Rural ideals and patriotism highlighted in Governor Hughes tour
Governor Hughes tours Burdett and Geneva amid strong support from diverse communities. Crowds greet him at every stop as supporters push for Ontario County delegates to back Hughes. Factory workers sign petitions praising his leadership and urging action in state business.
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Bigss
Haines
Burdett
Senator Cassidy
Geneva
Hughes
Kirkwood
W. A. Gracey
Ontario County
Raines
Syracuse
Hughes Resolution Dominates Niagara GOP Convention
In Lockport the Niagara County Republican Convention adopted a resolution praising James W. Wedsworth Jr. for Governor. The body tabled a Hughes renomination motion 44 to. William T. Schmidt was named for Assemblyman with Wadsworth Merritt influence evident. Also named were Woodbury for Sheriff Huston for County Treasurer and Dr Scott for Coroner with delegates pledged for James E. Simmons.
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Lockport
Niagara County
James W. Wedsworth
Hughes
William T. Schmidt
North Tonawanda
Wadsworth-Merritt
William T. Woodbury
Niagara Falls
Louis ©. Huston
Pr. W. A. Scott
James E. Simmons
Negroes Cheer Hughes at West Side Political Meeting
A mass meeting of black Republicans in St Cyprian's parish house West 63d Street near Amsterdam Avenue focused on re electing Congressman J Van Vechten Olcott. Charles W Anderson Roosevelt appointee to internal revenue and Republican State Committee member chaired as speakers praised Roosevelt and urged votes for Taft Sherman and Hughes for Governor amid loud applause.
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West 63d Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Congress
J. van Vechten Olcott
Charles W. Anderson
Roosevelt
Republican State Committee
Congressman Porter Drops Out After Niagara Falls Conference
Buffalo dispatch reports Peter A. Porter, defeated in Niagara County primaries, will not seek an independent Congressional bid this fall after a Niagara Falls conference. Leaders concurred Porter should decline to run solo despite public letters and telegrams urging him to do so.
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Porter
Buffalo
Lockport
Niagara Falls
Peter A. Porter
Niagara County
Congress
Maxwell sought as State Secretary by Montgomery GOP
Friends statewide push for John S. Maxwell former Montgomery County district attorney and past Grand Army of the Republic commander to win the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. Montgomery County organization support appears likely.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
John S. Maxwell
Montgomery County
Grand Army of the Republic
Maxwell
Montgomery
Roosevelt hosts conference on Congressional campaign at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt, James S. Sherman, William B. McKinley, and Henry Loudenslager met at Sagamore Hill to refine campaign plans. Wade Ellis discussed his new role in the Attorney General's office, and Captain Winslow briefed on the Florida and Utah battleships. Senator McCumber and Col John M. Simpson attended.
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McKinley
Loudenslager
Congress
Oyster Bay
Aus
Segamore Hill
Roosevelt
James S. Sherman
William B. McKinley
Milnois
Republian
Congressional Campaign Committee
Henry
New Jersey
Wade Ellis
Ohio
United States
Cameron McR. Winslow
New Hampshire
Utah
McCumber
North Dakota
Coleonel John M. Simpson
Dallas
Texas
Olney Governorship Boom Sought by Boston Democrats
Democrats in Boston move to back Richard Olney former United States Attorney General and co Secretary of State for a Governor race. The August 2 report notes organizers aim to mobilize support and rally backing for Olney.
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The
Tribune
Boston
Richard Olney
United States
Contested Hughes Nomination Forges Debate at Republican Meet
The Republican State Committee executive panel in New York urged no direct interference with the Saratoga convention set for September 14. They warned intercession would risk disaster as 1919 delegates representing over 750000 voters will decide the party’s stance. Some members oppose Governor Hughes while others fear denying renomination. William Barnes Jr. led a firm pledge for a caucus backing a different candidate, and the group stressed only delegates can reflect the party’s real sentiment.
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Republican State Committee
West 29Th Street
Hughes
Saratoga
Timothy L. Woodruff
State Committee
Executive Committee
Hitchcock
Taft
Sherman
United States
Odell
Dunn
Binghamton
George W. Aldridge
Rochester
Frederick Greiner
Buffalo
John T. Mott
Oswego
John H. O’brien
Plattsburg
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Herbert Parsons
New York
J. Sloat Fassett
Elmira
William L. Ward
Westchester
Francis Hendricks
Syracuse
Barnes
Wadsworth
Secretary Straus Sees People as Bosses of Leaders in Hughes Renomination Talk
In a Roosevelt era exchange Secretary Straus and Chairman Hitchcock weigh Hughes renomination. Straus stresses that leaders must heed the will of the people while privately noting uncertainty and caution over the state leaders and public sentiment.
Governors renomination debate stirs district meeting
District workers debated Governor Hughes renomination and its impact on state and national tickets. Most captains believed opposing renomination would hurt the Republican ticket, while a plan emerged to run two tickets at the primaries with the Governor’s name highlighted to test voter sentiment. Representative Bennet and County Committee President Parsons backed the tactic, drawing criticism from Hughes supporters as an unfair late test.
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Parsons
Hughes
William S. Bennet
Republicans Set Senate Representation For 49th District
The Republican State Committee decided Cayuga County will have 12 votes while Seneca and Cortland receive 6 each in the 49th Senate District convention. Cayuga’s Wilcox-led faction may clash with other counties over remaining delegates, risking a deadlock. Jefferson Oswego district apportionment was settled by mutual agreement.
