The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-09
c. 0. P. LEADERS
FACE BUSY WEEK
Lincoln Day Celebrations and
State Conventions Cause
Much Activity
TWO BANQUETS in MICHIGAN
Townsend, MacVeagh and Osborn
Principal Speakers
Woodrow Wilson TO Visit Chicago ans
Will Confer With Democratic
Leaders of West.

Washington, ID. G.. Feb. 0.-Politics
a-plenty is promised for the cominl
week. In fact. the next few days viii
be the busiest ones that the politician,
have experienced in II long time. Tn,
Lincoln Day celebrations will be a
cause for unusual activity on the par
Of the Republican leaders. particularly
those of oratorical ability
President Taft will go TO Newark
to take part in the Lincoln celebra-
tion in that city Monday and In the
evening he is scheduled to speak in
New York city. The same night At
torney-General Wickersham will adj
1ress a Republican banquet in Mil
waukee. Senator Townsend Of Michi-
gan will speak in Detroit, Represen~
tative Mccall of Massachusetts and
several other Republicans of note will
De heard in Minneapolis, and Repre-
sentative Kinds OF Maine will be the
chief orator at u gathering of the
clans In Portland. Me-
Al Detroit and Albion.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh will add to the gaiety of the
Republican situation by making a
speech to the Republicans of Michi-
gan with What Is a Progressive"
rs his topic. The speech will be de-
,ivered Tuesday night at the annual
dinner of the Zach Chandler club at
Lansing.
Another Michigan banquet at which
Republican oratory will be on tap will
be that of the Calhoun Lincoln club at
Albion. Governor Osborn will be the
chief figure, with Congressman j. NJ.
.. Smith 81 Michigan, G. H. Sloan OF
Nebraska and Frank w. Mondell OF
Wyoming as the other speakers. The
of the speakers list indi-
Gates that many good words will be
spoken for Theodore Roosevelt before
the evening is over.
A Lincoln Day banquet to be given
IN St. Louis by the Association of
Young Republicans of Missouri will
have as speakers Governor Deneen Of
illinois and Governor Hadley of Mis-
souri,
Other C. o. p. Activities.
Governor Tener of Pennsylvania. ex-
Governor Utter Of Rhode Island,
Charles NJ. Schwab and Congressman
Howland of Ohio are scheduled as
speakers at banquet to be given by
he Lincoln Republican club of Beth
,ehem. Pa.
Republicans of the Hoosier State
will turn their eyes toward Newcastle,
where a thousand or more Of the party
leaders are expected TO gather for the
lnnual meeting and banquet Of the |
Indiana Lincoln league.
In Colorado, also, the anniversary |
If the birth of Lincoln promises TO be i
4 banner day for the Republican party |
Republican leaders Of all factions have
Deen invited to meet i'm Denver on that
lay for grand harmony confer
,ncc The State committee will meet
% discuss plans for the State conven-
ion. n conference will be held by the
Republican editors, and the gathering
Will close with Lincoln banquet at
which former Senator Beveridge of In
Llama is to be the star speaker.
Georgia Republicans.
Aside from tho Lincoln day jubila-
ions the chief event of the week on
he Republican calendar will be the !
State convention of Georgia Republi-
ans. which is To meet i'm Atlanta
Wednesday to name delegates To the
rational convention at Chicago. Re
ent reports from the South give evil
lence of considerable activity on the
,art of Roosevelt adherents in Georgia,
md II is reported that they will make
IN effort to have a Roosevelt man
elected chairman of the State COM
nittee. The Taft people. however,
10 not appear worried over the situa-
ion and the general opinion is that
bout the best that the Roosevelt fol-
overs can hope for is an uninstructed
delegation TO Chicago. \ s)lid Taft
delegation is the prediction OF the
Presidents friends.
on the Democratic side. the most
interesting news of the week probably
viii be furnished by Governor Wood
OW WILSON, VINO VIII ntthc "a huIIi'u
rip TO Chicago to deliver one or two
ddresses on Lincoln Day and to con-
er with some of the prominent Demo-
rats In the West. Also of interest will
'e the Democratic presidential prim-
ry in st. Louis to elect ZIG delegates
o the Democratic State convention at
opln. The Joplin convention will
etermine whether former Governor
oseph w. Folk or Speaker Champ
lark shall have the Missouri endorse +,
lent for President.
Big Pow Wow at Capital.
Washington, ID. c.. Feb. s.--The ar
completed for the annual
anquet OF the League of Republican
'tate clubs at the New willard Ho-
el tomorrow night give promise OF