The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-07
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THE WEEK
LABOR DAY STARTS WEEK or
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY, PoLiTI-
CAL AND OTHERWISE.
WASHINGTON PRIMARIES
viii Be Held Tuesday-SeveraI State
Conventions Many Foreign
Events That viii interest
American People.

Washington SeIt title a1nua
holiday dedicated to organized labor
will be observed Monday thrcrghcu;
the country in the customary manner
with parades, speech making and out
door festivities
William J. Bryan win spend tha
week in the middle west At Chicago
on Monday he will be the speaker at a
Labor Day demonstration under the
auspices Of the Injunction Reform
league. The injunction plank in the
Democratic national platform will be
the subject of Mr. Bryans address.
He will remain in Chicago the follow
ing day to consult with the national
committee and other party leaders i'll
regard to the final details Of the cam
paign work Wednesday he will
speak before the Democratic state
convention Of Illinois at Peoria, On
which occasion John w. Kern and
Adlai l.. Stevenson also will be heard.
Mr Bryan win divide the remainder
Of the week between illinois and sew
eral Of the neighboring states
Mr. raft refreshed by a week of
recreation at Middle Bass Island. will
go to Cincinnati, where he plans to
spend the greater part of the time
between now and election, An entire
lool at the Sinton Hotel has been
reserved for the use of the candidate
and his campaign aides, which fact is
taken as an indication that he does
no. intend to remain idle during the
two nnths he viii spend in his home
city
An interesting political contest that
has aeitated the state of Washington
for several months past will eliminate
Tuesday in general state primary
the first to be held in that state
Nominations will be made for United
States senator, members Of congress
and all state and county officers AS
Washington is a Republican state by
some $4,000 majority it is taken for
granted that the Republican nomina-
tons are equivalent TO election
United States Senator Levi Ankeny is
candidate for reelection and is op-
posed by Congressman Wesley l.
Jones who is reported to have a good |
chance of success. Governor Mead is !
a candidate for reelection and his |
principal opponent on the Republican |
side is Ex-Governor Nc Pride.
The Democratic primaries in Brook |
lyG on Tuesday will be watched with |
keen interest as the result is ex- |
pected to show the relative strength |
between Boss Murphy ana Senator |
McCarren, the arch-enemy of the Tam |
many leader i'm the latter's efforts to /
control the Kings county Democracy
The Republican state convention IN
connecticut will be held Wednesday |
nd Congressman George L. Lilley. Of /
Submarine Investigating Committee"
fame, now seems assured of the nomi
nation Tor governor.
other political events Of the week
will be the Democratic state conven-
ton in Montana and the state conven-
tion OF Illinois Republicans. Prohibi.
florists and Democrats to ratify the
recent primary results and adopt
platforms
The second annual conference of
the Playground Association oil
AIIItIl lfd VIII ta~-i. lllIit III New \ DIX
Tuesday for a session of four days
Tho congress will bring together the
mayors park school and health Off
GERS of the chief cities of the United
states and leading educators and play
experts. with the idea of stimulating
every city in the country TO make
alcgUate playground provisions for its
population.
The American hattleship fleet viii
arrive at Albany West Australia.
about the middle Of the week. ami will |
remain there six days to take coal. Al
bauy is a small place. the population
being about 1000. hut according II
adtices received from there the town
is rlanning 10 DO its share in enter
tanning the visiting Americans.
European events Of the week that
viii be of interest 10 American read
ers win be the meeting Of the forty
first annual British Trades Union con
gross Boz Nottingham the sixtieth In
tsuaticnal Congress Of Americanists.
which will hold its sessions at the
University of Niennt the first inter
national congress for the repression
Of atulteration Of alimentsry and
pharmaceutical products ar Geneva. i
and the Eucharistic congress fn Lon
Iou The last-named gathering IS Z
spoken Of as the greatest Catholic 9
event for centuries in England It
will BE- attended bv eminent Catholic
r-clates from all parts Of the world. /
Conspicuous among the Americans /
present viii be Cardinal Gibbons Of
Baltimore
Following His Thoughts.