The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-03-16
CLOvERPoRT KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY, Is MARCH 1898.

preventative Haswell, Of Breckenridge,
when he attempted TO brig up the bill
last Friday sounded it's death knell. II
was dropped ba, k in the orders Of the
day and stands DO more show Of passing
than stand OF being elected President
OF the Bur gtown chamber OF Commerce.
The new prison commission will meet
about Wednesday to elect a full set OF
officers who will take the places OF the
Republicans now in charge, II the BIZ
passes muster and is not declared uncon.
stitutiona', a thing the d mocrats cay is
impossible. The commission will present
the names of the officers to the sinking
fund commission and will be refused re-
cognition for them. Then the manda-
mus proceedings for possession Of
the places will be begun by the Demo-
cratic commissioners. The present
encumbents are eaid to be ready to re-
sist any attempt at usurpation until the
law directs them to step down and out
The Republicans maintain that Ed
FInDer, one OF the Commissioners,
cannot serve because elected by the Leg
islature to an office termed in the consti-
tuition a minor legislative Office, to
which the Legislature cannot elect ex-
ceeding four years. Jim Richardson, of
Glasgow, was given the four year term
and Henry George the two year term.
Ex-C Chief Justice Pryor and Judge Holt
will represent the sinking fund in the
| tigation over the matter.
Representative Saunders, OF Union
county, he of Lindsay-r, solution fame, is
said to be slated for deputy warden at
the Eldyville pen under the new regime.
Senator Ferguson, is said TO have the
wardenship at the same prison, nailed
down. The Rev. Alvin Bertram is tip
for chaplain. DR.. J. H. Lacky seems q
cinch for prison physician and South
Trimble will be warden at Frankfort if
the Democratic plans do not miscarry
Representative Bishop, of Newport, will
be the deputy warden here and DIR.
Hugh Tobin will get the physician ap.
pointment. The Rev. Elijah Petty, OF
Grant county, will be chaplain up here,
while Jarv Stone is the best backed
man for penitentiary clerk.
Ii there was any doubt OF there being
patriotism and to spare in this body of
law making statesmen up here, it was
removed on Saturday when the rumor
was flying over the city that the United
States cruiser Montgomery had met the
fate OF the Maine in the Hayana harbor.
The Legislature adjourned for five min
utes to hear the news confirmed or de-
MED. In the meantime the expressions
| heard indicated the feeling that was
prevalent Republicans and Democrats
forgot their differences as they scored the
Spanish and expressed themselves in no
uuniistakable language. Fortunately it
was a canard, for if it had not been Ken
lucky might have been the scene of the
Senator jolly, in conversation with
The NEWS correspondent, said: 81 am
glad the session is at a close. 1 have
tried to be fair with both the r publi-
can and ID mocratic parties, and have
done what | thought right in all mat
ters. / have no apologies to make for
lighting the McChord bill; il was iDfam-
GUS and only meant to break down our
great. st commercial industry and place
the railroad at the mercy Of three COM
missioners and the commissioners at the
mercy of the railroad.
"As to the Prison bill. it is a direct
puroining of places and no honest Dem
oc'at will deny it, AS to its effects, it
will work to the benefit of the Republi
can party. From a party standpoint /
have no obi -ctions to it, but personally
| do, from the fact that it displac,s some
OF my best friends. II the courts uphold
the law, which do not believe they will,
it will work harm to Democrats.
"As to the Election or Force bill,
can say that l disagree with most OF my
party While it is Infamous and deep
laid scheme on tina part Of Goebel to get
the Governoiship OF Kentucky under any
circumstances, yet l am charitable
enough towards the honest Democracy
of Kentucky to believe there will be an
uprising in the party to have an honest
vote and an honest count. 1t is piece
of political cowardice and it will eventu-
ally bury the Democratic party in Ken
lucky. As TO it's effects on my county
(Breckenlidge) it will amount to moth
ing My people, irresp' ctive OF party,
are for fair elections aud fair counts, and |
the commissioners who attempt to make |
gains otherwise will only regret it once"
Senator jolly was asked as to his race |
for Congress in the Fourth District, and |
said: II am not candidate, and have
all the political honors / want, bat am
a Republican, and true Republican is |
always at the call of his party. The |