Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-07-21
POLITICIANS AND POLITICS.

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the number OF about so, who have no
been captured by promises, have organ
lied a Goebel club.
Penniless prospectors returning from
the Alaskan gold country confirm the
stories OF ''salted" mines and of an ov.
ercrowded situation.
p. J. Devlin, of the National Demo.
cratic Committees press bureau, was
fred for pernicious activity in the Chi
cago mayoralty contest.
The proposed removal of Postmaster
Baker and Collector Sapp reveals meth
obs by which political funds, averaging
per cent, were collected from Off
Gals salaries.
Funny things sometimes happen in
politics. the Kentucky republicans
have Taylor-made candidate for gov
ernor turned out by machine
Georgetown Times.
Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago, has de-
clined very emphatically the invitation
OF ex-Gov. Altgeld's committee TO de-
liver an address OF welcome TO the Ma
tional Democratic Committee at its
meeting In that city July 20.
The anti-Goebel meeting, which has
been talked OF at Bowling Green for
the past two or three weeks. will be
pulled off in that city next Monday. For
the past two weeks petitions have been
industriously circulated in regard TO
this meeting. 1t will likely, however,
be flash In the pan.
the Mt. Sterling Sentinel Democrat
says that not over Is persons voted on
the adoption of the resolutions present.
ed at the boilers meeting Monday.
The crowd was large one but was
composed principally of people drawn
through curiosity, few republicans,
ana boilers to the number of not more
than 20.
1t was circulated at Winchester that
Senator Blackburn was in sympathy
with the boilers and the county chair
man wired him il it was true. He
promptly responded: "No democrat
should cou ance the effort TO hold
boiling convention. Our party's tick
ct should have every democrats sup
port"
II the l.. & N. authors and spreaders
OF the story that the present democrat
lie campaign In Kentucky is a conspira-
cy against Bryan, Blackburn and free
silver believed that those were the eggs
In the mares nest, they would never
utter cackle, but sit right down to
t lie congenial work of incubating.-l
Louisville Times.
IL Is said that some of the leading
Negro republicans who were at one
ii ne loud In their opposition to Nomi-
nee Taylor have been pacifed by prom
ises OF good offices, the Rev. S. T.. |
Smith having been promised that OF
State Inspector, while others have been |
with offers OF places In the |
asylums and promises OF census patron
age from Senator Deboe.
The Nelson Record says that Hog
jaw Taylor is fitted for the Office of
governor by neither culture nor attain
medts, nor for any other Office for that
matter. In appearance he is the re-
verse OF impressive; a SLOUGH in his
gait, boor In his manner and the butt
Of the entire bar of Kentucky. He is
the one member OF the State admins
lration OF whom the republicans In and
about Frankfort and who know them
all Intimately, are heartily ashamed.
He and his wife keep boarding house
In Frankfort and the stories told OF the
shifts made by this worthy pair to save
nickel, are amusing morsels Of gossip
IN that city. Taylor is the personiiica-
lion OF all the low and degrading In hu.
nan tendency. Devoid OF all principle,
'elhsh TO an extreme, his administra-
Ion could not but be reflection OF the
propensity OF its head