The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-09-17

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Itsr1psFtod dat set Chansss
n. Dsps Of New Iok. ui,l reso
psrn,aneaily b Southern cai.fognis AZ
ter Be fstires from tbs senate two
yealp hence
United States senatog Robert 3. Isy-
Iog. % Tenneosss. expresses e. opinion
that Senator CuIberg0n. 81 Tsxss, would
Be- re BEET man for tbs Democratic
Presidential nOminati0H II 1872
Eugene V. Dsba. re q recent meeting
Of Socialists 10 Massachusetts,. ainoune-
"a that &C. would be q candidate for en-
other nomination at the hands 81 his
party b 1912.
Il is stated that the opD0 nents Of Di-
rector p. h. Newell. Of the United
States exclamation service. have united
up0l P. n. Thompson, city engineer Of
Seattle. e. the man whom they VII
urge upon President Taft 10 be named
- hr. NeWelps successor.
Chef Justice D. z. Morgan. Of tie
North Dakota supreme court. q being
mentioned as a possible candidate for
the United States senate 10 succeed
Senator Peter :. MeCumber. whose
term viii expire in 1911.
Congressman William C. Lowering,
who has been one Of the Massachusetts,
representative in congress FOR the past
twelve years. has issued an announce
ment that b will retire from public life
at che expiration Of his present term
Vice ChaneelIor Edwin Robert Walk
or. at present the chancellor C. New
Jersey, q being mentioned as the Dem
Ocratic candidate for governor next
year, 10 succeed Governor Fort, who
was elected by the Republicans IN 1907. /
Joseph ". MeNeql. one Of the plo-
nesrs Of Oklahoma, has announced bis
candidacy Cor the Republican nominal
ton for governor m 1910. He IL the
first OF many prospective candidates 70
the statement that he viii be
In the rsce.
Judge 8. d. Weakley. a former chief
Justice Of the Alabama supreme court
and framsr Of most OF the prohibition
recently passed by the Ala
5ama Legislature, has made fOrnafaB-
louDeement Of HE candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for governor
next year.
Royal z. 'CabeIl, the new United
States commissioner Of internal revenue.
"a now considered the most potent in
iuence IN the Republican party In Vir-
ginia under the present administration.
Great things are expected Of him by his
Virginia friends and Il is confidently
predicted that he viii succeed c. Bas-
'om SlemD. representative IN congress
from the Ninth congregational district,
he only Republican representative from
Virginia in congress. 90 the leader Of
'is party in the State.
The election IN New York City next
viii be the mOst important
,ne IN the country. Il Is the only cleo
ion in which the whole country Is inter
,sted. the outcome Of which seems
doubtful. The only other important
.ontests are IN Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island and Virginia, where governors
IRE h be elected. In the frst the Re-
,uhllcans are expected 70 hold their
iwn. IN the second the Democrats vii
10 their best 10 win their usual on year
'ietory, and In Virginia the Democrats
zee no reason 10 fear that their past re-
ord Of victories win Be reversed.
Among those mentioned as possible
candidates Tor mayor Of New York on
he fusion ticket. 10 make the fight
igaInst Tammany At the coming cleo
ion, are Gustav n. Schwab, Job Hedg-
q. Charles s. Whitman, formerly
udge; Henry L. Stiuson. recently Unit
ed States district attorney; Robert Q. 4
Norris. president Of the Republican
hub: William r. Wilcox. chairman Of
he public service commission: General
rheordors A. Bingham. fnrmer police
commissioner. and Nicholas Murray
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