The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-18
PROCTOR Asorr TALKS.
ne VIII be ~ candidate for
Governor.
Lfram LoaI..IIIe camnereInl.l

tFrem Louisville Commercially
The Hon. Proctor Knott. of Lebanon.
is in the city, and Commercial reporter
had short talk with him at the Louis
Vile Hotel last night. The long session
Of Congress seems to have agreed with
him, as be never looked better. He is
no, bad-lOoking mau, anyhow, with his
full forid face, heavy grny rnustache, and
shaggy grey eyebrows hanging over verv
shire ID small blue eyes He did not talk
as freely rs be might have done, owing
10 The fact that be is a candidate and has
all a candidates horror of hurting any
bOdy's feelings.
81 suppose you will be candidate for
Governor, MIR. Knott?1
Eyes sir, | have about settled that"
"Who do you think will be your most
formidable opponent
Now, that's rather difficult question.
as suppose all the candidates are not
yet out, but Col. Jones' seems to he the
most dangerous so far, though Judge
Uwsiey has many friends
"pid you hear anything about Judge
0wsieys being the candidate of the IIar-
mo, sir. did not; il he is knew moth.
ing about H."
"You are doubtless glad 70 be away
from Congress"
III am indeed. IL WAS q very long and
tireeome session. Is could have been
shortened a great deal il the chairman OF
the principal committee had worked a lit
tie harder and pat the appropriation bills
through first | Shink il he Gid Chis We
could have adjourned about six weeks
ago at least
"what kinl of Congress was it9'
You mean intelleetuall,? IL wa.
neither n brilliant Congress nor q bad
one. IL was rather commonplace. There
| were many Reis men among the memb Der:
on both sides Of the House | think all
things considered that Carlisle was about
the ablest man in the IIeu-e. But in soc
| nemhcrs il il rather hard to tell Sho i.
the ntiert. Now therr is Mr.. Black burn
who l. an able mn, aai yet he is totally
different fraH Carlisle. one is impetuous
magnetic, mn orator; the other is salTr.
Idirpassionate, fisciive, thinker. Car.
isle has a nne reputation in The North
too"
"what kind of a race will he run foi
the Senator"
THAT'S hard to tell Gen. Williams
you know is man of great ability ent
Is very ropular. | hardly think he viii
be BEATEN. Mr. Carlisle will stand . goo,
chanes Of heing Speaker Of the next House
| IL 10 be Democratic"
"Who WAS the leader on tho Republicau
sids!"
III think R"hesou. OF New Jersey, va.
about sh-ir brightest mal. lie is = very
| smart man indeed. Keller doesn't de
serve the abuse that has been heaped or
him. He 10 by no means the uimcompool
they have been accusing him OF being
| lie is a man Of wonderful will and Pow er
is affable and exceedingly we'll Informed
lie makes very good Speaker. There
has bern sonie talk OF a bargain by mean
| of which he was IN AIDE Speaker, but know
nothing about it IL such "a thing occurred
Morrison, Of Illinois. aud Kasson, Of To-
wa. are both very able men,
"How did Arthur strike your
"Iu nay upiuion Arthur is . man OF ex-
ceedingly line parts. lie is Infinitely su-
perior Hays. lie j. man of great
taste. and, ninr- thsa all, of splendid bust
ness ssgacity."
ARFnUR's EE.SoMtSArios.
"whl, ere trthar= chances for being
re nom; nated2
"Since Madison's time IL has been d
oouHaOn - lhE among loiitiCihbs that 7
Vice President could never be elecie ed
Presiden 4, AMI Vice President who had
beeom. President by the Heath OF the du+
Iy elected President eoa'l never I'LL the
place Hrsin. hut IL tiis maxim is ever
broksn think Arthur " the man to do
it. lie has certaini, played his cards
most sdioitly STAGE he has been President
lie was very popular among the Congress
men, and did much to strengthen him
self aud his party white Congress was in
session. think lac is about in the lead
now"
"whs do you think is most prominen ct
among the Democrats!
That's another hard question. | sup
pose H.ncock's friend still think there
are hopvs. like Gen. Hancock very
much ayself, aud would support him
most warmly. Justice Field is, in my
opinion, about the ftiest for the position.
lie 10 = man Of great learning aud wide
In formation, aud l don know OF a man
in either party Who would better I'LL the
plncS
Il. Tildsn a possibility
~ think not. Though Mr. Tild lie a
very superior man, ! hardly think be will
be . candidate again"