The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-04
in THE FIELD OF POLITICS
CLARK AND WILSON WILL DIVIDE
POLK COUNTY DELEGATES.
Covers Have Been Laid for 400 at the
Jefferson Banquet at the M.
G. Church Tonight.

Des Moines, April Especial: The
SO delegates from Polk county to the
democratic state conventions at Bur.
lington will probably be divided be,
tween Champ Clark and Woodrow
Wilson in the county convention Sat.
urday. Caucuses were held here last
night and with two.thirds of the re.
turns received the indications are that
Wilson has a majority to the county
convention of 20 to 80, although he
may not have power enough to send
an instructed delegation.
William Jennings Bryan will be the
principal speaker at the jefferson day
banquet to be held at the First NJ.
r. church tonight, for which covers
have been laid for 400. This after.
noon Mr.. Bryan will address the stud
ents at Highland Park college. In ad.
dition to Mr.. Bryan John r. Hamilton
of Cedar Rapids, f. G. Dunn of Mas
on City and Frank A. O'Connor of
New Hampton, all candidates for gov.
ernor. will be on the program for
speeches.
An effort is being made by the viii
son and Clark forces to induce Mr..
Bryan to declare for their man, but
it is expected that he will announce
that he will support either If nomi
mated. Bryan's friends in Iowa are
expected to make demonstration and
try to enthuse him to be a candidate
for the presidency.
Lafollette and Wilson Win.
Milwaukee, April 3.-Special: In
the state wide primaries Lafollette
carried the state solidly against Taft
and Wilson has % delegates to four
for Champ Clark.
Results in Iowa.
Des Moines, April 3.-Republicans
of Clay and Hamilton counties yester.
day instructed delegates to the state
and district conventions in favor of
Senator Cummins.
Butler county did not instruct its
delegates. They are said to favor
President Taft.
The Dallas county democratic con-
vention selected an unrestricted del
egation. .s Hr ~.
Chicago City Election.
Chicago, April 3.-Twenty;fiye dem.
Ocratic and eleven republican alder
men were elected and bond issues car.
rying an expenditure of $3.50, 900
were voted in the election here yes
terday.
A bitter factional fight between the
Harrison and Sullivan forces marked
the democratic aldermanic race. The
The Sullivan followers lost, eighteen
OF the victorious SamOcrats being al.
ligned with the Harrison wing. The
Harrison democrats were particularly
interested in eight candidates and six
Of them were elected.
Primary Plan Rejected.
st. Paul. April 3.-The presidential
preference primary plan was turned
down at a meeting of the state re-
publican central committee here yes
terday. On a motion to table a reso'
luton providing for the plan the vote
stood, aye, %; nay, !; not voting, 2.
/ Roosevelt in Illinois.
Chicago, April 3.-Special: Colonel
| Roosevelt will make two days
| speaking tour in Illinois, starting in
special train from here Saturday.
LaFoIIette Pleased.
Washington, d. c., April 3.-Spe-
cal: Senator LaFollette expressed
himself as pleased with the primar-
! les in Wisconsin and says he now
/ has 80 votes, which places him sec
ond in the race. LaFollette leaves
this afternoon for mis- western tour
! throughout Nebraska and to the Pa
cfic coast.