Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-26
IN THE POLITICAL WORLD

Delaware democrats have nominal
ed a state ticket headed by DR.. Row.
land G. Paynter of Sussex for COVER
nor.
The Republican Business Mems AS
ISOLATION will hold a monster parade
for Taft and Sherman in New York
City on the Saturday night before
election.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew has
served as delegate to every repub-
lican state convention held in New
York during the past fifty years.
John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa, who
represented the Sixth Iowa district
in the house for a number of years,
has been selected to make the race
against Governor Cummins for the
seat of the late Senator Allison.
of California will begin a stumping
tour of his state in behalf of the Taft
and Sherman ticket He will be heard
in number of the principal cities of
California.
The reiterated declaration of Gov
ernor James H. Higgins of Rhode
Island that he will not accept an
other term under any circumstances
has resulted in a scramble among the
democrats of his state to find another
candidate for governor.
Wesley L. Jones, who will succeed
Levi Ankeny in the United States SEN
ate, has been a representative in con-
gress from the state of Washington
for several years. He is resident of
North Yakima, self-made man and
a lawyer by profession.
Horace White, the republican nomi-
nee for lieutenant governor of New
York, is a nephew Of Andrew White,
ex-ambassador to Russia and Germany.
Mr.. White is 43 years old and a ma
tive of, Buffalo Since 1895 he has
been member of the legislature.
There is every indication that Jas.
H. Valley will be the democratic
choice to oppose Eben S. Draper the
republican candidate for governor of
Massachusetts. The proposal to abol-
ish the death penalty in Massachu-
sets promises to be one of the chief
issues of the campaign.
A. Heaton Robertson, who has been
named by the democrats for governor
Of Connecticut, is a native Of New.
Haven and has always made his
home in that city. He served several
times in the general assembly and for
eight years was a judge of the probate
court. Four years ago he was the I'M
successful nominee of the democrats
for governor.
For the first time in her history Ne
vada is about to choose United
States senator by direct vote. The
legislative candidates of both parties
have pledged themselves to stand by
the popular vote for senator, and
Francis G. Newlands and Patrick L.
Flanagan, respectively democratic and
republican candidates for senator,
have agreed to abide by the popular
vote.
John W. Kern, democratic candidate
for vice president, will be heard in
public speeches at several points in
Ohio and Michigan during the closing
days of September, following which
he will make long jump to Birming-
ham, Ala, where he is scheduled to
appear on October 2. After leaving
the Alabama metropolis he will be
heard in various cities of Georgia,
North Carolina, Virginia and West
Virginia.
The initiative and referendum will
be the main plank in the platform Of
William W. Allen, the independence
League candidate for governor of Min
nesota.
Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio, candidate
of the prohibition party for vice presi-
dent, has reached Texas after speak
ing tour that has carried him through
most of the states of the south.
The national democratic managers
have deemed it advisable to make a
speaking campaign in the South, and
John W. Kern, candidate for the vice
presidency, has been picked to bear
the brunt of it, beginning in early
October
A lively fight is developing in North