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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
17
The national committee will meet tomorrow to review 29 contested seats, the largest number ever for the party. Some members deplore the row and seek effective measures to prevent recurrent factional strife, especially in regions with disproportionate Republican votes.
Senator Cullom told President and White House aides that the nation must be convinced the party will not retreat. He urged a radical platform, praised the President's policies, and favored early tariff revision after the next Republican inauguration. He cited the Ohio platform as a model and urged copying it. He warned the party must fulfill its promised tariff changes.
The mining engineer John Hays Hammond says he will seek the Republican nomination for Vice President as long as there is a chance to win at Chicago. He admits he is not a politician and will back Governor Guild after the first ballot, with Massachusetts likely for Guild early. Local manager John C. Montgomery notes Hammond has long built a fortune and urges support, promising forthcoming announcements.
The Trades League of Philadelphia adopts a resolution urging Presidential candidates and convention committees to back a financial plank for a sound currency system. It criticizes the Aldrich-Vreeland bill and calls for a currency framework free from favored interests to prevent disasters and sustain national prosperity.
Governor Hughes urged direct nominations to curb backroom control, praising honesty efficiency and economy as pillars of good government. He cited Queens growth, distribution of work, and civic groups shaping fair, economical governance, with speakers including Borough President Gresser and Rep. Cocks.
Governor Hughes led a tribute at a New York County Lawyers Association dinner for ex Supreme Court Justice David Leventritt at the Hotel Astor. Speakers praised his learning and calm judgment while urging reforms to judiciary tenure and public confidence. Ex Justice Morgan J. O'Brien served as toastmaster with remarks from Justices Jenks Proctor Clarke and ex Justice M Linn Bruce.
Supreme Court recount yields McClellan a total five vote gain yesterday as 35 boxes opened, bringing counted boxes to 112 since start. Hearst shows nine net gains across many districts with mixed results. officials indicate possibility of counting fifty boxes daily.
Governor Guild's bid gains momentum with the Massachusetts state committee distributing 100000 buttons pamphlets and letters. Senators Lodge Crane depart for Chicago to open Guild headquarters and bolster support. Guild plans a Saturday trip to the convention city to gauge progress as Hammond may withdraw upon learning Guild's continued race.
Charles Gates a broker and his wife sailed for Liverpool on the Mauretania for a three month trip. He predicts business is mending and that the Republican convention will trigger a Roosevelt stampede with Roosevelt likely to win the presidency again.
Joseph W. Henderson editor of The New England Torch light attacked President Roosevelt and his treatment of the negro at Bethel AME Church Bethel Lyceum on 25th street. Present were editors from The New York Age and The Indianapolis Freeman. Francis Robinson praised Republicans and Roosevelt's gains for African Americans.
Boston June 4 Thomas W Lawson says Roosevelt leaders have canvassed the country and found 189 delegates instructed for Taft who will vote for Roosevelt. With uninstructed delegates the convention will be stampeded and Roosevelt's nomination seems certain. Leaders will announce details Monday.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy leaves Newark for Chicago to join the Republican National Committee and its executive committee in pre-convention duties. He travels with other national committee members aboard the Chicago Limited of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Official returns from all counties show Senator W B Allison 102159 votes and Governor A B Cummins 92786 votes for the Republican nomination. Allison leads by 9378. Carroll trails Garst by 3000 for Governor. Hall-Prouty contest remains unsettled with a probable recount.
Albany June 4. The State Civil Service Commission approved the appointment of Joseph H. Woodward of Hartford as auditor and assistant actuary in the State Insurance Department at about $3,000 annually. Exemptions from competitive examination were also granted for ten expert accountants in New York City, a confidential secretary to James S. Whipple, and assistants in the New York City Water Supply Department.
Norwalk Ohio June 4 Congressman Jay F Laning renominated by the 11th Ohio District Republican convention after promising to quit if banking scandals worsened He posted bond to answer indictments charging embezzlement misappropriation of funds and obtaining property under false pretences at Ohio Trust Company He faces related indictments as vice president of the defunct bank and with others in the case The Democrats nominated Lee Sharp Elyria a strong candidate amid the turmoil
Buffalo reports James W. Wadsworth Jr, head of the State Racing Commission, says anti racing measures will not pass when the Legislature convenes in Albany. He cites consultations with track representatives and says the bills will be beaten. He adds minimal comment beyond the claim to aid their cause.
