Sherman figures in Harriman row as Roosevelt critic
Utica banker and politician James Schoolcraft Sherman figures prominently in the Harriman fund controversy. The piece outlines his career from Utica mayor to congressman, his roles on Indian Affairs and the Rules Committee, and the 1904 campaign funding episodes linked to Harriman and Roosevelt. It notes his letters and the political attacks over campaign contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Utica
House of Representatives
Mr. Sherman
Richard W
Mary Frances Sherman
Hamilton College
Cookingham & Sherman
Sherman
Harriman Fund
Jim
Roosevelt
Debs
Mayer
Haywood
Root
Harriman
Wall Street
Cortelyou
Bliss
National Committee
Republican Congressional Committee
Sidan
Republican National Congressional Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Can
Repub-ic
James Ss. Sherman
Mediterranean
Speaker Cannon
Bluecher
William 8. Bennet
George E. Waldo
William M. Galder
Lucius N. Littauer
Henry Hanbury
Francis Curtis
Literary Bureau of
The
Utica Trust and Deposit
Mrs. Taft's Plans Before Her Return to Cincinnati
Special to The Times from Washington June 19 describes Mrs. Taft leaving for Chevy Chase Club to tea with Mrs. Corbin, recounts ties from Manila, notes plans to visit New Haven next week and then Cincinnati for Mr. Taft's nomination notification, and mentions Helen Taft traveling to East Greenwich to stay with friends. Charlie Taft accompanies parents on their world trip.
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New York Times
Washington
West
Mrs. Taft
Chevy Chase Club
Mrs. Corbin
Henry C. Corbin
Manila
Taft
Philippines
Corbin
United States
New Haven
K Street
Cincinnati
Helen Taft
East Greenwich
R. I
Belmont Seeks Publicity for Campaign Contributions
Perry Belmont, president of the American National Publicity Law Organization, says Taft's letter supports the Campaign Publicity bill and expects the Democratic Convention to back publicity. He notes the non partisan movement grows and relies on press to publish detailed campaign contributions and expenditures from managers of both parties.
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Paris
Perry Belmont
American National Publicity Law Organization
Taft
United States Congress
Loeb Stands by Official Roosevelt Platform View
Secretary Loeb refused to revise his stance after Roosevelt called the New York Times draft a tentative outline. He noted the convention interlineations mainly altered wording, save for the injunction plank, and reaffirmed the Tuesday official statement.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Loeb
Bryan's Analysis To Day and Taft Club Formed
William J. Bryan declined to discuss the Republican National Convention while preparing an analysis of the party platform due for release tomorrow. In Trenton a Taft club formed at the Tremont House two hours after War Secretary nomination news. officers named with Whittaker president and Whitehead secretary.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Fairview
Trenton
N. J
Renton House
A L.whittaker
R. C. Walkeries
Hh Whitehead
W. A. Torle
Taft Campaign Jewelry Appears in Chicago Made Goods
Street vendors sold campaign buttons fobs and pins bearing Taft portrait. The Chicago firm produced the items and distributed them in the metropolitan market. Some pieces bore the inscription Hon William H Taft The Man of the Hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Chicago
William H. Taft
Telegraph companies boast Chicago as ideal convention hub
Chicago handled unprecedented telegraph traffic during the national convention, with about 5.5 million words noted by Western Union and Postal Telegraph from eight to nine days of activity. Peak day saw nearly one million words, aided by night dispatches and direct newspaper transmissions.
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New York Times
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Louis
Alton B. Parser
Western Uriinegraph Company
Press Association
Associated Press
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Coasts
TIMES
New York
Western Union
Enver
Kansas City
June Sales of Brill Clothes Offer Big Summer Value
Brill stores advertise 30 to 40 percent savings at summer values with new shades tans browns olives and smokes dominating fabric selections for Fall Winter and Spring Summer 1909. They claim full assortments all season and underprice buys with gray and blue suits in conservative and extreme models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brill
New York
Wall Street Interprets Taft Nomination with Mixed Reactions
News of Secretary of War Taft’s presidential nomination sparked higher activity but a overall stock decline of 1 to 2 percent in many leading issues. Analysts blamed political factors, profit taking after prior gains, and mixed views on how Taft shift would affect Roosevelt era shocks and business conditions.
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Wall Street
Taft
Roosevelt
Adda
Taft Sherman Ticket Clash Over Labor Support
Washington reports on June 19 shows Taft and Roosevelt maneuvering after James Sherman’s vice presidential nomination. White House hints favor Cummins or Dolliver, while Sherman’s proximity to Speaker Cannon and labor politics shape White House and party strategy ahead of Cincinnati talks.
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New York Times
Washington
White House
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Cummins
Dolliver
Chicago
Sherman
Taft
Roosevelt
Tahor
Speaker Cannon
Fie
Gompers
American Federation
Payne
Tawney
Peri
Labor
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