Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-10-19

= appointed 10 tne NdtdiNN III NiiS D""N
f.. Commission made vacant by the resig
e nation Of a. B. Montgomery, of ker
lucky.
} Chief Justice Lewis, of the court q
. appeals. knocks out the contention tina
! under constitutional provision Ger
tain local option laws became void Sep
, TENDER -.
Judge James II. Tarvin, of kenton
has received personal letter from
Hon. w. J. Bryan Offering TO speak II
his behalf II he is nominated for cir
cult judge.
a dispatch from Pineville says that
Charles w. Mctcalt will again be in
the field for secretary OF State and H.
&C.. Ford will be candidate for State
treasurer again.
Justice Stephen j. Field, has notified
President Mckinley Of his intention to
retire from the United States Supreme
court bench Gen. McKenna, also OF
California, will be named as his success
sor.
The civil service commission is sus-
picious OF some Of the "old soldiers
appointed by Mr.. Sapp to take the
places of democrats in the revenue SER
vice, and is looking for their war re-
cords.
Inspector Testers investigation, it is
said. will show that the State is not
losing money on the Martin chair con-
tract, but that the income pays for
cost of material and n cents per day
for each convict laborer.
A special from Nicholasville to the
Louisville Dispatch says that Hon. Jo-
siah Patterson said in his speech there
that the silverites were mere gang
who sat on the street corners and chew
ed cheap tobacco and drank rot-gut
whisky"
Will President Mckinley permit the
Wall street syndicate which contribut-
ed upwards of S2,OOO.OO0 To the cam
paign fund for his election to rob the
government of s2O,OOO,OOO when the
government interests in tho Union
Pacific railroad is sold on Nov. ) :, asks
the New York World.
Coroner Hood, of Louisville. has pro-
duced big sensation by publishing
that the Todd management desired him
to assist in carrying the election for
the republican ticket by appointing
1000 or more deputies. Ii seems that
there is nothing too base for Louis
ville's Negro mayor TO attempt.
II. Clay Evans has Increased the pen
sion roll by 1900 names and increased
the expenditures $1,000, 600 for the tie
cal year. 1t is unnecessary TO say more
to prove that he is an active political
agent for the republican party, which
has always given pensions for votes.
Judge George b. Nelson, boltocrat,
and Maj |. n. Cardwell, republican, OF
Winchester. nominated for circuit
Judge and Commonwealth attorney,
respectively, by the republicans, will
not 90 on the November ballots "a they
failed to accept. This leaves Crutcher
and Scott without opposition.
The collectors OF internal revenue
have been a little premature IT seems
in taking the decision OF Assistant At
torney General Boyd a final. The at
torney general has refused to sign it,
aud will review the entire case and
hear what the civil service commits
sioners have TO say before taking final
action.
A few years ago Senator Lindsay,
who now follows the fortunes of the
gold bugs. said IN letter TO the Win
chester Democrat; "Silver should be
remonetized without restriction rs 10
the amount which may be coined and
put in circulation and the old silver |
dollar should be made legal tender
for all sums and in payment of all
debts, public and private.
The Louisville Critic thus decribes |
George ID. Todd, whose fate the voters
will seal on the 2nd of November: I'm
scrupulous, revengeful, full OF cunning;
scorning the sunlight: meeting Ne
groes on terms of social equality; in
flaming the ignorant whites; ambitious
as Lucifer and deceitful as this same ,
old devil himself; lies just to keep him
self in practice; ugly, venomous and
OF confidence.
The Harrodsburg Sayings reproduc-
es our article, picture and all, OF Judge
Saufey and adds: The Judge is learned
in the law and has made us a most eff
fcient, honest, upright and fearless
official. He is deserving of the sup
port of every citizen and we of Mercer
will do handsome part in re-
turning him to the position he now so
ably fills, doing justice and judgment
TO rich and poor alike.
Hon. j. w. Bailey, of Texas, who
made the best speech delivered here
by anybody in the campaign of 1895, is
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