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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
1
Speaker Cannon gave a glowing speech seconding the nomination of a distinguished House colleague. The event sparked tumultuous enthusiasm and a stampede-like reaction at the Republican National Convention in New York.
Eight Republican national committee members left Chicago for Cincinnati to confer with Secretary Taft on choosing a national campaign chairman. The effort centers on Frank Hitchcock and Myron T. Vorys with Taft's preferences still unclear. The group plans to meet Taft in Cincinnati and a further committee vote is anticipated.
The Chicago convention named James S. Sherman of New York for vice president as Taft support swelled. Delegates cheered through heated hallways while Cannon and Lodge lent weight to the Sherman bid amid a torrent of fanfare. The event concluded with adjournment as plans formed for campaign leadership and the Cincinnati talks on a campaign manager role.
A petition by Hitchcock supporters seeks Secretary Taft to appoint Hitchcock. Twenty four signatures were secured at a meeting and circulated to absent members. The petition excludes the subcommittee members chosen to confer with the secretary and accompanies a prior letter to Taft.
In Cumberland Maryland June 19 Secretary Taft arrived by train and met a large crowd on the rear platform. A band played as four elephants appeared with one attempting to offer a bouquet. Taft spoke briefly thanking supporters and joking about a misattributed vote from West Virginia.
Secretary Taft travels to his hometown for a briefing with a subcommittee from the national Republican convention on campaign planning. He arrives in Cincinnati with James T. Williams Jr and press aides aboard a St Louis express train and will stay with Charles P Taft at his near by home.
President, wife, and family depart Washington by special train for Oyster Bay arriving about 5 20 pm. Secretaries Loeb Rout and 30 White House staffers accompany them, Rout heading to Clinton New York. Rout will attend Hamilton College exercises then join a training stint at White Plains before speeches in the campaign.
London dispatch notes foreign editorials on Taft nominee and Roosevelt victory. British papers praise Taft’s qualities while focusing on the Republican platform’s tariff plank advocating tariff reduction and potential move toward free trade with Great Britain.
The White House announced Luke E. Wright of Tennessee will replace Secretary Taft as Secretary of War, with the resignation to take effect June 30. Wright, a Confederate veteran and notable Southern lawyer, earned praise for fairness to Black citizens and relief work during Memphis yellow fever, later serving in Philippine administration and diplomacy.
Paris dispatch notes the Journal Des Debats views Taft as evidence of American imperialist tendency and a shared push by Republicans and Democrats toward federal intervention in trusts. It describes Taft as Roosevelt’s right arm and suggests foreign countries may welcome his foreign policy stance.
Panama the republic greets Secretary Tafts nomination with approval. Former Panama minister to the United States Senor Domeo de Obaldia and supporters sent congratulatory wires to the war secretary as he gains broad backing in Panama.
Perry Belmont, head of the American Publicity law group, says Taft's pro publicity bill could push the Republican convention to back publishing campaign contributions and expenditures. He expects the Democratic convention to endorse a blank in its platform for publicity and notes the movement relies on the press to compel full disclosure before and after elections from both parties.
Panama June 19 Arrangements are being made to place U S marines on the isthmus at Corogal from which point they could be brought to Panama in minutes if needed The political tension in the republic continues to rise.
French torpedo boat No 191 was wrecked on the coast near Sizifernineh during a storm. The destroyer Pique aided in the rescue of the crew but one of its sailors drowned in the operation.
Charles Braid, professional golfer, wins the Open Championship at Prestwick with 291 for four rounds, breaking existing records. This marks his fourth championship victory.
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