Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-21
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

T-r-~~o~ TvTTvNG TELLER.
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
William Berrie, proprietor of the
Brooklyn Standardization has been
proposed as the Republican candi-
date for goN.nor of New York.
Coal miners of the Bloomington
district have endorsed the candida
cy OF Adlai E. Stevenson, former
vice president Of the United States
fer the Democratic nomination for
governor Of Illinois.
In the present national campaign
1t is expected that both parties will
put forth extraordinary efforts to
capture the colored vote. Hereto
fore the colored vote has received
only moderate attention.
The flrst political wager to be re-
corded in Chicago on the presiden-
tial election was a bet of $1,000 that
Taft would be elected The wager
was made at odds of 2 to l, the man
who took the Bryan end putting up
$500
The Socialists of Oklahoma will
put complete state ticket in the
field, according to Secretary Brand
letter, who maintains the party
will poll between $1,000 and 90
900 votes in Oklahoma this fall.
Governor A. f. Mead of Washing
ton, who is a candidate for renon-
ination, declares that If elected this
| fall he will urge upon the legisla-
ture the passage of law to pro-
hibit gambling at race tracks in
any form.
DR.. C.. A. L. Read of Cincinnati
has announced his candidacy for
the seat of Joseph B. Foraker in the
United States senate. DR.. Read has
been prominent in the movement for
pure food laws and legislation to
| benefit the science of medicine and
surgery.
The liquor and anti-saloon forces
OF Illinois, are preparing for fierce
fight for the control of the general
assembly. In the coming primary
there will be 1000 candidates for
| the legislature, the largest number
| in the political history of the state.
The Independence. party leaders
say they will put full ticket in the
field, and also say they will try to
have a ticket in every state inths
Union. In thirty-eight states ma
tional conimitteemen have been ap-
pointed. the last state thus repre-
scented being North Dakota. q ] ~ &s
The recent announcement Of Rep
resentAtive ATheodofe q. Burton Of
Ohio that he Will be a candidate foI
the senate to succeed Senator Jo-
seph B. Foraker indicates that
from now until, the Ohio legislature
7 next winter elects the successor tc
Mr. Foraker, there viii be real. old.
fashioned political battles in the
Buckeye state.
r. The managers of the Independ-
ence party expect a large and repre-
sentative attendance at the, party
national convention in Chicago next
week, to name candidates for presi-
dent and yice-presidept. Outside
of Mr.. Hearst. the leading candi'
data for the head Of the ticket Il
said to be Thomas L., Higgins Of
Massachusetts,. - T..
Senator Heminway. Of Indiana
4 Speaker Cannon and Congressman
4 W. B. Mckinley Of Illinois have
I, been spending a short vacation a.
.Macinack island, resting up aftel
the activities OF the recent Chicago
convention and Incidentally discus
sing plans for the coming Republi
campaign In the West.
Republicans Of Tennessee are a
loss to ind a suitable candidat
for governor. though they believ
the chances for Republican success
this year are better than ever be
fore. George N. Tillman of Nash
villa was prominently mentione'
for the head Of the ticket. but h