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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1908
Page
2
Governor Harris and Governor Hughes lead a heated mass rally as Taft and Beveridge frame the election. They attack Bryan and Harmon over anti saloon policies, defend protection, and warn against tariff revolution while praising Roosevelt era reforms and labor protections.
Across New York the Republican vigor for Gov. Hughes shows in county conventions. Rensselaer selects nineteen Hughes delegates led by ex Gov Black, endorses Barnes for Secretary of State, Tompkins County vows renomination for Hughes, and Orange County names Caleb H. Baumer for Assembly.
A Canal Superintendent representative and ex-Senator L Hommedieu met Collerot Archie Sanders in Rochester to offer Orleans and Wyoming Counties delegates for Sanders to run and replace Peter A Porter. The Merrill Wadsworth faction supports a new alliance that would control nominations by uniting five counties in the Thirty fourth District.
A Pittsburgh inquiry into Cosmopolitan National Bank led to its closure. Inspector Cunningham faces removal as Robert Lyons becomes receiver of Cosmopolitan, with Judge Oldham conducting the examination and a formal controller’s report citing insolvency as of July 15, 1908.
Taft plans a traveling campaign in October focusing on doubtful states as urged by National Chairman Hitchcock. He indicated a shift from the earlier cautious plan and said the West will be targeted but appearances in the East remain possible. Hitchcock cited strong demand for speeches and noted State by State reports showing mixed conditions. Taft also enjoyed a morning fishing trip with no success.
Eugene Zimmerman, president of the Detroit Toledo & Ironton and Ann Arbor Rail roads, predicts a large Taft victory and says Bryan has no chance. He argues Taft’s international standing, especially in England, will restore investor confidence, aid railroad financing, and boost employment as rates may be readjusted to improve prosperity.
The Republican National Committee released a 586 page campaign textbook detailing the party's positions on core issues such as corporations, money, panic relief, wages and prices, tariff, the Philippines, and military matters. It includes Taft and Sherman acceptance speeches and articles on prosperity campaign finance attitudes toward colored citizens and bank deposits.
With the Democratic State Convention near, no clear nominee emerges for governor. Alton B Parker is unlikely, Lieut.-Gov Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler is favored by upstate Democrats and backed by State Chairman Conners, while Tammany’s Murphy may back a rival on the eve of the gathering. Herman Ridder seen as appealing to German and personal liberty voters. Conners and Murphy away from city, due back soon.
Democratic leaders report confidence across New York Rhode Island New Jersey and other states as W J Bryan prepares to speak at Syracuse and national figures visit headquarters. Col James Hamilton Lewis and Judge Lewis McQuown assess Maine Connecticut Kentucky and the West as promising Democratic gains.
William J. Bryan recorded three minute phonograph speeches in Lincoln on trusts tariff labor and bank guarantees. He reacted to a Pittsburgh bank failure and noted Republican speakers may avoid that issue early in the Ohio campaign while friends from Jacksonville Illinois and a party woman with a bouquet visited him.
The Chemung County Democratic Convention in Elmira unanimously endorsed Col D C Robinson as governor candidate and asked delegates to use honorable means to secure the nomination. Resolutions praised his Assembly work and varied career.
Chairman Hudspeth of the Eastern Campaign Committee said an auxiliary group has been formed with three young men from each of New Jersey’s twenty one counties to support William J. Bryan in the presidential campaign.
The Dutchess County Republican Club led by President Francis G. Landon passed a unanimous resolution endorsing Gov Charles B Hughes for renomination. The 300 member club cited his exceptional ability and straightforward administration in supporting his candidacy.
Delegates pledged to support Gov. Hughes for renomination were elected at Oyster Bay Republican primaries. A strong resolution indorsing the Governor passed, with Hughes men from the Fifth District winning seats to attend Mineola conventions, as the President urged Nassau County to lead the pro Hughes movement.
West Virginia Republican factions nearly resolved their dispute over the 1900 gubernatorial race as Judge Nathan Goff appeared ready to accept the nomination, with Swisher and Scherr withdrawing. Goff cited poor health and telegraphed Milwaukee that he cannot campaign, leaving the National Committee to contemplate the resulting ticket.
In New Brunswick on September 56 the Republican leadership withdrew opposition to Congressman Benjamin F. Howell of the Third District after talks in Manhattan. Middlesex County candidates Chauncey Baldwin quit, and Theodore Strong hailed mutual concessions ensuring no further Middlesex opposition and a united campaign.
Miilwaukee Wis Sept 4 Thomas L Hisgen Independence League candidate told a mass meeting he once supported Bryan but rejects his principles. He denounces high crime by trusts claiming they evade law and fines and vows to jail those criminals if elected president.
Incomplete county returns show A C Shallenberger of Alma with 8027 votes, Mayor J Dahlman of Omaha 6710, and George Berge of Lincoln 6730 for the Democratic nomination. Shallenberger likely to secure a 5000 vote plurality.
Mrs Carrie Goebel of Andover and employee George Applegate pursued the thief after the horse vanished from her stable. They tracked along roads to Paterson, where they encountered two men in a runabout with the sorrel horse. The alleged thief, Walter Smith, was arrested and claimed he received the horse from a man named Red.
Providence officials reported that 1,287 of 1,400 New England car workers expressed no desire for changes amid a potential strike by Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes. In Connecticut and New Haven, recruits joined regular motormen as concerns grew about Labor Day losses. Providence remained calm with no strike declared.
Prof Byron Cummings of the University of Utah reports three months of exploration in San Juan County Utah showing desolate mesas and canyons were once inhabited by a civilization with skilled pottery and weapon making. At Ruin Canyon near Monticello ruins include forty one kivas and three pueblos with defensive rim works and wide promontories. The American Society of Archaeology led the expedition with colleagues Kidder De Fritsch and Parsons of Harvard.
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