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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
2
Albany dispatch reports private Democratic acknowledgment that Bryan will not win New York while predicting a reduced Republican plurality. Farmers offer new support to Bryan, but GOP Governor Hughes faces organized opposition from Barnes supporters in Albany and statewide.
Governor Hughes argues for Public Service Commission oversight of franchise transfers and mergers to protect public interests. He cites historic abuses of accounting and capitalization, pledging honest, fair regulation to sustain enterprise and labor. He tours Ilion and Little Falls urging support for principled, impartial government.
Taft closed a three day Ohio swing with a confident note that labor views are misrepresented and that the Republican majority will be substantial. An accident derailed a Taft special near Cadiz but caused no injuries. Large crowds gathered in Steubenville Wheeling and Cadiz with Taft speaking on labor and prosperity themes.
The Rev. Dr. Howard B. Grose of Borden New York spoke on Christian Citizenship before a audience in Albany on October 14 seeking support for Hughes. The remarks highlighted the candidate's moral stance and civic duties.
The Independent Voters Direct Nominations League filed petitions for independent nominations for Congress Thirteenth District Frank Hendricks Senator Seventeenth District H Valent ine Buck Assembly Twenty-fifth District Frank C Blackman Assembly Twenty-ninth District Jesse H Ullman Assembly Twenty-seventh District Andrew Robinson. The slate aims to split the Republican vote against Congressman Parsons and State Senator Agnew.
Taft drew the largest political demonstration in Wheeling history while Bryan toured Nebraska to brimming crowds. Chanler spoke but avoided race track gambling questions as Hughes challenged him. The Times notes Barnes allies in Albany attack Gov. Hughes and Palliser left the Independence League ticket.
In Hebron Nebraska on October 14 William J. Bryan concluded a second day of campaigning with twenty two speeches across three congressional districts. He stressed the bank deposit guarantee while noting opposition to fire insurance and criticizing the Presidents interference in nominations.
The passage cites a Democratic claim that Roosevelt offered the immigration post to Daniel J. Keefe for Taft support. Tim Healey of the Firemen's Union attributed the informant to a government official, with Cabinet minister corroboration sought but unnamed. Gompers indicated a forthcoming explanation supporting the charge.
Attorney General Jackson says election officers may check and initial memoranda of illiterate voters at registration. He deems this minimal aid to voters since identification books remain open for inspection until election. Acting Corporation Counsel Sterling says initialing memos does not interfere with officers’ work.
The Rhode Island Republicans meet in Providence on October 14 and nominate A J Pothier of Woonsocket for governor Arthur W Dennis of Providence for lieutenant governor Charles P Bennett for secretary of state William B Greenough of Providence for attorney general Walter A Read of Gloucester for general treasurer. All nominations are by acclamation. The platform calls for tariff revision by the friends of protection and endorses Taft and Sherman while praising Roosevelt's administration.
Clarence J. Shearn Independence Party candidate for Governor spoke in Apollo Hall on Clinton Street and later in Brooklyn, attacking Chanler and Gov. Hughes as he pressed for a three platoon bill and railroad reforms. He pledged to remove the current commission and personally oversee the transfer issue. He criticized Chanler for changing positions and warned voters about practical politicians.
In Washington on October 14 Representative J Davis Brodhead of South Bethlehem Pennsylvania urged the Administration to shift navy yard work such as gun casings to the Steel Trust mills. The President offered no promises but smiled at the unusual appeal amid Brodhead’s Republican rivals.
Republican rallies across Manhattan and Brooklyn list speakers including Walter W. Chandler Richard Lawrence and Charles E. Spingarn with candidates Tobias Elsberg Toltas Bennet and others at Camp Taft Camp Hughes St Edmunds Hall Grand Music Hall and more venues through tomorrow night in a broad slate of campaign events.
At the Business Men's Republican Association headquarters in the Maritime Building, an Oct parade is shaping up with Rear Admiral Coghlan as chief marshal. An Executive Committee will decide the march line and organize participating groups. Readied clubs include Banks, Builders, Custom House Brokers, Clothiers, Jewelry, Insurance, Lawyers, Milliners, Publishers, Railroads, Steamships, Real Estate, and more with designated captains for each trade.
A large gathering of New York City College Men’s Democratic Club members at the Savoy elected Lewis Nixon as president with Robertson Honey as first vice president and twenty vice presidents from prominent colleges. The group plans to invite William Jennings Bryan to address them during his city appearance. Prof. Fitzgerald Tisdale of City College, once a Bryan opponent, announced he will vote for Bryan this fall. other speakers included John F. Tucker Michael F. Conry and Edward B. Le Fetra.
The Executive Board of the Massachusetts State Branch Federation of Labor ordered a campaign against Taft ally Draper and other officials who voted against the overtime bill. The bill set a fifty four hour weekly limit on women and children in factories and stores, with a compromise of fifty six hours. E Gerry Brown and William R. Hearst faced criticism during debate.
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