8 6 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁two ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Senate , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁former ▁law ▁ment or ▁Stevens on . ▁ ▁After ▁Carl is le ' s ▁term ▁as ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁Kentucky ' s ▁ 6 th ▁district . ▁On ▁the ▁main ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁Carl is le ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁co ining ▁silver , ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁free ▁coin age , ▁and ▁fav ored ▁lower ▁tar iffs . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁low - tar iff ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁House ▁Democr ats ▁to ▁become ▁Spe aker ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁over ▁Samuel ▁J . ▁Rand all , ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁protection ist ▁wing . ▁ ▁Carl is le ▁became ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Bour bon ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁was ▁mentioned ▁as ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁but ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁passed ▁him ▁over ▁at ▁their ▁convent ions ▁for ▁Win field ▁S . ▁Han cock ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁Dis com fort ▁with ▁nomin ating ▁a ▁sou ther ner ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁Carl