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

Buffalo Is in the filed for both of
the national political conventions.
Senator JEFF Davis, of Arkansas,
win shortly begin an active cam.
paign for reelection
United States Senator Perkins, of
California, was sailor in the days
of his youth.
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. II. Thompson, of Grand Island.
announces that he win be candidate
| for United States seator from Nebras
ka in the democratic primaries next
| year
Forty.six women We're 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 I'M.
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 la,e Senior Thomas 6. 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 We're 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, Cummins
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 OF
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 national
house of representatives.
Republican organizations of Chi.
cago have already started an active
campaign to secure the Republican
national convention of 1912 for their
city.
Judge ]. E. Dodge, of Milwaukee,
for many years justice of the State
supreme court, may be the next Dem
ocratc candidate for governor of Wis.
consin.
According to a statement issued
from the headquarters of the Sosial
list party, thirty-six cities of the Uni
ted States have elected Socialist may
ors since January |.
College students in Ohio will not
longer be permitted to vote in college
towns unless they make oath that
they expect to make their permanent
residence in these towns.
Two avowed candidates are in the
field to succeed Governor Donaghey
OF Arkansas. They are Congressman
Joe 7. Robinson and Attorney Gener-
al Hal Norwaad of Mena.
William J. 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 hold |
their convention - Louisville on July |
II, to name candidates for governor
and other state officers to be voted
for in November.
Both the prohibitionists and anti
are predicting victory
In the special election to be held In
Texas in July, when the people will
vote on the question of statewide
prohibition.
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, now
widely spoken of for the democratic