The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-05
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THE WEEK
SUPREME COURT TO TRY SOME
IMPORTANT CASES DURING
NEXT FEW DAYS.
ACTIVITY IN POLITICS
Efyan and Taft to Bs Busy-seyeral
State Conventions to Be Held
BY Both Parties-Brtt-Mc-
Farland Pugiiistic Bcut

1
/ important cases will be taken up by
! the United States supreme court
when that body reassem0les Monday.
Foremost on tho lsit il the ease of
Bradley w, Palmer versus the State
tof Texas. involving the right OF the
Waters-Pierce OIL company to do
business in Texas
During the week the American hat
tleship feet will conclude ii target
practice at MagdaIena Pay and pre-.
pare for the final lap Of the long trip
to San Francisco. According to an.
Incrnoement Of the navy department
stops will be made ut San Diego, Los
Angeles, Santa Barbara and Santa
Cruz
The political activity Of the week
will be confined principally to the Re.
publicans, state conventions of that
party for the selection of delegates toI
the national convention are to be held
in New York. Massachusetts. South
Dakota and Virginia.
The insurgents" led by Governor
Crawford will control the convention
in South Dakota, and it is expected
the eight delegates chosen will be for
Taft. Virginia is also looked upon |
as favorable TO the Taft movement
/. The New York convention will, of |
course, indorse Governor Hughes for |
the presidential nomination and will |
bind its delegates to vote for him |
Governor Hughes will be permitted to |
make his own selection of the four
delegates at large and 1t is expected |
that General Stewart L. Woodford. |
State Chairman Woodruff President |
schuripan OF Cornell University and |
Ex-Governor frank s, BLACK viii make |
lp the big four.
There will be a heated contest In |
he Massachusetts Republican conven-
ion which will meet In Boston Fri
lay The Taft men will fight for in,
the opposition will oppose
hem. and there may be compromise
lnder which Secretary Taft may be
mentioned in a merely complimentary
ray. Or it is regarded as possible
ii that event It viii be regarded as
of a setback for the Taft
'oom More than ordinary import
nee is attached to the action Of the
convention because Of
is probable influences on the eonven
ions to be held later In other New
'ngland states.
Secretary Taft and William ]
Iryan, regarded to date as the lead,
RS In the race for the presidential l
omination on the Republican and
tickets respectively, will }
e active on the stump during the
reek Secretary Taft, who has been q
/ the Middle West for several DAYS
ill penetrate as Slr as Nebraska and I
ill be heard in Omaha and other .
srge cities.
Mr. Bryan is scheduled to spend Il
Dur days of the week touring New I
crk state. This will keep him there d
ntil the eve Of the Democratic statei
1nventiCn and it is intended to give c
Encouragement to his followers who u
i'll take part in that gathering. 1t n
hardly expected, aowever.t that it n
i'll result in any very strong endorse q
ent of the Nebraskan from the S
ate convention.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota, an |
ther of the candidates for the presi- u
entail nomination, will take a trip
,uth for the purpose of speaking at r
le dedication Of the Minnesota monu.
tent on Shiloh battlefield. Before
home it is expected he will
3 heard in political addresses at sev I
al points.
Events of the week that win inter
It followers of sports and athletics
Ill be the fight between Jimmy Britt
I'd Packie Mcfarland in. San Fran
SEQ, the amateur sourt tennis cham u
onships in New York. and the open a
& of the baseball season of the u
,uth Atlantic league. +
a carnival and pageant in celebra- II
IN of the tenth anniversary of the al
st introduction of automobiles in "
ew York will open I'm that city on fl
onday and continue through the al
eek