Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-17
BIENNIAL CONVENTION
OF NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF REPUBLICAN, CLUBS.
Fairbanks to Take the Stump-Idaho
Democrats Name Heitfeld for
0overnor-Other Politics.


night says: E. w. Weeks of Guthrie Center.
Iowa. secretary Of the National League OF
Republican Clubs. at a conference with Of
ficers and members of the Lincoln League
perfected plans for the biennial convention
of the National League, which will be held
here October and 6.
MIR. Weeks said that he expected an at
tendance of between 5000 and 2OOOO. He
also announced that among the speakers OF
national prominence who would address
the convention would be Senator Joseph q.
Cannon. Secretary OF the Treasury Leslie
M. Shaw. Senators Depew. Fairbanks and
Beverage and George H. Knight OF Cali
fornfa.
The National League will open headquar-
tiers in this city September l. Will. J. Hamp-
ton Moore, national president, and Mr..
Weeks in charge.
Fairbanks to Campaign.
A dispatch from Chicago last night says:
The members Of the republican national
committee in this city continued their er-
forts today to arrange an itinerary for
Senator Fairbanks for the coming cam
paign. with the result that 1t was practI-
cally decided that after his speech in
Marion. Kan, on September 1, the senator
will go to Maine and remain In that state
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. If practicable he
will speak at East ST. Louis en- route to
Maine. A tentative engagement has been
made for speech by the senator at Wind
sor, VT. on the Goth instant, but In view
of the Kansas engagement the Vermont
date may be Cancelled. The republican
managers in Maine and Vermont are anx-
ious to secure the presence of the vice
presidential candidate in their states before
their state elections, both Of which occur
in September.
The Populist Notification.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: The notification of the candidates
Cooper Union. New York. August 10. at 8
pm. The members of the committee hav-
ing the matter in charge are as follows:
Judge Samuel W. Williams Vincennes.
Ind: William ". Allen, ex-United States
senator from Nebraska: l.. H. Weller of
Iowa. Paul ]. Nixon of Missouri, T. A.
Edmiston OF Nebraska chairman Of the
state committee. and John Holloway of
Illinois.
Judge Williams will make the speech
informing Mr.. Watson OF his nomination.
and Senator Allen will inform Mr.. lib
bles After the notification exercises an
informal reception will be rendered the
candidates at the Union Square Hotel.
Mr.. Watson is to speak in Kansas City
on Labor day. on September IA at Yank-
ton. 8. D.. and during the week follow
Ing at Indianapolis and Chicago.
Nominated for Congress
The democrats of the nineteenth Illinois
congressional district nominated Adolph
sumerlin Of NATION for Congress
The republicans of the seventh Missouri
congressional district nominated John Wei
born of Lexington for Congress.
H. O. Haag was nominated for Congress
by the democrats Of the twelfth Pennsyl-
yania district.
Dr. G. L. otrich of Anna. ILL.,. was nomi-
mated by the democrats for Congress from
the twenty-flfth Illinois district
Routed Mormon Forces.
A dispatch from Leadston. Idaho. last
night says: Henry Heitfeld Of Lewiston.
former United States senator. was nominate
ed for governor by acclamation by the
democratic state convention tonight The
nomination was seconded by delegates from
the principal Mormon counties.
The Dubois-HeitfeA forces regafned con-
troll OF the Idaho democratic convention.
routing the Mormon forces after fierce
night Last night the antf-Dubois forces sue
ceeded in striking the nti-Mormon plank
out OF the platform by vote of 15S to 1871.
adjournment was then taken During The
recess the Idaho county delegation was
rounded up and swung into line for Dubois
When the convention assembled today
the following resolution was presented
and carried through by the Dubois forces.
led by the senator himself:
I'VE demand the determination OF poIyp-
amy and unlawful Capitalization within the
borders of Idaho and the complete separa-
ton OF church and state In political affairs
We pledge the democratic party to enact
such legislation as will eventually SUPPRESS
this evil" -
The adoption Of this resolution insured
the nomination OF Heitfeld for governor
Missouri Judicial Nominations.
dispatch from Jefferson City. Mo-. last
night says: The republican state judicial
convention convened here today. nominated
Henry Lamm Of Sedalia for Judge OF the
state supreme court; Bert D. Nortoni of 81.
Louis for Judge of the St. Louis court of
appeals. and James NJ johnson of st. TO-
seph Tor judge of the Kansas City court Of
chosen temporary chairman. Gov Dockery.
In RESPONSE to calls from the delegates ad-
dressed the convention.
Maine Democrats Get Busy.
dispatch from New York last night
SAYS: Republicans are talking about ma
tority of from 1900 to 15.OOo In Maine, in
dicating that the reorganized democrats of
that state are making a great deal OF head
way. The republican majority in 1896 was
aho"t 1900, and four years later about
10000
ooTteiyOu. AT Cno republican
Headquarters. today stated that the ma
ttona1 committee was giving attention to
all parts of the country. as well as to Yer
mont and Maine. Naturally more interest
centered in these states now because Of
the elections next month. but the commit
tee was not concentrating its efforts upon
them simply with view of increasing the
republican ma jorities.
Notes
William Ward. chairman of the republi-
can state executive committee who has
charge OF the celebration Of the fiftieth an
niversary Of the republican. party. an
nounced yesterday at New York that Sem
ator Fairbanks would address the veter-
ans. The other speeches will be made by
the Fremont voters.
The executive committee Of the Colorado
democratic state central committee has Sc
lected September 81 as the date for hold
ing the state convention The convention
will meet at Denver.
The New Hampshire democratic state
committee met at Concord last night and
issued call for the state convention to be
held in that city September 7.
SAY GOULD IS AFTER sEABoARD.