Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-05-21
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS,
Ambitions and Prospects of Men
Strutting and Fretting Their
Hour on the Stage.
Especial to THE ARGgs.)

Washington, D. c., May I6.
The South Carolina delegates to be
chosen by the Democratic State con-
vention at CoIum bia next week pro-
baby will be instructed for Bryan.
New jerseys "big four to the Re
publican national convention will be
composed of Governor Fort, United
States Senators Briggs and Kean and
State Assessor David Baird.
A Washington report says that Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley retired,
will be offered the secretaryship of the
navy in case William ). Bryan is
elected President.
Interest in the present State cam
paign in Kansas has been increased by
the report that Governor II och intends
to support Cyrus Deland as his sue
cessor tor the governors chair.
Wyoming Republicans, in conven-
ton at Lander, nominated Frank ".
Mondell for reelection to congress and
ins tructed the delegates to the National
convention to vote for William H. Taft
Some Of the Republican leaders Of
Indiana are authority for the sta tement
that Representative Charles B. Lands,
Of that State, will be put forward a
vice. presidential candidate at Chicago
if the Republican convention nomi-
Inc foC To hn Sc OF do a.
bearer.
The political campaign recently de-
cided upon by the American Fedora
tion OF Labor will be directed from
Chicago. A number of speakers will
be put in the field and it is also con-
templated to pursue a vigorous and
| widespread fight through the medium
OF campaign literature.
Governor Pindell, of Arkansas, has
announced his candidacy for delegate
at-large to the Democratic national
convention from his State in opposi-
tion to Senator JEFF Davis. He says
Senator Clarke, Governor-elect DON
aghey and Secretary of State Ludwig
should be selected as three of the dele
gates, and for the fourth place he wish
es to measure swords with Senator
| Davis.
Tammany Hall is believed to have
slated both w. Bourke Cochran and
Francis Burton Harrison for retire.
ment from Congress at the expiration
of their present terms. State Senator
Thomas F. Grady, who stands high in
the estimation Of Leader Murphy, is
said to be the choice to succeed Cock
ran, while James Frawley, also a
State Senator. will probably succeed
Representative Harrison.
| Governor Edwin Norris, of Montana,
who succeeded Governor James K.
Toole upon the latter's retirement a
short time ago on account of poor
health, will be the unanimous choice
of the Democratic party for renomina-
ton this fall. On the Republican sid e
there will be at least three and possi-
bly, four candidates for the guberna-
torial nomination.
| Roger C. Sullivan, Democratic Ma
| tional committeeman from Illinois,
has chartered an automo bile train
| to convey mum ber of the Illinois del
egates from Chicago to the Denver con-
vention in July next. The train will
have four touring cars, each seating
seven passengers, and a commercial
wagon, the latter to be used as bag
gage coach. The trip will be made by
easy stages.
! Judson Harmon, Democratic nomi-
nee for governor of Ohio, is 81 years
old and native of Cincinnati. He has
been practicing law since 1870 and has
served a number of years on the bench,
in addition to having been attorney
general of the United States for two
| years. He is an ex-president of the
| Ohio Bar Association and a member of
the faculty of the law department of
the University of Cincinnati.