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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
1
At 3 a.m. W. J. Bryan appeared on the steps of New York City Hall to speak to night workers gathered on Park Row. He praised labor, discussed campaign issues including patronage, tariff, and trusts, and urged direct senatorial election by the people.
John W. Kern asserts about 100000 of money from trusts and combines entered Indiana last Sunday and passed through Secretary of State Fred Sims. He criticizes campaign contributions as undue influence and calls for public disclosure of donors. Kern warns such funds distort voting and urges reform to prevent further abuses.
Indianapolis report cites Fred Sims secretary of state denying any knowledge of a $100,000 campaign fund for Indiana. Sims calls Tipton story false and accuses Democrats of circulating it to aid their cause.
Fred W. Upham assistant treasurer of the Republican campaign fund says J W Kern’s claim that 100 000 collected largely from trusts was sent to Indiana is untrue. He states no money from his office has been sent to Indiana and notes Kern’s assertion is not worth denying.
Alexander D. Sutherland of Columbia City's First Presbyterian Church writes to Indiana readers defending Democratic governor candidate Thomas R. Marshall. He declares Marshall abstinent, moral, active in church and civic life, and free of scandal, noting Marshall travels with wife Mrs. Marshall and that the letter is a nonpartisan tribute from a Republican pastor.
New York political campaign activity intensifies as Taft tours Yonkers and Hudson Valley towns while Bryan campaigns in Greater New York including City Hall Park and Brooklyn. Governors Hughes and Chanler speak in the city. Bonaparte Hearst Sherman and other speakers scheduled through the day.
William H. Taft left New York City at 9 05 am and will reach Troy by 9 50 pm tonight He will speak at Yonkers Tarryn Peekskill Fishkill Landing Poughkeepsie Hudson Chenectady and Cohoes along the trip indicating a broad campaign swing through the state
Judge Taft reached Yonkers in heavy rain and was met by a large crowd at the station. He delivered a lengthy speech at the city hail, addressing several issues in his customary manner, with a notably larger outdoor overflow audience eager for more remarks.
About 180 doctors from northern Indiana gathered for the Twelfth District Council of the Medical Society. Specialists demonstrated air treatment methods at St. Joseph Hospital while reports and papers by Dr. Ridlon Drayer and Meyers discussed difficult orthopedic cases and clubfoot operations at the courthouse and Wayne Club sessions.
Senator Beveridge travels by special train from Fort Wayne to Decatur on a second day of speaking. He argues against cutting government appropriations. Attending with him are Hal Shideler of Marion and Harry Bendel of Huntington along with others.
Logansport Indiana reports a large Bluffton crowd of about a thousand schoolchildren and many adults gathered on the courthouse steps to hear Senator Beveridge, escorted by J. W. Sale. George Ade stood beside him as noise overwhelmed the edge of the crowd, with children cheering for Bryan.
Washington, Oct. 27. Theodore Roosevelt the twenty sixth president turned fifty today. He started his fifty first year early at his desk and worked through the day receiving cabinet members in town for the regular semi weekly meeting and discussing department matters. Messages poured in.
An informal 30 minute conference among Fort Wayne railway officials and city leaders approved a soon meeting of Wabash and Fort Wayne and Springfield traction engineers. They will settle track elevation plans before addressing the project’s finances.
Hon George Fred Williams of Massachusetts visits Fort Wayne for a major campaign address at Princess rink with Samuel M Foster presiding. A democratic parade will form at 7:30 pm from the headquarters marching north on Harrison to Main and Princess. Numerous vice presidents are named for the eve and a separate German American alliance meeting with Joseph Keller and Phil Rappaport set for Saengerbund hall.
A major fire at Salisbury Beach, Salisbury Mass on October 27 destroys over a hundred cottages along the Le Front north of the Merrimac River. Most summer business houses are abandoned. damage estimated at 100000 dollars. Fire crews from Amesbury Salisbury and Newburyport battle flames for three hours aided by life savers from Salisbury station.
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