Roosevelt or Taft in 1908 Republican nominating fight
Washington dispatch argues Taft will win the Republican nomination through party machinery and a taft-favoring National Committee, while Roosevelt plans a post convention drive. It discusses other possible candidates including Hughes Cummins Burton Clark and implications for November.
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Washington, D. C
Aberdeen Herald
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Republican National Committee
National Republican Committee
National Committee
Chicago
Burton
Ohio
Cummins
Justice Hughes
Supreme Court
Champ Clark
Clark
Prac
Forest Fires Ravage Logging Camp No 4 and Surroundings
May fires threaten Upper Wishkah valley with large area burned near New London. Fordney Coats Logging camp No 4 lost bunk house cookhouse and messhouse with timber tools livestock and logs. rails burned as crew fought flames from 1 AM to afternoon. Hog pen escaped by mud as settlers aided defense. damage extent pending full ground inspection.
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Fordney-Coats Logging Company
Wishkah Valley
New London
Direct Election Up to President Receives House Approval
Washington May 13 The house adopted 237 to 39 a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to allow direct election of United States Senators by the people. The measure has passed the senate and now goes to the president for signing and proclamation to the states. It traces back to 1826 with many failed attempts and notes long conference delays and house opposition to federal control of senatorial elections.
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Washington
House
United States
Senate
Congress
Bristow
Kansas
Socialists Reject Unit Form In Labor Convention
In Indianapolis on May 14 antagonists won majorities on the platform constitution resolutions and labor organizations committees of the socialist national convention. Congressman Berger stated conservatives would not indorse industrial unionism and would condemn methods of the Industrial Workers of the World. Mary Trask Chapter Presbyterian church to hold progressive supper and carnival of nations tomorrow at three member homes.
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Indianapolis
American Federation of Labor
Berger
Wisconsin
Industrial Workers of the World
Mary Trask
The
Presbyterian Church
Powell
H. Beckenhauer
E. B. Crary
City Dads Convene Toward Street Improvements and Ordinances
The city council approved an eight foot plank road for South Aberdeen with turnouts and condemned right of way. They budget $13,066 to Tacoma Dredging Co. and estimate Griffith Street at 1500 cost with 870 assessed value. Roads and ordinances, including bans on siren whistles and sidewalks motor cycles, dominated the agenda.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aberdeen
Ewart
Tacoma Dredging Co
Griffith Street
Water Department
Peter Hansen
Town of
Wishkah
Grant
Two Republican State Conventions Clash in Aberdeen
Washington Republicans split as Roosevelt and Taft factions clash in Aberdeen with two rival conventions, police kept order, and Open opposition to Gov Hay surfaces as delegates, banners, and trains from Sound cities underline a bitter struggle for the national ticket.
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Republican Party
Washington
State Central Committee
Taft
Roosevelt
Teddy
Central Committee
Rex
Chicago
Grand Theater
Aberdeen
Hay
Fairmont Hotel
Hotel Washington
Paulhamus
Pierce County
Roosevelt Delegates Hold Regular Republican State Convention
Delegates met in Pythian hall at 10 o clock yesterday after a mass meeting at the Rex theater to discuss the state convention. Aberdeen was designated as the place, with no specific meeting site named for this city, though the Grand theater was listed as the formal convention location.
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B. W. Conner
Roosevelt
Tom, Fisk
Mason County
W. T. Laurie
King
Charles E. Claypool
Olympia
John L. Wilson
Seattle
Pierce
Clallam
Central Committee
Taft
L. H. Burnett
R. W. Condon
Kitsap
E. B. Benn
Chehalis
William Jones
W. T. Dovell
Peter
Skagit
J. D. Phillips
Jefferson
W. A. Peters
Alex Miller
Yakima
C. P. House
Okanagan
Josiah Collins
G. E B. Cartier
Pacific
Bowman Stevenson
Skamania
M. C. Richards
W. G. Potts
J. A. Byerley
Cowlits
William J. Smith
Douglas
George H. Rummens
C. J. Lord
Thurston
William Bishop
Hugh Eldredge
Whatcom
Patrick Halloran
L. P. Hornbergen
Albert & Mead
F. H. Collins
Klickitat
F. B. Hubbard
Lewis
C. A. Taylor
Cowlitz
Alex Polson
C. C. Gose
Walla Walla
W. N. Levine
Whitman
E. R. Yarwood
Lincoln
T. N. Henry
Benton
Pythian Hall
Aberdeen
Grand Theater
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