Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-05-30
POLITICIANS AND POLITICS.

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gubernatorial nomination is not one Of
his vested rights.-Washington Post.
The new civil service order will put
1000 new offices on the pie counter for
hungry and heretofore unprovided for
republicans.
President Mckinley has issued an
order releasing 1000 offices from the
operations OF the civil service law and
the faithful are elated.
Senator Turley, of Tennessee, has
announced that he will not be a capdi-
date for reelection. Gov. McMillin
will probably BE- a candidate.
Neither Gov. Bradley or Senator
Bronston could attend the State Com.
mercial convention, but 1t seems to
have gone on all the same.
1t has been decided that it would be
bad form for gold bug to Introduce
Bryan at Louisville and Harry Weis-
enger has been scratched.
John F. Wagers and John W. Bal
lard have announced as candidates for
the democratic nomination for sheriff
OF Madison county.
A dispatch says that Goebel spoke to
a very large crowd of democrats at
Owingsville Saturday, nearly all OF
whom wore Goebel badges.
Congressman Settle says that he
thinks Hardin will win, but that he
has steadily lost ground for two months.
Stone he thinks is the contending mar.
The indications are that the peace
commissioners at The Hague will have
a nice peaceful time. 1t would be too
bad for the meeting to break up in a
demnition row.
The democrats OF Richmond have
formed Bi-Metallic Club with 400
members and appointed Gov. McCreary
a delegate to the convention TO be held
at Louisville this week.
The Louisville Dispatch thinks Har-
din's chances are growing brighter
because in a legislative race in Nicho-
las county Hardin supporter defeated
a Goebel man by majority OF $50.
o. II. p. Belmont has 1t bad. He
says, ''If had control Of the demo-
cratic party would make Bryan the
candidate, Bryan the platform, and
Bryan the issue TO go before the peo-
pie"
The anti trust banquet at st. Louis
was particip ated in by LAS people and
witnessed by 5000 spectators. Speeches
were made by w. j. Bryan, Champ
Clark, NJ. C. Wetmore, ID. A. De Ar
mond and others.
During his two-weeks' occupancy OF
the executive chair, 1t. Gov. Worth
ington released 81 convicts from the
State peniteutiaries by the use OF the
pardoning power Most of those par
doned were serving terms for man
slaughter or murder.
Both Stone and Goebel declined the
proposition of NJ. A. Cassidy, local
candidate for superintendent of public
instruction, to send the delegation from
Fayette uninstructed for governor, but
divide the delegation equally among
them, 50 there will be fight TO the
finish.
Some OF Gen. Hardin's newspaper
organs are sending out in supplement
from his Munfordville speech in which
he charges thas Senator Goebel voted
against the Mccain antitrust bill.
Senator Goebel very promptly denounc-
ed that statement as a malicious false
hood aud Gen. Hardin has not opened
his mouth about il since.-Owensboro
Messenger.
Hon. James A. Scott, of Frankfort,
is having troubles OF his own. Some
days ago Mr.. SCOTS friends held a con-
ference with the friends OF both guber-
Material candidates, when Gen. Har-
dln's leaders threw down the gauntlet
and announced that they proposed TO
send Hardin delegation, but would
instruct IL for nobody but Scott. The
friends of Senator Goebel, who say
they could carry the county II the issue
was made, have conceded 70 Mr.. Scott
the right TO select his own delegation
aud will aid him 10 do 50. A red hot
fight is on, which will doubtless result
fayorably for GOebel.