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Republican State Committee
Senate
Cayuga County
Seneca and Cortland
Turner
Albany
Cayuga
George Benham
Wilcox
Auburn
Fassett
La Follette Says He Will Fight On For Taft
Senator La Follette announced at Menominee Falls that he will enter the campaign to attack the writers of the Republican platform. He accepted a compliment on his speech supporting the national ticket and said he would continue to back the Taft ticket through the campaign despite past treatment at the Chicago convention.
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Milwaukee
la Follette
Menominee Falls
Chicago
Postoffice Warns Employees on Political Activity
Washington issues a sharp caution to civil service workers to avoid active political campaigning. The memorandum reiterates June 6 guidance, urges stricter penalties, and warns against political assessments by officeholders.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Postmaster General
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Hitchcock Visits RNC Members as WV Friction Persists
Chairman Hitchcock conferred with Eastern RNC executives including Ward Brooker Du Pont and Bliss Crane Sheldon. A West Virginia factional meeting was postponed. Scherr Swisher and other leaders were asked to join at national headquarters next Thursday.
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Republican National Committee
Executive
W. L. Ward
Westchester
Charles F. Brooker
Connecticut
T. Coleman du Pont
Delaware
Cornelius N. Bliss
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
George R. Sheldon
National Committee
West Virginia
C. W. Scherr
Arnold Swisher
National Headquarters
Sheldon
Chicago
William Nelson Cromwell
E. H. Harriman
Harriman
Sherman
Oystac Bay
McKinley
Congressional Committee
Loudenslager
Manhattan
Utica
Hughes
James. Feeney
Bookbinders’ Union No. 4
Washington
Caer
National
Democratic Party
Labor
James Coote
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thompsonville
Conn
Taft
Philippines
China
Orient
Yale University
Judge Taft
C. Benson Slemp
Virginia
Richmond
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Bryan
Slemp
Republicans Nominate Dorr for Congress in 35th District
Buffalo August 28 Republicans of the 35th Congress District nominated Dr T Bradley Dorr for Congress. In Erie County three Senatorial districts nominations followed with Henry W Hill renominated in the 43rd and George A Bavis renominated in the 43th District, Peter B Bmokowsk!th District.
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Buffalo
Congress
T. Bradley Dorr
Erie County
Henry W. Hill
Peter B
Conners Takes Lead in State Political Maneuvering
Democratic State Committee chairman William F. Conners met Norman E. Mack and Charles F. Murphy at the Hoffman House to discuss the state ticket. He favors Lieutenant Governor Chanler for governor and notes likely renomination for Gisma and Whalen, with Jackson not a renomination target. Rumors placed R S Hudspeth in line for Eastern HQ.
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William F. Conners
Democratic State Committee
Hoffman House
Norman E. Mask
National Committee
Mack
McCarren
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Conners
Murphy
Chanler
Gisma
Whalen
Jackson
Independence Party
Mr. Conners
Senator McCarren
J. Taylor Flfyson
Virginia
W. W. Pennell
Maine
Henry Watterson
National
Kentucky
Brownsville
Watterson
South
David B. Hill
Europe
Hill
Bryan
R. 5. Hudspeth
New Jersey
Attorney General Talks Renomination with Democratic Leaders
The Attorney General, after meeting Chairman Mack and later Chairman Conners, indicated willingness to accept renomination on the Democratic ticket though he declined to discuss details of his visit. He discussed political alignment and possible return to the party slate.
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Jackson
Mack
Conners
Criticism Mounts Over Gompers Labor Leadership
Critics accuse John Mitchell and J. E. Pritchard of undermining AFL leadership. They denounce Gompers for praising Bryan and urging union support for the Democratic ticket while denying party politics. They call for clear union endorsements and honesty.
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John Mitchell
The
Civic Federation
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Democratic Party
Mr. Gompers
Bryan
Friends of Labor
J. E. Pritchard
Pawers and Rammers’ Union
Bryan Reaches Lincoln After Topeka Trip on Sparsely Populated Route
Mr. William J. Bryan and his party arrived in Lincoln after a travel stained journey from Topeka. He begins a three day speaking tour Sunday afternoon at the fairgrounds between St. Paul and Minneapolis, with addresses planned in Fargo and Grand Forks North Dakota, Sioux City Iowa, and a Nebraska State Fair speech in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Topeka
Mr. Bryan
Fairgrounds
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Fargo
Grand Forks
N. D
Sioux City
Iowa
Civil Service Ban Reaches Appraisers Warehouse Employees
Workers at the Appraisers Warehouse on Christopher and Washington streets were warned by Fort Appraiser George W. Wanmaker to avoid Civil Service violations. The notice covers laborers and marks the first time unclassified staff are barred from political participation.
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Christopher
Washington Streets
George W. Wanmaker
Fort
Three Die In Head-On Collision Near Hardina
A passenger train on the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad collided head on with a work train near Hardina Oklahoma. The crash killed the engineer and conductor of the work train and a brakeman and the fireman. The passenger train crew suffered injuries. The Antlers Oklahoma agent allegedly failed to hold the passenger train as ordered.
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Fort Smith
Ark
St. Louis & San Francisco
Hardina
O&la
Antlers
Okla
McAdoo Endorses Bayonne Jersey City Subway Plan
President Moore of the Bayonne Civic Club announced that President William Mc Adoo of the Hudson Tunnels Company approved building a subway from Kill von Kull to Bayonne and Jersey City to link with the Manhattan tunnel.
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Joseph W. Moore
Bayonne
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