Dinner at Tappan’s Hotel for anti-racetrack gambling efforts
Invitations note a September 3 1908 dinner at Tappan’s Hotel Sheepshead Bay hosted by Kings County July and August grand jury. The event honors the Hart-Agnew era enforcement and expresses sympathy for Governor Hughes and legislators in stamping out racetrack gambling. County Judge Dike and district officials are among invitees.
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Tappan’s Hotel
Sheepshead Bay
Dike
District Attorney's Office
Hughes
Kings County
New York
Canvass Shows Hughes Strong Governor Pick in New York
Success Magazine reported a statewide vote among 1064 life subscribers on August 17 showing an overwhelming preference for Governor Hughes as first choice. Of 709 returned ballots, 613 named Hughes as first choice, with 81 Democrats backing Hughes and 35 for Chanler. Polls indicated mixed views on second choices, and a mix of parties contributed votes, including independents and a Prohibition slate largely backing Hughes.
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Life
Success Magazine
Hughes
New York State
Edward E. Higgins
Chanler
Repub- Means
Wadsworth
White
Woodruff
Root
Bruce
Stanchfield
Harrison
Gaynor
Schurman
Whalen
Independence League Party
Prohibition Party
Howard
Hoag
Bruce, Littleton and Whalen
New York
Willcox Denies Hughes Renomination Withdrawal Story
William R. Willcox, chair of the Public Service Commission, denies a publicity agency’s claim that Governor Hughes would withdraw if a similar candidate were chosen. He reiterates support for Hughes, calls the report unfounded, and predicts Hughes will win renomination at Saratoga and be re-elected in November.
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William R. Willcox
Public Service Commission
Hughes
Willcox
Fairhaven
Mass
White Mountains
Luther
Saratoga
Organization meeting backs Hughes renomination in Troy
In Troy on August 27 the newly formed Republican County Committee adopted resolutions endorsing Governor Hughes for renomination during its organizational gathering.
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Troy
N. Y
Cols
Republican County Committee
Hughes
Albany Delegates Choose Gaus Backers for Controller
Delegates to the Republican State Convention in Saratoga were elected to represent Albany County’s three Assembly districts with instructions to back Mayor Charles H. Gaus of Albany for State Controller. No gubernatorial action was taken. State Committeeman Barnes and ex-Deputy Attorney General Danforth E. Ainsworth were among the elected delegates. Delegates aligned with State Committeeman P. F. E. McCabe were chosen to represent Albany County at the Democratic State Convention.
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Albany
Saratoga
Albany County
Charles H. Gaus
Barnes
Danforth E. Ainsworth
P. FE. McCabe
CUPS GIVEN TO TAFTS AT HOT SPRINGS RECEPTION
Hot Springs Virginia hosts farewell to William H Taft with a three silver cups presentation to Mr and Mrs Taft and son Charles at an informal reception Burr McIntosh lectures on Secretary Taft in the Orient and a procession of tributes ends with Taft thanking guests The event sparks Virginia Republican support and potential cross the aisle votes from ex Confederates ahead of Taft's departure for Ohio
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the Tribune
Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Old Dominion
Taft
Auld Lang Syne
Horace Lorton
Tennessee
South
Howard Carroll
New York
John McAnerney
Mr. Taft
McAnerney
Dixie
Judge Lorton
Walter L. McCorkle
Charles Taft
Virginia
Goshen
William J. Bryan
G. Brown Allen
Staunton
Bath County
Allen Hite
Colonel Allen
Congress
Augusta
Sherman
Judge Taft
Ohio
Names of finance committee chairs named by Hitchcock
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee released the selected chairmen for state finance committees to assist the treasurer and advisory group. New Jersey Joseph W. Congdon Paterson Pennsylvania E T Stotesbury Philadelphia Massachusetts John W Weeks Newton Rhode Island Henry F Lippitt Providence Maine Seth M Carter Lewiston The Eastern executive committee will meet today with weekly sessions through the campaign while South regional GOP figures discuss expanding congressional representation. Public statements from Alaska Pacific Steamship president H F Alexander and others forecast Taft Sherman wins in key states amid factional settling and expected landslides for the national ticket.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
New Jersey
Joseph W. Congdon
Paterson
Pennsylvania
E. T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
Union League Club
Massachusetts
John W. Weeks
Newton
Rhode Island
Henry F. Lippitt
Providence
Maine
P. D. Barker
Alabama
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
National Committee
H. F. Alexander
Alaska-Pacific Steamship Company
Tacoma
Wash
National Headquarters
Pacific Coast
Bryan
Taft
Sherman
Washington
Neck of the Woods
California
P. J. McCumber
James Kennedy
North Dakota
Sherman Called to Oyster Bay
Utica dispatch says James Sherman left Utica after midnight at the request of President Roosevelt and McKinley to meet at Oyster Bay with the President and the Republican Congressional Committee officials for a conference on the congressional campaign. Sherman expects this to be his last campaign trip.
