One Day Convention Proposal Divides State Leaders
State Chairman Woodruff proposed a one day state convention to avoid the New York State Fair conflict. The plan calls for a Monday session on September 14 with a possible evening session to finish work. Opponents fear a rushed nomination fight while upstate leaders press for dates away from the fair opening. Senator Horace White endorsed the plan but noted political tensions remain.
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Woodruff
Horace White
Syracuse
James 58
Whipple
State Forest
Fish and Game
White
Upstate
Mr. Woodruff
New York
Ity
Saratoga
Greater
Assembly
New York City
New York State
Waldorf-Astoria
Sherman
Denver
Conners-Murphy Democrats
Hearst
Hughes
Prohibitionist National Convention in Columbus Opens
The Prohibitionist National Convention adjourned its first sessions without naming permanent officers. Candidate Charles Scanlon of Pittsburg may become permanent chairman tomorrow. The platform will push women’s suffrage, direct Senatorial election, tax reforms, prohibition of liquor, postal savings banks, government control of interstate commerce, tariff study, and anti slaver concerns. Taft notification invites sent to committee members for Cincinnati event.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Scanlon
Pittsburg
Robert H. Patton
Springfield
Patton
United States
New Maine State Committee Head Elected in Bath
At the Republican State Committee meeting in New Meadows today Kyron Boyd of Augusta was elected chairman succeeding Seth Carter who resigned. Frank H. Brigges of Auburn was chosen secretary and Charles F. Hichborn of Augusta treasurer.
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NEW Maine State Committee
Bath
Republican State Committee
New Meadows
Kyron Boyd
Augusta
Seth Carter
Lewiston
Frank H. Brigges
Auburn
Charles F. Hichborn
Injured Tammany Man Returning From Accident
George Rush of New York, a Tammany Hall member, left Kansas City today for home after being injured in an automobile accident last Saturday evening. John Jr., who was hurt in the same crash, remained at the hospital but is steadily improving.
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Tammany
Kansas City
George Rush
New York
Tammany Hall
Johnn U
Quiet Day at Bryan Home in Lincoln Nebraska
Lincoln July 15 Politicians were absent from Fairview William J Bryan home bringing a quiet day for the Democratic nominee for the Presidency He disposed of correspondence and did not begin his acceptance speech yet He anticipated a number of addresses around the country and planned to visit Chicago July 24 to meet with the national committee sub committee Next day He urged inclusion of the Vice President in official councils and cabinet deliberations to be prepared should he accede to the presidency.
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Lincoln, Neb
Fairview
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
National Committee
United States
Reform Club Stands Disgusted Over Bryan Nomination
Everett V. Abbot, chairman of the building committee, says Reform Club members are disgusted and unlikely to vote for a protectionist. He may vote for Taft, plans to work on tariff revision, and notes the majority are Democrats but the club has never taken a partisan stand. The group supports Grover Cleveland’s ideas and favors free trade.
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Reform Club
Bryan
Everett V. Abbot
Building Committee
Taft
Grover Cleveland
Gompers' Support for Bryan Sparks Labor Debate
Reports that President Gompers of the AFL plans to back Bryan stirred curiosity among city labor men. They awaited official circulars, unsure how unions will vote. Some say unions won’t pledge, while others note unorganized workers exceed organized voters.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
International
James W. Dougherty
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
American Federation of Labor Unions
Henry CC. Hunter
National Metal Trades’ Association
Long Pat Opens Brooklyn Campaign With McCarren Event
Senator McCarren plans a Brooklyn campaign kickoff Friday at Crosby Halls Classon avenue near Lexington avenue in the 10th Assembly District aiming against Thomas R Farrell. Bryan may visit Brooklyn this fall as guest of the irregular Democrats at the Kings County Democratic Club Schermerhorn street. A large McCarren transparency with Democratic nominees’ names was raised over Jefferson Hall, center of his organization.
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McCarren
Brooklyn
Crosby Halls
Classon Avenue
Lexington Avenue
10Th
Thomas R. Farrell
Farrell
Denver
Bryan
Kings County
Democratic Club
Schermerhorn Street
Controller Metz
William S. Hurley
Justice Kelly
Supreme Court
William Randolph Hearst
Jefferson Hall
Maine Democrats Nominate Gardner and Mower for State Posts
In Bangor on July 15 the Maine Democratic convention nominated Obadiah Gardner of Rockland for Governor and Everett M. Mower of Augusta for State Auditor. Electors for President and Vice President were named, with an anti prohibition platform and a 58 hour workweek proposal. A telegram sent to William J. Bryan extended congratulations and pledged support.
