The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-08
IANCES
Of Favor Extra
Session
ge in the Senatorial
and but Little
egislatiOnn Being
Enacted.
UNTIL MONDAY

Speaker Gooch called the joint SEES.
sion of the General Assembly to or.
der at noon yesterday to ballot for
United States Senator.
The roll call announced by the
Speaker disclosed the presence OF
100 members.
The vote of the Senators resulted ::
Beckham, 16; Bradley, 10; Watterson,
2; McCreary, l.
Senators Campbell and Charlton
vo.ed for Henry Waterson. McNutt
voted for McCreary.
When his name was called Repre-
sentative Chris Mueller, of Louisville
cast his vote for John d. Wakefield
the well-known Louisville newspaper
man. The vote was received with
cheers.
Representative Virgil Mcknight, OF
Mason county, cast his vote for John
r. Allen.
The vote of the Representatives re-
suited: Beckham, Al; Bradley 49,
John r. Allen, 2; John D. Wakefield
/; McCreary, 1. No election.
\ But little is being done by the Gen.
eral Assembly these days, and it is
seldom that anything occurs to relieve
the monetary of the sessions. At
yes. erday's session of the House Rep.
resentative Guathmey introduced a
resolution calling for commit ee
to investigate the condition of the
State Treasury. This was adopted
with an amendment by Mr.. Wilson,
providing that three members OF the
committee shall be Democrats and two
Republicans.
The Senate passed the McNutt
electrocutlon bin by voe of % to 4.
Both Houses adjourned over until
Monday.
Plugging along in the same old
monotonous way which has prevailed
during the session, the Legislature is
still taking ballots for United States
Senator and no one has been elected.
The two houses meet every day at
noon and take ballots and that is all
there is to it. No one shows any es.
pecial interest, for no one has any
idea that there will be an election.
the only thing of interest being the
question of whether or not some one
will change his vote. The members
themselves show no interest and
there is a general sentiment in favor
of the selection of a new candidate
who can rally to his support the solid
Democratic strength.
Every day this week the Legisla-
ture has met in joint session and
taken a ballot and it has been the
same every day, except that on
Thursday no quorum was present
Nobody was elected and it looked
like nobody would be elected, but now
things are changing and it. begins to
look like the end is in sight. There
seems to be a general sentiment in
favor of the election of a Senator, so
that Legislation will not be blocked
any longer and some desirable bills
can be put through. What this will
result in is question that many per-
sons are trying to answer. but it is
generally thought now that Sena-
tor will be elected.
Supporters of Bradley are jubilant
over the way things appear and say
that he will undoubtedly be elected.
1t is certain that the Republicans feel
much more confident than they have
ever felt and they actually believe
that they will elect Bradley, whether
from basis of fact or not is a ques-
ton. On the other hand the follow
ers Of Beckham concede that he can
not be elected at the present session,
and say that he will have to win at
the next session, If no election re
suits this time. But many of those
who have been voting for him feel
that he should allow a Democrat to
be elected and the plan suggested IL
for him to withdraw and allow a eau
Gus to be held. on the old-fashioned
plan. The nominee of this caucus
would be elected by the 70 Demo
Gratis.
This plan is being discussed with