The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-23
NEWS FORECAST FOR THE
COMING WEEK

Washington, D. c., July 23-POli-
tics as blazing hot rs the weather is
scheduled for the coming week.
State conventions of one or more of
the big political parties will be held
in Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska and Mime
sofa.
The keenest interest is being taken
in the Ohio Republican convention at
Columbus, partly because the presi-
dent of the United States and the
titular head of the party in power,
comes from the state, and partly for
the reason that the republicans are
keenly alive to the desirability OF
defeating the reelection of Governor
Harmon and thereby removing from
the political chessboari one of the
strongest candidates for the demo
cratic presidential nomination two
years hence.
With the convention only few
days Off the republican leaders are
still at loggerheads as to the choice
of a candidate to oppose Harmon for
! the governorship. With half a dozen
names under consideration the ulti-
mate choice is still matter of I'M
certainty.
The Ohio platform, taken in con-
nection with the keynote speech by
Representative Nicholas Longworth
as temporary chairman, will serve as
an index to the campaign to be waged
| throughout the country by the repub-
licans this fall. The platform is ex-
F! pected to contain a ringing endorse
ment of the entire Taft administra-
| ton including the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law.
State conventions of republicans
democrats and populists will be held
/ in Nebraska. Interest centers chief
ly in the democratic convention
which is expected to develop spir-
tied fight over the county option
plank favored by William J. Bryan
A contest for the gubernatorial
nomination, with the possibility thai
| former Governor John Lind may be
drafted to head the ticket against
his expressed wish, will be the fea'
| ture of the democratic convention in
| Minnesota. In Iowa the democratic
convention Will assemble at Ottumwa
to formulate a platform and ratify
the results of the recent primary.
The movement of certain men who
have been prominent in reform move
ment in Pennsylvania to place tick
ct in the field this fall in opposition
| to both the republican and demo
cratic state tickets will come to {
head Wednesday, when a convention
| to nominate an independent state
ticket will meet IN Philadelphia.
In accordance with the provisions
of bill passed at the last session Of
congress a special election will be
held in Hawaii Tuesday, when the
people of the territory will vote fol
or against liquor traffic in the is
lands
President Taft will spend the early
part of the week cruising in ane
around Casco bay on the Maine
coast. He is due back at Beverly or
Thursday. Immediately upon his
return to the summer capital he will
meet and confer with various per
sons in regard to important prob
lens of public interest. The worl
of the tariff commission is one o.
the matters to receive his earlies
attention.
The Graft Investigation commit
tee of the New York legislature
which was appointed as result o
the Aids scandal to show up the &C
tivities of certain state senators ant
asemblymen who have used thei
official positions to fatten thei
bank accounts, will meet Tuesday tt
begin it's inquiry.
The second trial of Lee O'Ne1
Browne, the Illinois legislator
charged with bribery in connection
with the election of William Lori