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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
3
Will i am Bryan appears at Rochester Democratic events as delegates linger after the state convention. Judge Alton Parker and Augustus Thomas introduce him while Bryan defends reforms, taft scares, and bank deposits against tariff threats.
Governor Hughes visited the Hudson Fair where 10,000 people welcomed him with cheers. He urged farmers to embrace agricultural progress and Cornell's experiment station, stressing honest administration and constitution-based governance.
Budson Sept 16 Gov Hughes and Rep Herbert Parsons president of the New York County Committee met to discuss the county vote. Parsons represented New York County and cast their vote in the committee decision.
On the Albany to Hudson run a convention session in a dining car featured the Governor meeting Mr. Parsons. Parsons congratulated the Governor and noted a strenuous Saratoga visit. The Governor thanked him and said he hoped to see Parsons soon. it was their first meeting in seven months.
In a leading editorial from Albany, William Barnes Jr. says the Republican State Convention has chosen Charles E. Hughes as the Republican candidate for Governor. He calls it the duty of every Republican to back the nominee with vote and influence, despite prior opposition from some who threatened to vote for no other Republican.
Brooklyn delegates to the Republican Convention say Gov. Hughes will likely speak in Brooklyn Saturday night. The Governor has tentatively accepted an invitation to address the Union League Club.
Governor James H. Higgins states in a letter to Chairman Frank E. Fitzsimmons that he will not allow his name to be used in the Democratic gubernatorial contest. He adds that if nominated and elected he would not qualify for the office under any circumstances.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a Republican mass meeting drew over 5000. James S Sherman the vice presidential nominee led the address. He cited Grover Cleveland in a New York Times article and criticized Bryan and free silver, saying democracy is now dominated by Bryan.
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor will deliver his first campaign speech in New York City and follow with appearances in locations assigned by the State Central Committee. He called Gov. Hughes' renomination a triumph for good government and decent statesmanship.
William Jennings Bryan arrives in New York at 9 05 from Rochester then heads to Pennsylvania Station and Wilmington Delaware for a series of speeches. He speaks en route Harrington Delaware and in Wilmington tonight then returns to New York tomorrow for a Commercial Travelers Democratic Association meeting and Carnegie Hall appearance. He also plans events in Providence New Haven and a Manhattan Club breakfast, with meetings to be held at Esopus Wolfert s Roost and with Alton Parker and David B Hill as noted associates.
A poster at Democratic National Headquarters in the Hoffman House asks if you have contributed to the Bryan Campaign Fund and offers a leather covered Bryan pocket savings bank. It says the banks will be distributed under the Democratic National Committee.
Tart outlines a schedule for a Western journey with mention of a departure on September 23. The brief notes travel stops and planned dates, indicating a guided itinerary for the trip.
Cincinnati reporter details Judge Taft's Western speaking schedule starting Sept 23 at Brook Indiana on George Ade's farm. The route includes Milwaukee Madison St Paul Minneapolis Fargo Mitchell Denver Topeka Denver and Chicago with stops to open the Deep Waterway Convention and to attend the Lincoln Douglas anniversary at Galesburg. Dixon Hitchcock and others outline eastern and southern legs and party speakers to accompany Taft.
In United States District Court Judge Adams approved overnight arrangements with Mrs Francis A Harris longtime Milli ner department manager at Sommers Mercantile Co whose Fifth Avenue and Twenty third Street store failed. Harris will receive 10000 from the receivers first funds for surrender of her case allowing her to run a third floor millinery business. Her stock and fixtures may be retained or sold with a 2000 payoff if sold. Debts of 1524 owed by customers will be transferred to her. The receiver may sell stock by private bids at not less than appraised value or 75 percent at public auction. Leasehold free of liens to be sold. The Som mers lease is held by Union Trust Co. and the store faced foreclosure.
A woman's body was found drifting near Deutchmann's Bathing Pavilion by Deputy Sheriff James Stanton. She wore a dark business outfit, silk undergarments, and Oxford shoes, with a gold open face watch engraved "1x" and a purse marked Provincetown. Police suspect drowning from a pier or steamboat, but no identification. Provincetown reports suggest she may have been a visitor, not a resident, and that Provincetown souvenirs are common there.
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