The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-08

NEW YORK, Feb. - he ~ a
fion 81 congress win likely be iargeiy
occiupisd next week vIitn me various
financial measures that have been sug.
igested as remedies for the present
condition of the money strtngency-
The Aldrich financial bill win proba.
bly, be taken up for debate on Mon
day and kept steadily before the Sen.
ate as unfinished business until 1t is
disposed OF. Senator AIdrtch. who
will engineer the measure, mas made
careful survey of the situation as
regards probable debate, and is Of
the opinion that not more than two
weeks will be consumed in discussing
the measure. Senators VINO nave init
mated that they win make remarks
concerning the bill have been urged
to prepare their speeches az soon as
possible in order that little time may
be lost.
The Republicans of Ohio viii be
given an opportunity to express by d.
rect vote their choice for the party's
candidate for the presidency at pri.
maries to be held on Tuesday. In all
OF the preliminary skirmishes between
the Taft and Foraker forces the for
mer have been successful and there
Is little doubt that Secretary Taft will
be the popular choice of the Republic
can voters OF the State.
Delegates pledged to the candidacy
OF Secretary Taft will be selected at
a Republican convention of the Sixth
Tennessee congressional district, to be
held Wednesday in Nashville. A can
dldate for congress and an elector will
also be selected.
Colorado Republicans will also like
Iy declare themselves In favor OF Sec.
rotary Taft at meeting of the State
central committee in Denver on We'd
nes,lay. The time and place for the
Republican State convention to nom
tnate delegates to the national con
vention viii be decided.
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania, who
Is nursing a lively presidential boom,
will make his first speech out OF his
home State on Tuesday. when he will
be the guest of honor at the annual
dinner of the Lincoln club Of Kala-
mazoo. Mich. on the following night
he will address the PIttsburs cham
Der of commerce at It's Lincoln day
banquet.
The National Democratic club will
hold dinner in New York on Lin
coins birthday. The speakers will be
D, cady Herrtck, Who ran for govern
or of New York in 1901: John B.
stanchReld, who ran for governor in
1900; Bird S. Coler. who also ran in
1902; and Edward NJ. Shepard, who
run for mayor in 1901. None of the
speakers will say anything against
Bryan, 1t is reported.
Lincoln's birthday will be observed
by various organizations all over the
country, and several speakers OF ma
tional prominence will address meet
ings and banquets to be held in New
York and Washington on Wednesday
night.
One of the most Important events
of the week abroad will be the cele-
ibration in London on Wednesday of
the SOth birthday OF George Mere
dlth. England's leading man Of, let
tiers.
The fifth general convention OF the
Religious Educational Association will
open Tuesday in Washington. lasting
three days. Among the speakers will
be President Roosevelt, several prom.
inent congressman and distinguished
clergymen and religious workers from
all parts of the country.
The National Association of Rail
road Agents will open its twelfth an
nual convention in Los Angeles, CAL,
next Saturday.
The secretary of the navy and Mrs,
Metcalf will give a dinner in honor
OF President and Mrs. Roosevelt on
Tuesday evening.
The trial trip of the new scout
cruiser Chester will take place on
Wednesday over the usual course on
Rockland, Me.
Major General John F. Weston will
take command of the Philippine divi
sion of the army, relieving Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood at Manila next
Saturday.
The armored cruiser North Caro-
lima will undertake It's third trial trip
of the Chesapeake capes next Sat
uriay.
Miss Alice Ney wetherbee. OF New
York, and Count Rudolph Festetics de
Tolna will be married in the Ameri
can church, Paris. on Tuesday.
Miss Theodore shonts and the Due
de Chaulnes, French nobleman, Will
be married in New York next satur