Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-11-20

Illus Vanderbilt $4,000 aud John Wan
nauaker $4,000.
Senator Vest, Of Missouri, has arriv-
ed In Washington. he expressed the
opinion that the republicans would not
be able to pass the Dingley bill or any
other tariff bill through the Senate at the
coming session OF Congress.
The General Assembly OF knights
OF Labor in session in Rochester, n. Y,
has reelected James K. Sovereign GEN
ersl Master Workman. His reelection
is said to be bid for recruits from free
silver lvocates in the South and West.
That gorgeous but somewhat pot
stomached chill OF destiny, Hon, Josie h
Patterson, of Tennessee, has at last found
out what struck him. The Hon. Josiah
Il now eng aged in kicking solely to dem
oustrate that he isn't dead politician
Glasgow Times.
The democratic legislative caucus oil
Georgia, has nominated Alexander D.
Clay for United States Senator and the
Alabama democratic legislative caucus
has nominated Gen. Pettus for United
States Senator. Both nomin atoms are
equivalent to election.
The l2sth annual dinner OF the New
York chamber OF commerce was held al
Delmonico's. Letters we're read from
President Cleveland and Gov. Morton.
Postmaster General Wilson responded to
a toast. Every son-oi-s-gun OF them re-
joiced over the defeat OF Bryan.
A ccording to the returns from all
over the State, which have been tsbulated
and await to be passed on by the can
wasting board, McKinley's highest cleo
tor received 2ls,073 votes, Bryan 2l7 $40,
lowering 4,770, Palmer 5,l93. Total 4i5, :
775. S. H. Kash received 244 more votes
than w. B Smith, whose majority over
Mason. the lowest Mckinley elector, is
2,56S.
-"Steve" CLAW, who will succeed Gen.
Gordon as U. s. Senator from Georeis, as
a boy worked on farm and secured an
education by bis own efforts. de is
young, vigorous and OF commanding
physique. He is brilliant orator. his
speech In 1890 in nominating George
Lester for attorney general is referred to
as the most thrilling exhibition OF orato-
~ ever given in Georgis's capital he
won the nomination OF Lester by the
speech.
The Washington Post says that the
charge of but %, O26 votes in nine States
would have accomplished the election OF
Bryan. The paper commends this re-
Election to the gentlemen who are throw
liug up their hats and screaming them
lsslves black in the face with nonsent c
about lsndslides aud similar absurdities.
Mr.. Mckinley got tremendous msjorities
lin New York, Pennsylvania, lows, Mich
iyan and Illinois, but in the rect OF the
country be had mighty narrow escape
from defeat.
Sam Roberts, OF the Lexington Lead
or, is entirely too modest for politician.
Saws he: 81 fully understand that thet Q
complimentary nominations for offices
under Mckinley are made in a spirit oil
pleasantly or good fellowship and with
o1t any idea that l am fitted for the
plsces named. have neither the at
tainments nor the political prestige to
entitle me 10 cabinet or diplomatic post,
and will not lay myself open to ridi-
Guile by seeking position fer which
sm wholly unified"
In answer to the question: what
will become of the gold democrats and
their organization ?" Mr.. Bryan said;
"If they come back to the democratic
party il must be as silver men. There
il no room Tor 80 republican parties in
this country. The gold democrats can
not come back to the party and run it on
republican lines. The democrats vic
left the party because of its platform, are
men who announced their intention OF
voting against a silver man before the
convention. The democracy is for free
silver and will yet win with it. The next
cam sign will be fought on the same is-
sue 40 the recent one"
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