Governor Hughes Emerges As Key Republican Candidate
The Albany scene centers on Governor Hughes as Republican factional tensions ease after his letter to James Lehmanier signals a shift toward backing his national candidacy. supporters hail the move while opponents regroup, with leaders in New York and Buffalo weighing next steps as Woodruff and Barnes maneuver to align party lines.
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James S. Lehmaier
Hughes Committee
Republican Club
Capitol
Hughes Opposition Fading In New York Political Scene
Albany January 22 reports indicate Gov. Hughes gaining backing as Republican leaders soften hostility to his Presidential bid. Observers say the state organization may soon coalesce around the candidate.
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New York Times
Albany
Jinghes
State Republican prospects highlighted by candidate mentions
Voters see early signals as several candidates name confirmed supporters and GOP alignment. Analysts note potential paths to the Republican column driven by party loyalty, fundraising strength, and regional backing amid upcoming primary discussions.
Hughes to Address Club Reception for Governor Hughes
The Republican Club's Committee of Twenty-five arranged a January 31 reception to meet Gov Hughes and hear his Presidency views. No dinner or speeches aside from the Governor. a brief intro by George W Young will be delivered. Honorary members and many prominent Republicans nationwide are invited.
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Republican Club
Gov. Hughes
George W. Young
Hughes Club for Delaware organized in Wilmington
The first Hughes Club for Delaware will be formed in Wilmington upon Mayor Horace Wilson's return from Porto Rico. Wilson backs Hughes and is a Rest member of the Republican State Committee as New York Mayor club interests spark further Delaware clubs. Senators Richardson and Du Pont lead the state GOP but are not committed to any presidential candidate.
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New York Times
Wilmington
Del
Hughes Club
Delaware
Horace Wilson
Porto Rico
Republican State Committee
Hughes
Republican Club
New York
Richardson and
du Pont
Brookyn Republicans Back Hughes for President
After Gov. Hughes stated his position on the Presidential nomination, Brooklyn Republican leaders shifted from hostility to open interest. Local organizers expect the February 11 County Committee meeting to endorse Hughes as New York State's candidate for the Chicago convention.
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Gov. Hughes
Brooklyn
Woodruff
New York State
Chicago
OBrien Favored For Collector Of Customs In North District
Northern New York Republicans expect John F. OBrien ex Secretary of State to win the Federal post of Collector of Customs for the Campain District. The President reportedly will not reappoint Walter Witherbee and will let Congressman Malloy name the successor. OBrien and Witherbee have long been political foes amid district factionalism.
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New York Times
Albany
New York
John F. O'Brien
Walter Witherbee
Congressman Malloy
St. Lawrence
Witherbee
Washington
Mr. O’brien
O'Brien
State Committee
Slughes
Malloy
Cheer Daniel for President at Confederate Veterans Dinner
Commander Owen urged the Democratic Party to nominate John W. Daniel of Virginia as candidate. About 500 guests attended the Waldorf annual dinner honoring Robert E. Lee's birthday. Senator Daniel praised the South and Union figures before Gen. Woodford and other dignitaries.
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Owen
Waldorf
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Senator Daniel
Robert. KE. Lee
Daniel
South
Gen. Lee
Union
Robert E. Lee, Jr
W. H. F. Lee
Stewart L. Woodford
Caspar F. Goodrich
Robert Lee Howze
West Point
Justus N. Willliams
George S. Laker
Bruce la Rice
Tennessee Society
William A. Barber
South Carolinans
J. Nevitt Steele
Uncle Joe Cannon Urged as Ship of State Leader
Judge Peter S. Grosscup of the United States Circuit Court told an Illinois Lawyers Association banquet that Uncle Joe Cannon could fill the wheel of the state. He called for a next President who blends ideals with practical action and aims for reform through corporate law.
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Chicago
Joe’ Cannon
Peter S. Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Illinois Lawyers’ Association
America
People of America
United States
Hughes Club Leases Space in Duff & Conger Building
The Charles E. Hughes Club of the Twenty-ninth Assembly District has leased half of the second floor in the Duff & Conger Building at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and Eighty-sixth Street.
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Charles E. Hughes Club
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
Duff & Conger
Madison Avenue
Eighty-sixth Street
Rensselaer County Indorses Hughes for Presidency
The Republican committees of Rensselaer County adopted resolutions endorsing Gov. Hughes for the Presidency at a meeting in Troy New York on January 22.
