Bernalillo County Republican Primaries August 10
Formal call from the commission sets voting hours for city precincts from 4 to 9 PM and county precincts from 11 AM to 2 PM on Monday August 10 for the Republican primaries in Bernalillo County.
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
1
Formal call from the commission sets voting hours for city precincts from 4 to 9 PM and county precincts from 11 AM to 2 PM on Monday August 10 for the Republican primaries in Bernalillo County.
The Bernalillo county Republican call for August primary elections lists precinct chairmen and clerks chosen as election officers. Delegates from 28 precincts will vote to send a sixteen member county delegation to the territorial convention in Santa Fe. The plan includes dates August 10 for primaries and August 14 for the county convention at Ellis Theater Albuquerque. Leaders and challengers are named for each precinct with polling locations and delegate counts. The drive aims to determine whether Hubbell remains in charge of the party machinery and to unify the party.
W J Bryan spent a busy August day in Fairview Neb and met crowds despite the heat. He praised Tafts phonograph talks as a dignified way to discuss public questions and discussed campaign issues with J H Atwood. He indicated possible October speeches and no fixed plan to travel to New York before the September state convention.
Judge William H Taft attended the Virginia State Bar association’s twentieth annual meeting in Hot Springs Virginia. President Meredith spoke nearly two hours prompting Taft to joke that someone had outlonged his Cincinnati address. Taft greeted members at the Homestead hotel reception ahead of a Thursday address.
General T. Coleman Dupont of Delaware was appointed director of the speakers bureau of the Republican National Committee. Frank Hitchcock announced a businesslike approach with Dupont dedicating full time. The New York political scene and W. R. Wilcox tied to metropolitan public service committee were discussed. Wilcox is not expected to seek the gubernatorial nomination against Governor Hughes.
William A. Larned of Annapolis won the eighteenth annual Longwood tennis tournament by beating Raymond KD Little of New York in three sets 6-4 6-1 6-4. Larned, defending champion, retains possession of the cup after last year's victory.
Larned opened strong against Little, delivering a sharp performance. Larned outlasted Little with twenty-nine sets to eighteen and forty-three places to twenty-one, collecting three service goals versus Little’s one.
Indianapolis April 4 J W Kern will be officially notified of his nomination by the democratic party for vice president of the United States on August 25 at the State Fair grounds The date was announced by A B Jackson Democratic state committeeman and Mr Kern said no definite plans have yet been made but the details will be settled in a few days Mr Bryan will be here and will speak likely his only Indiana speech this campaign
A violent Aug 4 cloudburst in Bisbee Arizona caused 106000 dollars in damage along Main Street including the post office. Postmaster Cas sidy and Sheriff White narrowly escaped. eighteen postal workers were housed in the post office as it filled with water and debris. Mail was washed away or damaged while mountainside rocks crashed into first floor. Clara Larsen of Chicago was rescued from five feet of water by clerk Barr. Streets were buried under rock and dirt piles five to twenty feet high.
Ten thousand Knights of Pythias members in uniform march through Boston amid storefront flames and festive decorations. The parade includes brigades from the US and Canada. Supreme Lodge convenes its tenth biennial meeting with Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a candidate for the 1910 meeting.
Senator William Boyd Allison died at his Dubuque home at 1 33 PM after heart failure. The veteran lawmaker served in Congress from 1863 to 1871 and as U S Senator from 1873 until his death, earning the title Father of the Senate for his long service and leadership on the Ways and Means Committee.
Governor Albert B Cummins of Iowa tonight announced his bid to succeed the late Senator Allison in the U S Senate The governor said someone would be appointed to hold the unexpired term and he would strive for the full seat He returns to Des Moines tomorrow and a conference of supporters is planned to announce short term plans
The vast district was laid waste by flames killing crops and homes. Entire towns were wiped out leaving thousands homeless. Property loss was estimated at seven million dollars and relief efforts mobilized across the region. Local authorities urged caution and declared disaster zones to coordinate aid.
Relief efforts rush to stricken settlements as fires devastate the Crows Nest region in East Kootenay. Death toll not expected beyond fifty, with Fernie nearly wiped out and property losses estimated at six to seven million dollars. emergency aid pours in from across the province and border states.
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