Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-21
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
John Sherman is steadily sinking
aud there seems no hope for him.
The California Legislature also ad
Journed without electing U. S. Sena
tor.
Wolfe county has democratic candi
date for representative, who is over 81
years old.
| Judge Day has joined the presiden.
tial party at Senotor Hanna's In Thorn.
asville. Ga.
A woman spiritualist at Evans
vile, Ind, predicts that McKinlsy will
be assinated before May 10.
Hon. Bushrod T. Milton for % con
secutive years treasurer Of Lexington,
died at Henderson, aged 80.
Col. w. J. Bryan was 80 years old
Sunday and was celebrating the event
at Chattanooga, Tenn, yesterday.
The Mt. Vernon Signal is for Gov.
James B. McCreary for governor aud
so are lots of us IL he will announce
himself.
The democrats and populists hav e
nominated James w. Tapp, leader Of
the salvation army there, for mayor of
Wichita, Kansas. He promises to rev.
olutionize things il elected.
Judge l.. n. Noble, whom Gov.
Bradley appointed circuit Judge in Lou
isville to fill a vacancy and Warren
Green, late consul general to Japan,
died in Louisville yesterday
BY failing to elect, the republicans
will be shy three Senators, one each
from Delaware, Pennsylvania and CAL
ifornia, but then they will have 50
without these, which is seven more
than quorum.
A dispatch says that Madison will
send an uninstructed delegation 10 the
State convention, and every man in the
delegation will be a Stone man. En-
Gov. McCreary, who was Confeder-
ate comrade of Stone, will head the
delegation.
Fearing that Gen. Wheeler may elect
to stay In the army, the regular officers
are telling all sorts OF tales on him.
There is more jealousy in army circles
than any other calling and when the
object of jealousy stands in the way the
jealous make no bones of showing it.
Bob Ingersoll, who makes a speciality |
and much money out of diatrlbes (
against the Bible, stopped long enough
to say: organs day is over. Fate
dealt him hand aud he played. He
failed and he will hardly be on the
chess board again. When a man runs
for the presidency and fails, fate has
dealt TO him all she can. Bryan lost
and that is all there is to it. He knows
more than he did and should leave well
enough alone"
Hon. w. j. Stone says: ~ want to
say to the people that have all along
held myself aloof from any sort OF en-
and intend TO so continue
until the end OF the race. The reports
OF any combination between Mr.. Goe-
bel and myself and any other candidate
or our friends are absolutely false.
am making ;he race for governor on
my own merits and should | be Veto
rious upon the lines have adopted,
shall be proud indeed; should be de-
feated upon those lines | shall have
nothing to regret"
Hon. Emmett Orr, OF Owen, who was
in the last Legislature and will be in
the next from one Of the strongest dem
Dcratic counties in the State, says In
his paper, the News: c. q. McChord,
candidate for railroad commissioner,
claims his bill was about the only bill
favorable TO the people. 10 the name
Of the people his bill was introduced,
but when II comes TO be understood IL is
questionable whether IL 10 a good bill
Or bad one. The fact that 1t delegates
full power 70 the commissioners TO reg
ulate charges OF all railroads without
appeal is dangerous. Dangerous TO
and dangerous TO the
people. II the railroads should consider |
10 TO their interest To spend $4,000 TO |
have the commissioners do something,
that their salary of 5000 IL the oaly
pecuniary inducement not 10 do, that |
might be ia danger Of not ,
doing the right thing. While the rail- /
roads are terrors in MIR. McChord's |
eyes the Tobacco Warehouse Combine {
Is the correct thing. He refused 10 |
vote for the Orr tobacco bill or the sub
stitute which simply asked for enforce I
nent OF the present law. I