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Rensselaer County
Indorses Hughes
Troy
N. Y
Republican Committees
Gov. Hughes
President Taft Leads As Senate House Poll Results
A Boston canvass of 240 House members and 40 Senators shows Taft leading with 5 votes among Republicans, Hughes 28, Roosevelt 14, Crane 9, and many non committers. Democrats list Johnson 17 and Bryan 15 with Roosevelt 1 and Olney 1 among others. 61 men were not seen.
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New York Times
Boston
House of Representatives
Taft
Hughes
Roosevelt
Crane
Lodge
Guild
Cannon
Fairbanks
Root
Nolliver
Johnson
Bryan
Olney
Minot Picked for North Dakota Republican Convention
The State Republican Committee of North Dakota chose Minot as the convention site for May 14 to elect delegates to the national convention and endorsed Secretary Taft for the presidential nomination.
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Fargo
N. D
Republican State Committee of
North Dakota
Minot
Taft
New York City papers limit unsold Sunday copies returns
Notice to readers advises New York City newspapers have adopted a rule restricting dealers from returning unsold Sunday editions. If your dealer does not regularly reserve a copy of the Sunday Times for you, place an order now, as dealers typically place orders on Thursdays.
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TIMES
New York City
NEW York Times
Parker Says Bryan Not Open About 1903 Opposition
Albany reports judge Alton B. Parker cites William J. Bryan remarks in 1903 and 1904 on party leadership. Parker argues Bryan failed to be frank, noting Bryan later denounced him on a tour as delegates leaned toward Parker. He says Bryan’s changed stance affected the nomination dynamics.
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Albany
Alton B. Parker
Court of Appeals
William J. Bryan
Kentucky
Bryan
Parker
Cleveland
Hill
Gorman
Gray
Mr. Bryan
Talk of Bryan Sways Washington Democrats in Cloakroom
In Washington on January 22 Judge George Gray of Delaware Marie Henry Watterson of Kentucky and ex Senator Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia met in the Senate cloakroom. They said their visits were not political. Each met with Democratic senators including Rayner McCreary Bailey who have not supported Bryan recently.
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New York Times
Washington
George Gray
Delaware
Marie Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Henry Gassaway Davis
West Virginia
Senate
William, Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Gray
Watterson
Davis
Col
Rayner
McCreary
Bailey
Kryan
Republican League Executive Committee Meets in Chicago Plan
The National Republican League’s executive committee met at the Republican Club with about fifty members from across the states. Gen. F E A McAlpin urged immediate statewide organization. A committee was appointed to decide on a National League Convention in Chicago after the Republican National Convention. A second committee on organization was authorized to start league club work nationwide. Adjournment until 10 oclock today.
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National Republican League
Republican Club
FE. A. McAlpin
James B. Reynolds
National League Convention
Chicago
Model License League backs temperance at Louisville meeting
The Model License League, a group of liquor makers and sellers, adopted resolutions in Louisville on January 22 urging strict license law enforcement and opposing prohibition efforts. They condemn the anti saloon league as a dictatorial political organization and advocate temperance as a safeguard.
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Louisville
Model License League
Antisaloon League
May Be Burden Robber Arrested After Chase
George Glinn, 42 East Thirty first Street, was arrested after a long chase by Harlem detectives Donahue and Haggerty at Avenue A and 116th Street. He is suspected in the Burden family home robbery at Westbury Long Island. Held for forty eight hours without bail, Glinn discarded two dozen solid silver knives and many spoons, initials scratched, items to be identified by the Burden family.
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George Glinn
East Thirty-first Street
Avenue A
116Th Street
Donahue and
Haggerty
Harlem Bureau
Glinn
James A. Burden, Jr
Westbury
L. I
Harlem Court
Burden
Don’t Wait for a Blizzard Aid Appeal
Generous plea for immediate donations to the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. R. S. Minturn, Treasurer, invites gifts of $5 to $100 and promises a notice on how funds are used. 1908 fundraising appeal from R. Fulton Cutting, President.
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R. S
Minturn
Association For Improving the Condition
Harmon for tariff reform speech at Old Hickory Club
In Nashville on January 22 Judson Harmon and William J. Bryan urged tariff reform. Bryan argued prosperity is not guaranteed by Republican power and criticized Wall Street excesses. Harmon blamed party factions for tariff disputes and warned of Dingley law bias toward favored interests.
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Nashville
Tenn
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Old Hickory Club
Bryan
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Harmon
Ohio
Debs Visits City to Promote Socialist Unity Effort
Eugene V. Debs met with Socialist and Socialist Labor leaders to discuss burying the hatchet and uniting on a single candidate slate for the next election with William D. Haywood likely to be the Presidential nominee. Debs predicted a world crisis advancing socialism and asserted Roosevelt’s policies boost socialist support. He said the Socialists would win about 1.5 million votes.
