Taft Campaign Strategy Gathers Steam in Virginia
Special from Hot Springs Va August 13 W H Watt reports Taft in high humor after talks with Hitchcock and Vorys in Washington they plan wider conferences as the campaign opens Taft eyes Indiana Illinois Ohio Wisconsin and New York while denying fear of losing Central West states Nebraska Kansas Missouri are viewed as winnable with Ohio debatable Taft rides and plays golf to ease pressure and cites a fable about the ass to explain campaign scrutiny.
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New York Times
Hot Springs
W. H. Watt
Owith
Hitchcock
Mr. Vorys
West
New York
Vorys
Ohio
Taft
Jennis
Tattoes
Cincinnati
National Committee
Fom
Westin
Indiana
Illinois
Hio
Wisconsin
Lassed
Bryan
la Follette
J. Taft
Middle West
Hanna
McKinley
Nebraska
Lincoln
Kansas
Missouri
Republican National Committee
John Hays Hamond
War Department seeks sturdy horse for Insular Bureau
Gen Clarence R Edwards of the War Department’s Insular Bureau seeks a durable horse with authority to purchase. Taft spends morning at his mall and with chief of staff Vory. West Virginia politicians await A C Scherr, independent Republican candidate, to discuss questions for the Republican National Committee about which state ticket to recognize or eliminate.
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Clarence R. Edwards
Insular
The
War Department
Taft
Vory
West Virginia
A. C. Scherr
Republican National Committee For Solution
National Committee
Wright on Taft Stump Sparks Memphis Debate
In Memphis rumors spread that Gen Luke E Wright Secretary of War and lifelong Democrat would back Taft in the upcoming presidential race. Some old Democrats doubt his campaign entry while others expect he will stay noncommittal and true to Democratic principles.
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Patt
Gen
Orbin
New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
Washington
Luke E. Wright
Taft
Gen. Wright
Hitchcock Goes West to Open Western HQ
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee arrived in Washington from Hot Springs to resume duties with secretary James T. Williams Jr. He planned to travel to Chicago at 3 40 PM to meet Eastern and Western officials and establish the Western headquarters while closing Taft preconvention rooms.
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Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
James T. Williams, Jr
Hot Springs
Taft
Hitchcock
Chicago
National Committee
Hughes praises American idealists at Cliff Haven
Gov. Hughes, greeted warmly at Cliff Haven Catholic Summer School, denounces wealth only mindset and urges leaders to align with the heart of ordinary Americans. He cites Washington era duties and stresses equal rights, impartial government, and civil religious liberty. Later in Plattsburg he attends YMCA cornerstone ceremony funded by Loyal J. Smith legacy.
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Cliff Haven
N. Y
Hughes
Saranac Inn
Talbot Smith
John J. Walsh
New York
J. F. Mullaney
Syracuse
John F. O’brien
John B. Riley
Frank D. Cole
Washington
Continental Army
Eople
Plattsburg
Fifth
United States Infantry
A. D. Boomhower
Bryan notification day features big stick gourd gift
Lincoln reports a crowd of farmers from Otoe County presenting a big stick gourd to William J Bryan during the notification ceremonies. Bryan talks of labor support, campaign funds from the people, and plans to visit the South and Montgomery Alabama as invitations pour in.
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New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
Fairview
Bryan
Isaac Reese
National Finance Committee
Mack
News Dispatch
Oklahoma Republican
Colorado Federation of Labor
Denver
Mr. Reese
Mississippi Valley
Reese
Otoe County
Nebraska
H. H. Hanks
Nebraska City
Republican Party
Olicies
California
Charles Edelman
San Francisco
Henry O. Clayton
R. H. Walker
Montgomery
Ala
National Committee
Notification Committee
Clayton
Deadlock in Twenty-eighth District GOP Convention
Oswego, Aug 13 The Republican convention failed to nominate a Congressman after two sessions as 92 ballots yielded no choice. Isaac L. Hunt Merrick Stowell and Charles L. Knapp held firm on each alignment amid continued deadlock in Oswego County.
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Oswego
N. Y
Isaac L. Hunt
Jefferson
Merrick Stowell
Charles L. Knapp
Lewis
Two Killed in Auto Smash in San Francisco
In San Francisco on August 18 Sergeant Major A H Belyea and Sergeant C H Jones of the presidio forces were killed when their runabout was crushed between opposing street cars at Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. Jones led the car across the ferry streetcar’s path and was killed along with Belyea as the vehicle was struck. Motormen of both street cars were charged with manslaughter.
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San Francisco
A. H. Belyea
C. H. Jones
Presidio
Market Street
van Ness Avenue
Jones
Belgea
Belyea
Prison term for employment swindle by Henry Gross
Henry Gross, former Independence League Assembly candidate for the Ninth District, was sentenced in General Sessions to one year in the penitentiary for offering jobs in return for deposits and then failing to provide work. His counsel Thomas Sioreen urged against the sentence, calling it a loss to a potential great discovery.
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Henry Gross
Independence League
Thomas Sioreen
Baltimore Sun Backs Taft for President
The Baltimore Sun, a leading Maryland newspaper, endorses Taft over Bryan. It notes past shifts in its posture toward Bryan and the party, arguing Taft offers greater material welfare and safeguarded rights for the United States.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Maryland
South
Taft
Sun
Bryan
The
United States
Fusion in Nebrask a Democratic candidate on Populist ballot
Lincoln August 18 National Republican Party leader Rosewater failed to block fusion in Nebraska as Secretary of State Junkin ruled Zephus Noble may appear as Elector candidate on both the Populist and Democratic tickets. The Populist protest over vote thresholds was overruled, placing Noble on both ballots.
