Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-11
NEWS FORECAST
Happenings Scheduled to Take Place
Next Week.

NeXG~W eek.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Aside
from the representations of congress
and the continuation of the Thaw
trial, many new matters of general
interest will come up to engross pub
lie attention during the coming week.
Bryan Platform.
One of the principal political
events will be the dollar dinner to be
given in honor of William ]. Bryan
by the democrats of Lincoln, Neb.,
his home town, on Wednesday night,
at which the distinguished Nebrask-
an is expected to announce the dem
ocratic platform and policies for the
coming campaign. Many prominent
democrats from other states are ex-
pected to be present, including Gov
ePnor Charles N. Haskell of Oklaho-
ma, Governor N. B. Broward of Flor
ida, ex-senator Tho nas N. Patterson
of Colorado and Henry Warrum of
Indiana. Preparations have been
made for 1900 plates.
To IndOrse Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan will be Endorsed for
the presidency at a convention of the
New York State Progressive Demo-
cratic league, to be held in Cooper
Union, New York, on Thursday
night. Augustus Thomas will pre-
side. Mayor Tom L. Johnson of
Cleveland is scheduled to speak on
why Bryan Must be Nominated"
and United States Senator Jefferson
Davis, of Arkansas, is on the pro-
gram for a red hot speech roasting
the plutocrats of Wall street and ex-
planning why the Democrats of the
South favor the nomination of Will
liam J. Bryan.
Hughes Boom Next.
The boom of Governor Hughes of
New York for the Republican nomi-
nation for president may be launch
ed at the meeting of the Republican
county committee in New York city
on Thursday. Herbert Parsons and
the Roosevelt contingent in the COM
mittee may attempt to prevent the
Endorsement, as they did at the COM
mittee meeting last month. Govern
or Hughes will speak before the Wo-
mans Republican association at a
| banquet to be given in the Hotel
Astor. New York, next Friday night,
and may take advantage of the oc-
casion to make some reference to
his boom.
Social Affairs.
Among the social affairs schedul-
ed to take place in the national cap
ital next week, the most important
is the annual dinner to be given by
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Eli
hu Root in honor of President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. This will take place
Tuesday night and will be the first OF
the cabinet dinners for the president
and will be followed by a similar
banquet given by each cabinet mem
Der in order of precedence. The
Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayer des Planches will give din.
ner Wednesday night in honor of the
ambassador from Austria-Hungary
and Baroness Hengelmuller.
Oregon Land Frauds.
Monday is the date set for tbs
trial of the Oregon land fraud cases
Francis j. Heney of San Francisco
the special representative of the de
partment of justice. who has fol
some time been investigating thes'
cases. will assist in conducting tbs
trial of them. The trial will be push
ed by the government as rapidly al
possible. as Heney has many impor
tant Investigations under way in SaI
Francisco.
Nevada Legislature.
In response to a call by Governo
! Sparks, who was spurred on by th'
criticisms of Roosevelt, the legisla
ture of Nevada will meet in specia
session on Tuesday The object is Il
adjust by legislation. if possible, tn
differences unu- awFaFsng hofu-aar fh,