The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-26

that William Randolph Hearst will
take advantage OF the occasion to an
nounce some of the plans of his new
| political organization.
Republican state conventions. to Sc
| lect delegates at large to Chicago,
| will be held on Tuesday in Arkansas,
| Colorado and South Carolina, while
republican primaries will be he'd in
New Jersey and the DISTINCT of Col
umbia. Democratic state conventions.
at which the Denver delegations will
| be selected, are to he held on the
same day in New Jersey and Connect
cut
The Colorado convention will be
While some of the negro Voters of of
Arkansas are opposed to Taft. II is
almost certain that the Hot Springs
convention will also go on record as
daVorsng the war secretary. Similar
conditions exist in South Carolina
Where most of the white republicans
look upon Taft as the logical success.
sor OF President Roosevelt. The nri-
mares in New Jersey and the District
or Columbia are also likely to be TO
IaIts advantage in the presidential
race. 'i"i
William Jennings Bryan will likely
llnd lively opposition in both of the
democratic state conventions 70 ho
he'd on Tuesday, that of New Jersey
IN Trenton and of Connecticut in New
haven. A majority of the democratic
voters or New Jersey are thought IN
FAVOR an uninstructed delegation tn
behVer. Both Judge Gray and Gov
ernor Johnson have many admirers
IN Jersey, and they will fight anv al
tempt to pledge the state delegation
TO the Nebraska statesman. In Con.
nectlfUt, too, there is cons idera Bile Cd !
position to Bryan, which may result !
In an unpledged delegation.
Five Republican Conventions.
five republican state conventions |
viii be held on "Wednesday, that of /
Pennsylvania at Harrisburg. Vermont
az burlington, Mississippi at Jackson.
West Virginia at Parkersburg, and
me Davidson faction of Alabama at
cunningham. Pennsylvania conven-i
Ion VIII be notable as marking the (
ormal launching of the presidential
locm Of Senator PhiIander c. Knox
[ aft will likely be uninStructed. but
aVorable to Taft, since the admins
ration forces are apparently in con-
rol or the situation. The Alabama
will be that of the David
son, or anti-Roosevelt faction, and
VII Prohably support Foraker. The
AoNtioh III AldBd0la VIII
old convention later, and there
'lA be eontest'ng delegations from :
Alabama to the Chicago convention. !
The Maryland repuh lean state con- {
entton will be held in Baltimore on ,
thursday, and while the delegation 7
lay be left uninStructed. it will Doubt s
sSs swing into line for Taft when :
ne roll is called at the national con- i
entlon- The Maine convention. which ,
IA be held in Portland, on the same /
ay, is also claimed by the Taft adj y
erentS, although this is denied in +
Their quarters. North Cardinals white Y
epublicans are Taft boomers. almost r
a man, and the state convention in
reensboro is expected to take action a
h1ch Will result in a Taft delegation 8
} Chicago. =
Two Taft delegates will be elected s.
represent Alaska in the republican II
allonal convention, in a territorial V
invention to be held in Ketchiken ri
ext Saturday. Another important DO f
1cal event scheduled for next Sat a
day Is the special democratic pri- ",
airy IN Texas. when the princinaI T
leSuon TO be decided is whether bx
nfted States Senator J. w. BAILEY ~
II 'oe sent to Denver as one of the In
representatives. of the Lone star -
ate, IN the national convention. The p
Ul-Balley campaign has been carried on
with great bitterness. and the re-
IL, .Whlch VIII go far toward decid- fl,
: the political fate of the brilliant he
'xas senator, is eagerly awaited in by
2 national capital. No