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Utica
Roosevelt
McKinley
Republican Congressional Committee
James 5
Sherman
Oyster Bay
Congressional Committee
Follette Named for Congress in 34th District Race
Aug 27 report from Buffalo shows Wil vation H Follette mayor of Tonawanda named as Democratic candidate for Congress in the 34th district. County convention endorsed Bryan Kern ticket and pledged support. Rome and Assembly districts named delegates to state convention and elected their own delegates.
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Democratic Congress
Buffalo
Wilvention
Jam H. Follette
Tonawanda
Henry F. Jorge
Frank A. Abbott
Henry P. Fink
Bryan
Kern
Rome
N. Y
Thomas
Jones
Owen J. Burns
Joseph Felts
L. Sheehan
J. D. McMahon
A. R. Kessinger
Erie County
Orson J. Weimert
John Lord O'Brian
George J. Arnold
William Milligan
Frank Ruskiewicz
Robert H. Reed
Clarence MacGregor
Frank Bret Thorn
Taft and a square deal railroads push
Theodore P. Shonts president of Clover Leaf and Alten orders railroad officials and workers to back Taft. He argues Taft supports government regulation but rejects government ownership, promising a square deal vital to railroads and their employees nationwide.
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the Tribune
Chicago
W. HL. Taft
Theodore P. Shonis
Clover Leaf
Alten Roads
Shonts
Mr. Taft
Taft
Fairbanks Offers Services Aimed at Carrying State
Indianapolis August 27 Vice President Fairbanks placed his services at the disposal of the Republican State Committee today. He expressed himself as exceedingly anxious that the state be carried for the Republican ticket.
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Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Republican State Committee
Opening Rally in Vermont Features Shaw Ide
Burlington Vermont August 27 Leslie M Shaw former Secretary of the Treasury and Judge Henry C Ide former Governor General of the Philippines were principal speakers at a Republican rally in the Strong Theatre with Congressman D J Foster presiding tonight.
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Burlington
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry C. Ide
St. Johnsbury
Philippines
D. J. Foster
Gompers Weighs Labor Role in Politics and Jobs
Samuel Gompers and labor leaders met in Washington to map political action. The Federationist cites statements calling for remedial labor legislation, noting 2,000,000 wealth producers idle since last October and urging independence from any party as the labor movement prepares to pull together after the election.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federationist
Federation
John Mitchell
Gompers
United States
Supreme Court
Executive Council
Assembly nominations in Erie and Genesee County
Republicans in Erie County elected delegates and named Assembly nominees across districts from first to ninth with several incumbents renominated. In Genesee County Batavia Fred B. Parker was renominated for the Assembly, with no resolutions adopted.
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Assembly
Erie
Parker
Batavia
N. Y
Fred B. Parker
Genesee County
Haileyville Mine Explosion Death Toll Rises to Twenty Nine
At Haileyville Hailey No 1 mine rescuers finished their work after the fatal blast that struck the Haileyville mine yesterday. Twenty nine bodies were recovered.
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Macalester
Okla
Hailey (Oklia
Haileyville
New Attorney General Denman Named for Ohio
Announcement from Columbus states Governor Harris will appoint A. G. Denman, the Republican candidate for Attorney General, to replace Wade H. Ellis who becomes assistant to the U S Attorney General. Ellis has not yet resigned.
