Taft Campaign Echoes Across West and East
Taft gains friendly Western sentiment as Secretary Garfield reports good crops and prosperity and predicts Bryan cannot break Taft’s lead. In the East Taft faces criticism of Bryan’s platform while Kennedy and Hitchcock push campaign plans, urging Southern GOP unity and expansion to secure a strong national ticket.
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Bryan
United States
Roosevelt
East
Taft
West
Far West
Garfield
California
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Judge Taft
Ohio
Forestry Service
South
James Kennedy
Mr. Taft
Hughes
Kennedy
New York
Unions Discuss Gompers Policy Conference
National labor leaders in the American Federation of Labor urge a heads of union conference to resolve how to support President Gompers after his Democratic ticket endorsement. Editors of union official organs will meet in Chicago on September 1 to map campaign policy amid mixed fund raising views among locals.
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Tte
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
S J. Landers
United Garment Workers of America
Chicago
Daniel Featherson
New York
the Brotherhood of Carpenters
Cortland in Line of Mott Dinner Guest Tale
Mott entertained him and other guests at dinner in Cortland as part of a social gathering.
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Mott
Hughes renomination dominates party talks at Oyster Bay
A veteran observer says Governor Hughes likely to be renominated, though no firm decision exists. Key leaders including James S. Sherman and Frank Hitchcock discuss strategy with President, Cortelyou, and other officials. Hitchcock and Sherman plan to return to Utica after consultations and review letters from across the state.
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Hughes
James S. Sherman
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Oyster Bay
Hitchcock
Utica
Sherman
Cortelyou
The
Treasury
William L. Ward
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Charles F. Brooker
Connecticut
George R. Sheldon
Sagamore Hill Set for National Campaign Conference
President Roosevelt's executive office staff kept busy with telegraphic traffic as plans formed for an extended conference on the national campaign at Sagamore Hill.预计 Republican leaders James Sherman Frank Hitchock George Cortelyou to attend. Meyer and Frothingham guests at dinner.
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Oyster Bar
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
James S. Sherman
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
Huntington
George Smith
New York
Forster
Frothingham
Massachusetts
Southern Democrats Organize in New York
The Association of Southern Democrats in New York formed yesterday to aid Democratic national and state committees. About 100 Southern natives now living in New York joined, with John R. Dunlap named temporary president. Notables present included John C. Calhoun and Judge Charles F. Moore, who will chair permanent organization. Calhoun heads a services committee to assist Mack and Conners. An estimated 75,000 Southern Democrats reside in the city.
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Association of
Southern Democrats
New York
William Harmon Black
South
John R. Dunlap
John C. Calhoun
The
Southern Railway
Charles F. Moore
Edgar Bright Wilson
House
Tennessee
James W. Dean
William Hepburn Russell
Edward Owen
Confederate Veterans
J. T Cooper
Charles C. Hughes
James A. Gray
Queens County
T. Beale
Calhoun
Association
Mack
National Committee
Conners
State
Moore
Y M C A Offers Journalism Course in New York
The Twenty third Street Y M C A starts fall term with a new journalism course directed by Frank Blanchard. It aims to prepare young men for responsible business roles, marking the first journalism program on Manhattan Island.
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Twenty-third Street Young Men's Christian Association
Manhattan Island
Schoo
Franka Blanchard
Hughes Rivalry Shapes Gubernatorial Fight In New York
Collins allies in Rensselaer County push Governor Hughes renomination and back ex Senator Barnes for Secretary of State. The bold county coalition, including W D Barnes and Victor M Allen, unites to counter opposition from Odell and Albany Republicans while stressing Hughes honesty and efficiency and predicting a Taft Hughes ticket.
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Collins
Hughes
W. D. Barnes
Nassau
Rensselaer
Orange
Albany
Odell
Newburg
Barnes
Rensselaer County
Chicago
Taft
Saratoga
Mr. Collins
William H. Draper
James J. Child
Levi E. Worden
Victor M. Allen
J. Irving Baucus
M. A. Heeran
A. E. Bonesteel
A. L. Payton
W. H. Anderson
General C. Whitney Thlinghast
J. W. Jacobs
Henry Schneider
Albn M. Ide
James M. Snyder
A. E. Delaney
Duncan C. Kaye
Silas Downs
James Thompson
C. W. Schriven
A. P. Finder
C. A. Roemer
Fred S. Cote
Collins Organization
Elias P. Mann
Friends of
Troy
Black
Murphy
Roosevelt
Sherman
Taft Sherman Ticket Boost in Local County Support
A county organization declares strong readiness for the national and state races. They favor Taft and Sherman and project carrying the county by three thousand to four thousand votes in the forthcoming elections.
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Taft
Sherman
Oswego Firemen's Association hears Wadsworth on legislation
In Oswego the New York State Firemen's Association convention heard Assembly Speaker James Wadsworth critique the surge of new laws. He warned that modern groups push for extensive regulation, cluttering statute books with many unnecessary or harmful acts, urging fewer laws for public peace and progress.
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Oswego
N. Y
New York State Firemen’s Association
James W. Wadsworth
Democrats Still Inactive In Town Headquarter Shuffle
Democrats delayed in opening Eastern headquarters as Norman E Mack expected in town is now unlikely to arrive before a week from Saturday. John A Mason moves into Hoffman House with a state office while Senator McCarren roams the hotel corridors and William Connors remains away until Saturday.
