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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
4
Hackensack township New Barhae held a special election to decide on retaining voting machines. Citizens of the First, Second and Fifth wards petitioned. the vote showed strong support for keeping the voting machines, with turnout described as notable though not all wards participated. Third and Sixth wards did not join the petition and had no machines.
A party questioned the vote tally as a Republican official recorded the results again using voting machines. The extraordinary special election drew turnout near normal. Bergen County districts show mixed acceptance of machines with Secretary of State Samuel D Dickinson facing limits on further use. Other Bergen municipalities weigh abolishing the devices as battles over machine placement continue.
Atlas Texas June 10 reports Dallen lines up local option vote with a statewide prohibition primary on July 2 5 after a heated daylong Democratic State Committee meeting. Liquor interests opposed action and were defeated.
Governor Guild of Massachusetts travels to Washington and meets with President Roosevelt amid speculation about the Republican ticket. He states he has not decided on any pursuit or withdrawal from consideration, insisting he is not running for the vice presidency.
Naples Maine letter writer Layter M Nelson says King’s New Discovery saved his life after years of use for coughs and throat and lung issues. The remedy, marketed as preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs, is sold at McClakey Graham’s Drug Store 101 Broad Street with a 50 cent trial bottle and one dollar full size.
Orders from the Second Regiment New Jersey National Guard call two top scorers from Sea Girt 1907 to compete for regimental team spots. Preliminary practice will be held at Somerville on Saturday the 27th at 9 am supervised by Major Martin Captain Phillips and Lt Verter. Captain Franklin Phillips is the regimental team captain.
The training ship Nautilus becomes the first Spanish warship to enter Cuban waters in a decade under the Paria treaty. A harbor escort greeted the vessel as it arrived in Havana on June 10 and a ten day visit with club-hosted events and crew hospitality was planned.
Ocean Grove June 10 Bishop Luther B Wilson of Philadelphia will resign as acting president of the Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association at the semi annual meeting to be held tomorrow He continues as devotional committee chairman and will remain secretary of the board of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church The move allows him to focus on his new church duties.
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