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.
Washington, D. c., May
Especial to THE ARGUs.l

Washington, D. c., May l6.
The contest between Hoke Smith and
Joseph Brown for the gubernatorial
nomination is giving the people of
Georgia something to talk about.
After all the other political parties
have met, the Independence League
will hold its national convention in
Chicago late in July to decide what
presidential campaign.
Tbe Prohibition convention to be
held in Columbus in July will be the
ninth national convention to be held
by that party The first convention
of the party met in Columbus in 8
and nominated James Black of Penn
syIvanja for President and John Rus
sell, of Michigan, for Vice-President.
Tile people OF Roswell, Ga the home
of President R~oosevelt's mother, want
the president for a third term. They
have petitioned the National Republl-
can convention to nominate Roosevelt
and the people throughout Georgia are
asked to sign the petition.
Friends of Daniel w. LAWYER. who
was recently elected mayor of st. Paul,
are seeking higher political honors for
him. A movement has been started TO
make him the Democratic candidate
for governor of Minnesota the coming
fall. His friends believe he could be
elected to succeed Governor Johnson.
Though Governor Joseph T. Folk. Of
| Missouri, has repeatedly expressed a
desire to remain out of National poll
ties tor the present, he is now being
discussed IN some quarters as a posi-
BILE compromise candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the presidency
! at the coming Denver convention.
Locke Craig appears now to be the
! man who will most likely succeed Gov
ernor Glenn in the g~ubernatorial office
of North Carolina. Next in the run
ming is William w. kitchin, who has
served six consecutive terms III Con
S'OSS oo SSSAA $500
district of North Carolina.
Idaho Democrats believe a victory is
in store for the party in their State
this year. AS a result of the general
feeling of confidence an unusual inteI-
est is manifested in the campaign and
many men OF high standing have ex-
pressed their Willingness to try for
office on the Democratic ticket.
Things politically are livening up III
Illinois in anticipation of the general
primary next August. Governor Den
fight it out for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor. On b Demo
cratic side there are half a dozen aspi-
rants tor the nomination, Chicago
alone furnishing three.
1t is said that the reason why Chair.
man w. j. Corners and Leader Chas
F. Murphy worked SO hard to ge
prominent bankers and business me1
on the New York delegation to Denver
w as to have those men at the nationa
convention to explain to the delegates
from other States that the great bus
mess and financial interests Of New
York do not want Bryan as a candi
date for President in a year wher
there is a good chance for the Demo
cratic party to win the national cleo
ton with the right kind of a candidat
and platform.
Representative Winfield S.. Ham
mond of the Second Minnesota district
who has been selected to make tn
speech nominating Governor JOIN A
johnson for the Presidency before tn
Democratic national a
Denver, is known in Minnesota a
Johnson's political mascot" MI
Hammond is the man who defeate
James T. McCleary, one of the Repuk
Iican eader OF the House, during hi
] service in hat body. He nominate
Mr.. Johnson for the governorship fo
both of his terms, and each time John
| son carried a normally RepubIica
State.