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Bangor
Maine
National
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Judge Amos W. Davis Wins 10th Kentucky Democratic Nomination
Hstill Springs Ky July 15 Judge Amos W. Davis of Morgan County captured the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 10th Kentucky District by about one third of a vote in a tight contest.
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Hstill Springs
Amos W. Davis
Morgan County
Kentucky
Betting inquiry adjoins Brooklyn Grand Jury in racing case
Commissioner Bingham Deputy Baker and Sheriff Hobley testified before the Kings County Grand Jury on anti gambling enforcement at the Brighton Beach track. Testimony covered betting practices, legality of registering bets, and police efforts. Several arrests followed including Sam Frank Johnny Evans and Billy Du Bois as the investigation stretched through the day and into the night.
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Baker
Brooklyn
Queens
Hobley
Kings County Grand Jury
Christopher J. Fitzgerald
Brighton Beach Racing Association
John G. Cavanagh
Agnew-Hart
Dike
Elder
New York
Fitzgerald
Mr. Elder
Billy” du Bois
Patchogue
Brighton Beach
du Bois
Sam" Frank
Johnny” Evans
Metropolitan Turf Association
Coney Island
Charles King
No. 75
Bay 20Th Street
John Getty
Hackensack
N. J
Joseph Wendig
James O'Connell
Alfred Smith
Tighe
Adams Street
Harry Davis
Second Avenue
Thomas Mason
Mills Hotel
Bleecker Street
Jefferson Market
Wahle
Hard to Play Policy Movement Says Whitman
President Charles S. Whitman of the Goddard Anti-Policy Society reports growing difficulty enforcing policy in the city. He notes recent arrests of alleged policy leaders, ongoing efforts to locate the policy headquarters, and the complicating factor that sheet writers cannot reveal higher officials. Police aid is aiding the crusade.
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Charles S. Whitman
Goddard Anti-Policy Society
Policy Syndicate
Mr. Whitman
Brooklyn
Watson Reiterates Bryan Charges As Speaker Rift Widens
Atlanta dispatch reports Thomas E. Watson the Populist nominee reasserted his charge that William Jennings Bryan refused to pledge to vote for a Confederate soldier as Speaker of the House. Watson provided proof to support the claim despite Bryan’s denial.
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Fin
the Tribune
Atlanta
Bryan
Thomas E. Watson
Watson
Public Telegram Quoted Lewis On Crisp Mills Fight
Alfred Henry Lewis quotes Bryan remarking on the Crisp Mills fight. Bryan says he does not want to face the veteran element along the Platte with a record of having voted for an ex Confederate. The quote appears in a forwarded telegram discussing political loyalties and regional tensions near the Platte.
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Alfred Henry Lewis
Bryan
Crisp Mills
Platte
Kern Returns Home From Denver Nomination Tour
Indianapolis July 15 John W Kern Democratic VP candidate arrived home from the Denver convention to a large reception in the courthouse yard with Vice President Fairbanks and Mayor Bookwalter present. Kern thanked well wishers, shared brief remarks at Lafayette and other stations, and greeted cheering crowds without lengthy speeches.
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John W. Kern
Denver
Charles W. Fairbanks
Kern
Fairbanks
Mayer Bookwalter
Fair
Banks
Indiana
Mr. Kern
Chicago
Kankakee
Fowler
Lafayette
Ind
Too Sure of Victory War Declared by New Jersey Leaders
Governor Fort launches a campaign against overconfidence at Sea Girl New Jersey to map a strategy for taft victory. The first Governor's Day after the Chicago convention brings New Jersey captains of politics back with optimism and caution about resting on past Republican records.
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Sea Girl
N. J
Governor Fort
New Jersey
Chicago
Mr. Taft
Taft
Baron Katsuji Utsumi Visits Fitchburg on Tour
Baron Katsuji Utsumi arrives in America on the steamer Korea mainly to visit Fitchburg Mass. He will also spend time in New York Washington Boston and other cities. His traveling companion is Frederick A. Shattuck professor at Kyoto Keiogijuku University. Utsumi is 22 wealthy and unmarried and aims for a political career gaining experience in Fitchburg.
