The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-13

will spend the next two days in New
Hampshire, where Governor Bass is
stirring things up in the interest Of
the Roosevelt candidacy.
T. RS First Campaign Speech.
Oyster Bay, March 13-The first
speech Of Roosevelts campaign will be
made next Wednesday in New York.
His subject will be THE Right of the
People TO Rule"
To Organize for Rc~SeVelt.
Seattle, Wash, March 19.-The
Roosevelt League has completed ar
rangements for the State convention
TO be held here tomorrow, at which
time plans will be discussed for an
aggressive campaign in Washington in
the interest of the Roosevelt candidacy
The league will oppose the regular"
State organization, which has declared
for the denomination of President Taft.
Oklahoma for Teddy.
Guthrie. Okla, March 13.-Unless
the unexpected happens. Theodore
Roosevelt will get his first body blow
in the fight for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination here tomorrow,
when the Republicans of oklahoma will
meet to name ten delegates and ten al
ternates to the national convention at
Chicago. The Roosevelt supporters are
expected to be i'm absolute control Of
the convention. Notwithstanding the
| g., L., ,fsxat ton ha
fought tooth and nail in the interest
of President Taft, The delegates to
the State convention instructed for
Roosevelt outnumber the Taft delegates
nearly two to one. The Roosevelt sup
porters point TO this fact as one of
Ii represents the first chance the peo-
pie have had to schoose between the
two candidates under a primary law
While ready to admit that they have
lost the fight so far as the State con-
vention is concerned. the Taft people
believe they will be able TO capture
some of the district delegates, thus
preventing solid Roosevelt delegation
from Oklahoma.
laFollette Announces Platform.
Madison, wis. March 13.-La Fol-
lette. i'm his campaign platform given
out today, declares his belief in the
initiative. referendum and recall and
direct nominations; government own
ership of express companies; gradual
ed income and inheritance taxes; and
parcels post. He opposes ship subsi-
dy; the Aldrich currency plan; Cana
dian reciprocity: and dollar diploma
cy."
Accompanying his platform, LaFol-
lette makes this statement:
when Roosevelt became president,
the total amount OF stock and bond is
sues of all combinations and trusts,
including railways then in combination,
was only three billion, seven hundred
and eighty-four million When he
turned the country over TO Taft. whom
he selected as his successor, the total
capitalization of trusts and combina-
tions amounted 20 thirty-one billion.
six hundred and seventy-two millions.
Prices were put up TO pay the inter
est and dividends on this fraudulent
capitalization.
Kansas Clarke Territory.
Hutchinson, Kas. Mar. 19.-Nearly
all of the 6l7 delegates who will COM
prise the Democratic state convention
to be held here tomorrow have arrived
i'm the city. The Democrats regard
the outlook for the success of their
party in Kansas this year as unusually
bright and the convention promises to
be an enthusiastic and harmonious
gathering. The work Of the conven-
tion will be confined to the election of
delegates at large to the Baltimore
convention and the selection Of a ma
tional committeeman. The predomin-
ance Of the Clark sentiment Is so mark
ed that II is not believed the Wilson
adherents will attempt seriously to
prevent the Endorsement of the Mis-
sourian. The indications are that the
name of no other aspirant for the
Democratic presidential nomination
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