Ohio Republicans Nominate Harris For Governor At Convention
The Ohio Republican convention adjourned after nominating Andrew L. Harris for governor and approving Taft as president in a broad platform. Delegates selected Lt Governor nominee F W Treadway and named several state officers while Roosevelt and Taft drew cheers. Foraker offered no comment on the proceedings.
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Columbus
Ohio
William H. Taft
Andrew L. Harris
Aton
Francis W. Treadway
Cleveland
Carmi Thompson
Ironton
E. M. Fullington
Marysville
Charles C. Green
A. G Denman
Toledo
Board of Public Works
B. W. Baldwin
Conneaut
William Kirtley, Jr
Defiance
Renick W. Damlap
Pickaway County
John W. Zeller
Findlay
Supreme Court
James L. Price
Lima
John A. Shauck
Dayton
John S. McNutt
Salem
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Myron T. Herrick
Arthur I. Vorys
Lancaster
Eaton
Oliver I. Gunekle
Arthur M. Orr
Miami County
G. E. Broadfield
Belmont County
A. H. Martin
E. M. Huggins
J. T. Carew
Taft
Wade H. Ellis
Harry Daugherty
Collinwood School
New London
Conn
Ellis
F. W. Treadway
Burton
A. G. Denham
Walter Brown
George B. Cox
Foraker
Washington
Senator Foraker
Nicholas Longworth
Hamilton County
Committee On Permanent Organization
Malcolm Jennings
Robert M. Switzer
Theodore Burton
Chaiman
Committee On Resolutions
Tere
Harris
A. I. Vorys
Carmi A. Thompson
R. W. Dunlap
Taft Praise Echoes Ohio Presidential Lineup at Convention
Permanent Chairman Ellis lauds Ohio breeders of presidents from Lincoln to Roosevelt. He touts Taft as composite of great leaders and predicts a united party, with Roosevelt at Taft’s side en route to the White House.
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Ellis
Wade H. Ellis
Buffalo
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Crant
Hayes
Garfield
HarriSon
Sickinley
Lincoln
McKinley
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
William J Broyan
Taft
Bryan
Republican Party
America
Chicago
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Harris Speech Sets Tone for Ohio Republicans 1908
Gov. Harris delivers acceptance speech amid a boisterous crowd praising party unity. He pledges to lead a full Republican victory, cites past GOP progress, national policy under Roosevelt, Taft as candidate, and calls for reform in state government. Also notes Alla declared sane after murder charge.
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Fisher
Harris
Elam Fisher
Eaton
Andrew L. Harris
Ohio
Governor Harris
United States
Whit
Pattison
Republican Party
Lincoln
Grant
McKinley
Congress
Cleveland
Uls
Nebraska
William Howard Taft
William McKinley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Republian
Senate
House of Representatives
William H. Taft
America
Alla
Perver
Guiseppe Alla
Leo Heinrichs
Stidger
Republican platform for 1908 declaration of principles
The Ohio Republican platform calls for justice and fair dealing, strict law enforcement, free tradeoffs between labor and capital, government regulation over ownership, strong navy and merchant marine, veteran protections, improved waterways, a national health department, tariff revision to balance production costs, a sound monetary system, and civil rights advancement for African Americans.
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Republicans
Ohio
Republican Party
Taft Wigs Sweep Wipes Out Foraker Dick Support On Ohio Committee
Ohio Republicans reshuffle state central committee with all Taft men. Walter Brown of Toledo re-elected chairman as 21-member panel replaces 11 incumbents and 7 Foraker allies among 10 changes. New lineup includes Edwin Jones and A B Osler among Taft picks, with W H Miller and others named to districts.
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Foraker
Walter Brown
Toledo
Columbus
Ohio
State Central Committee
Taft
A. J. Hess
George G. King
Orrin B. Gould
Walter Black
A. W. McDonald
C. B. McCoy
John S. McNutt
W. H. Miller
Edwin Jones
A. B. Osler
Richard Gilson
John White
Hockingvas
D. W. Allaman
Montgomery
W. B. Morey
Auglaize
W. H. Phipps
Paulding
Wii Nam H. Miller
Clinton
MN. McCloud
Madison
W. R Wilson
Champaign
Lucas
Edwin Jones Jackson
Leventh
John F. White Hocking
M. A. Karshner
Franklin
Thomas J. Maxwell
Sandusky
Yourteenth
Arthur
Carford
Lfrain
Muskingum
Jefferson
Gee
Hamilton
Licking
A. Caynon
Stark
Kent
Portage
Maurice Maschke
Cuyahoga
Pitzgerald
Cuyahora
Campaign Against Anarchists Ordered Nationwide Cooperation
The secretary of commerce and labor directed immigration commissioners to consult police in their jurisdictions to mobilize police and detective forces in a legal effort to deport alien anarchists and criminals.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Village Fire Destroys Buildings in Spring Green
Fire originating in a restaurant gutted several buildings in Spring Green Wisconsin on March 4 causing total losses estimated at 75 000 and destroying the village records.
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Spring Green
Wis
This and That highlights marriages and promotions
Miss Cornelia Harriman married Robert Livingston Gerry in New York. Bailey Stevens was killed and Otto Lehman of Cincinnati among others injured in a passenger train wreck near Alvord Texas. Chas D. Sigsbee named midshipman by President Roosevelt along with sons of naval officers. George Wilson executed in Trenton for murder of Frederick Romer. Edward T Williams promoted from Chinese Secretary to consul general at Tien Tsin.
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Cornelia Harriman
E. H. Harriman
New York
Robert Livingston Gerry
Commodore
Elbridge T. Gerry
Bailey Stevens
Otto Lehman
Cincinnati
Alvord
Tex
Roosevelt
Chas D. Sigsbee
Sigsbee
George Wilson
Trenton
Frederick Romer
Orange, N. J
Edward T. Williams
Columbus, C
Pekin
China
Tien Tsin
Tragic Collinwood School Fire Claims Many Young Lives
Fire gutted the North Collinwood school after a defective furnace overheated, trapping 300 pupils on two floors. Teachers Miss Weller and Miss Gollmar perished trying to save their classes while students crowded the stairs and front doors. Rescue crews and distraught parents identified victims by clothing and items as a coroner’s inquest opened.
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Cleveland
North Collinwood
Collinwood
Lake Shore
Herter
Heron
Catherine Weller
Miss Weller
Detroit
Toledo
Miss Fisk
Anna Moran
Golimar
Rowley
Laura Bowey
Marie Witman
Lake Street
Pearl Lynn
John Phillis
Poplar Street
Dale Clark
Russell Newberry
Clark Spring
Alven
Ballot Petition Rush For Pennsylvania Legislature Candidates
Harrisburg reports more than one hundred petitions filed at the state department to place names on primary ballots for lawmakers. Officials expect about 3000 petitions for congressional, judicial, and state legislative races. March 14 is the deadline for filing.
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Harrisburg
State Department
Congress
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