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Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party
Socialist Labor Party
Debs
William D. Haywood
Socialist
Socialist Labor
Haywood
Roosevelt
Preachers Call for Focus on Today’s Social Issues
The Unitarian Club dinner at the Manhattan Hotel featured Rev John Hauynes Holmes urging sermons address modern problems such as streetcar monopolies coal mine control and pricing while criticizing focus on Roosevelt coinage changes and Sunday concerts. Rev Charles Graves and Rev A H Robinson also spoke to about sixty members.
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John Hauynes Holmes
Church of the Mesisiah
Thirtyfourth Street
Park Avenue
Unitarian Club
Manhattan Hotel
New York
Roosevelt
Charles Graves
Passaic
A. H. Robinson
Newbury
New York Fire Alarm System Upgrade Urged
The Board of Fire Underwriters warns Fire Commissioner Lantry to seek funds from the Board of Estimate for an immediate overhaul. Citing J J Carty and H Miller plans, the letter describes the present alarm network as a disgrace and at imminent risk of total failure.
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New York Board of Fire Underwriters
Lantry
Board of Estimate
J. J. Carty
Empster H. Miller
Surprise in Will Contest at Scranton Court
In Scranton Pennsylvania on January 29 witnesses testified in the Schooley Crawford will contest. WW I Roberts North Philadelphia farmer swore he saw the will and codicil in January 1906, five months before the claimed writing by stenographer Julia Ivey. May and Phoebe Newberry testified Crawford said in May or June 184 to make Schooley wealthy while other Noxen residents recalled similar December 2004 remarks. Evidence also showed Crawford visiting Noxen claimed ownership of 500000 dollars in Chicago Subway stock.
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Scranton
Penn
Schooley- Crawford
WW. I. Roberts
North Philadelphia
Schooley
Misses May
Phoebe Newberry
Crawford
Noxon
Noxen
Chicago
Colton Will Case Opens Over Domicile Question
The Colton will dispute began in Washington with Judge Barnard presiding in the District Supreme Court. Helen Marguerite Sacher, a great granddaughter, contests the will claiming more than half the estate of about 1 million dollars. The trial could last two weeks with over a hundred witnesses, some from France.
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Washington
Ellen M. Colton
Barnard
District Supreme Court
France
Advertising class talk on copy writing at Bedford YMCA
At a Bedford Branch YMCA meeting in Brooklyn on Tuesday Charlies F Southard spoke about preparing advertising copy. The program continued with an address on Clothing and the Methods of Advertising It by Ce J M Solomen of Frederick Loeser & Co.
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Bedford
Young Men's Christian Association
Brooklyn
Charlies F. Southard
Ce J. M. Solomen
Frederick Loeser & Ou
Shawore in Rage for the Presidency
Former Treasury secretary Leslie M. Shaw, set on winning the Republican nomination, plans to resign from Carnegie Trust Company by March 1 and to capture Iowa and other state delegations. His book of speeches will be issued by Appletons within a month, while his supporters say Taft is administration-bound and Hughes lacks drive, making Shaw the most available candidate.
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Travis
Brooklyn
Hughes
Woodruff
Cassidy
Schuyler
Assemblyman Merritt
Sanford W. Smith
Columbia
Carnegie Trust Company
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Mr. Shaw
Iowa
Trust Company
Appletons
Shaw
Taft
Gov. Hughes
Gov. Shaw
Beimg
Charles C. Dickinson
Dickingon
Dickinson
United States
Cameron the Artist Dead in Paris
Charles Emile Cameron, a Paris landscape painter born in 1848, died today. He studied under Pelouse, first exhibited in 1872 with The Court of an Inn at Cernay-la-Ville, and earned medals in 1875 82. His works include The Pyramids and The Oaks of Grand Mouha among other landscape and genre paintings.
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Charles Emile Cameron
Arts
Pelouse
Cernay-la- Ville
Vaux-de-Ceornay
Philadelphia
Grand Mouha
Cameron
Bay of Poult-Gouin
Brahomaere
South Dakota to be commissioned at Mare Island
Vallejo Cal Jan 22 orders were received to commission the armored cruiser South Dakota on Monday. The ship built by Union Iron Works has undergone extra yard work since delivery. Capt Charles F E Fox commands the vessel, sister to the California. After Mare Island she will cruise to test her machinery.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
South Dakota
Union Iron Works
Navy Yard Force
Charles FE. Fox
California
Mare Island
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