The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-28
n. WS FORECAST
FOR THE WEEK
WRIGHT SUCCEEDS TAFT AS WAR
SEcRETARY ~ CABINET
TUESDAY.
D[LtCATtS TO DENVER
viii Commence to Flock Thee asst &
Weet--Several Large Conven
This Week-Gans-
Nelson Fight.

Washington, juno 27-On Tuesday
next Secretary cf War WI / m r. Ia {
the Republican nominee fer prcsi lent
vii give up his place in tn, csb'rct
and will be succeeded by General
Luke L. Wright of Tennessee. Mr..
Taft is already in aaly rece'pt of
numerous invltati rs t. attend Lu1 C
functions aud to speak in various
parts cf the country 1t is understood
that for the timo being he will con
fno his public appearances to thtse
invitations he had accepted before r.
ceiying the president al nominal on
and during the heated term VIII en-
doaycr as far as possible to obtain
rest in preparation for the ren ICus
campaign work to come in the lltc
summer and fall.
The end Of the coming week wi |
sec the Democratic Geleea'es t1rnng
their steps toward Denver In ant 'cira-
ticn cf the national convent on which
meets in that city jury 7th.
The s ella i5t-f abor rarity, com
posed Of the De Lecn social sts will
meet for its national convention n
New York city Thursday AMI a@c1rd-
ing to program will nominate a full
apt-rets Socialist ticket
Republicans will hold state conYon.
tions in Minnesota and Mains for the
nomination Ct candidates fer governor
and Cther state Ulcers. A lively fight
is on in Miane9ota ,or the guberna-
toria nomination. In Maine tNe con-
tests centor around the enforcement
Cf the pr hibiti0n lawr.
Iowa Democrats viii W9et 1T Ftouv
at the recent primaries and to a1opt
a platform In Mon'aua Democratic
state convention will be held for the
selection of delegates to the Denver
convention.
While the people GO eastern Canada
arc busily engaged IN preparations icr
the reception of the Prince of Wales
and the celebration st quebec, theh at
tention of the western rart OF the
country will be centered during the
coming week in the Dominion Exrl7l'
ticn at Calgary. Great plans have
been made for the fair, which W II ar
ford striking evidence of tho ama'in
growth and development Of western
Canada during the past feew yeas,
On the ether side CT TIE At antie
there viii he several events II wfi'h
Americans will be interested. B'th
the United States and Canada will be
represented at the third international
council meeting of Congregational
churches. which is to begin its ses-
sions Tuesday in Edinburgh.
The Lambeth conference. or tie
Pan.Auglican congress of Bishops, viii
begin in London. next Saturday. The
conference, which is one of great I'M
portance in the church world, meets
but once in ten years.
Among the large conventions to be
held in the United States during t g
week the one Ct most Importance VIII
he that of the National Educational
association. which is to begin its ses-
sions Monday in Cleveland. other
ne atings Of interest will be these OF
the Young Peoples Christian Union In
this city and the National German
American Teachers association in
Milwaukee.
The eyes of the sporting world will
turn toward San Francisco next sat
urday. when Joe Cans and Battling
Nelson will meet once more TO cen
test for the lightweight pugil'sic
championship.