Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-23
illinois and Rhode Island Republicans
Gather Same Day.
AIDRrcH BILL IN CONGRESS
senate Expected to vot, Measure
and Sand it ~
7AFT SPEAKS IN !
Becrstary of War q Sss
Ambassador win Addrt g.
at Trentons-Mr. Br, -.
AIso Invited.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-six state con-
ientions, three republican and three dem
,crahc, will be important factors in this
weeks news events, as in each instance
delegates to the national conventions Of
he parties will be named. on Wednesday
indiana democrats win meet in state con-
yention at Indianapois North Dakota DEM
ocrats will meet at Grand Forks and Ten
nessee republicans will gather at Nash
willie. On Thursday Illinois republicans will
meet in Springfield; Rhode Island repub-
llcans will meet at Providence and Iowa
democrats will hold state convention at
Cedar Rapids.
The death of Senator Bryan of Florida
with cause an Interruption of the proceed
ings in the United States senate on Mon
day, which will serve to further delay
vote on the Aldrich emergency currency
bill.
The senate will Immediately adjourn after
convening on Monday, as is customary on
the announcement of the deeease of a MEM
ber. and the house of representatives will
probably adjourn at a somewhat earlier
time than usual.
Vote ON Aldrich Rtll.
The scante has no program for the week
beyond getting through the Aldrch bill,
and Senator AIdrich announces his confi-
dence in obtaining vote very soon after
the conclusion of Senator La Follette's
speech. Mr. Aldrich is very hopeful of get
ting an agreement to begin voting very
soon after Mr.. La Toilette concludes. pos
sibly ON Wednesday. II he does not sue
ceed, Mr. Aldrich will ask the senate to
keep the bill before II continually until the
measure is disposed of. The bill will be
sent to the house Of representatives as soon
as II Is passed. When 1t reaches that body
there will be an effort to have it substi-
tuted for the Fowler bill. and there will
probably ensue the most notable parlia-
mentary struggle of the session.
After giving Monday to business pertain
ing to the District of Columbia. the house
will take up the agricultural appropriation
BILL which will be followed by the bill MAX
ing appropriation for the District OF CO.
lumbia. There are several features OF the
agricultural bill that are calculated to
arouse debate and It probably will be be-
fore the house the greater part of the
week.
The house submarine inquiry commit
tee will resume its work on Thursday
and the senate committee on naval af-
fairs will give Mr.. Reuterdahl hearing
during the week If he appears.
Taft Speaks I'm New Je==ax.
Secretary William II. Taft and Baron
Takahira, the Japanese ambassador, YIN
address the New Jersey legislature at
Trenton Wednesday evening and later
will speak before the Trenton Chamber
of Commerce. William ]. Bryan has been
invited TO attend the Chamber of Com
meree dinner. but his presence is not as
sured. Mr.. Bryan expects to deliver ad-
dresses in Washington Thursday; Pitts
burg, Friday, and Parkersburg, W. Va,
on Saturday.
The scale committee of the United Mine
Workers of America has issued an in
vitation TO the operators of Illinois. In
diana Ohio and western PENNSYLVANIA to.
meet with the miners of the central COM
petitve field, consisting Of those dis
triets. at indianapolis Tuesday to consider
q wage scale.
The American torpedo boat flotilIa win
sail from Panama this week on its jour
ney northward TO Join the battleship
ueet at Magdalena bay. It's first port
81 call VIII be at Acapulco, Mexico
The intercollegiate base ball season
opens during this week with games at
Prinoeton and New Haven. The Tigers
vii play the New York university and
Yale win cross bats with Manhattan col
lege' Cornell viii play Annapolis an
Annapolis on Saturday.
Iowa Democrats TOR Bryan.
DAs MONIES, Ia, March 22.-supporters
OF WI. Bryan today expressed confidence
In their ability to control the democratic
state convention, which will meet next
Thursday AZ Cedar Rapids for the purpose
OF selecting four delegates-at-iarge to the
democratic national convention. Thev sav
that the delegates-at-large win he IN
structed to vote for Mr.. Bryan. and that
In All probability the Nebraska Democratic
platform, in substance, win be adopteS
The friends OF Mr. Bryan said tonight
That they expect a contest for delegates In
some Of the congressional districts.
Among the names most prominently mem
TONED for delegates-at-large are:
jerry B. Sullivan. Claude r. Porter Mar
Tin J. Wade. James B. Weaver and Daniel
Hamilton. Claude r. Porter will be tenn
p9rary chairman and John Denison perma-
l(ht chairman.
CHICAGO, March 22.--The Illinois repub-
aean state convention win meet in sprinR.
neld on Thursday 70 select four DELEGATES
Rt7large to the national convention. No
other business Is slated to be transacted.
united states Marshal Charles P. Hitch
. Paris Ill. and Frank c. Eckhart OF
roscoia are being considered for the offiee
Of chairman OF the convention. Friends
Of Speaker Joseph G, Cannon. following the
endorsement yesterday OF Cannon for the
presidency hy his home district. the Eieh-
seenth, at Danyille. were confident tonight
OF his ability 70 control the organization.
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