Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05
Massachusetts And New York
Campaigns Unusually Hot.
indications Are That Hughes and
Guild Will Carry Their States.
President Roosevelt Will Leave Wednesday For
His Visit To |sthmuS Of Panama,
FORECAST OF THE WEEK,

The elections on next Tuesday will
be national in scope Besides the Sc
lection of national House of Rep
resentatives nearly every state in the
union will choose it's governor or other
state officials. In ALL votes will be
cast IN AZ states and three territories.
In y states the legislatures to be chos-
en- will eject United States senator's.
| President Roosevelt will go to Oyster
Bay to vote Tuesday morning and i'm
mediately afterward will return to
| Washington. He will board the naval
yacht May Flower. which is to take
| him to point off Wolf Trap light,
where he Will embark on the battle
ship Louisiana Wednesday for his trip
to Porto Rico and Panama. TIL,
President will be accompanied by Miss
| Roosevelt, Surgeon General Rixey Of
the navy, NJ. c. Latta, the President S
secretary. and Lieut.. Frank T. Evans.
son Of Rear Admiral Evans, who will
act as the Presidents personal aid.
| The President expects TO reach Colon
Nov. 10.
! An elaborate program has been pre-
| pared for the entertainment Of the
Presidential party while in the canal
zone territorty, after which a brief
visit will be made to San Juan. Porto
Rico. Nov. 23 the return of the party to
| Washington being scheduled for Nov %.
The Louisiana will be escorted by the
new arnloured cruisers Washington and
| Tennessee. The officers quarters of the
Louisiana have undergone complete
Encouragement and it is the intention
| of the navy department to make it
! POSSIBLE fDr - Pre- c 5opt ~ l,a -,
touch with Washington by wireless
biography every day he is at sea.
One very interesting feature Of the
Presidents visit to the canal zone will
be his inspection Of the Culebra cut,
which is set for the 18th. On this tour
Of inspection he will be accompanied
by Chairman Shonts and Chief Engi-
ncer Stevens. An entire day will be
spent in viewing this difficult section
of the canal. which has presented some
Of the most serious problems in the
great work.
An important meeting affecting the
relations between the railroads and
their switchmen will be held in Chi
caGo Monday. Al this meeting the
switchmen will present to the road
homogeneous a request for the S-hour
mand will be insisted upon absolutely.
However. the switchmen are not sat
isficd with the railroads proposition
to increase wages two cents an hour
ana will try TO secure a better offer.
The outcome of the Chicago conference
probably will govern relations between
sWitchmen and their employers
TIN Oughout the country.
The meeting Nov. 18th Of the National
Assembly at Cettinge will mark the be-
ginning OF the parliamentary system
Of government for Montelgro which
was proclaimed by Prince Nicholas,
Dec. 10 last.
The French Parliament which adj
journed Oct. % owing to the incomplc-
plctness of the ministerial declaration,
will reassemble today. The parIia-
mentary program Of the new Clemen-
ceau cabinet is understood to include
the purchase Of railroads and mines
by the state, reforming the system Of
court martial. abolition Of the death
penalty, a scheme for an income tax,
complete enforcement of the church
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