Taft Tour Reaches 23 States With Fatigue Yet Feistiness
Taft, traveling the country in the Taft Special, has covered about 15 600 miles through 23 states from the Dakotas to Connecticut preaching his platform. He told crowds he feels a little weary but physically strong as he remains confident the campaign nears its close.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Dakotas
Tennessee
Colorado
Connecticut
Rockefeller Leading Figure in Campaign
Rockefeller emerges as a central figure in the campaign as long spent in public life shapes a potential path to the nation’s highest honor. The piece notes veteran prominence and sustained exposure in the political arena.
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Rockefeller and Taft under shadow of Burchard incident
The piece weighs whether Rockefeller’s October remarks threaten Taft by echoing the Blaine era Burchard episode. It notes Republican panic over Ohio Indiana and New York margins, Roosevelt’s swift response, and the theory that Rockefeller spoke to reassure party loyalty rather than to harm Taft.
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Ohio
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Mr. Rockefeller
New York
End of 1998 Campaign Work Reported at Party Hqs
In New York both Republican and Democratic leaders announced the 1998 campaign work winding down. National Chairmen Hitchcock and Mack head to vote then return Tuesday to receive results, with forecasts placing Taft at 325 and Bryan at 333 electoral votes.
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Illinois Democrats and Republicans claim victory in Chicago
Illinois leaders predicted contrasting outcomes after elections. Republican Roy O. West expected Governor Deenen's re election and 19 Republicans to win Congress seats from Klincigs. Democrat chair Roeschenstein foresaw Governor Stevenson wins and a Democratic state majority above 60 000.
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Taft Pledges Labor Support and Reform Measures
Taft declares support for labor in Roosevelt administration and outlines proposals. He backs enlarging government employee compensation, expanding labor bureau functions, and endorses 16 hour bill changes. He commits to urging Congress on labor measures and notes opposition from Bryan Gompers Fuller.
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Democratic Reasons Why Bryan Will Be Elected
New York November 1. Democratic leaders claim Bryan and Kern will win 338 electoral votes based on state chairmen reports and private sources. They cite a united Democratic front, labor and Republican defections, and gains in Bryan’s personal strength as key factors.
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Gompers Delivers Final Labor Speech for Bryan
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor spoke at Grand Central Palace in New York urging support for William J. Bryan. He accused Taft of misrepresenting labor aims and misleading workers about labor leaders backing the Republican cause.
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Morse Made Clothing Receives Broad Endorsement
Morse Made Clothing shows strong appeal across classes for quality and price. Overcoats sold well at 15 20 and 25 dollars. this week adds Scotch effects alongside blues blacks and oxfords with prices from 10 to 45 dollars.
Election Returns From Adams Square Update
Detailed results will be displayed Tuesday night from our windows. A stereopticon will flash the news across Adams Square as fast as we receive it via the Boston American national telegraph service.
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Warning to Labor Warns Against Bribery and Coercion
An eight page pamphlet from the American Federationist edited by Samuel Gompers warns Boston area labor officers and AFL sections to resist employer coercion. It cautions members to beware of "labor's masquerading friends" and asserts no true union man will be bribed to desert labor’s cause.
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Believer in Bryan urges voters to choose change
A reader urges legal voters to consider the policy of the last Republican administrations, arguing it enriched a few fortunes like Rockefeller and Carnegie at workers’ expense. The writer endorses Bryan as the only candidate proposing a change and warns against calamity screechers.
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F Gray Co Offers Vast Overcoat Sale in Boston Store
F Gray Co at Washington and Hanover streets stages a unique overcoat sale across three floors. They boast over twenty five thousand overcoats from top makers, with triple milled meltons English kerseys silk and satin lined on sale this week from full value 30.00 to 14.90. Fine kerseys 22.00 value now 11.90.
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