The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-20
Politics and
Politicians

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Politicians
Congressman Llewellyn Powers, of
Maine, has announced, it Is said, to
the party leaders that he is serving
his last term.
Judge w. H. Mann, of Petersburg;
has announced that he will again be
a candidate for the democratic NOM
ination as governor of Virginia.
United States Senator A. ]. Nc
Laurin announces that he will deliver
a number of political addresses in
Mississippi on national and state is
sues this summer.
Secretary Taft's mother would rath-
er see her distinguished son on the
supreme bench than in the presidents
chair. Her choice for the latter posi-
ton is Elihu Root.
Senator Redfield Proctor, of YER
mont, is one of the largest holders in
municipal real estate in the country.
He owns desirable corner lots in many
cities throughout the country.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota has
accepted an invitation to deliver the
addresse to the graduating class of
the University of Pennsylvania at the
commencement exercises in Philadel-
phmia in June.
Henry NJ. Whitney has announced
his candidacy for the democratic NOM
ination for governor of Massachusetts,.
He states his desire to make the CAM
paign on business issues" particular
ly the tariff and Canadian reciprocity.
George E. Baldwin, United States
consul at Nuremberg, who died recent
ly in New York, was one of the most
intimate friends of President McKin-
ley and nominated Mckinley for his
first public Office. that of prosecuting
attorney.
S. C. drummer is about to retire
voluntarily from the craftsmanship of
the republican state central commit
tee of Kansas. The committee will
meet in Topeka shortly to accept Mr..
Crummer's resignation and to name
his successor.
Henry B. Howell, one of the found
ers of the republican party in New
Jersey, and at whose house the meet
ing for the organization of the party
was held, is still living hale and
hearty in Trenton. If he lives until
next September he will be 80 years
old.
The city of Ottumwa, Iowa, has as
a member of it's police force man
who ran for president of the United
States in the last national campaign.
He is George E. Taylor, who was NOM
mated by the National Liberty party
at it's convention held in St. Louis,
July 6, 1904.
A life history of Jerry Simpson is
being written by his widow, assisted
by Mrs. Annie L. Diggs. one of Mr..
Simpsons co-laborers in the Populist
movement. Mrs. Diggs will spend
part of the summer at Mrs. Simp-
sons home in Wichita working on the
preparation of the history.
Chicago is in the field for the next
republican national convention. She
will have as competitors Kansas City,
st. Louis and Philadelphia, which have
already entered the list, and probably
other cities will present their claims
before the national committee meets
next December to select the place for
holding the convention.
Copoo no norc co,,th
ern states are getting together and
tel, the "lame lion of Lynchburg,"
United States senate, for the presi-
dency of the United States. Several
papers of Virginia and Maryland re-
Gently have come out unreservedly in
their editorial columns for the Viz
ginian.
The democratic congressional COM
mittee proposes to make a vigorous
fight to secure the election Of the five
democratic candidates in Oklahoma.
The election for the ratification of the
proposed constitution of Oklahoma
will be held in August, and at the
same time five representatives will be
elected, legislature will he chosen
which will have the power to elect
two senator's, and a governor and all
states officers for the new state will
be selected.
One Washington correspondent says
the prospective democratic issue. rath-
err than the candidate, is the burning
question with the democrats, and the
radicals of the west and the conserva-
tives of the south and east will fight
it out in convention. The particular
kind of tariff to be advocated and the
scope and extent of federal control of
public utilities will be the two hard
problems to be met by the conven-
ton, and on these the conservatives
and radicals will divide.
Alfonso Taft. father of Secretary
of War William H. Taft, was Presi-
dent Grants last attorney general in
the last cabinet. Another instance OF
father and. son as holders of cabinet
portfolios was j. Sterling Morton, who
was President Cleveland's secretary
of agriculture, and Paul Morton, who
was secretary of the navy for time
in President Roosevelt's cabinet. In
the case of the Mortons it Is curious
to note that the father was democrat
while the con is a republican.
National Democratic Chairman
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