George M. Cohan of The Yankee Prince at the Knickerbocker Theatre will hold a special matinee next Thursday to aid the Dominican Home for destitute cancerous patients at Hawthorne New York. Mother Alphonsa founder and Hawthorne branch in Cherry Street lead the effort as Sisters seek support for growing patient care. Ticket sales start Tuesday morning.
Later in the evening the group reassembled and named ex-Senators Fred T. Dubois and Henry Heitfeld, C. H. Jackson, Harry L. Day, Timothy Regan and W. H. Eccles as delegates to the national convention. They were instructed for Bryan.
Chicago June 4 The Democratic State Central Committee met with many prominent politicians present. Friends of Samuel Alschuler John Mitchell Free P. Morris and Adlai E Stevenson were active in promoting their interests in the Governor nomination.
Gov John A Johnson of Minnesota spoke at Armour Institute of Technology on The Resources of America praising optimism and American labor. He noted governors congress on natural resources, argued resources are vast and underutilized, and that American workers deliver high value relative to wages, challenging tariff myths.
Chicago June 4 Governor John A Johnson of Minnesota arrived in the city and spoke at his headquarters in the Grand Pacific Hotel. He predicted the Denver convention will be deliberate and that no one has enough delegates to clinch the nomination. He said conditions are favorable for Democratic success if the right man and platform are chosen and reaffirmed his candidacy.
William Hoge head of the Commercial Travellers Anti-Trust League plans to take Bryan men to the Denver convention and Lincoln Nebraska by special train over the New York Central on July 4. The group intends to call on Mr. Bryan at his Lincoln home.
Thomas F. Smith of Tammany Hall announced delegates will depart New York Friday July 3 in five trains two via New York Central two via the Pennsylvania and one via the Erie About five hundred delegates alternates and friends ride the trains Maurice Featherson opposing Murphy sent a messenger to arrange hotel accommodations Featherson and allies travel on a regular Tammany train The plan shifts arrival to Denver to Monday morning a full day before the convention opens.
In Twin Falls Idaho on a June night the anti Dubois faction led by K I Perky gathered at one side of the hall and elected delegates for Bryan while opposing an anti Mormon plank in the national platform. The Dubois delegates adjourned until later in the session.
Acting under War Department orders, Lt. Col. George A. Zinn investigated York River bridge draw closure in York Maine. After a one hour meeting with selectmen and counsel, he found the town had not accepted the bridge and would not operate the draw. Navigation must not be obstructed and Washington will be notified. The dispute stems from a controversy between the selectmen and the building committee over the legality of the vote to build.
The Mauretania cleared Sandy Hook at 11 a m to chase Daunt's Rock after La Provence grabbed the early lead by three minutes. The French flyer briefly moved down the North River, but the Cunard liner held back at first, with expectations she will overtake the Provence as the race unfolds.
Rumors that the Black Hand planned to blow up two courthouses in Manhattan and Brooklyn kept detectives busy. Rosario Moranno was on trial in Brooklyn for murder before Justice Aspinall, and a discharge could provoke violent retaliation. A Manhattan rescue plot at the County Court House prompted ongoing surveillance but nothing occurred.
Herman H. Torborg, assistant cashier in the Receiver of Taxes Brooklyn office, was dismissed by Controller Metz. An election district leader and ally of James P. Sinnett, anti McCarren Democrat, the post pays $2.10 annually. Filing will be by William Daly, a follower of Michael E. Butler, a McCarren man and 12th Assembly District leader.
Telegraph report from Springfield dated June 4 states Samuel Guna of Pittsburg dies at age 100. Obituary notes his long life, family ties, and local significance as Berkshire County resident.
A collision between a freight train and an electric car near Joliet left three dead and twenty injured. Victims include Walfeld of Aurora and Beale of Plainfield. Police say the injured are expected to recover.
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