The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-15

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The Populists have decided to hold
their State Convention at Louisville on
August LIST to nominate a candidate for
Governor.
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The latest from Taylor is that he is
out of the race for governor and will be-
come life insurance agent, making
Indiana his home.
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The McChord anti Extortion Railroad
Act became operative yesterday, and the
complaint as to coal rates will be taken
up by the Railroad Commissioners.
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The Democratic National Commit.
tee will meet IN Kansas City July 2. II
Is believed that the new hall will be in
good shape tor the convention July 4.
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ST.. LOUIS viii have the Worlds Fair
in 1902 in celebration of the Louisiana
purchase, and the Government will
start the ball rolling with contribu-
tion of s5,OOO,OoO.
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AFTER consulting with leading color
ed business men all over the country,
Booker T. Washington, Of Tuskegee
Ala, has decided to assist in the organi-
zation Of national negro business league.
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The impression prevails at Frankfort
that the vote of the Kentucky delegates
10 the Kansas City Convention will be
cast for b. F. Shively, of Indiana, for
Vice President Ii is believed there will
be no instructions save for Bryan.
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REPUBLICAN leaders at Frankfort are
elated at having so easily succeeded in
putting W. S. Taylor out of the race for
Governor. Ex-Gov. Bradley is said to
have been the head and front of the
movement which removed Taylor from
politics.
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The center of population in this
country in 1890 was twenty-three miles
east Of Baltimore; in 1870 it was fifty
miles east of Cincinnati. now il is very
near Columbus. Ind. it moves west
ward at the rate of thirty SIX to eighty
one miles every ten years.
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THE National Republican Convention
meets next Tuesday, the 18th, in Phila-
delphia. 1t Is known TO certainty that
Mckinley will be renominated for Pres
ident, but any one Of dozen names
may be the Vice President Gov. Roose-
welt, of New York, makes much refusal
but stands best chance.
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The Democratic Nat. Convention will
meet in Kansas City, July 4. and the re
nomination Of Bryan for President is a
certainty. The Vice-President is alto
gether in doubt The greatest Object Of
interest is the platform, and not the
name Of the Vice President. A wise
platform-one that will win in Novem-
Der.
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TAYLoR's exact words uttered before
the decision Of the Supreme Court, in
regard to running away from the law,
were as follows:
"Once, and for all, l desire 10 say
neither directly nor indirectly had any
connection with the assassination OF
Senator Goebel. am citizen Of this
State, amenable to its laws. am not
a criminal neither shall ever be fu-
gitive from Justice. Whenever indict-
ed, II such an outrage should be COM
mitted, shall appear for trial, con-
scious of my innocence and Of the ulti-
mate triumph Of right and justice"
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The New York Democratic State Con-
vention met last week and elected dele
gates to the National Convention. The
platform adopted contains declaration
that the party in the State will support
the platform of the Kansas City Con-
vention. The platform declares against
war taxes in time Of peace; declares for
the parity Of gold and silver as currency;
demands the abolition of all customs
and tariffs between Porto Rico and the
United States; condemns trusts and
monopolies and entangling alliances (;
demands just and liberal pension laws
and the election of United States Sena-
tors by the people, and favors the nom
ination of Bryan.
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COMMENTING upon the talk in some
quarters in the north about re-enslaving
the negroes, particularly in reply TO one
Rev. Frank, the Memphis Scimitar says;
"This is the limit Of the backward sweep
Of the pendulum. It's very extravaganza
deprives II Of any claim TO serious con-
sido-ation, but it is worthy of notice as
evidence Of the change Of front on the
race question in the north. Rev. Frank
would win little applause from any south
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