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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
4
A county political notice lists proposed candidates for governor to coroner and urges Democrats to unite. The Republican national committee sits in Chicago to contest seats ahead of the convention with 219 contested. The piece condemns Taft allies and calls for intelligent independent action in Guernsey county.
The Personal Liberty League announces its Ohio campaign to repeal the Rose County option law by influencing state legislators through money and candidate support. It warns Guernsey County voters to resist liquor licensing schemes and to back independent nominees who will uphold local option laws.
The review of Gen. Grant’s youth by Secretary Taft draws criticism from Grant’s family and peers. Taft’s discussion of Grant’s past drinking is seen as a needless dig that hurts veterans and old comrades who remember his achievements. Some defend Taft’s motive as noble while others condemn it as a bad break.
In a Chicago Bankers Club address Mr. Bryan urged guaranteed security for depositors. He proposed an Oklahoma style system where banks in a district back each other, funded by a tax of one quarter of one percent on deposits.
Delegates from Guernsey County assemble in Cambridge to nominate a full Democratic ticket for November. James E. Campbell joins the crowd as the convention endorses Bryan's presidency, appoints committees, and ballots for treasurer, auditor, and other local offices amid strong support and spirited speeches.
The convention delegates are instructed to support Bryan, with canvass managers claiming 800 votes are in reach, while the New York World and the Cincinnati Enquirer dispute the drift and doubt the claim.
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