The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-01-29
Deadlock In entucky Sena-
torial Race Seems to Have
Become a Fixture.
ONE WAY OUT OF CONTEST

Our Correspondent at the Capital Pre-
sents an Interesting Review of A.
fairs Relating to the Legislature and
Its DoInss.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. 2S.-The dead
lock In the senatorial race seems to
have come to stay. Beckham is still
three votes short of his election, and
Bradley is FIVE votes short, with six
snti-Beckham Democrats voting for
McCreary, Blackburn and other Demo
Gratis and holding the balance of pow
er. The race has settled down to
sort of humdrum affair, and the two
only excitement out of 1t, as they have
to hustle around every morning to see
II all the absentees are properly paired
with some member of the opposite
political party. The six anti-Beckham
Democrats have 1t in their power, of
course. to elect either .Beckham or
Bradley, but 1t has not been demon
setrated yet that they can pull over
enough Democrats or enough Republi-
; cans to elect a third man. A Republi-
can member of the legislature said last
week that IL he were released from
voting for the Republican nominee,
w. o. Bradley, he would be willing to
vote for Wheeler Campbell, one of the
anti-Beckham Democrats, and thus end
the deadlock. "But l will never ask
Bradley to release me-" said he, "for l
know if l went to him and asked him
to release me he would give me good
cussing, and l am not going to say a
word about 1t, but just stand pat" This
Indicates that the deadlock may con-
,tinue to the end Of the session, but it
will end any day that Beckham or
Bradley withdraws from the race.
Governor Wilson has sent special
message to the legislature on the sub
ject of better schools and a more ad-
vanced system of education. He says
there is a general movement all over
the state for better teachers. better
teaching, better schools, better school
houses, longer school terms, better
paid teachers. first-class normal
schools to train teachers, and COM
plete change in the whole school sys-
tenn to bring II up to the best modern
methods. To carry out these ideas he
suggests that commission be provid-
ed for composed of the governor, SUI
perintendent of public instruction. one
senator, one representative. one lady
70 be chosen by the Federation Of
Women's clubs. the president of the
state university, the presidents Of the
two normal schools, one superintend-
emit of county schools and one superin-
tendent Of city schools, all to be Sc
isctsd by the governor, except those
specifically named. The duty Of this
commission will be to Investigate our
school system and compare II with the
hast systems Of other states and sub
nN 70 the next general assembly q
report smbodying recommendations
and suggestions as to needed changes
b our school system. A bill propos-
Ing to create said commission has al
ready been introduced In the senate by
6enator Rives, and II will likely be
passed and become . law II the soma
toriai race does not block all lsgisia-
non.
Senator r. B. Brown Of 0aliatin
eounty has introduced ono Of the most
remarkable bills Of the session. and
while Il Is not likely to become a law.
n 10 an index OF the determined fight
ne tobacco growers arc making to In
crease the price OF tobacco by growing
20 Drop at all this year. Senator
Browns bill provides that before Il
shah be lawful for any farmer to raise
Q crop of tobacco this year, he shall
Arst procure q license to do so from
ne county clerk. and the price to be
charged for said license shall be $50
nDr each acre Of tobacco proposed to be
grown. The penalty for the violation
Of provisions OF the bill Is fixed at q
nne of from $500 to 81 900. SO It is safe
% predict that II the bill becomes the
law there will be no tobacco grown in
Kentucky this year.
The building of good reads In this
state will be given most wholesome
Impetus II the bill fathered by Sena-
tors Bosworth and Wyatt can be pass
ID. Under the present constitution no,
county can assume an indebtedness
Tor bodybuilding purposes greater
than 2 per cent Of the assessed value
Of the property in the county. This
amount has been found to be totally
Inadequate to secure anything like q
eecsnt system Of public roads. and the
demand from the people for better
psads has become 20 iAsistsnt that an
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