Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-06-26
NEWS AND VIEWS
Of POLITICIANS
Many Democrats Desire TO
See Ex-GoV. Glenn
Elected Senator
LIVELY DEBATES ON GRAFT
Senator Raynsr VIII Be Compelled
To Expend $l7,s0O To Be
Reelected.

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Supreme Court Justice William j.
Gaynor is now talked of as a candi-
date for mayor of New York this fall.
Acknowledgement Wickersham has
accepted an invitation to address the
Kentucky Bar Association at Paducah
next month.
Many leading Democrats in the
South would like to see Ex-Governor
Robert B. Glenn, of North Carolina,
nominated for Vice-President in 1912.
1t is said that Ex-Governor Bailey,
of Kansas, may decide to enter the
Republican congressional race in the
First Kansas district in opposition to
Congressman Anthony, who will be
candidate for reelection.
Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama, who
was Secretary of the Navy under
President Cleveland, has been selected
to act as one of the arbiters in the
S0LL40IlH1l1 Ol Lie SIT1hO
between the Georgia Railroad and its
firemen.
Some lively debates are anticipated
in the Washington legislature, which
meets in extraordinary session this
week to consider the situation aris-
Ing from the alleged mismanagement
of tato
government.
Virginia Republicans, when they
meet in convention at Newport News
next month, purpose to adopt plat
form along lines Of reform never be-
fore known in their state. Local op-
tion, tax reform and a decrease in
public expenditures are some of the
planks to be inserted.
Under the provisions of the new
primary law in Maryland it will cost
United States Senator Isidor Raynel
of that state SIT 900 to be reelected
he probably will be unopposed. He
will be required to pay for the print
ing of the ballots and all other ex
penses of the senatorial primary.
Richard Metcalfe, editor of William
J. Bryan's paper, 'The Commoner," i
authority for the statement that MI
Bryan will be candidate for tn
United States Senate to succeed Ell
mer J. Burkett, Republican, who's
term expires March 3, 1911. Demo
cratic party leaders ia Nebraska ar
already predicting the election Of Nj
Bryan.
: The court has decided that the cit
of New York shall pay Mayor McClel
lan's bill of personal expenses incur
red in the mayoralty recount figh
forced upon him by William
Hearst. The order OF the court call
for the reimbursement to the mayo
of $4,000, the major portion of whic
is for counsel fees.
One of the familiar figures arouI
the Capitol in Washington is Henry
Worthington, who was the first re
resentative sent to Congress from N
vada. Mr.. Worthington served in tt
House during the Civil War and WI
eone of the pallbearers at the funer
of President Lincoln. He is now we
past eighty years of age.
Democrats of Ohio are planning
lovefeast in Columbus early in Jul
when efforts will be undertaken
further Governor Harmon's interes
as a Presidential possibility in 10
Among those who will be invited
attend are Governor Johnson, of Mi
nesota; Governor Marshall, of Ind
ma; Representative Champ Clark, a
Judge Alton B. Parker, of New Yorl
Democrats of Minnesota will be {
liged to cast about for a candidate
governor in 1911. Governor Johns
has positively announced that he v
not again be a candidate for the Off
He has been elected three times
succession, twice in Presidential yea
when the State was hopelessly Rep
sican on the national ticket.
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