Election Board Deliberations Mark Light NYC Registration
Manhattan and The Bronx boards report light early registration as Republicans gain in eight of nine districts while Democrats fall in several. President Dooling notes challenges, literacy issues and inattention to signing names may affect turnout. A barroom polling site is rejected. cases include foreign birth and naturalization questions.
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Tim” Sullivan
Third Assembly
Board of Registration
Dooling
Aoman
Lower East Side
Governor Hughes Registers On Arrival In City
Gov. Hughes registers at a laundry polling place on Eighth Avenue after arriving by train. He is joined by Alderman B W Brown and State Senator George B Agnew and spends minutes answering questions and signing his enrolling ballot number 352 before returning to the Astor for a quick breakfast with County Chairman Herbert Parsons.
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Forty-fourth
Forty-fifth Streets
Astor
Herbert Parsons
Parson Reports Early Registration Shifts in Assembly Districts
Mr Parsons notes registration figures for first three days showing Republican gains in eight Assembly districts and losses in nineteen Democratic districts. The remark reflects party dynamics and early voting trends observed during the initial period.
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Parsons
Josses
Louisville Registration Figures Show Large Week Increase
Louisville report on recent voter registration shows Democrats totaling 11,595 and independent voters 10,425 as peak figures, indicating the largest registration in Lewisville.
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Louisville
Eye
Kentucky
Lewisville
Apathy Vanishes in Western Campaign Outlook
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee, back from Chicago, reports improved Western support west of the Mississippi. He cites gains in the Middle and Far West after a month of campaign effort by Gov. Hughes. Congressman McKinley predicts a Republican House, Cannon reelected, and Indiana and Illinois leaning GOP.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Mississippi
Middle West
Far West
Hughes
McKinley of
Milnois
Congressional Committee
Joe Cannon
Taft
Sherman
McKinsey
Indiana
Brewers and Hughes Denial From State Lager Brewers
William Forster, General Solicitor for the New York State Lager Beer Brewers Association and the Lager Beer Brewers Board of Trade for New York City, denies reports that brewing interests oppose Gov. Hughes. He states the organizations are neutral and will not participate in the campaign, directly or indirectly, and disavows any affiliation with the Personal Liberty League. The brewing trade aims to cleanse unlawful and immoral traffic.
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William Forster
New York
New York Times
Watertown
N. Y
Gov
Chanter
John A. Dix
Govenor
Gov. Hughes
Chanler
Judge O'Brien
West
Hughes
Hughes at Komm ers Beer Festival Plan Stirs Brooklyn
Brooklyn Republican managers were surprised by a proposal to have Gov. Hughes attend a German beer festival to woo German voters. Originators want a large Eastern District Turn Verein clubhouse event with the governor as star guest. A drive also seeks sermons from Brooklyn ministers urging re election and a mass meeting of church men in support.
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Brooklyn
Stughes
The
Central Presbyterian
Academy
Labor Not With Gompers Says Straus After NY Visit
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor returned to Washington after a New York trip to register for the November election. He said labor is not being misled by Gompers and his coterie, though workers report they did not receive desired recognition from the last Congress. He added that the administration has done everything possible for labor.
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Washington
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
New York
Labor
Gompers
Chanler Rebutts Hughes On State Expenditures In Watertown
Lieutenant Governor Chanler addressed about 5,000 in Watertown disputing Governor Hughes on state costs. He contrasted $13,000,000 to $29,000,000 expenditures under different administrations, urged a plain business approach, and urged accountability for tax dollars. He cited rising federal and state outlays and urged economy as a Democratic virtue.
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Hill
Hughes
Worry at White House Amid Silent Campaign
The White House shows reduced political activity as Congress and voters drift toward apathy before the November election. President Roosevelt plans no stump speeches, while Republican efforts to raise funds and mobilize clerks to vote intensify, amid internal management debates on active participation.
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New York Times
Washington
White House
H. H. Kohlsaar
Chicago
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
A. J. Barchfield
Pennsylvania
Sheldon
Republican Inter-States Association
Republican National Committee
Henry M. Camp
New York
Kohlsaat Brings Rosy View From Chicago Labor Talks
Kohlsaat of Chicago told the President of interesting laborer conversations about presidential candidates. He said editors of three leading newspapers supporting Bryan did not want to see him elected and doubted he would be. One editor is a Democratic National Committee member.
