Bryan Deserted by Former Supporters
A 1896 1900 political shift shows newspapers and leaders breaking with Bryan and backing Taft. The Baltimore Sun denounces Bryan for his changing principles and endorses Taft, as Hearst groups mirror the turn with scathing criticism. Influential editors and figures across California Maryland Rhode Island and Nebraska announce support for Taft highlighting a nationwide defections trend.
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Bryan
Baltimore Sun
Maryland
Taft
the Sun
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
M. B. Tarpey
Fresno
Cal
Sahta
Oruz Surf
California
Democratic Party
Arthur A. Taylor
Surf
Taylor
George S. Wellington
Cumberland
Nebraska
Mhode Island
Taft Support Grows Among Democrats and Officials
The Evening Bulletin reports a political shift with figures like J. M. Dower and Festus J. Wade opposing Bryan in Iowa and Missouri. Ohio attorney John Schlarb declares support for Taft, criticizing Bryan as an agitator and praising Taft as the executive. St. Louis attorney Frederick Judson and University of Chicago professor McClintock also back Taft, with McClintock opposing immediate Philippine independence.
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Parker
Taft
Evening Bulletin
Providence
Dr. Sullivan
Bryan
Iowa County
Iowa
J. M. Dower
Williamsburg Journal Tribune
Mr. Dower
Missouri
Festus J. Wade
Mercantile Trust Company of
St. Louis
Wade
Ohio
John Schlarb
Youngstown
Sill
William H. Taft
Mr. Schlarb
Roosevelt
Frederick N. Judson
McClintoch
University of Chicago
Philippines
Taft Speaks on Missions Extending Civilization at Carnegie Hall
William H. Taft argues for expansion of Christian missions as a civilizing force, recounting personal experience in the Orient. He praises missions for education, healthcare, and schools, and defends missionaries against charges of corruption or political meddling while urging humane outreach and Christian brotherhood.
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Mr. Taft
William 8. Taft
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Taft Bangs
Orient
Philippines
China
Peking
Proof of Prosperity Shows Trust Company Recovery
A New York City news item reports The Trust Company of America has rebuilt its finances after the 1907 panic and fully repaid a $25,000,000 loan. Once the second largest in the nation, it withstood a historic run and now demonstrates renewed strength.
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New York City
Trust Company of America
America
Honest Railway Finance Platform Calls for Federal Regulation
From the Republican national platform the party favors national legislation and supervision to prevent future overvalue of stocks and bonds by interstate cartlers.
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Republican National
Wea
Freight Cars Demand Boost as Commerce Rebounds
The Chicago haminer cites a drop from 418,605 idle freight cars to 318,298 by June and 5,000 new cars ordered. Business confidence rises as real estate activity increases and major markets seek help to meet early fall demand amid good crops, strong banks, and general prosperity.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
New Orleans
Atlanta
St. Pau
Minneapolis
Denver
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Progress of Colored Race speech by Taft at Kansas City
Hon William Howard Taft remarks on forty years of struggle for colored men in the United States, praising remarkable progress in material and educational advancement during his Kansas City, Missouri address.
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Wm. H. Taft
Kansas City
Beet Sugar Industry and Democratic Tariff Threat
Opinion piece warns the Democratic platform to place sugar on the free list would destroy the U S beet sugar industry. It cites past bounty policies and the growth of beet sugar under protection, arguing beets will meet national demand of about a million dollars daily, while the Republicans seek lawful trust control and industry protection.
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United States
Bryan
Democratic Party
White House
Congress
New York
California
Mississippi
Republican Party
Truth in Jest parody targets Bryan in Collier's satire
Collier's Weekly lampoons William Jennings Bryan with a Japanese schoolboy persona in a spoof titled My Conception of the Presidency. The sketch mocks Bryan's campaign stance, Roosevelt comparisons, and political wit, portraying him as paradoxically powerless yet vain, and highlights the satire's timing and cultural mimicry.
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Bryan
Collier
Collier's Weekly Star
Colonel Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
America
Ulrich
Brotonsville
How to Get Tariff Reduction to Aid Taft Victory
A Milwaukee Journal piece argues tariff revision hinges on electing Taft and Republican lawmakers. It claims only a Republican Senate can pass early reforms and warns that a Bryan presidency would block tariff changes. The article asserts immediate action is likely with Taft in power and a Republican House.
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Taft
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Bryan
Congress
Republica Party
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Taft criticizes referendum for national government
The speaker argues that representative government has failed for 130 years and urges direct legislation by fourteen million electors. He concedes referendum could be useful in state subdivisions but deems it impracticable for the national government.
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Bryan
Wm. A. Taft
Columbus
Ohio
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Behhayler Free Lance
Birvan
Sherman
Sprecher
Free Lance
W. A. Bryan
Atending
Rhode Island
James ©. Gullivan
Narragansett
Tarif
United Sates
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