Gubernatorial race looms as New Jersey foes pull strings
The piece surveys Governor Wilson's possible successor and the crowded GOP field including Stokes and Edge while Katzenbach and Wittpenn head the Democratic list. It cites voter apathy as a root cause of political ills and urges election law reforms to curb nonparticipation. It also notes Supreme Court rebuke of hypnotic confession tactics in a murder case, deeming such methods unreliable and unfair.
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J. Franklin Fort
Senate
John D. Prince
Wilson
Baltimore
Stokes
Walter E. Edge
Katzenbach
Wittpenn
Government by ballot and public duty in peril
The passage urges forced participation to prevent larger political battles. It argues government abuses grow when people tolerate evils and fail to exercise rights. It calls for intelligent yet firm action to compel voter engagement and press freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Simply Betrayal in Republican Delegates Selection
The Philadelphia Record argues Ohio voters chose Roosevelt delegates in primaries while Taft delegates were elected by convention. It attributes the mix to machine manipulation and notes Taft delegates would differ if line-election electors were used. County delegates, state delegates, and Taft national delegates all trace to the same primaries where Roosevelt led by 35,000 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Times
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Federal
Riding to a Fall and Political Commentary
The editorials attack the Democratic Sugar Tariff and Excise Income Tax bill as reducing living costs by over 100 million annually and shifting some federal tax burden to the wealthy. They contrast with the Lodge substitute, which the Senate Finance Committee reports would change little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
New York
Editorial Commentary From Nation’s Papers On Taft Roosevelt
Summary of excerpts from multiple papers criticizing Taft and Roosevelt. It cites editorials about presidential attitudes and historical parallels, noting Roosevelt’s split from the party, and questioning the use of a Louis XIV quote as historically unfounded while comparing leadership of Washington Jackson Lincoln and Grant.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taft
Louis XIV
Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
Grant
Trenton
Roosevelt Taft Nomination Fight Clouds Republican Prospects
The Roosevelt and Taft factions fuel a bitter fight that could imperil the Republican ticket. Each side risks harming the party by targeting personalities over principles, with warnings that Taft or Roosevelt could lose broad support if nominated. The Sun notes the danger to a fifty year record of achievement.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Union
The
United States
N. Y
O Summer Returns Brightly in a Sun-Paced Poem
Ninette M. Lowater in the New York Sun recalls summer’s arrival with vivid nature imagery. The text celebrates green growth, birds, bees, fields, rivers, and the overall renewal of life as warmth returns after snow.
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Ninette M. Lowater
New York
Thoughts Worth Reading Morality Builds Successful Business
A Beecher quote emphasizes that thriving enterprises rest on moral foundations and ethical conduct guiding young men toward prudent, principled work.
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H. W. Beecher
Fifty Years Ago Today Confederate Naval Action at Memphis
June 6 marks a Confederate assault on the Federal fleet at Memphis as Colonel Alfred Holt’s steam rams clash with wooden rams and ironclads. Three Confederate ships fall, two are captured, two driven ashore, and one escapes. Memphis surrenders the city as a brisk cavalry action in Harrisonburg, Virginia, yields General Ashby.
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Memphis
Alfred Hilet
Harrisonburg
Ashby
Milmore Corrects Misstatements On Sunday Baseball Hearing
James Milmore states he did not appear at the City Commission meeting at Mr Arrowsmiths request. He sought to learn if Sunday baseball for commercial purposes was legal, noting no personal grievance and that no action followed the inquiry.
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Long Branch Record
City Commission
Arrowsmith
James Milmore
Station
Long Branch
N. J
Hollywood
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