The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-06-15
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS

the national political conventions.
Senator jeff Davis, of Arkansas,
will shortly begin an active cam,
paign for reelection
United States Senator Perkins, of
California, was sailor in the days
of his youth. .f
Isaac R. Sherwood, of the Ninth
Ohio district, is now the oldest mem
Der of the house of representatives
in point of years. .- .."
The University of Virginia has as
many graduates in the present United
States senate as Yale and Harvard
universities together.
W. H. Thompson, of Grand Island,
announces that he will be candidate
for United States seator from Nebras'
ka in the democratic primaries next
year.
Forty-siX women were chosen as
county superintendent of public
schools in Iowa at the last election,
which is believed to be the largest
number in any Of the states.
Arthur p. German, Jr., son of the
late United States Senator Arthur P.
German, has given his friends to un-
derstand that hewill be a candidate
for the Democratic gubernatorial nom
nation in Maryland this summer.
United States Senator Bradley Of
Kentucky, who is acknowledged to be
one of the ablest lawyers of the Blue
Grass state, never attended college,
but was licensed to practice law by
the legislature Of this state.
Stephen Brundidge, who represent
ed the Sixth Arkansas district in Con-
gress for a number OIL years, is plan
ming a hard fight to capture the seat
OF United States Senator jeff Davis
The senatorial primary will be held
next March.
| Political friends of William r.
Hearst in New York City appear
unanimous in the belief that Mr..
Hearst will make every endeavor to
be chosen a delegate from New York
to the Democratic national convention
of next year.
Leading Republicans of Missouri
are hopeful that the national conVen'
ton of their party in 1912 may be
held in st. Louis. They believe that
if it is held there Governor Hadley is
likely to be named for Vice President
Tioga Lodge, the former home OF
the laie Senior Thomas e. Plat, at
Cromwell Lake, New York, has been
sold to the Congregation Of the Re
ligious of Jesus and Mary, an order
of Catholic Sisters. The property
which embraces % acres of land, will
be used for a convent and training
school.
Twenty-Five members of the present
United States senate were governors
of their respective states before be
ing sent to Washington. They are
Cullom of Illinois, Cumberson of Tex
as, Mclean of Connecticut, Foster OF
Louisiana, Taylor of Tennessee
Smith of Maryland, Dillinghom of Yer
mont, Nelson of Minnesota, Cummini
of Iowa, Stone of Missouri, Page OF
Vermont, Chamberlain of Oregon
Wetmore of Rhode Island, Bradley OF
Kentucky, Crawford of South Dakota
La Toilette of Wisconsin, Warren o.
Wyoming, Johnston of Alabama
Clark of Arkansas, Davis of Arkansas
Perkins of California and Terrell Of
Georgia.
William Francis Murray, of the
Ninth Massachusetts district, is the
youngest member of the nationa
house of representatives.
Republican organizations of Chi
cago have already started an active
campaign to secure the Republican
national convention of 1912 for thei
city.
Judge ]. E. Dodge, of Milwaukee
for many years a justice of the STATE
supreme court, may be the next Dem
ocratic candidate for governor of Wis
consn.
| According to statement ISSUED
from the headquarters of the Sosial
list party, thirty-six cities of the Uni
ted States have elected Socialist may
or3 since January |.
College students in Ohio will no
longer be permitted to vote in college
towns unless they make oath tina
they expect to make their permanent
residence in these towns.
Two avowed candidates are in thu
field to succeed Governor Donaghey
of Arkansas. They are Congressman
Joe T. Robinson and Attorney Gener
al Hal Norwaad of Mena.
William ]. Bryan and Alton B. Park
ker are slated to deliver the LEADING
addresses at the big Northwestern
Democratic banquet to be held in st
Paul on June !.
|. Republicans of Kentucky will holt
their convention ~ Louisville on Jul,
| II, to name candidates for governor
and other state officers to be voted
for in November.
Both the prohibitionists and anti
prohibtionists are predicting victor!
in the special election to be held il
Texas in July, when the people will
vote on the question of statewide
prohibition. g..
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, nov
widely spoken of for the democratic
, presidential nominee In 1912, durint