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Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
John A. Mason
Democratic State Committee
Hoffman House
Senator McCarren
William J. Conners
McCarren
Bryan Receives Mule Mascot in Lincoln Event
Lincoln Aug 18 The trick mule presented to William J Bryan by the Minnesota State Agricultural Association caused a stir when an Eastern newspaper correspondent tried to ride it. He was knocked to the ground and bruised as the mule refused to permit a rider. Bryan witnessed the scene and the day passed with no other incidents.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Minnesota State Agricultural Association
Mr. Bryan
Japanese Arrested At Projectile Plant In Pittsburg
Sam Tsu, a Japanese national, was jailed after officials framed trespass charges amid suspicions of espionage at the Firth-Sterling Company plant. Discharged after a brief employment period, he allegedly spent time studying projectile production and was found with drawings during a late-evening stakeout.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Firth-Sterling Company
Sam Tsu
Tsu
Aged Woman Drowns Self in Rain Barrel in Rain
Kalamazoo Mich Aug 12 In a mood of melancholy Mrs John McCudden sixty years old committed death by own action by drowning today by plunging head foremost into a rain barrel neighbors and officials report no other persons involved the event described as a suicide in the downswept rainfall town.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
John McCudden
Steamers Patricia and Adriatic Delayed Twenty Four Hours
Cherbourg dispatch states that the steamships Patricia and Adriatic arriving from New York have both been delayed by twenty four hours.
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Cherbourg
New York
Campaign Fund Plan Advances Under Hitchcock and Sheldon
The Republican National Committee develops a nationwide fund collection system led by Chairman Hitchcock and treasurer Sheldon. State chairs appoint finance committee heads, with an advisory nine awaiting a ninth member, likely named soon. Prominent speakers including Hughes, Cannon, Fairbanks, Knox, La Follette, and Sherman are slated to campaign across states.
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Hitchcock
Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Sheiden
Hughes
Taft
Chicago
Cannon
Fairbanks
Knox
la Follette
Sherman
Illinois
West
East
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Burrows
Michigan
National Committee
Vermont
Nebraska
Idaho
Senator Borah
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Boston
New England
Sharkey and Opponents Move Toward Pact in Brooklyn
Ex Naval officer Robert A. Sharkey, leader of the 5th Assembly District in Brooklyn, plans to arrange terms with the district opposition. He may yield executive membership to Alderman William A. Wentz to secure majority control, with Charlies Weber renominated. The district, a Republican stronghold in Kings County, shows signs of compromise as ten of Sharkey’s followers meet five of Wentz’s supporters to draft a formal agreement.
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Robert A. Sharkey
Brooklyn
William A. Wents
Sharkey
Kings County
Henry Weismann
Wentz
Levi P. Morton
Stuyvesant Avenue
Charlies Weber
Jesse Fuller
Harry Jones
Weber
Leslie Lockhart Nominated for Assembly District GOP Lead
Leslie Lockhart, a young lawyer, was nominated for Republican leadership of the fifth Assembly District by the Conservative Club and Lemuel E. Quigg. Ex-Representative W H Douglas plans a candidate to oppose Harry W Mack who seeks to retain leadership. Mack cites Governor Hughes renomination as a campaign issue and notes a 430 plurality for Hughes in this district two years ago.
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Victor M. Allen
Collins
Tribune
Hughes
Washington County
Saratoga County
Leslie 5. Lockhart
Ith
Lemuel E. Quigg
W. H. Douglas
Harry W. Mack
Cluvw
Mack
Work of Fisheries Commission in Strait of Juan de Fuca
Vancouver reports that the International Fisheries Commission has begun gathering information on fisheries in the Strait of San Juan de Fuca and the Gulf of Georgia. David Starr Jordan representing the United States and S T Hastedo representing Great Britain lead the inquiry for their countries.
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Vancouver
International Fisheries Commission
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford Junior University
United States
S. T Hastedo
Ottawa
Great Britain
Strait of San Juan de Fuca
Gulf of Georgia
Foraker Not Slighted by Republican Leaders Admit Open Campaign
Republican National Committee chairman Hitchcock moved to contact Senator Foraker of Ohio after he missed the Youngstown kickoff invitation. Foraker said he would not decline to speak if invited, but preferred not to hinder Ohio campaign directors. Williams confirmed invitations sent, no reply yet, and noted no statement beyond the facts.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Senator Paraker
Ohio
Youngstown
Waldorf
Washington
Senator Foraker
Foraker
National
National Committee
Columbus
See York
J. B. Foraker
A. Williams
Williams
Political intrigue ties Kings County Dems to McCarren plot
Kings County Democratic chairman Delaney accuses Republican State Chairman Woodruff of backing Long Pat McCarren to block Democratic wins. McCarren dismisses Delaney as unknown. Separate report says Michael Bunzsieman, son of a smuggler, is jailed in Hudson County for tobacco smuggling with U S Secret Service involvement.
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John H. Delaney
Kings County Democratic Regular
Bhy L. Woodruff
King
Long Pat McCarren
Long Pat
Woodruff
Delaney
McCarren
Democratic Party
Kings
Michael Bunzsieman
United States
Mayhew
Hudson County
Wilson and
Yorke
Secret Service
Hunzieman
Edward Russ
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