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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
2
The text notes stirrings of Roosevelt support and higher demand for Roosevelt badges and banners but says the enthusiasm at gatherings remains muted compared with past events. Bands march and shouting increases, yet no peak feeling has appeared yet.
At the Chicago Coliseum the crowd roared for Roosevelt for forty six minutes as Lodge tried to calm a wild reaction after calling for orderly proceedings. Delegates stayed largely silent while visitors flooded the hall with chants and flags, signaling strong Roosevelt support amid tense convention rules debates.
The article details intense political maneuvering surrounding the Republican convention. Washington pressure and threats from Labor groups frame debates on an anti injunction plank. Gompers warns that suppressing unions could ignite anarchy if the plank is rejected.
Samuel Gompers presented a sweeping labor plank to the Republican resolutions committee. He demands laws on organized labor rights, injunction limits, eight hour work for federal workers, a general employers liability act, a federal department of labor, a mining bureau, postal savings banks, and constitutional suffrage for women. He warned of pressuring Democrats if GOP rejects the plank.
An advertisement promotes the Arnold Vibrator at 424 Fifth Ave corner 38th Street claiming thirty minute home treatments relieve rheumatism lumbago gout and backache. It touts deep penetrating vibration used by New York physicians and offers free demonstrations by specialists with home visits available. The ad notes sale at Riker's Drug Stores and evening hours through 9 PM.
June 17 reports say President Roosevelt personally listened from the dais to enthusiastic demonstrations at the convention. Four black disks hung above the delegates captured speeches and applause via a combined telephone phonograph system fed by a central cable, with one wire cut into the White House allowing the President to hear Lodge as he spoke.
Historical account lists peak cheers at U S political gatherings. It notes Blaine and Roosevelt records, with 40 and 35 minute demonstrations in 1888 and 1900, plus further rallies for McKinley, Bryan, Tilman, and Williams across 1896 to 1904 conventions.
A wave of protests from New York City employers seeks to block an anti injunction plank at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. The National Erectors Association and Allied Iron Associations urge Serena E Payne to oppose any platform limiting court powers in labor disputes. Commissioner Walter Drew notes many members sent personal protests. They cite Taft's contempt decision in a union case and stress the impact on business during a fragile period.
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