The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-02

State House, Frankfort, Ky, January l.
democrats to organize both houses of the
legislature was dispeled by the attendance
in the democratic caucuses tonight. In
the house caucus all Of the fifty-eight
democrats answered to roll call and par
ticipated In the senate four democrats
remained out. They were Senator's Alex
ander. Hayes. Gillespie and Roberts Sem
ator Hayes is Ill and absent but is not
classed with the dissenters
In the senate caucus Senator Harreh
created a sensation by declaring that he
had been approached by ]. II. Whalen of
paid $4,000 to remain out of the caucus
The money, he said. had ben placed in
box with the Louisville Trust company.
the key to which he passed up to Senator
Goebe. who was presiding over the
caucus. Harrell concluded by declaring
that he had entered into the deal for
the purpose of exposing Whalen and fur
Their that there was not money enough
in the world TO make him disloya TO his
party and his State.
The senate caucus named Senator Goe-
bel for president pro tenn. a position which
he occupied last session. Claude Desha
for chief clerk. William Cromwell for as
sistant clerk. and all the other candidates
on the Goebel slate for positions In th'
senate were named.
In the house caucus thirteen ballots
were required for the nomination Of z
candidate for speaker. South Trimble
OF Franklin county was the successful
aspirant Representative Campbell Can
trell of Scott county was his princlpa
opponent and was the candidate OF th'
"original GoebeI men"
The republicans decided tonight to hold
conference tomorrow and nama q
straight republican slate Of candidates
This action was taken when 1t became
apparent that the republican and anti
Goebel coalition could not organize eth
er house. The anti-Goebel leaders say
the large attendance at the democratic
caucuses tonight does not indicate any
thing as TO the gubernatorial contest o
the senatorship. as in the senate the
| Goebel ,aen and snti-Goebel men en-
tered into n deal regarding division oil
ersl others would have stayed out bu
for this agreement They also cialir
that the antl-Goebel men were brought
/ into the house caucus by a like trade and
\ that it extends no further than toomr'
rows proceedings.
The events of the day and evening led
4 to big feeling OF confidence among the
lfriends OF ex-senator Blackburn.
The local courts promise to play an Inn
portant part In the contett now going on
ID addition to the fact that General Cantrel
viii tomorrow answer arguments on a
notion to enjoin Governor Taylor's APP
: pdntees for election commissioners from
enRring upon those Offices is said to-
night that the grand jury viii take uT
the Harrell- Whalen alleged attempt al
brih,ry, with the possibility thai some in
dictnents may be found.
Frankfort. Ky. January l.--Attorneys
for G9ebel and other coniestlng demo-
cratic candidates for State Offices this at.
! ternooh served notices upon The republican
contestes to take dispositions 10 be uset
as evid@ee in the pending contest cases
and naming their witnesses. The list o
witnesses includes long array OF peppl,
prominentin both the republican and anti
GoebeI Democratic parties like Governor
Bradley, Senator DeBoe. General Bash W
Duke. JohnH whaen and others.
The lobby OF anti Goebel democrats
here workins against the eontesting can