The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-31
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Z POLITICS AND 4
SOME POLITICIANS /
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Maine and Kansas are the two old

Maine and Kansas are the two old
est prohibition states in the union.
California has adopted the initia-
tive. referendum and recall for al
municipalities.
Mrs. Leona Brown, Seattle
suiflagette. is a candidate for ap.
pointment as judge OF the Washing.
ton supreme court.
According 10 report Col. William
r. Cody ("Buffalo Bill'') would like
to be one Of the first United States
senator's from Arizona.
Cambridge, Mass, the seat of liar
yard university, Is in complete con.
troll Of the democrats for the hrs,
time in its history.
II is said Senator Bourne. OF Ore
gon. head OF the Progressive Repub
lican league. will launch a boom foi
Senator La Toilette for presid,at al
banquet TO be given In Boston. OF
March 80.
Kansas now has law prohibiting
the publication OF unsigned articles
in newspapers and also prohibitins
the insertion Of articles which tend II
Injure any candidate for public Office
The New Hampshire legislature
already the largest representative
body OF us kind in the W. I'D. vii
be increased by seven members d
the neat session as result Of tn
recent census, making a total o.
over 200
The stale campaign in Oregon
early next year viii include. for tbs
ffsf time in the history 81 the United
States, tho expression u popular
choice By the voters Of q state tol
candidates fOr president and vice
president
A unique political organization
one Of whose principles II that IL.
members are not TO seek polstiea
Office. has been formed ia San Fran
cisco. It's object - 10 promote SOUND
municipal government BY the seiee
ton 81 nOn-paTtisaB candidates.
state branches Of the National Pro
gresslve Republican league have beef
organized In Michigan. Nebraska
Minnesota. South Dakota, NOrti
Dakota and Washington. while sim
liar leagues are forming III M0ntans
and some of the other Western states
Winfield A. Huppuch. 1T prcsenl
chairman 81 the New York STATE
democratic committee. but Who prob
abiy viii resign soon because Of BIZ
appointment as public service com
missioner. was az one time a papeI
hanger In Buffalo ,Of late years HI
has been in partnership with Gov
ernor Dix IN the business IL manu-
featuring wall paper and wood pulp
Ailse pomerenc, the new Iniiet
States senator from Ohio. II i5 year
old and man of Puritan habits
abhUring tobacco, intoxicating llunOri
ard profanity he IL d successful
lawyer ard Is said by bis associates
81 the Ohio bar 70 be- an exceedingly
skilled debater and also an orator o
i glVHaeuees
i Though no incumbent Of ihi
speakorship has ever been nominated
for president since the national con
yeniion system was introduced, hey
eral former speakers have receives
nominations for the Office Of chic
executive * The nation. Among then
we're Henry Clay III 1884. James X
Poll II the same year, John Boll Il
! 1860, and James q. Blaine III 1881
BIT 10 aspirant for the prosldene-
has made much Roadway while IlIin,
The speakers Office. Speakers samue
J Randall, John q. Carlisle an,
Thomas -. Reed sil failed 10 deYelo,
substantial strength as presidential
candidates. although their distinction
IS party leaders was unquesfIoned.