Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-11-05
LEXINGTON.
Social, Personal and Political Gossip
From Our Special Bluegrass
Correspondent.
SPECIAL LETTER.

Notwithstanding the fact that the wiley
Senator from Kenton is conceded to have
the Democratic nomination for Governor
of Kentucky practically within his grasp
for several months past, it has just leaked
out here that Col. p. p. Johnston, who
was of late thought to be completely out
of the race, is negotiating with the pub
fishers of the Argonaut, the "only Demo
cratic daily in Central Kentucky" with a
view of buying the plant. This looks
significant, and those supposed to know
say that Col. Johnston will shortly "shy
his castor" into the ring again and his
candidacy announced and advocated by
the Argonaut.
The paper, which is now operated by
"scab" printers, will when owned and
controlled by Col. Johnston employ only
union printers. Judge James II. Multi
gan is tipped for editor and a very strong
editorial and repertorial staff will be en-
gagged.
In local politics everything is quiet.
There will be no contest in municipal
offices this year, except four Aldermen,
six Councilmen and four School Trustees.
Next year every city officer, from Mayor
down, will have to be elected, and hot
time is looked for
Council No. IA, Y. NJ. l., will give
several delightful dances and euchres
during the winter months, which are be-
ing looked forward to with much antici-
patton and pleasure.
1t is reported that Col. James Coleman,
State Secretary of the Ancient Order of
Hiberians, will shortly make trip to
Lexington with a view of organizing a
branch of the order here. The writer has
they all seem to be anxious to have an
order established here. But there is lack
of leadership-no one has so far been
found to lead the movement and push it
to completion. 1t is thought, however,
that branch will be organized by Thanks
giving. Those interested in the move
ment are Col. Edward Houllihan, Col. P.
II. Mcnamara, Messrs. John McGurk,
Robert Furlong, p. p. O'Neill, James
Mullen, Garrett Welsh and others.
In few short days Lexington will lose
the soldiers and she will become again
the same dead old town she was before
the brave boys in blue came. The soldiers
have proved good thing for Lexington
in more ways than one, all newspaper re-
ports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The merchants and all business men have
reaped harvest the like of which they
may never see again and it is with regret
that they see the soldiers go.
The writer visited Camp Hamilton last
Sunday and met several members of the
Twelfth New York regiment. He also
visited the Third Kentucky and the Ter
ritorials.
The Twelfth New York is one of the
finest that have been in Lexington. The
newspaper reports have been greatly ex-
aggerated. The officers and men are all
polite, courteous gentlemen, and are very
popular with the Lexington people.
St. Joseph's Hospital hat just rounded
out its twenty-frst year, and Sister Eu-
phrasia, the manager, is quite proud of
the institution, which has flourished dur
ing her control. This hospital is now
one of the largest institutions of the kind
in this State.
Rev. Joseph Flynn, for the past eigh-
teen months assistant pastor of st. Paul's,
has been transferred to Covington. He
was succeeded by Father Vanderworth.
Father Flynn has many friends that re-
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