Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-29
TOM WATSON, OF GEORGIA,
is The PROBABLE NOMINEE
LaFoIIette of Wisconsin, Has Been
Suggested, But 1t is Believed That
He Would Refuse the Honor
Hearst a Possibility.
Associated Press.

Washington, March 2S.-One of the
most important political events OF the
coming week will be the national con-
vention of the Peoples party, to be
held in st. Louis on Thursday. While |
the Populists are less numerous than
a decade ago, and will play small
part in the campaign, considerable in
terest is manifested in the selection of
presidential candidate to lead the
scattered remnants of the party to de-
feat. Thomas Watson of Georgia, will
probably be accorded this honor, al
though there is some talk OF nomi-
mating Senator Robert La Toilette, OF
Wisconsin. Rumors of a coalition be-
tween the Populists and Hearsts In
dependence League have been rife OF
late, but are apparently without foun-
dalton.
The most important Republican con-
vention of the coming week will be
/ that of Indiana, to be held In Indian
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The convention will assemble on We'd
nesday afternoon and select four dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton. These delegates will be instruct
de to support the presidential aspira-
lions of Vice President Fairbanks. All
of the twenty-six delegates from the
thirteen districts of Indiana have al
ready been instructed for Fairbanks.
On Thursday the convention will nomi-
nate candidates for Governor and other
state offices.
The political warfare will have its
, inception in New York state on Tues
, day, when all parties will hold pri
maries. Delegates will be elected to
the assembly district conventions. Thu
latter will choose delegates to the
state conventions, which in turn will
;. choose delegations to the national con
ventions. Principal interest attaches
to New York City, where the Republi
can factions headed by Herbert Par
sons and Ex-Governor Odell are en-
gagged in a struggle for control of TIN
h primaries Tammany will control thu
# Democratic primaries in the metropc
s lis. Heprst's Independence Leagu
d will also hold primaries on the sam
T. date.
Republican conventions will be he'll
n in the First and Fourth districts of |
r. linois on Monday. and in the Fou'
Is teenth district of Illinois on Tuesda.
l. All of these delegations will probabl
" be pledged to Speaker Cannon. Tn
N Republican voters of Porto Rico wi
70 also hold their convention next weel
r. to the probable advantage of Secretar
10 Taft Republican primaries will
es held in Delaware on Saturday mex
rs when delegates will be elected to tn
state convention to be held in Dove
on Tuesday, April Z.
One of the most important politics
banquets of the coming week will
that of the Missouri Young Men
n Democratic Club, to be held in Co
y vention Hall, Kansas City, on Mondf
U night. William J. Bryan will be Il
chief guest of honor and will deliv
an address. Several other promine
Democrats have been invited and it
in proposed to make the affair the large
no of it's kind ever held in the countI
NJ. All of the speeches will be along Il
nh tional lines. From Kansas City N
in Bryan will go to Lincoln, where
zoo Tuesday he viii be the host at ba
quet to which all the Democratic al
Populist editors of Nebraska have be
9th invited.
Secretary Taft's most important {
has gagement of the week is at Columbl
md o., where on Friday he will speak
ant the annual banquet of the Column
any Board of Trade. 1t is believed that
rite will take advantage of the occasion
!, make some important announcemei
VS. on national issues.