Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-13
POLITICAL POINTS.

? The Massachusetts, republicans hav
, renominated Henry Cabot Lodge 70
, U. S. Senator.
Judge /. w. Edwards, former judg
OF the Louisville chancery court, die
In Hart county.
Judge Addison G. Harris, of India
napolis, has been nominated TO be Min
lister to Austria-Hungary.
The republican papers are making
much ado because the peace commits
sion only cost about $4,000.
Old Granny Hoar made a telling
speech against expansion in the Senate
Monday on constitutional grounds.
A joint resolution is before the Ten
nessee Legislature repudiating the
proposition to pension Confederate SOL
diers.
The House passed a bill admitting
disabled soldiers of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war to the National Soldiers
Homes.
Col. Webster, whose vote is said TO
have kept Kentucky from going out Of
the Union in 1861, died at Harlem, n.
Y. aged Il.
Hon. Z. B. Craig, Who has served
three terms as State treasurer of Ten
nessee, was renominated by the demo-
cratic caucus by reclamation before the
first ballot could be completed.
Dawson says be will recommend C.
G. Wallace for postmaster at Rich
mond, but as his term expires March
and the postmaster at Richmond not
until December, it will hardly cut any
ice.
John r. Mclean, editor and owner
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is down
with the govt and stomach troubles at
his home in Washington and those di-
seases are aggravated by incessant hic-
coughs.
The Kentucky delegation is not SOL
i'd for Gov. McCreary for one of the
to the Paris Exposition.
Reuben Gentry, OF Danville, and NJ. c.
of Lexington, have supporters
among the members.
Dawson is contesting Mr.. Gilbert's
election to Congress through pure Gus
sedness. Gilbert beat him fairly and
squarely and should have the seat with
put contest. The republicans should
,all of the old grey goose from Lin
,oln.-Cynthiana Democrat.
Secretary Owen Cochran says that
! meeting OF the democratic State exc
'utive committee will be held within 6
weeks to select the time and place for
folding the convention, which will Sc
ect a gubernatorial candidate. The
after part OF May is the time that
; practically decided on, and the fight
or the place is between Louisville aud
lexington. :
The republicans organized the West
'irginia Senate and the democrats the
louise. The Eouse as organized has ,
! democrats and "a republican mem .
ers. and the Senate IL republicans and ,
Inc democrats. When the contested 1
eats are settled there will be, the re-
ublicans claim, majority of one on {
pint bollot for them. ,
This is the way they do It 10 Louis |
lille. Mr.. Alier II. Carter having said 8
bat Hon. w. B. Haldeman was not
entleman enough TO return his letter '
D another man, which had fallen into 4
lie possession, Mr.. Haldeman responds: I
thank Mr.. Carter for his opinion, as, I
this community where he was reared,
he kindest expression toward him Is O
nat no attention should be given to I
hat he says or does, as he is not re- +
ponsible-beiDg mental i'm beetle. AS "
} his avowed connection with the
Vhallens, il Is merely added proof as 4
both his mental and moral incapaci- e
:. The Whallens came from the slums, C
nd the old adage OF the 'sow return S
x tn her wallow" applies TO these d
zen.
OF the letter the Dispatch says: IL G
as sealed and addressed In a Dispatch D
ivelope 70 Mr.. Stewart, the managing I
iitor OF the Dispatch. Somebody S
'ened the letter aud the manner In I,
hieh 10 has been used leaves but little u