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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
5
In a heated Albany Dallas era style appeal the speaker argues the legislature must enforce the constitution and end discriminatory racetrack gambling practices while praising reform allies. He denounces opponents and praises independent senators for voting conscience over politics as others urge more parks and a Brooklyn university.
Albany April 6 Indications are the Agnew Hert anti gambling bills will pass by a 29 or 39 vote margin. Land slide signals emerge as racing forces persist. Senator Wilcox returns and declines to state his position beyond declaring himself a Republican seen as pledging support to the measures. Hughes partisans claim Wilcox supports their side.
Speaker Wadsworth and Lt Governor Chanler read the grand jury presentment and Jackson testimony on alleged misconduct. The Assembly and Senate debated printing the documents. a vote approved printing amid calls for a full legislative inquiry into Jackson's conduct.
At the Norwich New York Republican county convention delegates were chosen for the state congressional and senate conventions and instructed for Charles E Hughes for president. Resolutions praised the administrations of President Roosevelt and Governor Charles E Hughes.
Belmont New York April 6 Allegany County Republican convention renominated Jesse B Phillips for a ninth term in the Assembly. George H Witter of Wellsville was named as Allegany’s pick for State Senator to succeed S Percy Hooker. Frank B Utter of Friendship endorsed for state committeeman in the 34th District. E B Vreeland endorsed for another term in Congress. Delegates named for state and senate conventions and Hughes for President endorsed.
By unanimous vote of directors at their annual meeting the Amen Corner was moved from the Fifth Avenue Hotel to the Hoffman House across 5th Street to remain until further notice. Four red plush sofas will be placed there with inscribed plates. The election, held in a Fifth Avenue Hotel parlor, elected Harold McD Anderson as president and named Edward Gilmore vice president John W McDonald secretary and Luther B Little treasurer. The auction of Fifth Avenue furnishings begins at 10 30 this morning with about five thousand catalogue numbers.
Woodruff declares delegates at large should be Hughes allies and predicts the convention will appoint a committee from each district to choose the four at large delegates and electors. He names Schurman Woodford Low and Hazard as likely picks if Hughes would approve. He says he is not a candidate and warns of likely district fights in the Assembly conventions.
Anti McCarren forces in Kings County seek to unseat McCarren delegates at the state convention with Temmeny Hall support and aim to give Brooklyn a housecleaning after the convention. Republicans hold 89 000 voters with potential to run two Democratic tickets, while Democrats face possible indictments over poll fraud as affidavits and evidence are prepared for grand jury.
Brooklyn Republicans named district delegates for the national convention on Thursday. Delegates include Timothy L. Woodruff 2 Lewis Pounds 5 William Berri 5 James Connell 5 Frederick H. Schroeder 3 Alfred E. Vass Lewis M. Swasey William M. Calder 4 Joan K Neal 4 Michael J Dadgenie 7 Reuben L. Haskell 3 Jacob Brenner 7. Berri owns The Standard Union. Schroeder a former Quarantine Commissioner. Swasey leads the 17th. Neal the 20th. Haskell the 23a. Pounds sits on the 18th committee. Connell leads the 9th. Vass aligned with State Senator Travis in the 11th. Calder heads the 12th. Dady leads the 1st. Brenner chairs the executive committee and leads the 8th Assembly District.
Queens Democratic delegates were chosen to send four representatives to the Denver state convention. The 4th District saw a split between Joseph Cassidy and Borough President Joseph Bermel as Cassidy supporters attempted to sway delegates. Ira H. Le Veen won the chair and the Bermel faction secured a slim majority in selecting delegates from the 1st District, with Luke Keenan and Frederick Skene also named.
Controller Metz announces Thomas J. Drennan will be deputy collector of assessments and arrears in Brooklyn succeeding William F. Melody who was removed for disloyalty. Melody opposed Senator McCarren before the primaries. Drennan is tied to a Manhattan firm and serves as first vice president of the Sereca Club in the 4th Assembly District. John Hamilton becomes an auditor in the Finance Department and is aligned with McCarren.
Salamanca N Y April meeting of the Cattaraugus County Republican convention elected delegates to the state convention. The slate includes A T Fancher E B Vreeland M Db Johnson N V V Franchot RB Nichols Allen Ames J E Dusenbury E J Cheney Herbert Rich Henry Wiest and M S Randall. Resolutions were adopted endorsing state and national ministrations.
J. H. Edeson, member of the Montgomery revenue board and a noted planter, died today from suspected poisoning at a barbecue hosted by a political club last Saturday. Several others were ill but are expected to recover. The source of the poison remains undetermined.
Secretary Taft spoke at the Auditorium dinner, framing the 1908 campaign around the record of McKinley and Roosevelt. He rebutted Bryan’s criticisms on the Philippine policy, praised expansion and the Philippines’ governance, and defended the treaty of Paris and U S duties as guardian of the islands. White also spoke at the event.
W J Bryan told a Denver audience at El Jebel Temple that Republican policies mirror Democratic aims and that Taft is not a reformer but favors corporate interests. He criticized imperialism, arguing the Philippines costs and imperial costs exceed benefits and proposed allowing willing individuals to relocate rather than sustaining the policy.
W J Bryan said in Colorado Springs interview that this will be his last Colorado visit of the year and that he will not attend the Democratic National Convention in July.
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