The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-26
Politics end Poiiticians

Governor Campbell much to the sur prise of the railroad interests of Texas, recommended in his message to the Legislature that a law be passed re- ducing the passenger fare to cents 4 mile.
 Senator Alfred B. Kittredge of South Dakota. wbo is close personal friend or Presfdsnt-elect Taft, and one of the first to urge him to become a candidate for the presidential nomination., may be the next Secretary of the Interior. The Secretaries of State. It has been discovered, have generally had names Smith, cass, Clay. Black. Fish and Biaine. The name of the next Secre- tary. Mr. Knox. complies with the rule.
 In 1904 the total vote of Tom wat : son. Populist candidate for President. was if1,257, while in 1908 the total vote or watson, still running, was SS.sIi. years of over so,000 votes.
 Representative Charles s. Landls. of Indiana has told friends that he would not sccept the position of Public Print nounces that when his term expires March {. he is going to live on his
 It Is proposed in Texas that the State buy the valuable historical documents. correspondence and papers of the late John H. Reagan, one of the. great pub lie men of the Lone Star State: These papers form valuable historical H. brary which Is now the property of Mrs Reagan. at her home. Fort Hous- ton, near Palestine. |
 When Robert B. Glenn retired from the Governorship of North Carolina re- gently he was presented by the Wo- mems Christian Temperance Union with 8 splendid silver service as to- ken of appreciation on the part of the organization of the great work Cover nor Glenn did in bringing about State- wide prohibition in North Carolina.
 Tn 1904 the total vote of Eugene V. Debs, Socialist, for President, was 3S6,- s55. and in 1908, Debs still running, of 6f.400. During the latter campaign # was confidently predicted by the 100000 to 100000 votes in the nation. In the next Congress. the Sixty first. there will be sixty Republican Senators and thrty-two Democrats gain of one Democrat (from Indiana). and 21S bers of ths House aaa n of ReprsaentstIvss s one seat being vacant--a gain of five Democrats. In the present Congress there are sixty-one Republican Sena-
 
 Republican and 16S Democratic mem bers of the House. &
 w Cameron Forbes. who Is slated as the next Governor of the Philippines. is a Massachusetts man. a graduate of Harvard, A grandson of Ralph. Waldo Emerson, and 6 millionaire. For the past four years he has been a member of the Philippine Commission. Before that he was engaged in business and was closely identified with the develop ment of electric light and power com panies in many cities of the West and South.-
 The Presidential vote in 1908 in the following States was larger Athan in 1904. round figures being given: Ar kansas, s5000: California, 56,0o0; Colo rado, 10000; Delaware, 5000; Florida, 10000; Georgia, 1000; Idaho, 24,000; Illinois, 7e,000; Indiana, 3s,O00: Kansas, 52,000: Kentucky. 56, 6,0o8; Louisiana, 23,- 900; Maine, 5000; Maryland, 11,000; Massachusetts, l2.ooo: Michigan, 2I,- 0s6; Montana, S.o00; Nebraska. 42.o06; New Jersey. a3,oO0; New York. 20O0O North Dakota, 23,0OO; Ohio, 1l70O0; oregon ao,oo0; Rhode Island. 5000; South Carolina, 10000; South Dakota, 13,000; Tennessee. 15,000; Texas, 5S.000; Utah, 7,000 Virginia. 1000; Washing ton, 5000; West Virginia 19,000; Wis consin. 11,000; wyoming, 1000.