The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-08-26

term. Never before IN It's history has the
dignity Of the Commonwealth 80 much de-
pended on the life of one mau.--Lexington
Observer.
Really, Colonel, such absent.minded.
ness rs you evince in the above is mex
cusabe. Surely you know that in event
of such calamity the Lieutenant Gov
ernor would succeed, and you must know,
also, that he is looked upon by the Lex
ington people rs being the peer of any
young politician in the State. That you
should forget Hon. Mitchell {. Afford,
the brainy and brilliant young barrister,
and he Of your own town, too, will be
forgiven only On the condition that you
promise to be more alert ia the future.
The Wolfe county convention to Sc
lect delegates to the Irvine convention,
to be held Wednesday, the 3lst inst, to
nominate a Democratic candidate FOR
Congressman from this district, will be
held at CamptOn, tomorrow Saturday.,
and the choice will be between Hon. NJ.
&. Lisle, of Clark, Hon. ID. ID. Sublett,
of Magofiin, and Hon. .. A. Bowles.
At this writing il Is absolutely guess
work to say who will have the call, but
from the information we have, we in.
cline to the belief that their respective
chances stand about ~ named. Either
of the three would make an acceptable
candidate to the party, and we hope the
convention will be held in harmony and
part in peace. Elsewhere We publish
the call of the county chairman.
SOME kind friend, knowing the great
admiration we hold for John Young
Brown, on account of his fidelity to his
friends, has placed us under obligations
for copy of the Covington Post, OF the
18th inst, containing part of the Cover
nor's record while he was member OF
Congress. II will be remembered that
we referred to Mr.. Browns record while
booming him for the Gubernatorial nom
nation, and that We laid great stress
upon it. At that time We were ignorant
of the events in his career just repro
duced In the Post, and when he runs fol
United States Senator it will afford u:
even greater pleasure to publish the part
of his record which the Post has made
public. The Governor never fails his
friends. nor will we.
The Kentucky Legislature, which adj
journed on Tuesday, the 10Th inst, tC
meet again on the 18th of November
was convened in extraordinary session
on Thursday of this week by proclama
ton of the Governor, who names in hi:
manifesto the measures to be considered
viz: Revenue and Taxation; Corpora
tons; Suffrage and Elections; World
Columbian Exposition; Attorneys a
Law; Redistricting the State into Cir
cult Court Districts; Classification o
Cities, and Fiscal Courts. Under tn,
4 new constitution only the bills named
can be considered at this session, anC
a there is a vague hope that the vampire
may now do something to earn their sal
aries and not SAVIOR so much of slothful
meas.
THE Lexington Transcript has beer
9 sold to Senator James IL. Mulligan an,
4 Ed, Farrell, Esq, of that city, and the.
, took possession of the plant this week
. Those acquainted with Mr.. MulligaI
v know him to be rs facile of pen as he |
q fluent in speech, and this means that wi
!. and wisdom will flow in the fluid wit
II which he writes, and that if he has an AK
n to grind II will be ground to an exceed
ing keen edge. With Mr.. Farrell we hav
no personal acquaintance, hut he is sal
u TO be young man of much ability, an
Is their journalistic success is therefor
\. assured. We tip our beaver, and We
IA come the new team to the tripod.
a.
h NANCY HANKS. or Miss Nancy, woul
r. perhaps now he proper, rs great homag
~ is being paid her, on Wednesday of las
NJ week broke the record for fast trottin
" at Washington Park track, Chicag'