Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.


Governor Harris of Ohio, Governor
Hughes of New York and Senator
Beverage of Indiana will be the prin'
cipal speakers at the formal opening
of the Ohio Republican campaign al
Youngstown next month.
Seven aspirants are contesting TO
the seat of the late United States
Senator Latimer of South Carolina
Former Governor John Gary Evans,
who has been a regular candidate for
the senate ever since he closed his
term as governor in 1896, appears to
be running strong I'm the present race.
The canvass for the Republican
nomination for the governorship OF
Connecticut between Congressman
Lilley and Lieutenant Governor Lake
has been enlivened of late by person
al attacks on the former of a spirited
sort not seen in the Nutmeg State
since the famous McLeanWarner can.
yass of 1900.
Joseph l.. Bristow. the choice of the
Republicans of Kansas to succeed
Chester l. Long in the senate. is ma
tionally known for his work as fourth
assistant postmaster general from 1897
to 1905. He had charge of the inves.
tigation of Cuban postal frauds and
tie reorganization of the Cuban postal
service in 1900.
Michael c. O'Neill is said to be Stat
ed for the nomination by the Independ.
ence party for governor of Massachu.
sets. Mr., O'Neill was n delegate.at.
large to the recent national conyen.
ton Of the party in Chicago. The T.
dependence party is believed to be
stronger in Massachusetts than In any
other State. I'm the campaign last
year the party's candidate for gov
enor polled more votes than did tho
Democratic candidate
State Senator Mcneil of Bridgeport,
l. the leading candidate for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for governor Of
Connecticut, and can doubtless have
! it if he wishes. Prior to the recent
convention in Denver the name OF
Senator Mcneil was prominently men
toned in connection with the vice
presidential nomination on the Demo.
cratic ticket He is a warm friend
and supporter of William ] Bryan
William Strother Cowherd, who has
been nominated by the Democrats for
governor of Missouri. has practiced
law in Kansas City since 1882, in
which year he was graduated from
the University of Missouri Law School
lie represented the Fifth Missouri dis
trict in congress from 1897 to 1908,
and was mayor of Kansas City from
1892 to 1894. While in congress he
was chairman of the Democratic ma.
tional congressional committee. He
was born in Missouri in 1860.
William Hayward, the new secreta-
~ of the Republican national com.
mittee, and who is to have charge OF
the presidential campaign in the West.
is but thirty-one years old lie has
the distinction of being the youngest
judge and the youngest brigadier gen
eral in his native State, Nebraska, and
the youngest State chairman in the
country. He is a son of the late NJ
l. Hayward who was elected to the
United States senate from Nebraska
in 1902 and died on the day he was to
take his seat
Lawton T. Hermans of Mason prob
ably will be chosen as the Democratic
candidate for governor of Michigan
Mr.. Hermans is described as a real
orator a student, a writer of history
a lawyer and politician. AS a mem
Der of the State legislature and dele
gate to the constitutional convention
he made a good record and attached
to himself many influential friends
who are prominent in Michigan affairs
Whichever one of the three aspirants
for the Republican is named it is pre-
dicted that Mr.. Hermans will give him
a close race.