The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-29

probably any othe rman. He is a mem
Der and leader among the Dutch set
tiers who predominate In the south
western part OF the State. who. natural
ly. might be expected to favor Colonel
Roosevelt on account of his Dutch an
cestry.
William j. Bryan will address the
jefferson club banquet in Des Moines
April g.
West Virginia republicans will meet
In Huntington May Is to name six
delegates at large to the national con-
vention.
The legislatures of nine states have
enacted laws providing for the adop-
tion of the presidential preference pri-
mary system.
Having satisfactorily disposed of the
presidential choice. Missouri demo-
Gratis are turning their attention to the
contest for the governorship.
Indiana, which long was regarded as
one of the pivotal states, is attracting
less attention than uusua1 in the con
| tests of the two parties for the presi-
Dental nominations
Senator La Toilette has made known
his intention TO campaign Nebraska,
Oregon and washington next month
previous to the presidential preference
! primaries in those states.
! The Marquette club, for mere than
quarter of century strong factor in
| republican politics in Chicago has
closed Its doors and has been merged
with the Hamilton club
| Gen. Benjamin r Tracy. who was
secretary of the navy in President Har-
rison's cabinet. has been appointed
chairman of the advisory committee of
/ the eastern branch OF the National Taft
Bureau.
South Carolina. which cast 1868
votes for a republican president in 1908
will have Is delegates at the national
convention. while Connecticut. which
cast 112,s15 votes AT the same time,
will have but IA delegates.
Illinois leads ali the states in liber-
ality in payments of its governors,
overlapping even New York 1t pays
its governors $4,000 year, while
New York. Ohio. California, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey pag $4,000 each.
/ The Nebraska voter who goes to the
polls at the state primary next month
and votes on every constitutional
| amendment and for the necessary can
didates TO fill every position on the
ticket will be obliged to make nearly
| 100 crosses.
Among the United States senator's
who have announced that Governor
| Woodrow Wilson seems to be the
/ strongest democratic candidate III sight
| are Senator Newlands of Nevada SEN
7 ator Hoke Smith of Georgia, Senator
Culberson of Texas, senator 0.Gornan
i of New York, Senator Gore of Okla
homa. and Senator Gardner of Maine.
| Victor Rosewater of Nebraska. who
| has become acting chairman of the re-
| publican national committee. fs a ma
tive of Omaha and is Al years old. He
| began his newspaper career on the
Omaha Bee in 1893, and since 1895 he
has been the editor of that publication.
His entrance into national politics
dates from 1908. when he was elected
as delegate at large to the republican
national convention from Nebraska,
| and since that time he has been the
representative of his state on the re-
/ publican national committee.
Elliott w. Major. attorney general, is
i candidate for the democratic nom
ination for governor of Missouri
/ Madison. wis, has rejected a propos-
al fer the adoption OF the commission
plan of municipal government.
i Thomas Nelson Page, the noted au-
thor. is mentioned for the democratic
nomination for governor of Virginia.
The democratic state committee OF
], Arkansas has turned down a proposal
for. presidential preference primaries in
that state.
Il Leo Cow, candidate for councilman
! in Georgetown, Colo. is said to be the