The Washington herald., 1916-08-25
Political Notes

Chicago, Aug A-Announcing himself
as well satisfied with conditions in the
Middle West, Vance Mccormick, Presi-
dent Wilson's campaign manager. started
back for New York today.
While here, Mccormick held conferences
with leaders in Illinois, Michigan. Indiana,
Minnesota and Iowa, and with Senator
Thomas J. Walsh, Democracy's western
manager.
Chairman A. E. Stephenson. Of the
Michigan State Committee, gave out
statement today prophesying his state
will go overwhelmingly for Wilson this
year. National Committeeman E. G.
Hoffman. of Indiana, gave out similar
statement on behalf of the Hoosier state.
New York. Aug. A.-Chairman Wilcox.
of the Republican National Committee,
today announced that former President
William Howard Taft will stump for
Hughes
Speakers Bureau, has advices from
Battle Creek. Mich. that the presence OF
Col. Roosevelt there on September 80, to
speak for Hughes will be the occasion for
an old fashioned barbecue. and that
special trains will be run to bring people
10 the town to hear the Colonel.
Another Republican speaker in the
Maine campaign will be James R. Gar
field. Of Ohio.
H. G. Hastings. Of Atlanta, was at Re-
publican headquarters today, and said
that in his opinion, Georgia would "go
Republican" and vote for an administra-
ton with backbone"
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. A-Republicans
are daily growing more confident here
that Nyron T. Herrick will be the next
NT.AA .t.1I
oy the Republicans in a statewide pri-
mary, and is running against Senator
Pomerene, present Democratic incumbent.
Mr.. Herrick was formerly Ambassador
to France. and is also an ex-governor of
Ohio. in addition to being a prominent
banker Of Cleveland.
Boston, Mass, Aug A.-Former Gov.
Eugene n. Foss, of Massachusetts,, fall
ed to get enough signatures on his nom
nation papers and his name will not
go on the ballot for the Democratic
nomination for United States Senator
Former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald will
be the candidate against Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, the latter being unopposed
in the Republican primary.
Portland. Ne, Aug. 24-Progressive Ma
tional Committeeman Matthew Hale, Of
Massachusetts. has consented to stump
Maine for President Wilson and will start
his speaking on Saturday night, with
Sherman L Whipple, OF Boston, at a
Democratic rally IN Lewiston.
Lewiston. Me, Aug. 24-Representative
Thomas Hehin, OF Alabama, has been
making effective speeches for the Demo
cratic ticket. He will be Joined next
week by a corps Of his Congressional COL
leagues.
New York. Aug 24-Democratic ma
tional headquarters has mapped out a
coast-to-coast tour for Representative
Pat Harrison, Of Mississippi It is the
most elaborate tour that ony member
Of Congress has yet been given.
New York, Aug. 24-Irvin s. Cobb. It
was announced at Democratic national
headquarters yesterday, will take the
stumb for President Wilson in October.
Y think I can let you have me the last
two weeks in October" Mr. Cobb has
advised Chairman Homer S. Cummings
Of the Speakers Bureau. II you think
the public will stand for me. so long a
time. as two weeks"
Trenton. N. J.. Aug 4-United States
Senator James z. MARITIME filed a petition
today for denomination as the Democratic
candidate. Senator MARITIME requested the
Secretary Of State to print the word
Democrat" opposite his name on the
election ballots. Another candidate,
Frank NJ. McDermott Of Newark. pre-
empted the classification, and the request
was denied. About 5000 signed the petit
tion