The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-24
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. Politics and Politicians.
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Republicans of Rhode island have
renominated Governor Aram J. Po-
thier for third term.
The Republican primary in West
Virginia next June will be the first
ever held in that State for the nomi-
nation of State officers.
Charles w. Fairbanks, former
vice-president of the United States.
is mentioned for the Republican
nomination for governor of Indiana.
LOOMS S. Gull has resigned his
position as register of the land office
at Rapid City to make the race for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor of South Dakota. ~.
According to the plan of Norman
e. Mack, chairman, the Democratic
National Committee will meet in
Washington January to select the
time and place for holding the next
national convention.
John Sharp Williams, formerly
D. mocratic leader of the house and
now. United States senator from Mis-
sissippi, has announced his inten-
ton to support Governor Wilson of
New Jersey for the presidential nom
nation.
Friends of Roger C. Sullivan, Dem
ocratic national committeeman for
Illinois, understand that he intends
to retire from national politics after
the campaign next year, regardless of
whether or not he is victorious over
the Harrison-Hearst faction.
John J. Hopper, who ran for gov
ernor. of New York on the Indepen-
dence League ticket a year ago, is
now candidate for sheriff of New
York county on the anti-Tammany
ticket Endorsed by the Republicans.
the Independence League and other
so-called Independent organizations.
Already there is a movement in
national political circles to have the
main headquarters of the Republican
and Democratic national executive
committees in Chicago during the
presidential campaign of next year.
This was the case in 1896 and 1900
and partly so in 1908. -.
The speechmaking tour soon to be
undertaken by Senator La Toilette in
furtherance of his presidential aspi-
rations will last six or eight. weeks
and will embrace the Dakotas, Min
nesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana.
Michigan, Mississippi and probably
Ohio.
e Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of
Oregon apostle of direct primaries
and president of the National Repub-
licans Progressive League wants the
National Republican Committee
when it issues call for the nation
al convention, to recommend the
holding of presidential preference
primaries in every State of the I'm
ion. Il -..s.. .~s.f
The Peoples Rule League of Am
erica, alarmed over. the possible out
come of the suit pending in the SUI
preme Court of the United States at
lacking the constitutionality of the
initiative and referendum, is appeal.
ing to the attorneys general of all
States directly interested to prepare
briefs in support of the validity of
this theory of government.
The residents of Riverside City, an
incorporated suburb of Muncie, Ind.
have decided to bar politics from
municipal affairs, and at their town
election next month there will be
but one ticket in the field. Though
the Republicans are in the majority
and could control all of the town
offices, they generously divide the
nominations with the Democrats in
about equal proportion.