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Washington
H. H. Kohlsaat
Chicago
West
Kohlsaar
Bryan
Mr. Kohlsaar
Democratic National Committee
Hughes Will Win Hughes Backed by Republican Leaders In NY Race
James S. Sherman predicted a strong Republican finish for Governor Hughes in New York with Taft carrying the state. Party officials in Manhattan and the Bronx mobilized for a mass Madison Square Garden rally on Oct. 26 with Taft and Hughes scheduled to speak.
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James S. Sherman
New York
Hughes
Taft
Mr. Sherman
New York City
Chanler
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Woodruff
Faggies
Mr. Parsons
Benjamin E. Hall
Manhattan
Bronx
Madison Square Garden
Taft Campaign Tour Through Foraker Territory
William H. Taft spoke in seventeen Ohio towns from Cincinnati to Akron, claiming he has done more for labor unions than any public figure. He defended injunctions, cited decisions on Panama Canal labor, and praised labor’s growth under his legal framework. The Akron rally drew large crowds, and Taft noted Keefe’s AFL testimony supporting his labor record.
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Ohio
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Foraker
Bryan
Zanesville
Cambridge
Taft
Mr. Ryan
Gompers
Mr. Taft
Belmont
Brotherhood of Imagineers
Brotherhood
St. Louis
Chicago
Panama Canal
American Federation of Labor
Gompersjs
International Typographical Union
Daniel J. Keefe
International Longshoremen and Teamsters’ Organization
Keefe
Music Hall
George B. Cox
Cox
United States
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Judge Taft
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Arthur
Harrison
Forager
McKinsey
Roosevelt
A. C. Andrews
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Morrow
Wilmington
Sabina
Washington Court House
Circleville
New Holland
Lancaster
New Lexington
Crooksville
Roseville
New Concord
New Comerstown
Canal Dover
Massilon
President Won't Speak in Pittsburg
President Roosevelt told Congressman Barchfeld that he would be carrying coals to Newcastle to campaign in Pittsburg. He said there is no need to speak there as the Taft loyal district is deemed entirely safe for Mr. Taft.
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Pittsburg
Washington
Roosevelt
Barchfeld
Republican County Committee
Newcastle
Mih
Taft
Gov Hughes Campaign Travels Amid Republican Push
A Times report traces Gov Hughes touring the Southern Tier and Midwest while defending vetoes and rallying supporters. Taft allies like Hitchcock and Garfield planned key appearances with Fairbanks. Syracuse Republicans show mixed reactions as Ohio leans safe for Taft. Registration trends show gains for Republicans and declines for Democrats in local districts.
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Tnir
Tie
Chanter
Cleo
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Lincoln
Gove Hughes
Alton R. Parker
Cincinnati
Pryui
New York
TMES
Syracuse
Hitchcock
Chicago
Michie West
Ohio
Taft
Fairbanks
Gov
Hughes
Secretary of the Interior
Garfield
W A Clark backs Bryan in campaign tour
Ex Senator William A Clark urged support for William Jennings Bryan claiming a Bryan presidency would benefit national business. Clark, who spoke after conferring with party leaders, dismissed fears of a business panic and said Bryan’s campaign would stimulate the economy. He planned to speak in Montana and other states.
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Bryan
William A. Clark
Clark
Hairman Mack
Gryan
Lnd
Roosevelt
Aman
Montana
Gompers Attacks Courts in AFL Circular
Washington report on an AFL circular by President Samuel Gompers denouncing the Republican party for supporting a judiciary dominated by corporations and trusts. He accuses judges of enforcing policy, warns of a “government by judges,” and asserts labor will remain partisan to principle, not to any party.
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Glimpers
American Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Texes
Taft
Gompers
Debs Suffers Break. Plans Return After Illness
Debs, Socialist presidential candidate, was unable to address a Newark mass meeting as a nervous breakdown and later a cold forced him to bed. A thousand people gathered at Military Park while his party met in his stead, with notables including Senator Everett Colby and Sheriff Frank H. Sommer in attendance. Debs planned to resume his tour today.
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Military Park
Newark
N. J
Elizabethport
New Jersey Central Railroad
Debs
Colliseum
Philadelphia
Orange
East Orange
Oee
Everett Colby
Frank H. Sommer
United States
James Smith, Jr
Leper Boy Isolated At Camden Almshouse
Charles Clark a sixteen year old boy from Barbados with leprosy lives in a small hut near Camden County Almshouse in Blackwell. The case was kept secret until Dr. Hurff confirmed the diagnosis and he was isolated as authorities fear an imminent death.
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Philadelphia
Camden County Almshouse
Blackwell
Charles Clark
Barbados
Camden
Prince William Clark
Clay Street
Clark
F. J. E. Hurff
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