republican majority, which the re-
publicans claim will be greatly increased
by votes Of Independent democrats who
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