The National tribune., 1904-08-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

The New York Republican Convention
will meet Sept. IA, at Saratoga. which is
the anniversary of the first Fremont Con-
vention, held at that place in 1856.
National Democratic Headquarters have
been established at No. l West 34th ST.,
n. Y. There will be no branch headquar-
ters in the West or elsewhere. 1t is ex-
pected that William +. Sheehan will be
Manager in the East, and that Senator
German will act in an advisory position.
There is strong division of opinion in
Maryland as to the legal method of mark
ing the ballots. The Attorney-General,
who is the legal adviser of the Judges of
Election, has announced that he will in
struct them to count as votes for Electors
a cross placed opposite the names of the
candidates for President and Vice-Presi-
dent. This view is strongly opposed by
many able lawyers who claim that each
one OF the electors must be voted for sep
arately.
Ex-senator James X. Jones, formerly
Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, says that the Democratic pros
poets are most promising this year, and
that as the campaign proceeds they will
rapidly improve. The support of Mr. Bryan
to Judge Parker assures him that he will
have 6,620.OOO votes to begin with Ad-
ding to this the gold Democrats and the
dissatisfied Republicans, a majority is in
sight.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has is
sued an order giving the ''Stalwart' fac
ton OF the Republican party authority to
bring suit against the Secretary of State
to restrain him from placing the nominees
of the La Toilette faction upon the ballot
with the designation Republican"
Senator Scott, of West Virginia. who
has for two campaigns had charge of the
speakers for the Republican party, will
have the same assignment this year.
Senator Spooner says that the vote of
Wisconsin will certainly be cast for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The local
troubles will not affect the National ticket
at all.
The Georgia Populists will hold their
State Convention Sept 1.
The Nebraska Democrats and Popu-
lists have agreed to fuse on State and
Congressional candidates, but will have
separate sets of electors.
Judge Alton B. Parker. Aug. II, re-
ceived at Esopus formal notification of
his nomination for President. The mott
Champ Clark. of Missouri, as Chairman
Of committee representing every State
and Territory in the Union. Standing
bareheaded during a brief lull in a rain
storm Judge Parker accepted the nomi-
nation in half-hour speech. There were
about GOO persons present. AS he closed
his speech the band struck up the "Star-
Spangled Banner and n number of bombs
were fired in salute from the deck of a
yacht.
Representative Cowherd, Chairman of
the Democratic Congressional Committee.
has returned from a tour, and says that
the Democrats of New York are very con-
6dent Of carrying the State this Fall, and
that the Democrats all over the country
will work hard to secure the control of
the House of Representatives.
Gov. Chatterton, of Wyoming, assures
the President that that State is safely
Republican.
The Republican Convention of Nevada
has nominated for United States Senator
George S. Nixon; for Member of Congress,
James A. Yerington; for Supreme Judge,
Frank HI. Norcross
The Populists of Texas met in con-
vention at Fort Worth, Aug. 10. and
adopted a platform and nominated a
State ticket, with DR.. Pat Clark. of Red
River for Governor. The platform con-
tains severe arraignment of the Demo
cratic Party Of the State. In 1896 the
Populists Of Texas polled 237. 600 votes,
but in 1902 the Populists' candidate for
Governor received but 12.3S7 votes.
The Republican campaign was formally
'pened at Burlington, VT, Aug. 10, by an