Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-28
POLITICS AND
70 LIT CT ANS.


Fight candidates are contesting
for the Republican domination Tor
Governor Of Illinois.
Vermont Republicans will meet in
Montpelier April 10 to select dele
gates at large 10 the Chicago con
yention
Governor Kitchin of North Caro-
lima is making a stumping tour oil the
State in his candidacy for the seat of
United states Senator Simmons
Albert n shaw, a wealthy lumber
man Of Bath. has announced that be
viii be- candidate In the Republic
IAN primaries for governor of Maine
Ex-Governor Fort of New Jersey
and United States Senator Clapu Of
MINES sofa are to address a mass
meeting Of Progressive Republicans
of Massachusetts In Pcsion March ..
The campaign In New ;ersey o.
bring about the selection VI Roose-
welt delegates 10 the national con
yention will be opened with a mass
meeting in Newark on the eyen'nc of
March !.
Three candidates are already In
the field for the Republican guhcrna-
toral nomination In Iowa George
Nv. Clarke the present lieutenant
governor. \. y. Prouifoot, a menu
Der Of the State senate. and Perry O.
Holden. until recently a professo' at
the Iowa Agricultural COLLEGE
A brooklyn newspaper says a num-
her OF prominent New York Repub-
leans mainta that James Il Car
field, who was Secretary Of the IN
terror in Rooseyelt's cabinet is jolo-
mel Roosevelt's dark horse rand!-
date for the Republican nomination
for President OF the United States.
4 tentative slate framed fof the
Rochester convention in April names
State Chairman William Barncs. lr.
United States Senator Elihu Eoo:,
William Barri of BROOKLYN and rresi
dent Jacob Gould Schurman of Cor
nell University as the probable mem.
hers OF the Big Four" 10 represent
New York State at the Republican
Irrational convention.
The Swedish-American Republican
League Of Illinois is making elahor-
ate preparations for lis annual meet
ing. which will be combined with
the celebration Of the Nouitor-Ner-
rimac centennial In Chicago on March
,9 The league hopes 10 have presi.
dent Taft speak at the banquet which
will be the chief feature Of the
meeting.
George II Hodges. member of
the Kansas senate and Well known
In politics. has announced his can
didacy for the nomination for cover
nor on the progressive" Democratic
ticket Opposed 20 HODGES for the
nomination will be J y. BILLIARD.
mayor Of Topeka The chief plan g.
Billiards platform Is a rcsubmissior
OF the prohihitory law. in whi.h h,
is opposed by Hodges
| Simultaneous with the withdrawal
Of Congressman Morris Sheppard
from the race 20 succeed Senator
Bailey comes IN, announcement OF
the candidacy Of Cone Johnson for
3ailey's seat Johnson once was a..
torney-general on Texas and has long
been a bitter political foe Of Sena-
tor Railey lie is aligned with the
prohibition element and is known
as an able campaiener.
In the April primaries in Nebra,-
ka all parties will make .heir seler.
ton Of candidates for concrcssmep.
presidential electors. members OF tho
legislature ard governor and other
state Officers In ldditiCn national
committeeman win be selected. dele
gates % the national convention
named and preference vot, takop
for President and Vice President and
one United States senator.