The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-03-26
! POLITICAL POINTERS
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J.. COUNTRY. 81. .:. 4
The Politicians and Their Doings in
the Country, State and City. A.
though the Campaign Is Long Way
I Off, the. Pot Begins to Boil. (.
It's all Settled-Platt will be leader
and Odell state chairman.
The Republican State Convention of
Connecticut will meet in New Haven
May 10th and 18th. #% 4 y
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Two conventions have been held in
the Fourth congressional districts of
Ohio, but both Endorsed Roosevelt.
The Republican state convention of
Rhode Island to elect national dele
gates will be held at Providence April
26.
:: The Foraker-Dick brand of thar
mony" made the congressional conven-
ton in the Twentieth Ohio district a
rather lively affair.
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Gen. Joseph Warren Keifer, nomi-
mated for congress in the Seventh Ohio
district, is all but certain of election.
He served with distinction in the Civil
War r.. - '-'.
The official call has been issued for
the state Republican convention of
- - h@1 Volt a
City, when delegates will be chosen for
the national convention.
The predicted war between Senator
Dick and Senator Foraker will not
come off, Both are bent on harmony
and there is#no doubt they will get it.
There are strong signs of coalition
between Foraker and Dick that will
mean a stronger Republican organiza-
ton than ever in Ohio. J..
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Roosevelt, Revision and Reciproc7
ity' was the slogan sounded in the
Minnesota Republican convention at
MINNEAPOLIS. Those chosen as dele
gates at large were United States Sen
ators Knute Nelson; and Moses 3.
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as Lowry of Minneapolis. :: ,:.:..%
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$. Harry S. New now has a clear field
|: in: his race for Republican national
committeeman from Indiana. Charles
Henry having withdrawn: from the
contest. Mr. Henry will enter the
race for the senatorship provided Sen
ator Fairbanks accepts the nomination
for the vice-presidency, which now
seems probable.
Among the Republicans of influence
it is said that it is now practically set
tied that Senator Charles Warren Fair
banks of Indiana will be nominated for
Vice President The letter which he
wrote: last week to the Seventh 1ndi'
ana Congress convention has been
carefully examined and found not to
be declaration that he does not want
the nomination, but merely that he
does not seek it. If it seeks him he
will not be found in hiding.
Elmer Dover, the new secretary of
the Republican National Committee, is
only 80. At the age of 16 he was ed
itor and manager of the local paper at
McConnersville, Ohio, where he was
born. He had quite an extended news
paper experience in small cities when
he became acquainted with the late
lamented Mr.. Hanna in the first Nc
Kinley campaign of 1888. Mr.. Dover's
likeness to Mr.. Mckinley has been fire.
quently- remarked. His devotion to
Senator Hanna was one of the many
bright spots in Senator Hanna's ca
reer.
A caucus of Republican senators and
representatives was held at Washing
ton and a new congressional commit
tee was formed as follows: ~
California, V. H. Metcalf; Colorado,
F. E. Brooks; Connecticut, G. l.. Lii
ley; Idaho, B. l.. French; Iowa, J. A.
T. Hull; Kansas, J. H. Bowersock;
Kentucky, w. G. Hunter; Maine, E. C.
Burleigh; Maryland, S. E. Mudd; Mas
sachusetts, w. c.. Lowering; Michigan,
J. w. Fordney; Minnesota, J. A. Tow
ney; Missouri, Richard Bartholdt;
Montana, J. l.. Dixon; Nebraska, John
J. Mccarthy; New: Hampshire, G: A.
Sulloway; New Jersey. H. c. Louden'
slayer; New York, J.. S. Sherman;
North Dakota. B. F. Spalding; Ohio,
Nicholas Longworth; Oregon, Senator
Mitchell; Pennsylvania, William Con-
nell; Rhode Island, Adm B. B. Capron;
South Dakota, Charles H. Burke; Ten
nessee, H. r. Gibson; Utah, Joseph
Howell; Virginia, Campbell Slemp;
Washington, W.. E. Humphrey; West
Virginia, B. B. Dovener; Wisconsin, }:
w. Babcock; Wyoming, F. w. Mon
dell; Hawaii; John Kalanianaole; New
Mexico, B. S. Rodey; Oklahoma, Bird
S. Mcclure; Porto Rico, Federico De-
getau: ~