Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-11-07
POLITICIANS AND POLITICS..

Gen. II. p. Kennedy, OF Ohio, is to
be the first civil governor Of Cuba and
Porto Rico.
The Times says the l.. & N. has spent
more than half a million OF dollars TO
win the election.
Republican Chairman Dick predicts
plurality of $4,000 for Nash in the
Ohio gubernatorial race.
The Hon. Champ Clark declares that
when MIR. Bryan was in Missouri, the
people revereutly touched his gar
ments.
The Honest Election League OF Lou
isville, a Brown organization, is re-
ported to have contributed $1,000 to the
Taylor fund.
Congressman Settle says he is abso-
lutely confident that Goebel will win
by fully $1,000 and that the 7th district
will give 5000 Of it.
The enthusiastic democrats at Ed
monitor took Senator Goebel on their
shoulders and carried him from his
carriage to the hotel.
1t has been decided to establish CO.
lonial bureau TO take charge OF all mat
tiers pertaining to the outlying dope
encies of the United States.
The Louisville Commercial says that
conservative estimates give the State
to Taylor by 81, 900 majority, of which
the Sth will contribute 1000.
The four States classed as doubtful
are Ohio, Kentucky, Nebraska and
Maryland. The democrats are conf
IDENTIFY expecting to carry three out OF
the four.
The mayor OF Louisville has issued a
proclamation warning people from un
lawfully congregatlng or doing other
things likely TO provoke trouble at the
election today.
President Mckinley, Rear Admiral
Schley and Gen. Lee have accepted an
invitation TO be present at the recep-
tion to be given the lst Tennessee reg
iment at Nashville, about Nov p.
The receipts Of the government dur
ing the year were nearly billion OF
dollars, but they were nearly eaten up
by expenditures. The collections OF
internal revenue were larger than those
for any previous year with the eXcep-
tion only of 1866.
Elections will be held in II States
to-day. Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts,, Mississippi and Ohio
will elect governors. judiciary con
tests alone will he settled in Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and South Dakota, while
New Jersey, New York and Virginia
will elect only Legislatures.
Postmaster General Heath, 10 his
annual repart, makes a vigorous plea
for rural free delivery He says the
service 50 far has resulted in increased
postal receipts, has enhanced values of
farm lands, improved the roads and
caused better prices for farm products.
The Louisville firm Of brokers, John
w. 81 ID. ). Green, are buying up the
stock of the Louisville Dispatch at s.
per share, the face value of which il
S25. They say their customer only
wants limited amount of the stock
therefore, break, boys, break for the
Office of Green .-OwensbOro Messen-
ger.
Even the lunatic asylum employees
are being assessed in behalf of the re
publican election fund The one good
thing of Gov. Bradley's administration
was the earnest, but futile effort he
made 10 have these institutions eX-
empted from the baleful effects of so,
called practical" politics Louisville
Times.
A dispatch from Lancaster says; 10
J Buckeye, Bryantsville and this place
they have armed number of desper.
ate colOred men in each precinct anC
I are TO take the polls. No trouble has
been anticipated by the Democrats
This same bluiling scheme was attempt
ed at Bryantsville just 10 years ago
The Negroes, armed, came 10 body
10 the polls. When the smoke had
, disappeared i've Negroes were dead
. the balance having fed. The demo
Gratis will not tolerate such an outrag,
I and such an attempt will bring certain
! death TO the ignorant hirelings of the
, republican bosses on Nov I.
Ex-Goy. Campbeli predicts that,'i \