The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-10
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Washington. May 9-Mo-t -pcctac-
uIar of the political events of the
coming week. will hc the convention of
tho 'rud card party. the socialists.
which will open tomorrow lu Chicago
According to Washington reports.
Eugene y. DuNs has voluntarily with.
drawn from the position ot I,rpcmal
candidate oft tnD socialists. aud vii
liam - Haywood. former secretary
of tine Western Federation of Miners.
will Uu tH" presidential nominee
About -IN delegates viii represent the
10000 members OF the party m the
Chicago convention. The socialist ma
tiouJI orgunilltiuu has emily cstah.
lishod % daily paper iu Ncw York and
ls preparing tO carry ON spirited
campaign
While the congress of governors
and other distiugui he'd men called ht
President Roosevelt for next week.
10 discuss methods Oi cuus,rv.
iug Oh, nations natural resources. viii
have no direct political bearing 10
Will probably not be without its effect
upon the fortunes of the republican
presidential candidates ], is under.
stood that both Secretary TAFT and
Governor Hughes viii hc in attend.
auDc it the conference and there can
hardly fail 10 be- comparisons VII
Hams Jennings BRYAN has also been
invited by President Roosevelt. GOV.
oruur- from many states will De here
and large number of congressman
will take part In the deliberations of
the congress. The first session will
be- held ON "Wednesday and the meet.
ing VIII continue through Thursday
and Friday.
Republican state conventions will
be- held next week In number of
states, including Louisiana. Michigan.
Idaho Montana. California, North Da.
kota. Oregon, Washington. Georgia,
Texas and Virginia.
The first state convention OF the
week will be that of the lilly white
republicans Of Louisiana. TO be held
In New Orleans on Monday Dele
gates pledged to Taft will be chosen.
The black and tan" or negro faction
Will also send delegates to Chicago.
but the whites control the situation
aud have thp official sanction OF the
state.
Michigan republicans will hold their
state convention in Grand Rapids on
Tuesday. The state is apparently lin
ed up In the Taft column and there
will probably be no opposition TO his
endorsement The same condition, in
regard To presidential preference, Is
reported to exist in Idaho. which will
hold It's republican state convention
in Wallace next week
THURSDAY will be a field day for the
Taft boomers. The state conventions
of North Dakota, at Minot; Montana.
at Butte; California, at Sacramento,
Oregon, at Portland, and Washington,
at spokane, are all expected to in
struct their delegations for Taft The
Georgia convention, to be held at Ma.
con, viii likely be marked by strug-
gle between the white and negro
factions. A convention of Virginia
negroes will be held In Richmond to
choose anti-Taft delegates, which will
contest for seats In the Chicago con
ventlon with the TAFT delegates al
ready selected.
Texas republicans will get into the
ring on Friday, when the two Oppos.
ing factions will hold state conven-
tlons In different cities. Tho regular
republican organization, which fayors
the nomination of Taft. will meet in
Fort Worth, while the reorganized
faction. composed mainly of negroes,
will hold its state and district conven.
tions in Waco.
The most important democratic
gathering OF the coming week will be
the Minnesota state convention, to be
held in St. Paul on Thursday. II is
considered certain that Governor
Johnson will be indorsed by the con
yention nnd that delegates pledged to
support his candidacy will be sent to
nanvar