Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-22
POLITICIANS AND POLITICS.

have not yet been filed, but will be
today.
The democratic National committee
has been called to meet in Washington
Feb I'D.
Senator L. II. Carter, OF Anderson
county, will be a candidate for presi-
dent pro tenn. OF the State Senate.
The Virginia Legislature reelected
Thomas Martin for another term In the
U. S. Senate, which begins Mar. 4,
1901.
Secretary Percy Haley, of the demo.
cratic State central committee, will be
a candidate for sergeant-at-arn.so OF the
House.
There are six Smiths 10 Congress,
Kentucky furnishing one of them; two
Jones', two Greens ana only one
Brown.
Out Of % millionaires OF the United
States Senate, representing an aggre-
gate capital of sl29, OO0, 600, only one is
democrat.
Chief Justice David l.. Suodgrass. OF
the Tennessee supreme court, has for
merly announced his candidacy for the
| United States Senate.
The ways and means committee OF
the House has practically decided to
attempt no modification Of the internal
revenue laws at the present session of
Congress.
Senator Deboe filed petition receiv.
ed by aim from citizens Of Harro ds-
burg, urging an amendment TO the con-
stitution making polygamy a crime
under whatever conditions it is prac-
ticed.
Samuel Flowers, democrat, will con-
test the election OF b. F. Lott, repub-
lican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Hancock
county, on the ground that Lott was a
United States guager at the time of his
election.
The Jefferson club at Covington will
demand an explanation Of Col. Berry s
statement that but for the fairminded
and honest democrats of the State Mr..
Taylor would have been defeated by
40, 900 votes.
The Louisville Commercial has this
poor consolation, which it with flatter-
ing JUNCTION lays to its soul: Anyhow,
with Bradley, Taylor or Goebel in the
executive chair it would still have been
Governor Bill.
The home county of Col. Breckin-
ridge is the only one Nal. Owens car
rled, and for that bit OF consolation in
bitter defeat he is doubtless indebted
to the unexpected but benevolent and
beneficial opposition of the colonel
himself.-Louisville Times.
The case of Attorney General Mon
nett, OF Ohio, against the Standard OH
Co in which he charged that he had
been offered bride of 100000 II he
would permit cases pending against the
company to go by default, was thrown
out by the Ohio supreme court.
G. NJ. Asher was indicted by the Fay
cite grand jury for taking the ballot
box keys out of Villa Viley's pocket in
Precinct No. 8 at the November cleo
tion, when Wiley and other election Of
ficers were delivered of the keys, boxes
and booths by force, and the election
taken charge of by republicans and
! Brown democrats.
On leaving Washington for home,
Mr.. Gilbert said: 81 have no doubt as
TO my seat. Even If the committee
should report unfavorably on me, the
House would not accept. There are
sufficient fair-minded men on the re-
publican side who place principle above
mere partisanship TO guarantee me my
seat Every precedent is in my favor. "
John II. Westover has sold a half IN
terest in his paper, the Williamstown
Courier, published at Williamstown, TO
Tim Needhan for $500. Mr.. Needham
is one Of the wealthiest men in Grant
county and is democrat TO the back
bone. He represented Grant county In
IuC oCnCia III hootmoiy oS'Sie yS~'
ago and used TO be great temperance
orator.
BY States Speaker Henderson's chair
manships went as follows: Illinois, 81
Ohio, I; New York. 8; Pennsylvania
and Iowa, 5 each; Michigan, A.; New
Jersey, 3; Massachusetts, Wisconsin
and Vermont, each. OF the remain
ing - chairmanships four went TO East
ern and nine TO Western States. The
South did not get craftsmanship big
or little. Kentucky members were
assigned as follows: Wheeler, Naval
Affairs; Rhea, Labor and Banking and
Currency; Pugh, Appropriations
Smith. Judiciary; Berry, Rivers and
Harbors and Foreign Affairs; Fitzpat
rick and Boreing, Pensions; Turner
Militia and Alcoholic Trafiic; Gilbert
Private Land Claims and Expenditure
10 the Postofiice Department.