The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-04

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inrdayE morning BY ! peculiar coin
Ieidence this Is the birthday or Gov
Sernor Hughes. According Ito the po-
;litcal wiseacres. the big Tour. To-
be chosen to represent. the STATED the
Chicago convention will be General
Stewart L. Woodtorl. President jacob
Gould Schurman. of Cornell Uniyer.
sity, former Mayor Seth Low and ex-
Governor Frank S. Black.
George Won L. Meyer, postmaster
general and m ardent Taft man. will
be chairman Of the Massachusetts Re-
publican State convention. which Will
meet in fremont Temple, Boston, next
Friday morning to select. four dele
gates at large to Chicago. At the
request OF Senator Lodge. the aiassa-
chusetts party leaders have already
definitely decided that tho convention
shall manifest no preference for any
candidate. Political allegiance among
Massachusetts Republicans Is divided
and II was feared that an attempt to
secure the Endorsement of any presi-
DENTAL asnirant would bring about a
fierce factional fight that might result
seriously to the party.
| A national conference Of colored
men will be held in Philadelphia on
Tuesday. when an attempt will be
made to puncture the Taft boom.
Roosevelt and Taft, are bitterly at
tucked In the call for the meeting.
which was signed by Bishop Alexan-
der Walters. the Rev. William ii. Scott
and other leaders of the negro race.
II Is likely that the convention will
seek to swing the influence OF the
colored voters to Foraker or Hughes.
The call says. in part:
SIN view OF the attempt of the pres
ent regime to perpetuatc Itself in
power in imperial fashion. and in
view OF the open candidacy for the
Republican party's nomination for the
Presidency OF one who in his Official
position as Cabinet officer has In
public speech in the South condone,l
the Acknowledgement OF citizens for
color In admitted violation of the
Federal Constitution. and who has
supinely inhorseh the brutal and
autocratic discharge OF the colored
soldier without trial. yon are invited
to national conference of colorel
men and OF their nvowe,l friends to
counsel rs to the wisest course TO be
pursued politically by the coloretl citf.
zens OF the country. especially those
| nnrobbed OF the ballot. who are will.
Ing to use this weapon for the rights
and liberties OF their race. This
conference will have special refer
ence as to what demands shall be
made OF political parties as to the ma
tional platforms and most particula r.
ly as to what candidates for the Presi-
Dental nomination most deserve tho
support OF the colored voters"
Republicans OF the Sixth Indiana dis.
trict will hold convention In Shelby
vile on Thursday to nominate n sue.
cessor to Representative James T..
Watson. A half dozen prominent
Republicans OF the district are seek
ing the honor and the contest is Il
lively one. The district is over.
whelminGly Republican. SO that nomi.
nation will mean election. On next
Friday. in Galesburg. the Fifteenth
Illinois district will select two JaIa
gates to the national convention. who
will probably be pledged to Cannon.
Taft will likely gain two more dele
gates when the Fifth Minnesota dis.
trict convention Is held next Thurs.
day
The first real test OF Pennsylvania
| new primary system will take Mace
next Saturday. when the voters OF the
various parties will have the selec-
tion OF the national and State Iegfs-
lators in their own hands. II the peo.
pie take advantage of their oppor.
tunity. the day OF States and corrup.
ton In PENNSYLVANIA politics is past.
Delegates to the State conventions
will be elected in the same primaries,
The personality of William j. Bryan
will play part In the primaries, as
the Democracy will battle over the
question as to whether the national
delegates will so TO Denver unfn.
structed.
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