The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-21
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS,

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Of the Sixth Alabama district
Mrs, Alma v, I.afferty, the only
woman member OF the Colorado les
islamre has introduced fifteen bills,
all OF which have passed the House,
In the recent elections in Connecti-
cut the city Of Hartford went license
by an overwhelming majority, great
ly to the surprise and disappointment
OF the prohibitiouists.
Grant h, Dinick, prominent law.
yer and politician OF Oregon City, has
announced himself as a candidate for
the Republican nomination Tor Gov.
ernor Of Oregon in 1910
Friends Of Ex-Governor J, Frank
IIanly Of Indiana say that formal an
nomcement will be made soon Of his
candidacy for United States Senator
against Albert J. Bcveridge, Nj,
Hanly it Is asserted, believes his bat.
tie for temperance viii give him a
good lead.
The Connecticut legislature has
taken action which makes Lieutenant
| Governor Frank b, Weeks acting
governor during Governor Lilley's
illness, Hitherto no provision for
such contingency has existed in
Connecticut.
| Former Vice President Fairbanks
plans to sail from San Francisco on
/ May l6 for a trip of one years dura.
| tion, TO include in his itinery Hawaii,
/ Japan, China. the Philippines, Aus
tralia, Africa and large section Of
| Europe. His family will accompany
+ him,
/ The Republican State convention OF
I Pennsylvania viii meet at Harrisburg
{ June 10. but with quite a reduction in
/ its representation, The number OF
delegates is based upon the vote pol
/ led at the last presidential election,
when there was apparently much less
padding OF the ballot boxes than in
4 1904.
/ Norman r. Mack. chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee, has
completed arrangements for the pub
lication Of a monthly magazine. TO be
known as the National Monthly, and
which will be devoted to the interests
Of the Democratic party in the nation,
I The first number OF the magazine will
make It's appearance under date os
! May |
/ Thomas Rudolph is still practis-
/ ing lawyer and local Judge at the age
/ Of ninety.hve. in Shippensburg, Pa.
He was recently nominated for his
judicial position by the Democrats
and so popular was he that no candid
ate was put up against him by the
Republicans II he finishes his term
he will be ninety nine years old
/ lanes r, Mann, who prevented the
introduction in the House OF Repre-
sentatives Of the petition of Chicago
women for a reduction Of the duties
on leather gloves and cotton hoisery,
has represented the Second Illinois
district in Congress since 1897 and
for several years has been conspicu-
Gus nIllinois politics. He has serv-
ed as chairman Of the Illinois State
Republican convention. and for four
years he was member Of the Chi
cago city council.
There seems to be very general
impression in the inner circles OF
/ Tammany Hall that the organization
should nominate next fall William T,
Jerome for district attorney. Four
years ago Jerome, single handed and
alone. won a reelection to the district
attorneys Office by over 10000 piur-
ality defeating the Tammany, Inde-
pendence League, Republican and So.
cialist candidates. II has been fire.
qucntly said that had Jerome been
/ renominated in zoos at Tammany's
/ hands there would have been no Dem
locratic State convention nominating
Hearst in 1906.
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