The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-06
SIX CONVENTIONS
TO TAKE PLACE
THIS Week
Politics Again Hold First Place
in Interest
TENTH BIRTHDAY OF AUTO
Big Celebration In Honor OF the An.
nIversary to 30 Hold This Week
IN Now York.

New York. April 5.-Politics will I'LL
a large measure Of the public eye dur
ing the present week. No less than
six state and thirty-four district pol.
itical conventions will meet to choose
delegates to the national conventions
OF the Republican and Democratic par
ties; two states will hold primaries.
and three candidates for presidential
nominations--Secretary Taft, Cover.
nor Hughes and w. j. Bryan-are
scheduled for active speechmaking
tours In various states.
In congress the Democratic fllibus.
ter promises still further to enliyen
matters in the House, while the Sen.
ate will give It's time TO appropriation
measures.
The Democrats declare they viii de
lay legislation as much as possible by
offering amendments and forcing roll
calls, and that every motion for re-
cess will meet with demand for the
ayes and nays. The Republicans arc
just as determined and will maintain
their position even at the expense Of
legislative progress.
The Republicans and Democrats Of
South Dakota will meet In state con
ventions on Tuesday, the Republicans
at Huron and the Democrats at Nit.
chell The Delaware Republican state
convention will meet al Dover On Tues
day and Wednesday the Virginia Re
publicans will gather at Lynchburg
Friday the Massachusetts, Republican
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ton and Saturday the New York state
Republican convention will meet in
New York city. AT all these conyen.
lions delegates will be selected.
President Lewis OF the United Mine
Workers of America has called a meet
ing at Indianapolis on Monday a,
(which representatives of the operators
and miners OF Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Western Pennsylvania viii COZ
slider the question of calling a join,
conference OF miners and operators tC
revive the interstate wage agreement
The celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary of the Young Mems Christian
association will begin at Chicago oil
Saturday, concluding April %.
A call has been issued for an indus
trial conference TO meet at Chicago
Monday, when Efforts viii be made Il
unite In an independent federation
the Western Federation of Miners, tn,
United Miners OF America and thu
Brewery Workers. photographers an,
Woodworkers' unions.
To determine the wisest politica
course to be pursued by the colore,
citizens Of the country a national con
ference of colored men will meet a
Philadelphia Tuesday.
The tenth birthday of the automC
bile In New York is to be celebrate,
, during the week Instead of an an
nual show a carnival will be held III
der the auspices of the New York An
tomobile Trade association. Their
will be parades, races, hill climbing
contests. an automobile dinner" an,
: other features in which motor enthus
asts will participate. The bigges
event Of the week, so far as general in
terest Is concerned. will be the spec
tacular night parade on Tuesday eve
ming. in which It is expected severa
. hundred cars will participate. TIL
. parade will show the development @
. the automobile from the ungainly car
of the early days to the present time