The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-16
Politics and Politicians

Politics ana FOkatIcl0nS
 The Johnson campaign headquarters | in Chicago have been placed In charSe of Frederick B: Lynch, treasurer or it the | Minnesota State Democratic commit | tee.
 Colonel waring Russell. of Savannah, l Ga, is seeking reelection as county | treasurer of Chatham County at the age of eighty-one years Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley | of Missouri has announced that he will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of that state on account of the condition Of his health.
 The new Taft organization of New York City is planning to turn out m great array at Carnegie Hall on Aprll an address under the auspices of the Civic Forum.
 The Democratic State Executive Com mittee of West Virginia has decided to hold the State Convention in Wheeling on May 2S, to select delegates to the national convention. The state noml- hating convention will be held in Charleston near the end of July.
 
 timate terms with Charles F. Murphy, the leader of that organization, are Of the opinion that Lewis Nixon Is likely to be the next candidate for Mayor or New York City to succeed George B. Mcclellan.
 Thomas E. Conway of Plattsburg is mentioned as proba ble candidate TOT the Democratic Convention for Cover nor of New York next fall. MT. Con way is a law partner of Smith M. Weed and was candidate for Attorney Gen eral in 1898 and 1900.
 Governor Hughes of New York has accepted the invitation of President Roosevelt to attend the conference ot Governors of the United States to be held at the White House next month for the purpose of discussing the con servation of national resources.
 Captain William E. English of India napolis, son of the vice-Presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket with General Hancock in 1880, is a Republi- can candidate for Indiana State Sena- tor Tn 1SS3-5 Captain English served as a Representative in Congress. hav- ing been elected on the Democratic ticket.
 In the recent election in Montgomery, Mo- a young widow. Mrs. Gertrude Barney, was the only candidate elected on the independent ticket, which was nominated by the Republican and the temperance element She defeated her Democratic opponent for collector by eight votes.
 Senator William P. Frye of Maine, who has declared his preference for Secretary Taft as the Republican Presidential candidate. Is one of the leaders of the Senate and has been president pro tenn of that body since 1896. He has been member of the Senate since 1881. in which year he succeeded James G. Blaine.
 John J. Hamilton of Des Moines has announced his candidacy for the Re- publican nomination for Governor of Iowa. MT. Hamilton is an ardent ad- vocate of statewide prohibition and his candidacy will test the question of whether a majority of the members of the Republican party of Iowa are for prohibition or committed to the present system of mulct tax license.
 Congressman James F. Watson, who has been nominated for Governor by the Republicans of Indiana. has repre- sented the Sixth Indiana district in. Congress since 1895. He is a graduate of De Pauw University and a lawyer by profession. Mir. Watson Is tall and slender and Is by nature and training an orator Tn his campaigning he frequently speaks in German, using that language fluently.