Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-10
POLITICAL POT
BO|Ls MERELY
Much Smoke and Simmer
ing Promised for Week
Just Ahead

Washington. u. C.. Feb. s-Poli-
tics a-plenty Is promised for the
coming week. In fact. the next few
DAYS will be the busiest ones that
the politicians have experienced IN
n long time. The Lincoln Day cele-
brations will be a cause for unusual
activity on the part of the Republi-
can leaders. particularly those Of
oratorlcal ability.
President Taft will 90 TO Newark
20 take part In the Lincoln oelebra-
ton IN that city Monday and in the
evening be Is scheduled to speak in
New York city. The same night At
torney-General Wickersham will adj
dress a Republican banquet in Mil
waukee, Senator Townsend of Michl-
gan will speak in Detroit, Represen-
tative Mccall Of Massachusetts and
several other Republicans of note
will be heard IN Minneapolis, ami
Representative Kinds Of Maine win
be the chief orator at a gathering Of
the clans in Portland, Me,
Secretary OF the Treasury Mac
Neaeh will add 10 the gaiety of the
Republican situation by making a.
speech 10 the Republicans of Mlchi-
gan with What is a Progressive2'
as his topic. Tho speech will DO de-
liyored Tuesday night at the annual
dinner of the Zach Chandler Club at
Lansing.
Another Michigan banquet at
which Republican o%ratory will be on
tap will he that Of the Calhoun Lin
coin Club, at Albion. Governor os-
born will be the chief figure, with
Congressman !. NJ. c. Smith of Mich
igan. c. II. Sloan Of Nebraska and
Frank W. Mondell Of Wyoming as
the other speakers. The personnel
Of the speakers list indicates that
many good words will be spoken for
Theodore Roosevelt before the even
ing Is over.
A Lincoln Day banquet to be given
In 81. Louis by the Association OF
Young Republicans OF Missouri will
have as speakers Governor Deneen
OF Illinois and Governor Hadley of
Missouri.
Governor Tencr OF Pennsylvania,
Ex-Governor litter OF Rhode Island,
Charles NJ Schwab and Congress
man Rowland OF Ohio are scheduled
as speakers at a banquet to he given
by the Lincoln Republican Club OF
Bethlehem, Pa.
Republicans OF the Hoosier state
viii turn their eyes toward New
castle. where n thousand or more OF
the party leaders are expected to
gather for the annual meeting and
banquet Of the Indiana Lincoln
league.
In Colorado. also. the anniversary
OF the birth Of Lincoln promises to
be a banner day for the Republican
patry. Republican leaders OF all fac
tons have been invited TO meet In
Denver on that day for a grand "har-
mony" conference. The State COM
mittee will meet 10 discuss plans for
the State convention. a conference
will he held by the Republican edi.
tors. and the gathering Will close
with n Lincoln BANQUET at which
former Senator Reveridge Of Indiana
Is TO he the star speaker.
Aside from the Lincoln day jubli-
ations the chief event OF the week
on the Republican calendar will be
the State convention ~ Georgia Re-
publicans( which Is 10 meet in At
lanta Wednesday 10 name delegates
70 the national convention at Chi
caro-. Recent reports from the Soutl,
give evidence OF considerable acti-
witty on the part OF Roosevelt adher-
ents in Georgia and II Is reported
that thev will make an effort 10 have
a Roosevelt man elected chairman OF
the State committee. The Taft peo-
pie. however, do not appear worried
over the situation and the general
opin incls that about the best that
tho Roosevelt followers can hope for
IS an uninstructed delegation 10 Chi
caeo. \ solid Taft delegation Is the
prediction 81 the Presidents friends
on the Democratic side. tho most
interesting news OF the week prob
ably will be furnished by Governor
Woodrow Wilson. who will make a
hurried trip to Chicago 10 deliver
one or two addresses on Lincoln day
and - confer with some Of the proni-
inont Democrats In the Wset Also
of interest will be the Democratic
presidential primary In 81. Louis to
select 2t5 delegates 10 the Demo
crate State convention AT Joplin. Thr
joplin convention will determine
whether former Governor Joseph W.
Folk or Speaker Champ Clark shall
have the Missouri endorsement for
President.
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