The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-13
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN
CONVENTIONS TO BE HELD
IN NEW YORK.
MAINE STATE ELECTION
Comes of Monday and All Eyes Will
Ee Turned on That State
Manv Large Conventions
Are Scheduled.

, Washington, Sept 12,-Thc coming
week promises to be well filled wi h
political eyerts cf interest and in
pcrtGnce, During the early part OF
the week public attention will be cen.
itercd on the state or New York
where the Republicans and Democrats
Will both bold their state conventions
for the nomination Of candidates for
governor and other officers. The mul,
Implicitly Of Democratic possibilities
for the goyernorship and the bitter
fight IN the Republican ranks over
tn" proposed denomination of Gov
Iernor Hughes give promise Of live y
| gatherings at Rochester and Saratoga
Springs, where the conventions of
the Democrats and Republicans, re
IspectiyeIy, are to meet,
Maine will be in the limelight Men
day, when the state election will be
! he'll for governor, representatives in
congress and minor officers, TIis
being a presidential year and the eff
forts of the campaign managers to-
make an impressive showing have
been eXerted in assigning speakers
Of national prominence TO lend hairI
all il the Pine Tree state, the re
turns will be scanned with int rest
Arkansas also holds a state election
on Monday, but as the contests were
all settled in the Democratic primary
hell last spring the voting is of a
purely perfunetory Character.
According to present plans Judge
TAFT will remain in Cincinnati dur
ing the week, though he is in receipt
of numerous invitations to speak IN
various cities in Ohio, Indiana and
neiehboring states. Mr.. Bryan is
scheduled to speak on Monday at Bal |
timore on Tuesday in Wilmington, en-
Wednesday in Rochester on Thurs |
day and Friday in New York City; on |
Saturday in Providence. returning to |
spend Sunday in New York City.
OF lesser interest i'm the field of |
politics will be the Republican state
nominating conventions in Montana
ant New Hampshire and the Demo
cratic state convention In Connect
cur. Republicans Of New England are
to unite in holding a monster barbe-
cue next Tuesday at Point of Pines.
near Boston. The governors of sew
erdl states are to attend and speakers
Of national prominence will be heard
IN support of the national ticket.
lrish-American residents of New
forl. and vicinity are preparing
monster welcome for John Redmond
ind Joseph Devlin, members of parlia
nent and leaders in Ireland's struggle
oc independence. when they arrive
m the Oceanic next Wednesday, The
rish leaders will be heard al public
reetings in New York, Philadelphia.
Boston. Chicago and other large
titles.
Large conventions scheduled forl ,
he week include the gatherings of
he National Retail Druggists asso-
iatioE at Atlantic City. the American =
association Of Travelling Passenger "
agents at Seattle, the Brotherhood of g
locomotive Firemcn and Enginemen j
{ Columbus, Ohio. the National In a
usirial Traffic League at St Louis.
he United Brotherhood of Carpenters C
n Joiners at Salt Lake CITY the $
'nited Association Of Joumeymen n
lunbcrs, Gas Filters. Steam Filters C
nd Steam Filters Hlepres at Indian Il
polls. and the Canadian Manufac- II
1rors' Association al Montreal. h