Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-10-26
PULASKI'S CAPITAL, POLITICS,


The changes that years time has
wrought in Somerset are many and
strange to say they are all for the bet
ter. ] say strange To say because
times have been powerful hard and
towns that have held their own through
this dull period are indeed the excep-
ton rather. than the rule. Since my
last visit magnificent Opera House
has been completed and numerous bus
mess houses and homes have gone up.
In short there is more evidence of pros
perity in Somerset than any place /
know Of. The advance agent has been
there and his impressions are seen on
all sides.
The Opera House is indeed an ele-
giant play house and its name-Tbe
Gems a most appropriate one. 1t
has a seating capacity of 500. not in
Guiding the boxes, which are very pop
ular Messrs. Hail, Claunch &c Ogden
pay $50 per month for it and will make
money if their patronage is as good in
the future a. IL has been in the past.
Like everyone rof the ll9 counties
in Kentucky politics is warm just now
in Pulaski. The 700 or 800 majority
given Mckinley will be knocked sky
high this year and it looks az if several
of the democratic nominees Will win.
The republicans are scared to say the
least and mighty little sleep will be in
dulged in by them between now az
Nov. I'd. County Judge Catron has a
hard race and it is no certainty that he
will defeat Ben V. Smith, the demo
cratic nominee.
There are 3S candidates for town Of
fees and no little pulling and hauling
is being done. The most interest is in
the race for chief of police, in which
there are three candidates, viz: Pres
ent incumbent. T.. O. Hughes, G.. G.
Gillispie and James ;. Wickersham.
Each claims to have the race won and
somebody is going to.be disappointed
as sure as Nov. ID comes.
Clever j. f.. Claunch still has charge
Of the post-oflice and will hold on until
the latter part of February. He is a
very popular and efficient official and
the patrons of the Office, regardless of
politics, will be sorry when he is made
10 walk the plank. The following gem
tlemen are anxious to succeed him:
Frank Linville, G. b. Porch, a. NJ.
Parsons and II. Green Trimble.
by break up at the electric light
plant, Somerset was without lights
while was there and her people were
cropping in darkness. The gentlemanly
landlord Of the Brinklcy House didn't
have enough lamps TO 90 around, but
| candles were pressed into service and
we found our beds without much troub-
lie.
Somerset hardly looks like herself
without saloons. The anti-prohibi.
tionists claim that great deal of whis-
ky is still sold there, but I'saw no evil
dence of it. y big crowd was in town
Saturday and if there was single
drunken man | didn't see him.
The feeling brought up by the hot
race between Judges Morrow and Dem
ton hasn't died out by II long shot and
it will be a long time before Pulaski
will roll up big republican majority
again. The republicans are fearfully
demoralized aud If something is not
done the county will fall into the dem
o cratic column. Friends of the above
gentlemen are lighting each other and
many of them will support democrat
in preference to the other side.
The telephone fever has struck Som
erset and there are few towns which
have better service in that line. There
are 100 or more instruments in town
while the whole county is traversed 10y
the lines. The price per instrument is
only $3.50 per month, which is fourth
less than the Stanford company charg-
es.
Senator Deboe was billed to speak at
Somerset last Monday, but he failed &c
put in his appearance and caused con
siderable disappointment. The Pulas'
kians had "a curiosity to hear the great
Senator tell about dead corpses." nc
+. c. W.