The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-10
Loursv1LLE's SENSATIONS.
Collisions in Local Politics that Have Cut
up the Democratic Party and Other
News Items OF Interest.
Correspondence Of the Posi-


LOUISVILLE, Oct. This city has just
had several sensations. The Indictment
of Zeb Ward, Scott Newmen, and X. i.
Scowden for completely in the granite
frauds has been followed by the suicide
of w. Harrison Newman, the cuiprlt
brother, who has been brooding over the
family troubles and went to the river ana
threw himself from the bridge ON the
rocks some eighty feet below.
Then the Democratic party has been
torn into factions by an attempt on the
part of the Courier-Journal ring to pack
the committees and fill all the ofices, IN
Guiding that of mayor and congressman
According to an observant journalist the
scheme to control the city was evolved
before the last State convention, and the
wires were all fixed during the meeting OF
that body. Although strict Instructions
were given by the democratic convention
in regard to the election of the commit
teemen and the calling of primaries, the
local members seemed to have gone ahead
according to their own likes and dislikes,
and the result has been snarl that Will
proye serious unless it is unraveled. III
has gotten into the heads of the public
that the committee was appointed tor
special purpose, not so much 10 insure
Democratic success in this city and DIS
trict as it was to insure the election OF
whatever men might he chosen by the
ring. The Courier-Journal, unaided, has
never been able to win local fight, on
account of the prejudice that has grown
up here against its methods. With the
party machinery in its hands, however, 1t
believed it's schemes could be put through
without any trouble, and that democratic
Office seekers and democratic voters would
not have the courage to revolt.
To add to the disturbed situation, MIR.
John w. Headley, who is II candidate for
Congress against Mr.. Caruth, is out in q
card in which he absolutely refuses to
obey any of the orders or instructions OF
the committee, which he feels was unlaw-
fully elected and which he practically
charges as packed to elect Mr.. Caruth and
defeat him. If primary is called, Mr..
Headley will not go into it, good demo-
crat though he is, and always loyal to his
party. He will make his race before the
people, and he feels sure that when they
have full knowledge of the situation they
will rally to his support
1t seems Il little thing to create such Il
Juror over, but it is said that the whole
matter has been precipitated by the ambi-
ton of Mr. W. b. Haldcman, son of W.
N. Haldeman, president of the Courier
Journal Company. He wants to be the
next Kentucky member on the democratic
national committee, and has laid all his
wires to that end. In furthcrance of this
scheme, he is said to have pledged himself
to the candidacy of Lieutenant-Govcrnor
BRYAN for governor, and that in this way
he secured the support of Mr.. Attilla Cox,
n member of the democratic committee
and brotherin-law Of Bryan's. BY this
clever manipulation of wheels within
wheels, Mr. Haldeman gets what he wants
locally and Mr.. Bryan gets chance for
the gubernatorial nomination, and event
uallv Mr. Haldcman is chosen to succeed
Mr.. McHcnrv on the national committee.
Unless the present trouble can be
smoothed out, the party-line movement
will be entirely destroyed, and the chance
of the republicans getting control Of the
district materially improved.
The prctensions of Haldcman are, of
course absurd, as his presence in SO i'm
portant position would furnish scandal
much larger than the man. The present
representative on the national committee
is inefficient enough but the appointment
of Haldeman would be worse.
Louisville put her best foot forward in
the matter OF the fall celebration Moth
ing that has been done in an advertising
way has accomplished more for the adj
yancement of the city than the parade of
the Satellites of Mercury. Thousands of
people, not only from Kentucky but from
the adjoining cities and States, visited
Louisville during the past week. They
were not only impressed by the display
that WAS given, but looking at their visit
from practical point of view, they spent
thousands of dollars with the hotels and
merchants.
The parade on Thursday night was one
of the grandcst of its kind that this
country has ever seen. and not even the
experience and the taste of the projectors
of the New Orleans Mardi-Gras has been
able to surpasS it, When it is rcmcm-
bered that this success WAS accomplished
with small amount of money it seems
more remarkable. The streets were
thronged with people all day and night,
and the livclicst interest was manifested
in the pageant That there was no disap-
pointmcnt expressed by the strangers who
came hundreds of miles to see the display
speaks the more strongly for its success