Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-06-11
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
Ambitions and Prospects Of Men
Strutting and Fretting Their1
Hour o n the Stage.
Hour ON the Stage.
Especial to the AR4Us.]
Washington, June 9.

Especial to the ARaUs.1
Washington, June 9.
Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch advises the
Jewish women of Chicago to get into
politics.
1t is expected that [. J. Dunn, assis-
tant city attorney of Omaha, will place
William J. Bryan in nomination for
the presidency at the Denver
ton.
Ex-Governor Myron T. Herrick, of
Ohio, and Congressman William B.
as candidate for the United States Sem
ate, and will seek reelection to the
House of Representatives.
John Mitchell, formerly President OF
the United Mine Workers of America,
is being deriously discussed as a pos
sible candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Illinois.
James A. Patten, the ''corn king''o on
the Chicago board of trade, may try
for the Republican nomination for
Congress from the Tenth district of
Illinois. The district is now repre-
scented by Congressman Foss, who has
become a candidate for the seat OF AL
bert J.. Hopkins in the United States
Senate.
George A. Knight, California mem
Der of the Republican National COM
-mittee who seconded the nomination
Of Theodore Roosevelt at the Chicago
convention four years ago., will proba-
bly, De selected to make a speech Sec
onding the nomination of Secretary OF
next week.
It is said that Senator Lodge, who is
slated fer permanent chairman of the
Republican National convention at
Chicago, will also place before the del
egates assembled the name of Cover
nor Curtis Guild, of Massachusetts, as
the Bay States choice tor Secretary
TTaft's running mate on the Republi-
can presidential ticket.
Senator Allison, OF Iowa, in a recent
interview, said:"The issue OF the COM
ing presidential campaign will be
whether the Republicans or the Demo-
Gratis shall revise the tariff. It is GER
tain there will be revision, and I feel
sure that the Republican party will be
chosen to do it,"
Senator Albert J. Hopkins, Of Illi-
nois, is said to be slated for the chair
manship OF the committee on resolu-
tions Of the Republican National con-
vention as a delegate-at-large from
illinois,.
The platform of the coming Repub-
lican National convention is now in
process of construction by close friends
of Secretary Taft and the administra-
ton, and in all probability the draft
in the substantial form in which it
wifi be presented to the convention
for adoption will be ready before the
gathering is called to order next Tues
day.
Arrangements for the Prohibition
National convention to be held next
Ononth at Columbus, Ohio, are rapidly
nearing completion. According to re-
ports to date Georgia, Illinois, Cali
fernia and several other States will
have favorite sons to present to the
convention as candidates for the Pres
idential nomination.
It is reported that Congressman
William H. Mckinley, the manager of
Speaker Cannon's Presidential boom,
may get into the contest for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor of
Illinois. IT the report proves true it
will add interest to the race, in which
Governor Deneen and former Cover
no Yates have so far been the only
contestants.
TAFT RY ACeLAMATI0N.