The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04
FORECAST
Of Events For The Present
Week

Washington, d. c., June 1.-The Re.
publican National Committee will
meet in Chicago early in the week to
make up the temporary roll of the
national convention. The function of
this body is always important, be-
cause it decides in advance who are
to have seats when the convention
Is called to order. The work Is es-
peciallv important this year, because
at least one-third and possibly one.
half of the delegates will be contest.
cd.
The last of the delegates to the
Republican national convention will
be selected Tuesday. On that day the
six delegates.at-large from Ohio will
be named by the State convention at
Columbia and on the same day South
Dakota will select her ten delegates
by the primary system. The South
Dakota primaries also will embrace
the selection of the Democratic ma.
tional convention delegates, the ex.
preston of preference for United
States senator and the nomination of
State tickets by all parties. The
week will be one of unusual activity
in the Democratic camp. State con-
ventions for the selection OF delegates
to the national convention at Balti-
more will be held in Minnesota, North
Carolina, Louisiana, Idaho, Arkansas
and Nevada.
The Republicans of West Virginia
will hold Statewide primary Tues
day for the nomination of candidates
for governor and other State officers
and the selection of seventeen new
members of the State committee.
The Minnesota Legislature will con.
vene In extra session Tuesday to con.
slider and act upon a Statewide pri
mary act, corrupt practices act and
reappOrtionment.
The battleship Arkansas, the larg.
est completed dreadnought In the
world, will undergo her trials on the
Rockland course, beginning Tuesday.
The elimination trials that will de.
termine the makeup of the Ameri.
can teams in the Olympic games at
Stockholm next month will be held
Saturday. The Eastern tryouts will
take place In the Harvard stadium at
Cambridge and the Western tryouts
at Chicago. On the same day the final
competitions to determine the person.
al Of the Canadian team will be held
in Montreal.
At a meeting to be held in Ottawa
a committee will be organic.
ed to cooperate with the committee
from the United States and Great
Britain In arranging for a celebration
of one hundred years OF peace be.
tween Canada and the United States.
Important conventions of the week
will include the Northwestern Devel-
opmen. Congress at Seattle. the Pres
byterian General Assembly of Canada
at Edmonton, the annual convention
of the American Medical Association
at Atlantic City, the annual convention
Of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crush.
ers' Association at st. Louis, the an.
nual convention OF the International
Association of Factory lnspec.
tors al Washington and the Inierna-
tional convention of Wireless Teleg.
raphy In London.
Other events and happenings that
VIII contribute TO the news OF the
week will be the unyeiling of the Co.
lumbus memorial In Washington, the
graduation exercises of the United
States Naval Academy. the celebra.
tions OF the birthday anniversary OF
Jefferson DAVIS, and the trial of Harry
Is. Thaw's application for his release
from Matteawan asylum on the
grounds that he has recovered his
sanity.