Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-07-08
Views of Our Correspondent on
the Coming Republican
Convention.
Thinks Gen. Taylor Is Far
From Being the "WhOle
Thing"
PERSONAL And SOCIETY NEWS NOTES.

FRANKFORT, KY, July Lambert
Young Council, Y. M. l., of this city,
celebrated the GLORIOUS Fourth" with
one of the most successful picnics ever
given in Frankfort. Every Fourth for
the past three years this council has
given its annual picnic, and on each &C.
casion it has rained, but last Tuesday
morning the "sun shone brightly" on
old Frankfort, and continued to shine
throughout the day. 1t was an ideal
picnic day. Too much can not be said
in praise of the excellent service render
ed by the committee in charge, and
every member of the order exerted him
self to make all have a pleasant Fourth
of July, and well they succeeded. The
wives and sisters of the members rem.
dered much valuable assistance in max
ing the picnic financial as we'll as a
social success. One-half of the sum
realized over and above the expenses the
order generously donated to the fund for
purchasing an new organ for the Church
of the Good Shepherd. Over 900 tick
cts were sold and a nice sum realized.
Misses Anna and Nellie Bohan, of
Louisville have been the charming visit
ors of Miss Maggie Callihan, Arlington
Heights, this city.
Col. w. L. Cushing, late of this city,
but now of Louisville, spent the Fourth
in Frankfort with friends and relatives
Col. Cushing has secured a transfer to
Division |, A. o. H., of Louisville, with
whom he will affiliate i'll the future.
Col. d. ]. Mcnamara, of Lexington,
spent the Fourth in Frankfort visiting
relatives and friends. Col. Mcnamara is
a great admirer of the beautiful scenery
surrounding the gay Capital City, and
never tires of extolling its praises.
DIR. Paul Weitzei, of the drug firm of
Robertson & Weitzel, of Lexington,
spent Tuesday in this city.
Miss Shelley of Louisville, attended
the Y. NJ. 1. picnic last Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate B. Mcnamara and daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine, are visiting relatives
in Lexington this week.
The social session" of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians will take place next
Thursday evening. On account of the
Y. NJ. 1. picnic it was postponed until
next week.
Miss Florence Salender, of this city, is
visiting her sister, Mrs NJ. J. Kearns, in
Cincinnati.
Edward Hunt, of Division /, A. o. H.,
won the bicycle raffled at the Y. NJ. J..
picnic. Ed is very proud of his wheel.
"After the storm the calm" Every
thing in political circles during the past
, week has been exceedingly quiet. The
race for the Democratic Gubernatorial
nomination having been settled, those
interested in politics are watching with
interest the contest between Gen. Taylor,
il Auditor Stone and Col. Pratt for the
e Republican nomination. The convention
n which will be held in Lexington next
Wednesday promises to be even warmer
n than the one held in Louisville last week
1t Franklin county, in order to keep har
II mony in the G. o. p, sends a divided
# delegation-fve for Taylor, FIVE for Stone
d and four for Pratt. All indications now
point to Taylor's nomination, but per
A. haps, like Gen. P. Wat Hardin, he may
I, realize after the convention meets that h,
y is far from being the whole thing.
t Notwithstanding that Taylor has thu
lie backing of the Administration at Wash
y, ington Federal office-holders) he is no
ID at all popular and his nomination will b
q equivalent to Senator Goebel's election
next November. However, the Genera
T. is not nominated yet, and for the mex
to week the eyes of all Kentucky will b
lie turned on Lexington, the Queen City
of the Bluegrass. ID. J. NJ.