The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-08-26
POLITICAL NEWS.

That California is progressive In its
Republican politics was proved beyond
question when Hiram Johnson, pro-
gressive candidate for governor, swept
the field in the direct primaries, win
ming his party's nomination by j plu-
ra.ity that will border on 5000 when
all returns are in. 1t is believed that
Johnson carried with him to victory
two progressive candidates for con-
gress, William Kent in the Second
district defeating William Mckinlay,
incumbent. and ID. w. Stephens de-
feating James McI.achlan in the Sew
enth.
Representative Nicholas LongwOrth
of Ohio gave out a statement at BeV-
erly, Mass, in which he says he will
never support Speaker Cannon again
and that he does not believe Mr..
Cannon ever can be reelected. The
fact that the statement was given
out Immediately following a confer
ence at the summer White House re-
garding plans for the coming congress
sional campaign is taken as indicating
that President Taft. as we'll as Vice
President Sherman, is ehind the
movement to eliminate Mr.. Cannon.
At a political conference between
Colonel Roosevelt and his close per
sOnal friends a plan of action was
agreed upon which will hold until the
situation shapes itself Tor clearly.
Briefly stated, it is this: Colonel
Roosevelt is to stand aside in the New
York state campaign and let the old
guard" fight its own fight and thus
shoulder all the responsibility for the
conduct and result of the campaign.
He is neither to endorse nor criticise
the Taft administration. He is to
keep out all around If he can.
In the Democratic primaries in Ne
braska Hitchcock defeated Metcalfe,
the Bryan candidate Tor United States
senator, by a decisive mapority, even
CARRYING Metcalfe's home city Of Lin
coin, where the Bryan influence is
greatest. Shallenberger, present gov
ernor. also backed by Bryan, was de-
feated by Mayor Dahlman OF Omaha
for the Democratic nomination for
governor.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's name
was presented for the Office Of tenn
porary chairman of the New York
Republican state convention at the
meeting of the Republican state com
mittee, but his selection for that honor
was lost by a vote of 20 to II. Vice
President James S. Sherman was then
named as temporary chairman Of the
convention by unanimous vote.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean prints an
interview with Joseph G. Cannon,
speaker of the house Of representa-
tives, in which he %denounces the pro-
gressives, says that he will be a can
didate for the speakership OF the next
house and declares hat reports of a
contemplated reorganization of the Re-
publican party originated with pro-
gressives and Democrats.
S%tandpatism thoroughly defeated in
surgency in the Republican primaries
in Nebraska, Burkett, standpatter, for
senator. defeating Whedon, insurgent,
by a three to one vote. Hayward, Sec
rotary of the Republican national COM
mittee, defeated Tobey, insurgent, for
the congressional nomination in the
First district in a walkaway.
Although Samuel Gompers refused
to say whether the American Fedora
ton of Labor would support Robert
Black as an independent candidate for
congress against Congressman John
Dalzell of Pittsburg it is generally
believed that Black will become a can-
didate and will be supported by labor
Theodore Roosevelt denies emphat-
ically that he has sent an ultimatum
to PRESIDENT Taft demanding that the
president break with Vice President
Sherman.