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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
12
The piece rails at Republican tariff policies, arguing benefits favor manufacturers over farmers and workers. It critiques Speaker Cannon and Senator Sherman, cites past panics, and calls for a gradual revenue tariff with an income tax to curb special interests.
The article notes a conference chaired by Mack to finalize fighting plans with key figures in attendance. Senator Culbertson of Texas led the advisory committee summoned for the session. Governors Johnson of Minnesota Patterson of Tennessee and John E. Lamb of Indiana also joined the gathering alongside Mr. Bryan and John W. Kern who was in town briefly before departing to Indianapolis for upcoming ceremonies.
National Committeeman Clark Howell said William J. Bryan would deliver the only Georgia campaign speech in Macon on September 14. The dispatch confirms Bryan's one statewide appearance this campaign.
National Democratic Committeeman R. E. L. Mountcastle of Tennessee says National Chairman Mack advised that Mr. Bryan will address Nashville on Friday September 11.
The speech covered national issues tariff currency child labor and praised the democratic stance. Marshall attacked republican excess in state administration condemning bloated salaries new offices boards and clerks while urging repeal of the metropolitan police law and reform of the railroad commission. He supported township unit government and local option pledging to uphold temperance while aligning with the democratic platform.
In Hot Springs Virginia Taft told thousands of Republicans that the people have ruled through the party. He cited McKinley Roosevelt and later administrations, praised reforms and remedial laws, and contrasted with Bryanism and Democratic tariff history.
Dr Clinton N Howard addresses a large Winona Lake crowd at the Bible conference. He cites rapid transit experiences since his July Winona platform talk and recalls attending the Columbus national convention for a Christian voter’s candidate. The audience filled the auditorium and overflowed outside.
Dr Howard delivers a temperance speech stressing the water wagon as a path to national prohibition. He criticizes old party policies and urges ministers to back dry counties or local options, winning unanimous audience support but facing some criticism for favoring state and constitutional prohibition.
John A. Hinsey once expelled from his Knights of Pythias lodge for embezzlement charges has been exonerated and reinstated at the Boston biennial convention. He led the claim department of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway and faced legal actions from Ogden H. Fethers of Janesville who died before resolution. Hinsey’s ally John C. Burns of the same railway aided investigations through the ordeal.
St Paul Minn August 20 Governor Johnson announced to reporters that he will accept the nomination tendered by the state democratic convention held in Minneapolis yesterday. He spoke shortly before noon today confirming his acceptance and the party’s support.
In Minneapolis on August 20, John A. Johnson was named for a third term as Minnesota governor by a Democratic convention. The nomination came after a forceful push by party leaders who asserted he must run, while Johnson himself offered no immediate statement.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Company announces sale of unclaimed freight and baggage held over a year. Items will be auctioned at Union Fireproof Storage, Pear Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, starting September 1, 1908 at 10 a.m. with immediate cash payment required. B. c. Leavenworth signs for the company.
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