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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
6
Chicago reports President Roosevelt actually listened to the convention cheers for about forty five minutes. Four black disks hung above the delegates connected by a central cable carried telephones and phonograph to record each surge of oratory and applause. One wire was cut into the White House.
Chicago dispatch reports the Taft platform differs slightly from the draft with emphasis on an anti-injunction plank. It praises President Roosevelt and his administration, calls for tariff revision via a special session after inauguration, and for making Porto Rico natives United States citizens. It also supports admitting New…
The article describes a Republican convention struggle over an injunction plank and Roosevelt’s renomination pressure. It notes Roosevelt and Taft letters urging action, a late-night collapse of opposition, and the final 35 to 16 adoption. It ends with an unrelated ad for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills.
In Raleigh on June 18 the Fourth North Carolina district Democratic convention unanimously nominated Edward W. Pou of Johnson County for a fifth term. Delegates to the Denver convention were instructed to support William J. Bryan. Begin the day right by reading the Dail Telegraph.
Roosevelt praises Taft as a fearless upright representative for all Americans. Taft’s resignation as cabinet member will take effect July 1 after a White House conference with Roosevelt, Taft, Root and Bacon. Williams explains his unexpected early retirement to aid party planning and potential leadership in a Democratic led House.
Vice President Fairbanks at his Indianapolis home learned of Taft's nomination on June 18 and immediately telegraphed Washington accepting the congrats and offering best wishes for a successful administration.
Mississippi congressman John Sharp Williams resigns the minority leadership of the House of Representatives effective December 1. The announcement was made by Democratic caucus chairman J. D. Clayton in a June 18 letter from Kafaula Alabama.
William J Bryan learned of the Republican national convention actions at his Fairview home in Lincoln Nebraska this afternoon He declined comment but said he would likely prepare a statement on the party platform tomorrow for release to the press
Representative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio has declined appointment as umpire of the Panama land claims commission in Washington. The decision comes as formal word from Burton regarding the Panama Canal matters.
Villa Maria Academy of the Visitation in Wytheville Virginia held its thirty ninth commencement this afternoon with an excellent program and numerous premiums. Miss Sallie Crockett won a fifty dollar cash prize for excellence in literature and Miss Peters earned twenty five and fifteen dollar prizes. A list of prize recipients followed including Beulah Farris Willie May Carr Teresa Riley and others. Bishop Donahue gave a stirring closing address to students and friends.
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