Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-05-07
POLITICS

1t is said that j. Morgan Chinn will
be re-nominated for the Legislature in
Mercer without opposition.
BY practically solid vote the repub'
licans of the House sustained Speaker
Reed in delaying committee appoint
ments.
The Florida Legislature is still dead
locked on the election of a L. ). Sena-
tor and Kentuckiaus extend their SYM
| pathy.
A delegation waited on Senator De-
Doe at Ashland to protest against the
selection of j. c. Bryant, of that place,
for L. 5, Marshal.
The Rev. w. D. Moore won the
school superintendent race in Ander-
son county instead of Mr.. Chowning, as
was all along thought.
Hon. l. II. Goodnight will be the
democratic candidate for circuit judge
in the eth district andJ. +. Byars for
Commonwealth attorney.
The Senate committee struck out the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty from the
tariff bill, also the retroactive clause
and hides were taken from the free list.
Walter Bennett, president of the
Madison National Bank, is a candidate
for county Judge as a republican. He
is brother of Senator John Bennett.
Hon. James A. Mckenzie, Minister
to Peru, is not dead as was reported.
on the contrary his health has improv-
ed. He left Washington Tuesday af-
ternoon for Louisville.
DR.. James says he will risk his life
on bet that he is the next U. 5. mar
shall for Kentucky. This would be very
bad on j. G.. Bryant, but maybe he
could get deputy's place.
There will be one democrat in the
next Legislature as sure as shot. The
Owen county democrats have nomina-
ted Emmett Orr, of the News, and they
will give him 1000 majority.
The senate by vote of 43 to % fail
ed 20 ratify the general arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain. A majority of two-thirds
was required for ratification.
The Queen 81 Crescent Route will
give rate of one fare for the round
trip for the democratic State conven-
tion to be held at Frankfort June 2nd,
tickets sold June LIST and End and good
to return the 5th.
1t has been agreed at Washington
that in all cases where Kentucky dis
trict is not represented by republican,
Senator Deboe and the republican Con-
gressional candidate will control the
selection of pOstmasters.
Judge Nathan Golf, of the United
States circuit court of appeals, is said
to have been offered place on the
bench Of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States to succeed Justice Field, who
is expected soon TO retire.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans has
announced that not single pension ex-
aminer, and there are over 400 in the
service, comes under the civil service
classification. He intends to discharge
all the democrats and ill their places
with good republicans.
Nine of the "A applicants for appoint
ment as United States Marshal for
Kentucky are in Washington, and a
spirited contest for the place is going
on. DR.. James is strongly tipped as the
winner by virtue of the Endorsements
of Deboe and Hunter.
In response to the question If he
would be a candidate for governor next
time, Gen. Hardin told Cincinnati
Enquirer reporter: IF the cordial
greetings / get from our democratic
constituents are fair criterion, will
not have to be a candidate, and my
nomination will come spontaneously
from the people"
The father of Senator Foraker, of
Ohio, was farmer. He had III chill
dren, six being boys, and money was
lone too plenty. The boys all worked
on the farm, and the future governor
and senator was taught TO wash and
iron, to milk, cook and spin, and, in adj
dition to all this, TO pick the geese at
the proper time of the year.
AS luck or otherwise would have it,
Senator Deboe was given the seat next
TO Senator Hanna in the Senate, after
Senator Lindsay had presented the
new man and introduced him around.
Deboe was given places on committees
as follows: To establish the Universe
ty of the Uuited States: to examine the
several branches of the civil service:
Improvement OF the Mississippi; Indian
depredations: railroads; revolutionary
claims.
John G.. Carlisle doesn't take any
stock in international conferences. Said
he: The appointment of delegates to
monetary conference that will never
meet, or the designation of diplomatic