Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-05

J. not accept another term as chairman o
!. the republican National committee
e He will serve out his present term.
The Lower House of the Georgia
0 Assembly defeated by vote OF III "a
3. the bill for placing such limitations
on the Negro vote In that State as TO
practically disfrauchise the colored
voter.
Col. William Lindsay. OF Owen coun-
~, suggested the slick scheme of en-
comprising June Gayle's defeat by cir
culating the report that the democratic
nominee was partly Brown sympa-
thlzer.
Former Senator Call, Of Florida, will
attempt to unseat Senator-elect Talia-
: Zero, of that State. accusing him OF Sc
curing his election by bribery, the
means being furnished by the Standard
Oil Co.
The 56th Congress convened yester-
day. Henderson was elected Speaker,
receiving IL votes to Richardson lj3.
The SENATE adjourned shortly after as
sembling out of respect to the late vice.
president.
The House OF Representatives will
this session have two brothers on its
roll. Representative Clayton. of the
Bird Alabama district. and Representa-
tive Clayton, of Brooklyn, are bOth
democrats
| Heartless rumor hath 1t that the L.:
Il ~ has dropped out of the game and
refuses to put up the chips for Major
Owens in his tete-a-tete with the gen.
tleman from "Sweet Owen" II so, Ia
ia, Majah. Times.
Thomas Giiie. OF Chattanooga, one OF
the pension attorneys dis5arred by
Commissioner Evans for alleged crook
eduess, has brought suit against that
official for So, 900 damages. Mr.. Gife
alleges that his disbarment was per-
sonal matter.
A dispatch from Cincinnati says that
there is a movement on this side OF the
river as we'll as ia Kentucky to present
the name of Gov. w. o. Bradley for the
nomination for vice president on the
next ticket with Mckinley.
Next after the scoundrelly Post and
Dispatch, Capt, w. T. Ellis most de-
tests the creatures who, with big
gang of Negroes as their main su-
dieuce. fawned upon him in a meeting
in Greensboro Saturday afternoon
Greensboro Messenger.
Nature will see 20 IL that miscegena-
tion between the republicans and
Brow lies 10 the Ashland district doesn't
result in provocative species OF pol ,
itical mougrels The line OF that sort
of cross-breeding stops stock still at {
the mule. louisville Times. :
They say old Senator Lindsay is q
hanging around republican headquar- !
.ers, crying for a crust of comfort. He
comedies the legislature TO the demo- a
Gratis, but says there are enough anti .
Blackburn democrats in both branches I
10 make his chances good.-Stauford r
Journal. a
The longest term congressman has Z
been discovered-tha Is, the longest
,erm In the House, Thomas Newton, OF
Virginia, was a representative from
800 TO 1880 continuously. He lost his
,eat 10 1880, but was again elected for a
Jingle term, which made his time OF
ervice in the House 81 years. Z
In response to the lying charge OF =
he subsidized press that he would not 1,
meet with the election commission,
Ion. w. 4. Ellis said II will be there
{ | live and II dead, my last request y
will be TO ship my carcass 10 Frank he
ort to insure my presence. The meet Z,
ng of the board was changed from Sat m
Irday 10 yesterday on his account.
Hon Joe Haycraft, Of Owensbordoin -
meeting called TO protest against re II
publican tactics, made a most bitter
Is white livered, peck marked cow
nd " and said DebOe "should not be
Iiven burial IN Kentucky at his death,
,ut should be uttered In the flthio st
lum that could be found In New York y
city," II
Representative Bailey, of Texas,
ays that he will protest against an oh
ection TO Polygamist Roberts taking "
lis seat, and will argue that he m
hould De admitted, his case TO be de
ided upon later Mr.. Bailey does not
lain that Roberts is eligible, but says
hat the House can not 20 behind the
eturns until after Roberts takes bis
eat, when two-thirds vote can expel
lin.
Poor old Lindsay He dies hard. He
as been scourged out OF the democrat
c party as traitor. He can hope for
othing but political Oblivion in the
lture. Even the republicans would not
AXE him up. They would fear 10 trust
i'm He was never known 10 be true
D any friend, in or out of politics, and