Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-21

CIdLlc COIlullllee.
Friends of James G.. Mcguire, who
was an unsuccessful candidate for
governor of California in 1898, are
come a candidate for congress in the
Fourth California district, in oppo-
sition to Julius Kahn.
In the recent city elections in
Texas three women were elected to
important Offices On of them was
elected assessor and collector of taxes
for Palestine, and the two others
were elected members of the board
of education of Dallas.
The campaign is already under
way in Vermont for the election Of
a United States senator by the legis-
lature next October The two most
prominent candidates are Congress
man David ]. Foster and ex-Gover-
nor Carrll S. Page.
The University of Michigan has
the first student Taft republican
club in the country. 1t has been
in existence since April, 1907, and
now boasts of membership of 500
men. representing every state in the
Union.
Friends of John w. Kern. who
was Endorsed by the recent state
| convention in Indiana for the nomi-
nation as vice president, are send
ing letters to democrats throughout
the country urging them to get in
structions for Kern at their state
conventions. He is represented as
close friends of Bryan and certain
, to make favorable impression.
! Judge E. X. Cheadle has an
nounced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for governor
of Montana. He is Spanish war
veteran and well known as a jurist.
Not having been entangled in any
!, way in the copper war. he is regard
ed as particularly strong candi-
date. His home is in Lewistown.
J. E. Swearingen, a blind profess
sor at the South Carolina Institution
for the deaf, dumb and blind, has
announced his candidacy for state
superintendent of education of
South Carolina. Prof. Swearingen is
a nephew of Senator B. r. Tillman
and Is said to bear striking re-
semblance to his uncle.
/ Several score of well-known DEM
ocrats of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland have form
ed the George Gray league to work
for the nomination of Judge Gray
of Delaware for president. The pro-
moters of the league believe that
the four states they represent, with
tn addition of West Virginia, will
vote on the first ballot at the Den
yer convention for Judge Gray.
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will be nominated for president by
the prohibitionists at their national
convention in Columbus next July, Is
one of the leading advocates of pro-
hibition in the South, though a
democrat. For 20 years a member
of the Georgia legislature, he draft
ed the state prohibition law and led
the fight that resulted in the laws
adoption. In 1896 Mr.. Wright was
the populist candidate for governor
Of Georgia.
Richard T. O'Connor, the mana
ger of Gov. Johnson's campaign for
the presidential nomination. is so
years old and a native Of st. Paul.
After attending Notre Dame univer-
sity for a year or two. he began his
career at the age of 16 as collec-
tor for James J. Hill. who was then
in the coal and wood business in st.
Paul. This connection with the
/ great railroad magnate continued
until three years ago, when there
was an open rupture between the
| two over a matter that concerned
both the political and business in
terests of Mr.. Hill. Though active
in politics for number of years,
Mr.. O'Connor has never held any
important office. He is as shrewd in
business as in politics, and his
friopdc estimate hic woalfh NJ q