Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-20

'rhe Chicago Recofa-fse rId analy-
YES the Senatorial deadlock Ia the
Blue dFass State as follows:
Politics in Kentucky never becomes
mild aud harmless diversion. Since
the late election gave to the people Of
the Blue Grass State Republican
executive-the third since 1866, y
Taylor be counted as q Republican
Governor--the Democrats, who know
that the party needs every Senator
ial vote It can muster in Washington,
have been further stirred by the
spectacular Senatorial contest which
may result in giving William o, Brad,
Icy, the first Republican Governor al.
ter the waF-lhe served as such from
1895 to 1899 a still higher dIstinc-
tion--the United States SenatorshiD.
His friends contend that II they sit
tight and the sextet OF Democrats
who have boited Beckham remain
faithful in their unfaIth, the chances
are that q Republican will win the
honor, and William O'Connell Bradley,
who has received the Republicans nom
ination four times. feels that since he
suffered defeat with his party he
should be the one 70 share its sue
cess.
with a majority Of eight on a joint
ballot, the revolt Of SIX Democrats
against former Governor j. G. W.
Beckham. the nominee OF the Demo
cratic primaries held In 1906. may
mean Democratic defeat since even
the intercesslon Of William j. Bryan
in behalf Of Beckham seems to have
LETT the six disafiected ones az de-
termipsd IN their opposition as they
were before his coming.
THE SIX DeEnocratlc legislators who
are voting against the nominee OF the
party are equally divided between the
house and Senate. Charlton, McNutt
and Campbell are State Senator'S, and
Mcknight LllIaPd and Mueller are
members OF the Lower House. The
votes which Governor 3ecGham needs
to insure his election they have given
TO McCreary and Blackburn, who now
represent, the State in the United
States Senate. Naturally their course
IL attracting some attention, and the
comments passed are not OF the gent.
leat Kind. BoIter and sorehead are
the loast offensive terms applied to
them. They are accused Of represent.
Ing the liquor interests, who, Beck
hams friends assert, hold the former
Governor responsible for The enforce
ment. Of che Sunday laws He IL to
be puniShed for closing the >Naioon on
Sunday.
nIlis opponents. on the other hand,
declare that the election Of Beekham
az the state primary was snap one
beng edlied q year ahead Of time;
that the primaries were fraudulent
that the State Senators chosen In 1905
Should not be held by the instructions
Of 1908 primary, and that the de-
feat OF Mr.. Hager the Democratic
candidate for Governor, and Beck.
hams man, showed that the State was
tired Of the man. under whose ad.
Colonel Watterson says,
Kentucky became the worst govern.
ed state in the Union
Louisville seems to be the center
Of the opposition TO former Governor
Beckham. The only Democratic rep.
resentatiye elected from Jefferson
county, In which that city Ia located,
announced when he was a candidate
that he would not vote for Beckham.
and his announcement met signal re-
ward. The Louisville Courier,Journal
IL bitter In It's opposition, and that In
Kentucky the game Of statecraft has
lost none OF It's tumultuous and pictur.
esque qualities Is shown IN a 1amboy.
ant, defiance which Il recently hurled
In the teeth Of the Beckham follow.
ers:
Naturally The courlerJourpal has
not been able 20 fall down and sroyel
ut the feet OF power az Frankfort. The
awful majesty OF Beckham, the awe