Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01
LONDON. LAUREL COUNTY.

w u. Blown, '. Butelng, 4. II.
Dyche, W. Il. Neal, II. G.. Eversolc. G..
y. scoville, T.. X. Wilson, Il. c. Ford and
about forty visiting delegates lett Tues
LAY night for the Louisville republican
convention.
Butcher Charles Gunbert lost his
purse containing sll Saturday afternoon
or night. AMI Miss Cattle Tanner lost
her purse containing $40 while coming
from the depot up town SUNDAY Nci-
Their have been found.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following parties since March 22d 10y
County Clerk C.. y. scovile: J. d. Hum
phleet and Hannah Johnson; Charles
heykdr and Maggie Swanner; l.. II.
Brown and Mamie Phelps; VIM south
erland and Hannah Evans; John War.
rem and Margaret scali
AT the recent term OF common pleas
court judgment was rendered in the
Matson case ia isvor of the heirs at Rs.
ing sun, Ind, the Mrs. Matson here get
ting only the furniture claimed Us her
own when she came here and a gold
watch given her 10y the doctor She had
a marriage certificate showing they had
been married years ago, but the doctor
had never been divorced from the fret
wife. The property here is worth about
$1,000.
Rowan Hardin is using crutches,
having hurt his ankle by falling out of a
stable loft. W. K. Hardin is Star Rou..
ing III Michigan. Mrs James Harkle.
roads is i'll OF pneumonia :. Il. Dish
man and w. !. Caudll. OF BArbourviie,
q. A. Denham, OF Williamsburg. and
other democrats were here at the repub.
lican convention Tuesday The first and
third named gentlemen are candidates
Tor delegates to the democratic conven
ton at Chicago, aud Mr.. Caudill wants
t. be the democratic clector for this dis b.
tfict
There was big crowd IT repubii.
cans in the convention here Tuesday To-
vention. Among the most prominent
men present were Congressman John II.
Wilson, III. I. Finley judge 4. u. Nor
row, Judge James II. Tinsley, David g..
Colson, &. W. Lester and Dug Hill.
These were the most prominent figures
outside OF the Laurel leaders, although
lkas l.,
who thought they were "biggern' any
OF the shove. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Elder Mcdonald, OF
Knox, who among other things said:
"Ob, Lord, We know We DO not wish TO
participate in anything We should not, 20
or words 10 that effect, as II he was
doubtful col his position. David G.. Col.
son then called the convention 10 order
and Mr.. Geurney, Of whitley, Lewis u
sampson, Of Knox. and w. =. Baker, OF
Laurel, were made secretaries, aud also
all other republican newspaper me n.
Mr.. Colsuu then stated that ut a meet
l lug of the district committee the day bc-
fore he had resigned H. chairman of that
committee and that Mr. G. W Lester
/ had been appointed ia his stead, hut had
refused IT, serve, aud that it would bee
/ the duty ul this convention To elect a
district chairman. Tie also stated the
main object OF the meeting. that OF elect
ing delegates To the Minneapolis conyen'
| a.
dispense with temporary organization
and John Matthews, OF Knox, and G.
w. Lester, of Whitley, were put in nom.
ination. Then Morrow, Finley, Ever.
sole aud Wilson raised racket, which
looked something like ali wanted e.
| hear themselves talk and let others hear
them too, OF course. Finley and Ever
sole wanted temporary organization
/ while Morrow wanted il distinctly un
| ders,uod that he wasa law abiding citi-
zen, both in law, religion aud republi
clnism.' Wilson said that Mr.. Coisun
/ wasn't in il, that Colson had jus;
| called the meeting to order and had just
HliA''A NthN TIC ilhN ltNiEh Nllt 'llSAl ~
Craftsmanship the day before and that il
he hgd resigned he had no right to cal
this convention TO order, that Mr.. I. "
Lester had been appointed, and there
fore was the proper man; that although
Nj. Lester had declined. he bad no righ
to de- -, sui that his resignation Ia,
not been accepted, and wound up 10y
saying that Mr. Coison was like Ne
Ginty, who went IN the bottom of TIA,
|sa-he wasn't in it, Colson then CAV,
up the chair aud Lester proceeded I,
call the convention TO order again, omit
ting, OF course, the prayer. The conven
ton then proceeded to elect Mr.. Leste
temporary chairman, with the same sec
retaries. After considerable wTanglin
. over the admission of the proxies iron
unrepresented counties, Judge Morrow
WAS finally elected permanent Chairman
and on the first ballot A. r. Dychc, Q
/ Laurel, and Judge James Denton, OF Pu