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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1908
Page
4
The Times canvassed workers in Manhattan stores and factories to gauge presidential preference. Taft led with a large margin among reported ballots, while Bryan Debs Chafin and undecided votes appeared limited. The survey covered H. B. Claflin Co Dale Company Brian G Hughes & Brother and others.
A ballot style asks voters to mark crosses by Taft Republican Debs Socialist Bryan Democratic Chafin Prohibition Hisgen Independent and to indicate last election choices among Republican Prohibition Democratic Socialist or Undecided.
The canvass shows Taft ahead of all rivals by about three to one among 779 ballots with 48 undecided. Fifty-four Democrats who backed Parker in 1904 will vote Taft now, while only 15 Republicans who backed Taft then align with the Democratic ticket. Details include shifts among Bryan Democrats Prohibitionists and Debs Socialists across factories and establishments, with notes on undecided voters and factory dynamics. Hughes to Open Ohio Campaign. Gov. Hughes accepts invitation to speak at the Republican state campaign opening in Youngstown on Sept 5.
A reader letter extols Postum as a cure for coffee headaches and bodily ailment, recounting early coffee use, subsequent headaches, and how switching to Postum ended the headaches. The message praises Postum as good for the body and promotes continued use.
Governor Hughes returns to Albany from Saranac Inn with a stop at Tupper Lake to inspect a lake area residents want improved. He plans to handle charges against the Saratoga sheriff over gambling at the race track and to attend Greene County fair in Cairo, Oswego, and Cortland before returning home.
The North eastern Federation of Women's Clubs, all Negro members, closes its session with resolutions denouncing opponents and backing Foraker. It vows not to back any presidential candidate from either major party unless race interests are served, and criticizes a Delaw ar judge over a matrimony ruling while praising another. Lynching and federal protection are condemned and continued agitation urged.
Judge Samuel W. Williams of Vincennes Indiana, the Peoples Party VP candidate, and National Committee members met at the St James Hotel to arrange opening National Headquarters for the presidential campaign. The group included Jay W. Forrest of Albany New York chairman of the National Campaign Committee J H Ferris of Joliet Illinois Fred J S Robinson candidate for Missouri governor and Joseph A Parker of Louisville Kentucky.
Chicago August reports say William J. Bryan will address Topeka Kansas on August 7 on the bank deposits guarantee, a key plank. The National Committee organizes a series of Midwest speeches as editors from across the country meet at national headquarters to discuss campaign literature and mobilize the press.
The article reports William Jennings Bryan traveling from Lincoln to Des Moines with P Hall and Richard Metcalfe to meet Iowa political figures. Bryan plans a tariff speech in Des Moines and declines to comment on the Springfield riot while focusing on party strategy amid Republican turmoil. A farmer warns Bryan about Canada thistle fines after finding plants in Bryan’s pasture.
John W. Kern returns from Lincoln and plans a Sunday visit to Rockville with Mrs. Kern. Mr. Bryan expected in Isda on Aug 25 to speak at the Kern notification and at the State Fair Grounds with National Chairman Mack. Bryan and Mrs. Mack to stay with Mr and Mrs Kern. Kern to speak in Milwaukee on Aug. at a Democratic clubs reunion.
Taft disclosed most letters favor Hughes’s renomination, noting New York Republicans express strong Hughes sentiment while Indiana and Kansas supporters predict Taft’s large majority there. He cited Kansas Governor nominee Stubbs praising Taft and Indiana peers urging a verdict in Taft’s favor.
Intelligent and reputable domestic servants are urged to seek situations and use the New York Times as the primary means of introduction to the best of homes. Telephone 1000 Bryant for contact and listings.
At the Livingston County Republican Convention in Geneseo delegates voted to back James W. Wadsworth Jr for Governor and to support the nomination of the Speaker for Governor. Delegates named include Frank J. Cook Geneseo W Y Robinson Nunda William Carter Avon Charles B Thayer Livonia James B Fraser Geneseo Foster W Walker Caledonia and Isaac B Knapp Ossian.
Woodbridge N. Ferris asked that his name be kept off the Democratic gubernatorial ballot. Secretary of State Prescott says petition counts decide placement and Ferris cannot be consulted. Ferris, a schoolteacher, previously ran for governor in 194, and now faces petitions that could place his name on the primary ballot despite his wishes.
Governor Hughes plans county fair appearances over the next weeks while Republican leaders seek to curb a possible renomination. Racing interests and agricultural societies oppose his policies on track receipts and state funding for fairs, with organizers in Adirondacks planning anti Hughes strategies as Woodruff travels north.
State Firemen’s Convention in Oswego faces proposed resolutions denouncing Gov. Hughes for not signing the Mutual act. The bill would tax foreign insurance at 2 percent, split 1/2 percent to volunteer companies and the Firemen’s State Home, a boon fire brigades have pursued for seven years.
The Fortnightly Bulletin notes idle freight cars on August 5 total 281,681, down from 308,680 on July 22. Coal gondola and box cars constitute 27,698 of the decrease, with about 1,000 more cars added to surplus. Net in-use cars rise by roughly 22,000, led by railroads in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, while surplus grows in the upper Missouri Valley, Western Gulf, and Southern States east of the Mississippi.
George R. Sheldon, new treasurer of the Republican National Committee, says corporations misinformed on campaign finance laws have returned many checks. He cites costs for travel, literature, buttons, and headquarters, and outlines a Geographical split of campaign duties between New York and Chicago offices.
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