Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-29
The Speakership Contest.

A FNSil-pDSteu potIlICieil Sptdh4ilE VI 'hS
spealsership situation, gave the following
summary:
1T appears as If the nominate nof Mr..
Miller is a foregone conclusion. He will
receive the undivided support of the repre-
sentatives favorable to Blackburn. and
with Mr. Drewry out of the way he will
get six, # not seven, of the votes of the
Louisville delegation. Senator Blackburn
has the support of thirty-one members of
the house, and these, with the. votes of
the Louisville members, will be sufficient to
elect. Mr.. Miller is claiming forty-three
votes, in the event that Mr.. Drewry's
name is not presented before the caucus.
If the Louisville candidate is voted for he
will receive the support of the Louisville
delegation, which will give him seven
votes 1t is possible that he will receive
several complimentary votes from out in
the state but he will not develop into a
factor unless the caucus becomes hopeless
ly deadlocked."
caucus, which is now almost assured, sew
eral dark horses will be voted for among
them being Representative Dave Smith,
Representative Ollie James, Judge w. 8.
Pryor, Captain w. T. Ellis and John K.
Hendrlck. 1t is said that messenger
has already been sent to Washington to
urge Representative Smith to enter the
race, and he will be told that the entire
district-ifteen in all-will support him in
the event he becomes a candidate.
The question of machine and anti-ma-
crime is playing an important part in the
contest. The Blackburn forces have charged
that the state officials have formed a close
corporation for the purpose of controlling
the democratic party. while the state of
fcials headed by Gov Beckham have re-
taliated in kind and charged that both
Blackburn and McCreary have heretofore
prohted by the machines power, If such 1t
should be called.
This feature of the contest has been en-
phasized by a characteristic interview CIV
en- out by Col. Jack Chinn, the fighting
statesman of the democracy, who is this
year g. member of the legislature. the first
office to which he ever aspired although
prominently identified with Kentucky poll
tics for generation past. Chinn has al
ways supported Blackburn, but this year
they have come to the parting of the ways.
and he Is vigorously and enthusiastically
following the manner of the Paynter-Beck-
ham hosts.
Col. Chinn on the machine"
Col. Chinn is quoted as follows in refer
ence to the machine" question::
THE machine elected a legislature
which sent McCreary to the United States
Senate. Did he denounce the machine
then? oh, no. He was too cunning for
that. He was charmed. The whirr Of the
wheels was sweet music to .Jeems B. s. ears
in those days. But one day, about two
years ago, Blackburn and McCreary walked
up and heard in Washington--in Washing
ton, mind you-that there was a machine
in Kentucky, and they were going to
bust It.
well, II there Is any such machine it's
the same machine that elected both of them
to the Senate. There may be few new
cogs and some fresh OIL but In every other
respect it's the same machine"
The politicians are already marching on
Frankfort the several candidates having
up the fight. and nothing else will receive
serious consideration from the general as
sembly until the senatorial contest Is set
tied.
NAL Curtis +. Burnam, a member of the
state senate, who was assistant secretary
of the treasury under President Grant.
will be the republican caucus nominee for
senator should present plans carry.