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Lincoln
Neb
National Hopublican Pa
Victor Rosewater
Republican Party
Fusion
Nebraska
George C. Junkin
Zephus Noble
Second
Noble
Bryan Disappoints Labor With Moderate Acceptance Letter
Bryan’s acceptance speech disappoints unions and radical Democrats alike. Labor leaders criticize his lack of anti-injunction references and fear conservative appeasement will cost votes. J E Pritchard of Powers’ Union and others say the AFLP involvement signals political risk and may not change the outcome.
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J. E. Pritchard
Powers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Knight of Labor
Order
Young
New York
The
Lithographers' International Protective and Beneficial Association
Brooklyn Democrats Split Over McCarren Backing Home Rule
Seven district leaders radicalized against McCarren issue a circular denouncing his interference in local Democratic organizations. They accuse him of serving corporate interests and misusing the home rule slogan while citing his 1907 primaries and legislative record on gas, insurance, fares, and public welfare.
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Brooklyn
McCarren
Sureme Court
Kings County
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Gas Trust
Coal Trust
Democratic Organization of
Coney Island
Chickasaw Club Backs Harrington For Assembly Leader
The Chickasaw Club at 393 Second Avenue endorsed John J. Harrington for leader of the Sixteenth Assembly District by unanimous vote. Harrington is chosen by Mr Murphy over Francis J Lantry former Fire Commissioner.
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Harrington
Second Avenue
John J. Harrington
Sixteenth Assembly
Mr.Murphy
Francis J. Lantry
Schurman Won’t Discuss Nomination
President J G Schurman of Cornell University says nothing about a possible bid for New York governor. He is spending the summer at his East Hampton cottage and declined to comment when asked if he would accept the nomination.
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Schurman
East Hampton
L. I
J. G. Schurman
Cornell University
Trap a Black Hand Man in NYC Murder Case
Luigi Brancato livery stable keeper at 410 East 110th Street received multiple Black Hand threats demanding 500 dollars on threat of death. Detectives arrested Clementi Pelosi at 113th Street and First Avenue after a struggle. Pelosi had multiple wounds and was tied to past police murders. He faces charges of suspicious person, concealed weapons, and sending threatening letters.
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East 110Th Street
Digillo
Caputo
Broncato
113Th Street
First Avenue
Clementi Pelas
East 114Th Street
Pelosi
Poe
Selleck and Seckler
Washington Square Park
Democrats Predict Landslide for Bryan in New York
Democratic State Chairman William J. Conners said a landslide awaits Bryan and the party ticket in the state this fall. He announced Rochester will host the state convention likely on September 15, and urged an early campaign with Bryan visiting major cities. Conners cited gains in Erie, Dutchess, Schoharie and Onondaga counties and noted internal harmony ahead of the meeting with Tammany leaders.
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William James Conners
State Committee
Conners
Bryan
Rochester
Mr. Conners
Saratoga
Finucane
Conner
Democratic State Committee
Patrick H. McCarren
Conrad Tasenflug
Kings
Dee
Chanler
Slughes
Chanlers
Erie County
Dutchess County
Schoharie
Monroe
Onondaga
Hughes
Taft
Democratic National Campaign Fund to Be Raised by States
The 1908 Democratic fund will be raised through state level appeals directed by state committeemen or designated financial representatives. Plans anticipate raising 7100,000 to 11,000,000 to cover campaign expenses as Bryan supports the approach. John W. Tomlinson completes club organization work and aims to establish Bryan and Kern clubs nationwide.
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Mack
National Committee
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
John W. Tomlinson
Committee
Deres
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tomlinson
New York
Ryan
Wisconsin
East
Bryan and
Kern
Prohibitionists Yield on Texas Democratic Platform
Prohibitionists concede a point in the Texas Democratic convention after last night’s victory on a plank for submission of the Prohibition question to the people. A. B. Story of Caldwell, an anti Prohibitionist Bailey ally, is elected to the Democratic State Central Committee chairmanship, easing a potential conflict with the senior Texas senator. State officers were already named at last month’s election.
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San Antonio
Texas
Democratic State Central Committee
A. B. Story
Caldwell
Bailey
Unemployed Mass Meeting Invites Presidential Candidates
Alexander Law, secretary of the National Committee of the Unemployed, invites all presidential hopefuls except the Socialist Labor Party candidate to speak at the Manhattan Lyceum on East Fourth Street for a mass meeting of the unemployed on Sept. 25. Taft declines via the RNC, Hisgen hopes to attend, Debs sympathizes but cannot, Bryan Chafin and Watson have not replied.
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Socialist Labor Party
Alexander Law
National Committee of the Unemployed
Manhattan
Mr. Bryan
Chafin
Prohibition
Mr. Watson
Ohio Democratic Campaign Plans Open in Mansfield
At the Democratic State Executive Committee meeting in Columbus Mansfield was chosen as the campaign site with September 26 set as the opening date. Governor nominee Judson Harmon of Cincinnati and ex Governor James E Campbell of Hamilton, endorsed by the State Convention for United States Senator, will lead the opening address.
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Ohio
Columbus
Democratic State Executive Committee
Mansfield
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
James E. Campbell
Hamiton
United States
Appellate Division Set to Hear Porter Appeal
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court Third Department will hold an extraordinary session in Albany on Wednesday August 19 at 2 P.M. to hear Alexander T. Porter of New York challenge the 1907 Apportionment Act.
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Albany
Supreme Court
Third Department
Alexander T. Porter
New York
Fitts
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