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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1908
Page
17
A speaker from Bath County praises the courthouse and its healthful locale while remarking on the bar’s influence, the political balance, and the need for public servants to keep conduct above reproach. He thanks Judge Anderson for hospitality and Bath County’s representatives for hosting the gathering, urging mindful governance.
Washington July 20 It is practically certain Rep Henry Clay Loudenslager of New Jersey will become chairman of the Congressional committee and Albert L Dawson of Iowa will be secretary Sherman favors the present secretary of the committee Crawson has been offered the secretaryship and may assist in conducting the campaign Crawson is serving his second term in Congress
Youngstown Ohio July 20 Governor Hughes of New York has sent a message from Saranac NY accepting invitation to open the Republican campaign in Ohio on September 5.
William J. Bryan invites his opponent to publish before the election all individual gifts to the Republican National Committee. George R. Sheldon, treasurer, says the committee won t feel bound to follow his suggestion. He notes laws in New York and Congress on publishing contributions and expects to adhere strictly to publicity rules.
Indianapolis telegraph report notes that The Union, Indiana labor organizers’ official organ, runs an editorial stating many members will reject Gompers’s view and choose party loyalty over trade union loyalty. The Union argues Bryan is labor’s friend, but many members will not vote for him.
Lexington July 20 United States Minister to Peru Leslie Combs said he had heard of a report alleging President Cabrera contributed 10 to the Roosevelt campaign. Ex Minister William Godfrey Hunter denied the story, while Guatemalan and Salvadoran exiles in Guatemala City say Herman Prowe spoke truth about Cabrera's funding of the Republican campaign.
Virginia leader Congressman C Bascomb Slemp returned from a Hot Springs conference with William H Taft and promised Taft a good report on Virginia politics. Slemp said Republican headquarters would open in Roanoke in August and that an earnest effort would carry Virginia for the Republicans.
The first session of Republican leaders and Chairman Frank Hitchcock opens in Colorado Springs with talks on campaign plans. A touring auto crash on a hill near balanced rock blocks occurred, but no serious injuries. Leaders outline state conditions, vows of vigorous, coordinated effort for Taft-Sherman ticket nationwide.
Philadelphia July 20 James Kerr a Democratic National Committeeman says he does not plan a fight for control of the state party. He urges harmony, suggests electing a chairman acceptable to Democratic voters and notes possible candidates including George Tvimeling. Philadelphia committee approves Denver ticket but denounces unseating delegates. State committee reorganization set for Harrisburg Wednesday to settle control.
Pittsburg July 20 The H C Frick Coke Company seeks to replace foreign workers with Americans in its coke regions. Employment agencies report orders directing that foreigners are not wanted, with steamship lines advised to slow arrivals as American labor fills vacancies.
A report from Lincoln details William J Bryan weighing Democratic lines on the Denver platform and the Hill bill interpretation. Bryan worries over being tricked, seeks inquiry, as editors discuss Prohibition votes and African American support in Ohio, while Indiana and Ohio plans loom large for the campaign.
Lincoln Neb July 20 W J Bryan urges Democratic newspapers to start subscriber funds saying the party will raise more from the masses than ever before and that public support will curb corporate influence He notes Oklahoma City The Oklahoman and Memphis The News-Scimiter began dollar subscriptions and two elderly Omaha farmers aged 82 and 79 delivered five dollar gifts in person for campaign support
President McGowan, acting mayor, returns to City Hall from vacation and reports Rhode Island delegates back from Denver praise Bryan. Delegates say Bryan sentiment strong in Rhode Island, with Tammany activity at Denver noted. Metz remains away, due back to argue injunction over Fourth Avenue subway appropriation July 27.
The Lackawanna traveler to Buffalo may enjoy mountain air through open silo cars avoiding stuffy compartments. The road offers clear air and a pleasant ride. consult the telephone directory for Lackawanna ticket offices.
Rudolph Modest of Cigarmakers Union No. 9 argues Gompers cannot bind votes as union members decide individually. The AFL has a history of political clashes, including efforts two years ago to defeat Congressman Littlefield, who was re elected anyway.
