Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1904 — The Political pot. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Political pot.

Leading Democrats of Pittsburg have started a movement to make D. T. Watson a presidential candidate. Gov. Van Sant is reported to have told intimate friends in St. Paul that he is after the nomination for Vice President. Mayor J. N. Holtzinnn of Indianapolis Is being boomed by the German-Ameri-cans of Indiana, for the Democratic nomination for Vice President. The New York World’s canvass of the Democratic situation shows 816 votes in the St. Louis convention for Parker, 106 for Hearst and 78 doubtfuL Former United States Senator Harris of Kansas is said to have been invited by Judge Parker of New York to take the second place on the Democratic ticket. Mayor Wells of St. Louis announced that he would be personally responsible for any deficiency in the $40,000 pledged to secure the Democratic convention. The fund now totals $26,000. Chicago’s aldermanic election for 1904 brought out one of the largest votes ever polled in the city in an “off-year” election and dealt out surprises in ifiany wards. A total of 230,771 votes were polled for Aldermen. Judge William F. Henriey, the Republican nominee for Mayor at Hartford, Conn., and his whole ticket were elected over the Democratic ticket headed by Ignatius A. Sullivan, who held the office of Mayor for the last two years. Socialists generally met with defeat In the city elections in Montana. Helena elected a Democratic Mnyor, Anaconda four Democratic aud two Republican Aldermen, and Butte five anti-trust-labor, two Democratic and one Socialist Aidermen. The Democrats won in the city election nt Springfield, 111., electing four of the seven Aldermen and enpturing the entire township ticket. As a result the party will retain control of the City Council and also the Couuty Board of Supervisors. The claim tbnt-Hearst has the backing of Tammnny, made to Influence delegates to the Kansas Democratic convention, is denied in a letter received by a prominent gold Democrat of Topeka from New Y'ork, who says that Tammany will stand for Parker. David S. Rose, Democrat, was chosen Mayor of Milwaukee, the rote standing Rose, 23,820; Guy D. Goff, Republican, 17,840; Victor E. Berger, Social Democrat, 16,000. Outside of Mayor Rose’s victory in tho face of great opposition, the success of the Social Democrats in electing nine Aldermen, one-fifth of ths Council, was ths feature. The nine Aldermen elected by the Social Democrats will give them the balance of power in the Council. The voting machines were used for the first time in all but two of the wards and proved an unqualified sue-