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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
1
The inquiry asks if Judge Harmon has submitted his formal letter of acceptance for the Columbus platform, who it was addressed to, and why the acceptance letter was not released to the public. It seeks specifics on timing and recipients.
W J Bryan and W H Taft met at the Chicago Association of Commerce banquet amid dense attendance. The event drew intense interest as the rivals exchanged a brief greeting and sat to speeches, with applause and a lively crowd in the Auditorium Hotel.
Republican candidate Judge Taft addresses the Lay the Gulf Deep Waterway Association in Chicago urging haste on the Lakes to Gulf project as essential to national commerce. He links the waterway to resource conservation and cites a 118 percent rise in internal commerce 1900s while rail capacity grew only 20 percent.
In Crete and Canea a decree declared the union with Greece as thousands gathered and celebrated. The peaceful revolution drew over 100000 people with mayors clergy and leaders from various parties showing support on the military grounds as speeches affirmed the act.
Madison Ohio October 7 Governor Andrew L Harris accuses Democrats of bartering with liquor dealers and promising tax breaks to win support He frames morality temperance and home rule as the key issue and notes endorsements from Liberty and German American alliances for the Democratic candidate. He alleges guarantees of alignment with liquor interests if Harmon wins and cites a Cincinnati newspaper posting of alliance questions to candidates.
A grain elevator owned by Canadian Pacific and BostonandMaine Railroads exploded in Richford Vermont killing twelve men and one woman and gravely injuring another woman. Twenty one workers were in the building. seven are missing presumed dead. The Quaker Oats Company occupied the elevator. total loss about 400000. A second fire in Buffalo destroyed a small grain elevator and mill causing about 100000 loss and one firefighter killed with eight injured.
National Chairman Hitchcock announced Taft would stay on the campaign trail until the close. The next tour will likely cover Kentucky Tennessee Ohio Indiana West Virginia Maryland New Jersey New York and Connecticut. Fairbanks will tour the East October 10 onward with Taft and Hughes planned for Ohio and Indiana.
President Roosevelt announced he would not campaign for William H. Taft, saying there is no necessity for speeches. The decision came during a White House conference with Senator Hemenway of Indiana, who predicted victory for both national and state tickets in Indiana.
Last night twelve cotton gins of the Arkansas Valley Cotton Oil Company in Dardanelle closed after notices posted on doors. The warning claimed night riders were friends of company officials and warned torches would be used if the plant remained open.
In Hastings Nebraska October 7 Governor Hughes of New York spoke after touring fourteen towns within a few hundred miles of Lincoln. He predicted Nebraskans will repudiate Bryan and reaffirm Republican policies next month praising progress and criticizing what he called unworkable reform proposals.
In Milwaukee on October 7 the American Society of Equity saw factional strife fade as delegates voted for unity. J H Burney of Greenville Kentucky backed the Night Riders and the committee report on Minimum Prices was adopted, signaling a new consensus.
President Roosevelt declines a stamp for Taft while Governor Harris accuses Judge Harmon of promising liberal interests favorable legislation. Taft remains on the stump through election day with Ohio and Indiana on the itinerary. Taft and Bryan meet at a Chamber of Commerce banquet in Chicago with nonpartisan speeches. Taft urges action on Gulf to Lakes waterways. Governor Hughes predicts Bryan will be repudiated in Nebraska. Taft to Cincinnati for Sunday. Register to vote.
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