The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-02
COEBEL HAS CONTROL
HIS FRIENDS WILL ORGANIZE
10Th HOUSES OF THE KEN
i ~ lucky LEGISLATURE
NOTICE OF CONTEST SERVED
Situation Is still More or Less Com
plicated, but Cleared In Part by
the Action of the GOebel Demo-
Gratis in Caucus-Prominent Men
in the Republican and Anti-Goe-
bel Ranks Summoned.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. ALI doubt
as to the ability of the Goebel Democrats
to organize both houses of the legislature
was set at rest by the attendance at the
Democratic caucauses tonight. In the
house caucus all of the fifty-eight Demo-
Gratis answered to roll cali and partic-
ipated. In the senate four Democrats
remained out. They We're Senators Alex
ander. Hayes. Gillespie and Roberts.
Senator Hill was also sick and absent,
but is not classed with the dissenters.
In the senate caucus Senator Herold
created sensation by making an alleged
expose of the anti-Goebel lobby, claim
ing he had been approached by ]. Whal-
len, of Louisville, and offered $500 to re-
main out of the caucus. The money, he
said had been placed In a box at the
Louisville Trust company, the key Of
which he passed up to Senator Goebel,
who was presiding over the caucus. He
ended his speech by declaring that he
had entered into the deal for the pur-
pose of exposing Whallen and further
that there was not money enough in the
world to make him disloyal to his party
and his state.
Ser ator Goebel was nominated by the
senate in caucus for president PRO tenn,
Claud Desha for clerk and William Crom-
well for assistant clerk. The entire slate
of the Goebel organization for places in
the senate went through.
Attorneys for Goebel and other contest
ing Democratic candidates for state Of
fees this afternoon served notices upon
the Republican contestees to take depo-
sitions to be used as evidence in the pend
ing contesting cases and the naming of
witnesses. The list Of witnesses includes
long array of prominent men in both
the Republican and anti-Goebel Demo-
cratic parties, like Gov. Bradley, Senator
Deboe, Gen. Basil w. Duke, John H.
Whallen and others.
The lobby of anti-Goebel Democrats
here, working against the contesting can
didates, was supplemented by numerous
arrivals today. The ministers and tenn
perance leaders are conspicuous in this
faction. The anti-Goebel headquarters
were formally opened today, with ex-
Congressman w. c. Owens, Gen. Basil
W. Duke, Senator George H. Alexander
and Senator Thomas H. Hayes and ex-
Secretary of State John W. Headley in
charge.
The Republicans decided tonight to hold
q caucus and nominate a straight lie
publican slate of candidates. This action
was taken when 1t became apparent the
Republican and anti-Goebel coalition
could not organize either house. The anti
Goebel leaders say the large attendance
at the Democratic caucus tonight does
not indicate anything as to the guberna-
torial contests or the senatorship, as In
this case the Goebel and anti-Goebel men
entered into a deal regarding division of
offices, and that several would not enter
into this agreement. They also say the
Goebel men entered the caucus in conse-
quence Of the trade, and that it extends
no further than tomorrow'ss proceedings.
Senator Trimble, of Frankfort, was NOM
mated for speaker of the house on the
thirteenth ballot. Cantrill was the can
didate of the Original" Goebel men, and
Trimble's nomination therefore was pleas
ing to the element which supported P.
Wat Hardin for the nomination for gov
ernOr