Politics and Things I I fl BURL Durn Th The Young Mens Men's Republican publican duO club will ivill hold a big ratification meetIng mr at ai Thur Thursday June 25 5 at which time hue several SC thousand persons will vill listen to a program ram in ratification Ion tion of the action of tho the national con- con at Chicago All arrangements for the big event c were Wele completed last night at a meeting of the club whon when the committee in charge made Its re re- re- re port John M. M Hayes is chairman of that committee and amid he and his associates will arrange a a. program that will be bea bei a i big attraction to that pretty prett resort It Is confidently expected b by members memel's of the tho club that there will be e at Wandamere The roe l idea e. of a ratification meeting was a short time ago forthe for fot ho tho purpose e of starting the club earb early earbIn In n the campaign and giving Republicans cans a chance to lo meet and participate In iii n a a. Republican political program An outing for Cor the tho la ladles ladies ies and friends of he the club will be afforded at the same time line Speeches will be ma made e by prom prom- nent Republicans The club will meet again June 4 to listen to reports of or other committees under the direction of oC Chairman IIa Hayes's ess committee Returns from Democratic atie tic conven conven- lions ions held all over o the country i indicate that liat Mr rl Bryan will be nominated at nt Denver on the J first lit ballot With Hit two two- wo thIr thirds s of the delegates already Bryan has hns Johnson Johnon scores 22 ana anti Gray 11 while delegates deles will go goo goto I Ito to o Denver Deliver 1 Tho returns as compiled by the New NewYork ew I York Tribune for last week show ho t 0 GJ a g Ii o a ci 0 tut f t tit it fr y t rV t f 1 1 22 1 I. Alaska II California 1 20 G GI Connecticut 20 1 1 10 Delaware are G. G District of Columbia G G Florida a. a 1 J hawaii all G. G 6 1 Illinois lii 51 G Indiana 5 1 30 i Iowa lo 30 26 GLI i lansis ans s c Massachusetts r 20 24 Ol S 28 l I MIssouri IG r 2 Nebraska ellra l a as 16 Ne New Jersey 22 21 1 New ev York 78 North orth Dakota I 8 o Ohio hi 0 1 I 1 C 14 S. IC 36 14 36 5 2 j Rhode thode Island 1 South Carolina 18 South DaJ Dakota ota f 8 Washington S 18 10 Wisconsin t 10 G. G Wyoming 26 G G. G 1 I Totals I 1511 Thy lie membership at the Denver con- con Is 1002 antI and of this number as is will be seen by bv the table have ha been selected This gives Bryan 71 1101 cent of oC the tho delegates already selected elected Five state an and one territorial con- con are aro being held this tills week weel and if f Bryan Bran maintains his lead leal in the delegations selected he will win hands down Sixteen states will hold con- con in June Julie and this will Ihl wind windup up Ut the tho arrangement of oC delegates By Bythal that hat time It will be all un over but the shouting Joe Joc Lippman I Is an busy man nina ll right ht now lie has stirred sUrrell up ur a lumber of available candidates for American county count chairman Among them hem Is C. C J. J Crabtree former council- council man nan George M. M Sullivan and A. A J. J eber attorneys 9 Mr 11 Lippman is to be publicity agent for COI either man nan so long lons as he wont won't have to take the he jo job himself An Au attempt was vas made nade to hold a n committee In meeting cUng Monday londay night but no action was taken on n the chairmanship James T. T Hammond and Grant H. H Smith who composed the commission on co codification and lInd revision of the lie laws aws aided and amid abetted the legislature of 1903 In murdering tho the kings king's Eng Eng- and thereby unwittingly con con- one of ot the tho choicest bits of humor to tho the collection of ot the time times lines In n the Jaw Jaw- prohibiting the establish establish- nent ment of oC within twenty rods of oC a public road it Is found that tt It i cannot be established within a quarter of a a. mile of a ditch etc tc where the waters of ot such canal ditch aqueduct or Hume flume are con- con veye eyed Into or used b by th the inhabitants of or any cit city town etc ete What do you ou know now about a flume conveying running run- run fling ning water into the ho inhabitants S I All il of or the tue tat tut Republican con- con have been held and amid all ot of he the delegates are practically accounted ac ae- ac- ac counted for Of OC these 53 are either Instructed for Taft Tart committed to his support b by resolutions of indorsement or preference or have havo publicity announced announced an nn- In connection with their eJection deetion dee elec- tion lon their intention to vote for tor him at Chicago Sixty four are for Knox r 59 9 for or Hughes 46 for Cor Cannon 32 for tor Fairbanks 2 25 for tor La Follette 4 c for and are aro uncommitted Contests In which presidential preferences prefer are Involved are being made mado for tor 98 of or the tho ISO seats Secretary Taft Tart has las the tho support of or liC per cent of or orthe he the del delegates delegate so far tar el elected etell In Iii audi- audi ion lion Mr MI Taft will probably have the support of 72 72 of oC tho tile technically uncommitted un un- committed ll delegates bringing his Ills total up to G 6 i 1