Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-09-02
POLITICS AND poLrrlchns.

Ginord Pinchot, who is believed to
be slated for a cabinet positioh in the
event OF Taft's election, is ctief for.
ester of the Department of (Agricul-
ture and one of the leaderA In the
movement for the conservatidn Of the
nations natural resources. In 1892
he began the first systematic forestry
work in the United States at Bnt.
more. y. c.
Lawton 7. Hermans of Mason. Mich,
being the only Democrat to qualify for
the September primary, will be the
nominee Of the party for governor of
Michigan
The Republican campaign commit
tee has arranged to have Speaker Jo-
seph G. Cannon make a speaking tour
of the country beginning in Septem-
Der II is planned to have him talk II
possible in every doubtful COMPRESSION.
al district.
In next weeks State election in Yer
mont a legislature will be chosen
which will have the election of a Unit
ed States senator as successor to the
late Redfeld Proctor. There appears
to be strong public sentiment that
the honor should be conferred on ex.
Governor Page.
A call has been issued for rally
of the Arkansas Republican State
League to be held in Little Rock next
week to arrange plans for a whlrlwind
finish to the Republican campaign in
that State The State election for gov.
ernor and other officers will be held
September IA.
Democrats of Oklahoma will meet in
State convention in Tulsa. September
l, to ratify the recent nominations by
primary and to frame platform. The
coming campaign will be conducted
from State headquarters which will be
established either in Shawnee or Guth-
rie.
fight TO swing the northwestern
States into the Democratic column is
being outlined by the Democratic ma.
tional committee. Reports received at
the committee headquarters in Chi.
cago indicate, the leaders say, that
Montana and other States in the
mountain region form promising bat.
tleground for the Democrats.
Colonel John n Simpson of Dallas,
the Republican candidate for governor
of Texas, is sixty-one years of age and
a native of Tennessee. After serving
in the Confederate army until the
close of the war he went to Texas and
engaged in the business of cattle rails
ing. For the past twenty years he has
been banker in Dallas.
South Dakota will vote on the coun.
ty option law at the November cleo.
ton and both the temperance and H.
quor interests are conducting a lively
campaign. The county option law re.
quires a majority vote of the county
at large before any township, town or
city in ii may, by a majority vote, Ii.
cense saloons.
John A. Johnson is a candidate for
governor of Minnesota and in the
neighboring State of North Dakota C.
A. johnson is candidate for the CUB
ernatorial chair. Johnson of Minneso.
ia, as is well known, is a Democrat
while the North Dakota johnson is a
candidate on the Republican ticket
According to the understanding
among politicians the speech of Gov
ernor Hughes of New York to be de-
livered next week at the opening of
the Ohio campaign at Youngstown will
practically mark the opening of the |
Republican campaign for the entire
country, and Governor Hughes, II is
said, is writing his speech with that |
end in view.
The announcement that Judge 8. +.
Prouty is considering making the race |
for congress from the Seventh Iowa
district on an Independent ticket
against Captain ]. A. T. Hull has stir.
red up the politicians in the Hawkeye
State. Captain Hull, who has served
for sixteen years, defeated Judge Prou-
ty in the recent primary by about for.
ty votes, after a sensational fight and
recount. C. o. Holly the Democratic
has been importuned to with.
draw, in which case II is said the race
between Hull and Prouty would be
decidedly close.