Hot Springs Virginia July 2 Professor Willis L Moore head of the Weather Bureau says after conference with Judge Taft on the labor portion of the acceptance speech organized labor would be satisfied with Taft's position He notes twelve of fifty typewritten pages address the labor issue.
St. James B. Alexander of Reidsville Georgia reports a divided Democratic stance with conservatives favoring Taft over Bryan. He notes potential Populist elector alignment to secure a Bryan majority and warns Republicans aim to capitalize on disfranchisement concerns to boost Taft Sherman support statewide. The piece highlights Georgia GOP organization and Hitchcock’s leadership as pivotal for a strong Taft showing.
The Republicans plan a strong Georgia vote with a white electoral ticket to press Taft as a white man’s party. Electors include Col. Robert Lowry of Atlanta and J. F. Hanson of Macon. Lowry has accepted and explained his reasons in a newspaper card. Republican executive committee meets July 30.
Jamestown N Y July 20. The Chautauqua County Democratic Committee meeting was marked by disorder. Committeemen regularly elected were left off the roll call and replaced by men favorable to State Chairman Conners. Ousted members say they had no chance to vote on any issue.
Chicago reports at the national headquarters that Eugene W. Chafin will address the first rally of the Prohibition campaign on July 21 in Evanston Illinois. Aaron S. Watkins will deliver his first address on August 13 at Sylvan Dell Park Lycoming County Pennsylvania. Starting September 1 both nominees begin an extended national tour.
The Cunard liner Lusitania arrived Queenstown at 11 33 P M signaling a new eastbound record from New York of five days and thirty seven minutes, beating the previous mark by two hours and forty four minutes. The ship previously set the record on June 2 last year with five days three hours twenty one minutes.
Miss Elizabeth Mecabe of East Orange New Jersey saved Christian Neillson who could not swim after he fell from a shelving ledge into the Sound near Indian Harbor Connecticut. She paddled out in a canoe and, with Jesse Eckman and Thomas Flynn in a rowboat, brought the man ashore weighing over two hundred pounds.
The Department of Justice plans lawsuits against 1700 defendants including Senator Robert L. Owen and Theodore N. Barnsdale over 6000 plus deeds in Eastern Oklahoma. A. A. Richards argues lands were Indian property and cannot be bought or sold under current law. The new act takes effect July 27 and suits will be filed before then to void prior sales.
Albany July 20 Mrs Jennie Evans widow of Albert Evans longtime New York Central Railroad conductor and former day matron at Union Railroad station was found dying beside the speedway near Manning Boulevard a carbolic acid bottle and soda at hand She had been melancholy six weeks left her job in June after a nervous breakdown Her son Irving is dangerously ill at Raybrook Tuberculosis Hospital and daughter Ethel a manicurist is ill at home She was 48 and survived by her son and daughter.
Chicago Health Department launches a campaign to cut infant deaths, noting 151 deaths under one year in the past week versus 111 a year earlier. The bulletin links higher mortality to Slavic population growth and assigns 75 physicians to hot weather care, with 60 in crowded tenement districts. A $10,000 fund supports the effort.
The article traces the divorce granted to Mrs. Van Rensselaer with a no remarriage condition, notes Van Rensselaer family ties to prominent New York society, and recounts his business ventures from a dairy partnership to a brokerage firm. It also covers bankruptcy filings in 1908, social introductions, and a Newport debt scandal involving Mrs. Hoyt’s nis.
Pittsburgh July 2 City Detective Richard Kelly declares opium use in Pittsburgh is tied mainly to thieves gamblers and morally compromised professionals including physicians and ministers. He cites about 3 percent of physicians in the city as opium users and argues social position does not shield others from habit. Dr Lawrence Litchfield of Allegheny County Medical Society doubts the 3 percent figure and says physicians and other men are more likely to drug use, while suggesting the report is exaggerated.
New Haven July 20 George L Beecher four years old son of Henry W Beecher of 206 Sherman avenue and a graduate of Yale Sheffield Scientific School class of 1906 drowned today after an epileptic fit while at the beach.
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