The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-14

)NSDAT, MARCH 4
National Convention shall every
where Be eleeied ay . primary This
demand has Just been responded 60
By the State OF Massachusetts,.
where the Legislature ID now IL ses-
sion. The Legislature has passed q
legal primary law for the State aad
the Governor has Just signed IL
Therefore. In tha, State. every inci-
Tdual will have q chance TO express
his preference direct.
The Governor OF Illinois has lust
announced that he will call q special
session OF the Legislature OF bis
State TO pass q similar primary Law.
The politicians are watching with
great interest this movement for q
primary in the various States. and
the results viii be watched by the
whole country with the greatest in
terest.
There Is no question about the
great popularity OF Colonel Roosevelt
IN many parts OF the country, but IL
Is safe TO say that the result OF this
contest In the Republican party for
control in the next National Conven-
tion Ii a matter yet in doubt
On the Democratic side the indi-
cations are that Governor Wilson.
who at one time appeared to have the
lead over all other candidates, is not
making much headway: indeed. that
he Is losing ground. During the
past week it is clear that Speaker
Clark has made more headway than
any other candidate in the Demo-
cratic fold.
The Situation i'm Mexico.
The revolution started in Mexico
against the new President, Madero.
is assuming alarming proportions. 1t
seems that there is now more danger
TO American and other foreign citi-
lens and property in Mexico than
there was during the height of the
Madero revolution against the Diaz
government.
The latest announcement Is that
the number of rebel forces that are
marching toward Mexico City are so
alarming that all of the legations
and foreign citizens are not only ap-
pealing to their countries for pro-
lection, but are arming themselves
to make a determined stand, IL law
lessness should break loose in the
capital of that country.
The Situation in China.
Conditions in China seem to be
daily more chaotic. President Yuan,
VIII owas elected President by the AS
sembly of China and recognized by
DR.. Sun, the Provisional President
Immediately after the abdication of
the Manchu-Tartar Emperor, is now
reported to be held prisoner In his
palace by number OF Chinese
troops who are said to elm sympa-
thy with the deposed Emperor.
This condition 1t Is not thought
can long last because the great body
of soldiers who forced the abdication
OF the Emperor and who favor a Re-
public will unquestionably soon
march to the capital and put to route
the soldiers who have imprisoned the
new President.
In the meantime, however, 1t ap-
pears that conditions in that great
country are in q most chaotic condi-
ton.
The Democratic House Playing Pol
iics.
The Democratic House has prac-
tically stopped all effort to formulate
any legislation for the reduction Of
the tariff or legislation Of any other
kind with a view to passing 1t In this
Congress. They know and the coun-
try Knows that there are enough
progressive Or insurgent Republican
Senators in the State who would join
with the Democratic Senators to
make a majority and pass any ration
al statesman-like bill that the Demo
cratic House would prepare.
AS long as the Democratic House
was considering the preparing and
passage of measures with q view to
getting them passed through the
Senate, the Democratic House
could not agree, but when that pro-
gram was dropped and q policy of
bills for campaign capital
that were 50 radical that IL was
known that no Republican, no mat
ter how insurgent or progressive he
was. in the Senate would support the
same, then we have the spectacle of
a Democratic House being unani-
nous in supporting such bills, and
doing it on the ground and assur-
ance that there was no danger OF
them passing.
CHINA'S NEW CONSTITUTION.