Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1904 — The Political Pot. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Political Pot.

The Georgia delegation to the Democratic national convention is instructed for Judge Parker under the unit rule. Senator Charles W. Fairbanks is slated as President Roosevelt’s running mate, according to several Republican leaders. Former President Cleveland announces that Judge Parker is the only logical candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. It is said that Postmaster General Henry C. Payne ardently desires the post of chairman of the Republican naticnal committee. President Roosevelt informed a delegation of La Follette men, who called to explain their version of the factional fight in Wisconsin, that he would not’Tae drawn into any partisan row in the State. Hearst men bolted the convention of the Second Maine Congressional District at Auburn, and two sets of delegates to the national convention were elected and two candidates for Congress nominated. A mass convention of the People’s party of Illinois was held in Springfield and delegates were selected to attend the national convention of the party. Resolutions were adopted indorsing previous ( acts of the national committee seeking a reunion, and an address was issued to voters, setting forth the platform of the party and appealing to all of the faith to make this year a turning point in American history. The Nebraska State convention put Mr. Bryan at the head of the delegation to the national convention. There were 1,065 delegates on the floor, and of these 1,056 were heart and soul for Bryan and the other nine never were heard from. The platform reaffirms the principles act forth in the national Democratic platform of 1900. Tbe-vejled hit at the reorganizers in the words "Democracy has nothing to gain by ambiguity and nothing to fear from light” was received enthusiastically. The Wyoming Democratic State convention unanimously instructed its delegates to the St? Louis convention for Hearst and adopted resolutions strongly indorsing his candidacy. Former Gov. Black of New York, former Secretary of War Root and Senator Lodge held a conference at Washington, at which it was decided that ex-Gov. Black should place President Roosevelt’s mme before the Chicago convention. W. J. Showers, editor ol the Onalaska (Wis.) was killed by lightning during a thunderstorm.