Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-04-24
SIX PAGES.
POLITICAL POINTERS.


Friends OF Hon. J. b. Hanna are
booming him for Congress in the 10th
Republicans of the Sixth Tennessee
republican district nominated a negro foi
Congress.
-Sanator Tillman did not receive an
ovation at Greensboro Wednt sdsy, az he
expected.
Col. w. LaRue Thomas, of Mays
vile. wants to represent the 9th district
in Congress.
The Alabama State democratic con-
vention nominated Joseph F. Johnson
for governor.
The Connecticut republican State
convention expressed no choice for the
nomination for president.
-Texas authorities, who are mad about
Gov. Bradley's refusal to honor requi-
sition, say politics is behind it.
The House unseated James E. Cobb,
representing the Fifth Alabama district
and seated Albert T. Good win, populst.
Judge John f. Cooper, of Mt. Ster-
ling, has withdrawn from the race for
Congress in the 10th because off health.
The Lexington Leader is continuing
to kick because it thinks Chairman Yer
kes ruled against Mckinley men at the
Louisville convention.
The Massachusetts, State democratic |
convention named former Gov. W. E.
Russell for president, and Endorsed Pres
ident Cleveand's policy.
MIR. NJ. d. Hughes, of Lancaster,
writes us that Hon. r. II. Tominson is a
fully announced candidate for delegate TO
the National democratic convention.
The republican convention at Nash
vile made the delegates at large swear
that they would support Mckinley and
that their votes would not be sold or
traded
Gov Foster was re- elected in Louis
lana, after an exciting campaign, in
which the reform party won from the
ring crowd. Armed men guarded many
polling places
Col. John B. Csstlemsn has written
a letter to Jack Phelps stating that he
will not be a candidate for delegate from
the Fifth district to the democratic Ma.
tional convention.
DIR. @. J. Walton failed to secure q
"yindication" from the 18th Senatorial
district. Hon. W. II. Bale was elected ,
by 1888 majority. DR.. A. d. James was
reelected in the Seventh district. !
Five hundred democrats met at Dial
lss Tuesday and resolved to organize the
democratic party in Texas for y vigorous j
e sht for sound money. A State conven-
ton will be held at Austin, June %. ,
The laboring men OF Louisville 7
through their trades organization, have C
with practical unanimty voted down q t
declaration for free silver. The sboring p
men OF Louisville do not propose to cut o
their wages in half for the benefit of
few silver-mine owners. v
In answer to The Sayings question c.
as to whether be would be candidate a
for Congress, Mr.. John b. Thompson, of (,
Harrodsburg, said: 81 am not ready to y
announce my intention yet, but will a
know in few DAYS. l have letters from
prominent democrats all over the dis m
trict urging me to run" n
Lieutenant Governor Worthington j
in response to the resolutions OF the Car il
Isle Club censuring him for not calling ii
a special election to fill the vacancy caus- T
ed by the death OF Senator WeissiDger, @
q sys that be had no sinister motive and v,
D ostponed the call because requested to es
do 30 and because an extra session was ce
unlikely. ST
Gov. Bradley has stated that the on IN
" condition on which he would call an NJ
extra session OF the legislature would be bs
the giving Of written pledges by all the m
democratic Senators, agreeing to enact b
financial legislation considered necessa- in
~ by the republican administration. Js
This statement was made to Representa- pt
i've Burnam. I'll
The democratic State Executive co
committee decided on Lexington as the fr,
place for holding the democratic State I'll
and Wednesday, June 3rd th
he date. 1t was decided to hold mass Oh
county and legislative district conven- tic
ions, aud the basis OF representation tic
will be the highest vote cast for president eta
,r governor in 1892 or 1895 respectively.
The financial complexion Of the commit
eemen present were seven for sound
money to three for free silver. The coun- nm
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