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Columbus
Ohio
State House
Harris
A. G. Denman
Wade H. Ellis
United States
Ellis
Burchard Named Republican Governor Candidate in Rhode Island
Roswell B. Burchard former Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives has been chosen to head the Republican ticket for Governor. He maintains homes in Boston and Gloucester with a legal residence at Little Compton Rhode Island. He is noted for a facial resemblance to New York Governor Hughes.
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Tribune
Providence
Roswell B. Burchard
Rhode Island House of Representatives
Boston
Gloucester
Rhode Island
Hughes
New York
Little Compton
R. I
Parsonss and Hughes May Be Change of Mind
Republican leaders oppose Governor Hughes renomination and may seek to defeat it without appearing to oppose. Despite public statements from national figures and local leaders, President Parsons now appears to shift blame to the people. A meeting of the state committee in New York is expected to reveal sharp divisions over the Hughes ticket and possible resolutions calling for his withdrawal.
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Hughes
Sherman
Hitchcock
National Committee
Parsons
Hughes Ary
Oyster Bay
William L. Ward
Westchester
Woodruff
State Committee
Adirondacks
New York
Upstate
Republican Club
Per
Lty
Mack as Peacemaker in New York Democratic Fight
Norman E. Mack DNC chair arrived to mediate between Tammany leader Ales Murphy and Senator Patrick H. McCarren. Mack aims to quell the feud, while Murphy seeks to undermine McCarren. He forecasts Pennsylvania as safely Democratic and Indiana likely Democratic, with finances secured from broad small contributions.
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Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
City
Ales F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Delmonico’s
New York
Patrick H. McCarren
Brooklyn
Mack
Tammany
Murph
McCarren
Willam J. Conners
State Com
Mittee
Hoffman
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Onal
Gether
Nati
Democratic Party
North Carolina Republican ticket nominated for governor and lieutenant governor
The North Carolina Republican state convention in Charlotte nominated J. Elwood Cox of High Point for Governor and Charles F. Torns for Lieutenant Governor. The platform challenged Democrats on statewide prohibition and aimed to appeal to conservative business interests. Cox is described as wealthy and a leading industrial figure. Candidates for all state offices were placed in nomination.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
J. Elwood Cox
High Point
Charles F. Torns
Cox
Union Head to Run Against Denby in Detroit Race
The Democratic party selected William D. Mahon, president of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes, as its congressional candidate to oppose Edwin Denby. Lucking declined to seek another term after Denby’s open shop stance last fall.
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Tribune
Detroit
Edwin Denby
Wiliam D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes
Congress
Lucking
Cannon to Open Indiana Campaign in Marion County
Indianapolis reports that Speaker Joseph G. Cannon will launch the Republican speaking campaign in Indiana, opening in Marion County on the night of September.
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Cannon
Indiana
Indianapolis
Joseph G. Cannon
Marion County
Maids Testify On Annis Visits In Hains Case
Affidavits from two maids at Captain Hains’s fort home are said to corroborate the confession of Mrs. Hains and detailing Annis’s visits to Mrs. Hains during daytime in April. Defence counsel plan to present these witnesses at the trial, with more affidavits in hand and further corroboration expected in coming days.
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Boston
Fort Hancock
General Hains
Tribune
Annis
Washington
Bayside Yacht Club
Two Brothers
Darrin
Hains
Yacht Club
Shay
McIntyre
Charles A. Curtis
Princeton
New York
Diplomatic Corps
Cuba
Baltimore
Mr. Curtis
Curtis
Rodman
Escaped convict recaptured after wall escape
Philadelphia authorities recaptured John Berger, the convict who fled Eastern Penitentiary yesterday after scaling a thirty foot wall. An exciting chase ended when a policeman shot him in the hand. Berger claims he rode a trolley through the city in prison clothes before capture.
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Philadelphia
John Berger
Eastern
Hester
Berger
Conners Named Erie Delegation Head at State Convention
Buffalo August 27 William J Conners was unanimously chosen to lead Erie Countys delegation to the Democratic State Convention He spoke to the delegates tonight before the New York fort meeting confirming his selection and the delegation’s support
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Erie
Buffalo
William J. Conners
Erie County
New York
Fort
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