Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-27
POLITICAL POINTS.


wrecking.
The Senate has unanimously agreed
to take vote on the peace treaty Feb.
6at3P. NJ.
Senator Stewart was reelected In
Nevada after long struggle. Jack
Chinn did it.
Col. Colson has at last been officially
informed that the 4th regiment will be
mustered out at once.
The democratic railroad commission
er's convention in the LIST district will
be held at Paducah, Mar. s.
Gen. John B. Castleman has been
honorably discharged from the volun-
teer army to date from Feb. 20.
Ex-Mayor H. T. Duncan has no oppo-
sition for mayor before the democratic
primary to be held at Lexington. Feb.
It'll.
| The Senate decided to consider the
peace treaty behind closed doors. The
question was warmly debated for three
/ hours.
Capt. w. II. Lyons. formerly private
secretary to Senator Deboe. has been
appointed clerk in the war depart
ment.
Hon. William Goebel has resigned
from the democratic State central COM
mittee, OF which he was member from
the state at large.
Ex-Gov. G. A. Culberson was elected
by reclamation by the Texas Legisla-
ture as United States Senator, TO sue
coed Roger Q. Mills.
Lizzie Vaupel, at Morgentield: John
S. Miller, at Greenville, and James p.
Hutchinson, at Owenton, have been NOM
mated for postmasters by the presi-
dent.
The National convention OF manufac-
turers at Cincinnati adopted a resolu-
ton most earnestly petitioning the
Senate to ratify the treaty Of peace with
Spain.
EXP. NJ. General W. l.. Wilson de-
mics the interview which made him say
he voted for Mckinley, asserting that
he voted for Palmer and Buckner.
which is amost as bad.
Dr.. Andrew Sargent, who at present
represents Christian county in the Leg
islature, announced he will make the
race for reelection. subject to the ac-
tion OF the republican party.
Capt. II. S. Irwin has announced his
candidacy for a denomination for rail-
road commissioner OF this, the I'd dis
trict. There are 81 counties In the dis.
trict, including Lincoln and all in this
section.
Paul Cooksey, OF Bowling Green. has
been appointed Senator Lindsay's Sec
rotary James c. Edwards, OF RUSSELL
Vile. who has held the place for sever
al years, has resigned. He is In i'll
health. and will go to Florida.
Ex-Mayor Todd, of Louisville, has
had John T. Tribble, chairman of the
Clark county republican committee,
indicted for criminal libel for making
an affidavit to be used in the Evans
Turner contest, that he heard Todd say
that he was working against Evans, and
that, although Mckinley and the ad-
ministration were working for Evans,
he would be defeated.
With reference to the talk about his
alleged effort to secure the appoint
mant as one of the commissioners to
the Paris Exposition, Gov. McCreary
tells the Richmond Register that while
he is grateful To a few over partial
friends who have suggested his APP
pointment, heis unwilling TO get into
a struggle for the place and has not
been 70 Washington to see ABOUT IL and
has filed no formal application for the
appointment and does not desire 10 be
considered candidate for the position.
The Louisville Free Press, republic
can, does not enter in the great cry OF
prosperity being at hand, INDUCED Ia
by its kind, but contends that the pres
ent stock-market prosperity" Is not
en- joyed by the people. Farmers are
not prosperous. High taxes are eating
up their profits. Every sort OF extrav-
agance, State aud National, is being
carried TO an outrageous extreme. The
public treasury, from the municipal
corporation on up to the Federal gov
eminent at Washington, is looked upon
as the legitimate loot OF the party in
power. A few men are getting rich,
and, occasionally, as at present, the
railroads are making money hauling
cheap crops. and armies and army sup
plies. When newspapers say that the
country-this country, Kentucky, ID
prosperous, they lie, and, II they are
not paid, directly or indirectly, they