Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-20
NATIONAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
IS NOW WAXING WARM AND
+ HOLDS CENTER.

Washington, Sept. 16-Fresh inter-
est will be added to the national DO
litical campaign during the week by
Gov. Woodrow Wilson'S tour of the
middle west. It will be Governor
Wilson's first visit to that section of
the country since he entered the presi-
Dental race. The itinerary arranged
for him is as follows.
Tri,state fair at Sioux City, Iowa,
Tuesday; democratic mass meetings in
minneapolis and st. Paul Wednesday;
democratic mass meeting in Milwaukee
Thursday; opening of the Ohio demo-
cratic campaign in Columbus Friday;
democratic mass meeting in Pittsburgh
Saturday.
Colonel Roosevelt will leave San
Francisco early Monday morning to
begin his return journey to the east.
After speaking in Los Angles Mon
day night he will travel eastward over
the southern route speaking in several
Of the principal cities of Arizona, New
Mexico and Colorado and devoting
the closing days of the week to Ne
braska and Missouri.
According to an announcement
from his secretary President Taft has
no public engagements that will take
him away from the summer White
House at Beverley during the week.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, will
be the orator of the day at the formal
opening of the republican national
campaign which has been set for next
Saturday at Columbus, o. Governor
Wilson the democratic nominee for
president, will be heard in the same
place the day previous.
Another notable political rally of
the week is to be held Thursday in
Lexington, Ky. The occasion will
mark the opening of the democratic
state campaign in Kentucky and will
have as speakers Senator Kern of In
diana, Senator Gore of Oklahoma and
Speaker Champ Clark.
Primaries will be held in New York
state on Tuesday for the selection of
delegates to the state conventions. It
will be the first time in New York
that the primaries have been held un.
der the direct nominations system.
The first state wide primary election
in Minnesota will be held Tuesday,
when the voters of tall parties will ex-
press their choice for candidates for
United States senator, representatives
In congress and governor and other
state officers. The candidates for the
various places on the ticket are not
very numerous. The largest field is
the candidates for governor, with six
republicans, two democrats and three
candidates Of the minor parties in the
ring. Much interest centers in the
hight to defeat Governor Eberhart.
republican, for denomination.
The governor men will begin the TAX
ing OF evidence in Chicago Monday
against the International Harvester
company which is charged in dis
solution suit filed last May with vio-
lating the Sherman antitrust law,
Civil war veterans throughout the
country will old numerous reunions
on Tuesday in observance of the semi
centennial anniversary of the battle of
Antietam, one of the most mem orable
battles Of the war.
The banquet to be given in St. Paul
Monday i: compliment to James J.
Hill, the great railroad builder and
executive is expected to bring togeth.
er large number of men prominently
Identified with the early development
OF the northwest. The banquet will
be in celebration Of Mr.. Hills 18th
birthday anniversary.
The attention Of all persons inter
ested in automobile speed contest will
be centered during the week on Mil.
yankee, where the great race for the
Vanderbilt cup and several other con-
tests Of Importance are scheduled to
take place.
The leading nations Of the world, in.
Guiding the United Stats will be re-
presented at the annual meeting of the
Interparliamentary union which is to
begin its sessions wednesday in the
city Of Geneva Switzerland.