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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
Governor Warfield of Maryland has
announced that he will be a candidate
i'm the democratic primaries for Unit
ed States senator His opponents
probably will be Congressman Fred
Talbot, ex-Governors Smith, Brown
and Jackson. and Joshua Miles.
It is rumored that former Governor
Richard Yates of Illinois may become
a candidate for the seat of United
States Senator A. ]. Hopkins, whose
term expires in 1909.
Atlanta wants to entertain the ma
tional prohibition convention next
year. when candidates of the party
will be nominated for president and
vice president
Under the new primary law in Mis-
souri, no one may sign the petition Of
more than one candidate for governor.
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To offset the influence of the recent
Taft visit the state democratic com.
mittee Of Oklahoma has arranged for
William J. Bryan to take part in the
state campaign. According to an
nouncement the Nebraska leader will
speak this week at Lawton and Okla
homa City.
Major II. d. Mcknight. register of
the government land office at Lawton,
who has been nominated by the repub-
Leans for congress in the Fifth dis
trict of Oklahoma, is a native of Ohio
and a civil war veteran. He went to
Oklahoma in 1892 and has even since
been prominent in territory politics.
Several candidates are already in
the field to succeed Governor Glenn
Of North Carolina, whose term expires
within another year. Up to date the
leading aspirant appears to be William
W. Kitchin, representative in con-
gress from the Fifth district Repre-
sentative Kitchin has served six con-
secutive terms in congress and is
known as an opponent Of the railroads
and big corporations.
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In the entire history Of the country |
It is a surprising fact that only two
Or three ex-senators have been elected
president, although some of the most
distinguished members of the upper
house have been disappointed aspir-
ants for the office.
n. C. Turk, nominated by the repub |
licans of Oklahoma for lieutenant CAV
ernor, is a native of Missouri, Nd |
twenty years ago was punching lle |
in tl4e.-6k nStSia ,gs We y |
or the s.s-=-alSe % ~
party in Indian Territory and is prom
inent in political and fraternal cir
cles.
An interesting political development
in Missouri the past year has been
the rehabilitation of former Governor
David r. Francis. of St Louis. who.
after a decade OF estrangement from
the rank and file of his own party in
the state. is now said to be more
closely in touch than he has been at
any time since the close of his admin
istration as chief executive in Janu-
airy, 1893.
Madison, Monroe and J. Q. Adams
found the cabinet a stepping stone to
the presidency. but this political his
tory has never repeated itself It is
interesting to note in the same con-
nection that Secretary Taft, Secretary
Cortelyou and ex-Secretary Shaw will
find no precedent for the elevation of
a cabinet officer. other than a secre-
tary of state. to the highest honor in
the gift Of the people.
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Lieutenant General Henry c. Cor
bin. who has been mentioned for the
republican nomination for congress in
the Sixth Ohio district. retired from
active service in the army two years
ago. He was born in Ohio and spent
his boyhood on a farm. He served
through the Civil and Spanish wars.
in several Indian campaigns. and was
also in command of the troops in the
for term.
Norman +. Mack Of Buffalo. the ,
national committeeman Of
New York. is still Of the opinion that
and Bryan will be the pres
idential candidates OF their parties {
next year.
On his way home from the Philip |
pines Secretary OF War Taft viii be {
the guest OF the car at St Peters
burg and of the kaiser at Berlin. I'll
Is also probable that he will meet d
President Fallieres in Paris r
II is the growing belief in Wash. S
ngton that Victor H. Metcalf. Secre- 5
airy Of the Navy. is soon to retire q
rom the cabinet Mr. Metcalf. Il is g
aid. aspires to be senator from 7
California. Y
Doubling the democratic majority II
n Mississippi and destroying forever o
ny possibility Of negro domination
s the hope Of the Woman's Suffrage
association in that state. whose pres n
dent, Miss Belle Kearney. will pre- n
ent a measure to the next session OF II
he legislature granting women the n
light TO vote in the presidential cleo. n,
ons. ei