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Katsuji Utsumi
Japan
Korea
America
Fitchburg
Mass
New York
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Frederick A. Shattuck
Keiogijuku University
Tokio
Plan Excursions to Hot Springs By Republican Leaders
Republican leaders in Staunton arrange simultaneous August trips from Virginia points to Hot Springs to bring nearly all state Republicans to hear William H Taft. S Brown Allan, US Marshal and committee chair, met Taft as railroads plan trains from Harper's Ferry Gordonsville and Lynchburg. About five thousand people expected to travel shore.
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Ity
the Tribune
Staunton
Hot Springs
Virginia
William H. Taft
S. Brown Allan
United States
Taft
Harper's Ferry
Gordonsville
Lynchburg
Woodmen suit against five banks filed in federal court
The Modern Woodmen of America filed a $420 755 suit in federal court in Des Moines Iowa against James H Jamison receiver of the First National Bank of Chariton L O Murray controller of the currency The action involves the First National Bank of Chicago the National Park Bank of New York City National Bank of the Republic of Chicago and the National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City arising from the Chariton bank insolvency.
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Woodmen
Des Moines
Iowa
Woodmen of America
James H. Jamison
First National Bank of Chariton
L. O Murray
First National Bank of Chicago
National Park Bank of
New York City
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City
Taft Thanks Leake for Campaign Support
Representative Eugene Leake of New Jersey has accepted Taft’s offer to carry the stamp. Details will be arranged by the Republican National Committee. Leake says Bryan is a national menace and he will devote his time to opposing Bryanism while remaining a Democrat unless the party drifts from its historic principles.
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Eugene Leake
Congress
New Jersey
William H. Taft
Republican National Committee
Leake
Bryan
Taft Support Pledges From New York Republican League
Utica July 15 The executive committee of the Republican League of Clubs of New York State met with President John A. Stewart presiding Resolutions urged leagues nationwide to support John Hays Hammond of Massachusetts for president of the Cincinnati convention Other resolutions pledged league support to Taft and Sherman Congratulations were sent to President Roosevelt Governor Hughes and Senator Thomas C Platt on his seventy fifth birthday John J McWilliams of Buffalo resigned as vice president Dr Charles H Borzillierl of Buffalo elected as his replacement The president was authorized to appoint a treasurer and a campaign planning committee James S Sherman greeted the committee and Stewart praised him prompting a demonstrat ion in his honor
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Utica
N. Y
Republican League of Clubs
New York State
John A. Stewart
New York
League
Cincinnati
John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
Taft
Sherman
Roosevelt
Hughes
United
Mr. Sherman
Carload Crushed In Johnstown Trolley Disaster
A Johnstown trolley car struck a traction engine at a crossing near Ferndale and rolled backward down a steep embankment. One man, George Kennette, 30, was killed and twenty five to thirty injured, including many women and children. The motorman and passengers were trapped as the car toppled at a bridge and jamming hindered rescue efforts.
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Johnstown
Penn
George Kennette
Ferndale
Stockholders Seek Dividends for Baltimore Chesapeake & Atlantic
Preferred stockholders in the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway plan to deposit their stock with Colonial Trust of Baltimore and pursue court action over the railroad’s failure to pay dividends. Only three or four dividends have been paid in ten years as surplus earnings were diverted to other ventures and to build lines on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, with dissatisfaction aimed at Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Maryland
Colonial Trust Company of
Four Die in Grace Avenue Sewer Cave-In
Four Romanian workers were killed when the Grace avenue sewer project collapsed in Youngstown Ohio. A fifth man was reported buried, and one man died trying to rescue others.
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Youngstown
Ohio
New Grace Avenue
Hearing closes on Buffalo Rochester & Eastern double track plan
Albany July 15 After fifteen days of testimony the Public Service Commission closed its hearing on the Buffalo Rochester Eastern Railroad Company request to build a Buffalo to Troy double track steam line. Opponents argued no public need exists while supporters contended traffic gains and broader rail network benefits justify approval. The commission will rule at the earliest date.
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Albany
Stevens
Public Service Commission
Buffalo, Rochester & Eastern Railroad Company
Buffalo
Troy
Lewis E. Carr
Delaware & Hudson Company
Thomas W. Watkins
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Frank S. Black
Henry W. Ely
Westfield
Mass
Buffalo, Rochester & Eastern Company
Carr
Grand Trunk
New England
New York Central
Black
Pere Marquette
Wabash
3 Ton & Maine
United Stated
Wii
Galveston
Orleans
Lake Erie
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Pocono Mountain
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West St
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Jersey
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Jile Guarantee and Trust
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