KENTUCKY. 



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r. .lam.--; A. IhlWSOn; for Snprrin- 

 U-iident iif 1'ulilic Instruction, X. F. Smith. 



Tin- I'liinii ( Ili-publican) Stato Convention 

 M.-d at Frankfort on tlio 20th day of 

 J'YbrnarN, and nominated Colonel iSidney M. 

 iJariu - I'm- (iovi'i-nor, II. 'I'. Baker lor I.HMiti-n- 

 ant <io\vrm>r. and Colour! .1. M. Brown for 

 Attorn. -\ -(ii'iii-ral. Tin- resolution adopted by 

 tliis convention with regard to the policy of 

 "reconstruction" \vasin those words: 



Rttolved. That we believe in the right of the loyal 

 people of the States, through their representatives in 

 Dou ll'-u.-i-s of Congress, to settle the terms on 

 which the ilisturbi'd relations of the rebellious States 

 to the Union may be restored, and that, in common 

 with the Union men of the whole country, we insist 

 on such terms as will make a snecdy restoration of 

 tin 1 Stairs, latrly iii rebellion^ to their former positions 

 in the I i lion, compatible with the continued safety 

 of the Republic, and the protection of life, liberty, 

 and property to all men. 



A considerable number of the conservative 

 men of the State were dissatisfied with the 

 prim -iples laid down in the Democratic platform, 

 and u convention was held on the llth of April 

 to form a ticket for the vote of a " third party." 

 Their nominee for Governor was W. B. Kinkead. 

 ThU party consisted of Conservative Union men, 

 and tin. ir distinctive position may, perhaps, be 

 exhibited by the final resolution adopted at 

 their convention, which was in these words: 



That the national Government possesses the moral, 

 legal, and constitutional right and power to use " men 

 uiul money " to put down and suppress rebellion and 

 civil war; that it is the duty of the Government to 

 do it, and that it is essential for the future peace and 

 prosperity of our whole country that this principle 

 should be recognized by all people as one of the fun- 

 damental and practical principles of the Government ; 

 and that the brave men who, in the Army and Navv, 

 uphold the honor of the flag, and Fought for tne 

 Union and the Constitution, deserve the gratitude 

 of the nation, and should be honored for it. 



The entire delegation of Representatives of 

 the State in Congress was elected on the 4th of 

 May. The vote stood as follows in the various 

 congressional districts : 



Dist. 1. G. G. Symmes, Republican, 1,780; 

 L. S. Trimble, Democrat, 9,787 ; Trimble over 

 Sy mines, 8,007. 



Dist. 2. Samuel E. Smith, Republican, 2,816 ; 

 John Y. Brown, Democrat, 8,922 : B. C. Rit- 

 ter, third party, 1,155 : Brown over Smith, C,106 ; 

 over Ritter, 7,767; both, 4,951. 



Dist. 3. Geo. D. Blakey, Republican, 1,201 ; 

 Elijah Hise, Democrat, 7,740 ; Hise over Bla- 

 key, 6,539. 



Dist. 4. M. C. Taylor, Republican, 2,277 ; J. 

 P. Knott, Democrat, 8,199 ; W. J. Heady, third 

 party, 508 : Knott over Taylor, 5,922 ; over 

 both opposing candidates, 5,414. 



Dist. 5. W. A. Bullitt, Republican, 742 ; 

 Asa P. Grover, Democrat, 7,118 ; R. T. Jacob, 

 third party, 2,417 : Grover over Jacob, 4,701 ; 

 over both opponents, 8,959. 



Dist. 6. Wm. S. Rankin, Republican, 8,839 ; 

 T. L. Jones, Democrat, 9,488 ; scattering, 86 : 

 Jones over Rankin, 5,657 ; over all opposition, 

 5,621. 



Dist. 7. W. Brown, Republican, 1,664; Ja. 

 B. Beck, Democrat, 9,716 ; Chas. Hanson, third 

 party, 1,888: Beck over Brown, 8,052; over 

 Hanson, 8,828; over both, 6,664. 



Hi-t. .s.~ M. .1. i:i,.,-. l;, -publican, 7,176; Geo. 

 M. Adams, Dem., 7,690: Adams over Rice, 865. 



Dist. 9. Samuel McKee, Republican, 7,568 ; 

 .1n->. I). Young, Democrat, 9,042; T. M. Green, 

 third party, 802: Young over McKee, 1,479; 

 over both opponents, 617. 



The total vote for Representatives to Con- 

 gress in the entire State was 118,083 ; the Dem- 

 <K -ratio majority over the Republican vote, 48,- 

 649; over the third party, 71,377; over both, 

 41,323. 



A hpecinl election was held in .August in the 

 Third District to fill the vacancy occasioned by 

 the death of Elijah Hise, at which the follow- 

 ing vote was cast : J. 8. Golladay, Democrat, 

 6,619 ; W. T. Jackman, Republican, 850; J. R. 

 Curd, third party, 1,175: Golladay over Curd, 

 6,444 ; over both, 4,594. 



The State election, on the first Monday in 

 August, resulted in the choice of the entire 

 Democratic ticket. The whole vote for Gov- 

 ernor was 137,331, of which J. M. Helm re- 

 ceived 90,225 ; S. M. Barnes, 38,939 ; Wm. B. 

 Kinkead, 13,167: Helm's majority over Barnes 

 was 56,286 ; over Kinkead, 77,058 ; over both, 

 43,119. 



On the 3d of September Governor Bramlette, 

 who had occupied the Executive chair of the 

 State for four yenrs, retired, and Governor Helm 

 was inaugurated at Elizabethtown. At the 

 time of his inauguration Mr. Helm was con- 

 fined to his house, and the oath of office was 

 administered to him while lying in bed with a 

 fatal disease. Five days later his place was 

 rendered vacant by his death, and John "W. 

 Stevenson, the Lientenant-Governor, assumed 

 the duties of Chief Magistrate of Kentucky. 

 (See HELM, J. W.) 



The finances of the State of Kentucky are at 

 present in a very prosperous condition. The 

 public debt on the 10th of October amounted 

 to $4,611,199.46, which includes a school fund 

 of $1,632,297.46. On the other hand, the 

 amount which stood to the credit of the sink- 

 ing fund at the same date was $1,901,022.90, 

 leaving the total indebtedness then unprovided 

 for $1,077,877.10, independent of the school 

 fund. The sinking fund of the State has been 

 created by the Legislature, by setting apart cer- 

 tain sources of revenue the income from which 

 is devoted solely to liquidating the interest of 

 the debt and sinking the principal. Chief 

 among these are the taxes paid by banks, in- 

 surance companies, and brokers, and dividends 

 on stock owned by the State in banks, rail- 

 ways, and turnpikes. Reckoning the stocks at 

 their par value, the resources of the sinking 

 fund, exclusive of cash on hand on the 10th 

 of October, amounted to $6,103,294.99. The 

 State has received from the General Govern- 

 ment during the year for war claims, $399,224.- 

 17, and $1,468,937.82 still remain due. 



