The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-27
MUCH POLITICS
ON THE PROGRAM
No Less Than Eight State
Conventions to Be Held
This Week.
HOUSE CURRENCY CAUCUS
SENATE TO VOTE ON BATTLE
SHIP PROPOSITION TODAY.

Coming events which promise to be
features of the weeks news include
eight state conventions; the centennial
celebration of the Roman Catholic die
cese of New York; the visit IF Secre-
tary Taft to the canal zone for the
adjustment Of diplomatic matters; a
national convention of the unemployed
at New York city: the movement Of
the battleship fleet up the coast of
California, and the return to his flag
ship of Admiral Evans, and further de-
bate upon the supply bills in congress.
Secretary Taft will leave Oh his
southern trip Thursday and will be
gone for three weeks He will sail
on the cruiser Prairie and viii be ac-
companied by a detachment of ma
rines. 1t is believed that a number
of questions pending between the Unit
ed States and Panama and others con-
corning the relations OF Panama and
Colombia will be settled during lhe
secretary's stay on the isthmus.
State Conventions.
The state conventions will be for the
election of delegates to the national
conventions. Republican conventions
will be held in Colorado, Pennsylvania,
Vermont, West Virginia. Maine and
Maryland. Democratic conventions will
be held in New Jersey, Connecticut and
Texas. The Democratic state conven-
ton in Connecticut will be held Tues
day and Wednesday in New Haven.
1t is an open question whether the die
gates shall be instructed whom to favor
for the presidential nomination. Most
of the Bryan strength will be in the
city delegations, and will rally around
the New Haven county delegation UNI
der the leadership of Alexander TTOup,
who is one of Mr.. Bryan's infinite
friends in the east.
Will Make No Fight.
Mr. Troup was not chosen as dele
gate by the New Haven town conyen-
ton, but he is expected to sit in the
convention on a proxy credential aud,
with former Governor Thomas NJ. Wal
Ter of New London, will be one of the
commanding figures on the floor. The
belief is held that the Bryan men viii
make no fight for resolutions OF in
struction to the delegation. preferriag
to have a harmonious gathering and
SO secure several places on the deleCa-
ton for personal friends of Mr.. Bryan.
In congress the agricultural appTO-
priatiOn bill will follow the naval bill
in order in the senate, and it will be
succeeded in turn by the District of
Columbia and pension appropriation
bills. The house will give the entire
week To the consideration of the sun
dry civil bill, which is really the hast
of the big supply bills TO receive the
attention of that body during the ses-
sion. There are two more of tHcse
bills to come-the general deficiency
and the military academy bills, but
they Will carry comparatively small ap-
preparations.
Caucus on Currency.
The house currency caucus is sched-
uled for some night about the middle
of the week.
Mr. Watson, the Republican whip.
4 says there is no doubt the caucus will
be held and he insists that a currency
bill will be agreed upon at the caucus
and passed by the house. The predic-
tion is general among Republican
members that if any bill passes it will
be the Vreeland bill. If that or any
other currency measure receives the
approval of the caucus It viii probably
be taken up for consideration by the
house Immediately after the disposal
of the sundry civil bill.
There will be two days of general
debate on the sundry civil bill, which,
in addition to permitting several po-
litical speeches to be made, will also
afford opportunity to consider confer
are expected to be submitted during
the week The bill itself will probably
provoke no little antagonism
Naval Bill in Senate.
The naval bill will probably occupy
most of the senates time Monday, as
there are still several speeches to be
made on the four battleship amend
ment. The senate will meet at II
o'clock Monday for the purpose of pro-
ceeding with consideration of the bill.
and il is the agreed program to con-
Guide with it before adjourning for the
day.
Before leaving for the canal zone,
Secretary Taft will deliver three
speeches. He will speak at Bridge
port, Conn. on Monday. and on Tues
day afternoon ne will address a meet !
ing of the Red Cross society at the |
Waldorf Astoria in New York, and the |
same evening he will discuss before !
the civic forum in that city the topic |
THE Influence of America Upon Pop |
lar Government Throughout the |
World"
Governor Hughes will address anti /
race track gambling mass meetings on /
Thursday night at Schenectady, and /
on Friday at Ithaca.
The battleship fleet viii sail from |
Santa Barbara on Tuesday, calling at |
Port Hartford, and anchoring at Mon |
terey on May 1. At the latter port /
Rear Admiral Evans, whose indisposi-
ton had necessitated a brief rest |
ashore, will again hoist his flag upon
the Connecticut and once more assume
active command of the feet. Saturday
the battleships will sail for Santa
Cruz, where they will make a brief
stop, proceeding for San Francisco on
May 5.
The second annual banquet on Mon
day Of the Independence league is ex-
pected 10 give added impetus to the
movement for a national Independence