Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1904 — The Political Pot. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Political Pot.

Gorman is to direct the Democratic campaign in the East and Taggart in the West. Former Vice President Ad lai E. Stevenson will make several speeches this campaign. Walter Wellman says the Republicans of New York State now are solidly behind President Roosevelt The Indiana State Republican committee has made Warren Bigler of Wabash chairman of the finance committee. The Populists of Tennessee met h State convention at Nashville. Presidential electors were chosen and a platform adopted. Col. John J. McCook in an interview in Indianapolis said President McKinley once expressed the desire that Senator Fairbanks succeed him. Alton B. Parker will take the stump and personally answer some of President Roosevelt’s questions, according to National Committeeman Johnson of Kansas. The New York State committee of the People's party, meeting as a convention, has eelected Alfred J. Boulton as candidate for Governor. He is a prominent labor union man. Speaker Cannon spoke In Terre Haute, Ind., to a big audience. He scoffed at the Democratic argument that thejcountry was in danger of militarism and urged the necessity of a great navy. Republicans of Colorado in convention renominated Gov. Peabody, indorsed his policy during the strike in the mining camps and pledged tbe party to put down lawlessness in the State wherever it is found. National Chairman Thomas Taggart presided at a Democratic “harmony” meeting in Indianapolis at which many former gold Democrats wer* present. He urged all faction* of th* party to join in carrying the Stat* for Parker. An audience of several thousand persons, despite a driving rainstorm, turned out in Saratoga, N. Y., to hear Senator Fairbanks. Republican candidate for Vice President, speak at the semi-centen-nial celebration of the party in New York State. Walter Wellman writes of the nomination of Frank W. Higgins for Governor by the New York Republican convention, and says this action marks the final passing from power of Thomae C. PlatL who for year* was undisputed “boss" in hia party in the Empire State. Gov. Odell now bold* th* leadership.