Republican Platform Fights Outline At Denver Convention
Republican leaders press to curb anti-injunction and Sherman law changes as Cannon ally Hopkins negotiates with Wade Ellis and Frank Moge. Lodge Crane push to preserve postal savings plank. Bryan seen seeking a mild platform while delegates from Pennsylvania and Ohio seek to restrict Southern representation in the resolutions committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Cannon
Postal Savings Banks
Lodge
Crane
Massachusetts
Hopkins
Union League Club
Wade Ellis
Frank P. Kellogg
Payne
Dalzell
Tawney
Illinois
Senator Hopkins
Frank P . Moge
Representative Tawney
Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
Party of Progress
Denver
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Furke
Penrose
Keiffer
Ohio
Taft May Speak in Michigan Campaign Opening
Secretary Taft may open his campaign in Michigan as guest of honor at the Michigan Bankers Association annual meeting in Marquette in July. Taft says he would come if not dominated by a committee and if his travels permit. He notes he has never been to Northern Michigan and would be delighted to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telezveric
Detroit
Taft
Michigan
L. G. Kaufmann
Michigan Bankers’ Association
Association
Marquette
Arife
Meulmeann
Mr. Kaufmann
William H. Taft
Ohio
New York
Indiana
Iowa
Sherman
Low
Hughes
Dolliver
Senate
Fairbanks
Brank
Reuben Leslie Maynard
Bycago
Dragene
Maynard
Governor Hughes
Chicago
Fairbanks Stock Upturn Yet Curb Market Cools on Dolliver
Fairbanks vice president stock rose on the curb market amid no Washington tip while administration leaders and delegates weigh Dolliver for second place. Taft supporters press Dolliver, Cortelyou, and Woodruff vie for favor as Iowa pressure shifts sentiment. Murphy boom cheerful with New Jersey and Ohio backing.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Lodge
Fairbanks
Guild
Massachusetts
Oregon
Indiana Statesman
Montana
Carter
Charles Pray
Kansas
Dolliver
Sherman
Lange
Curtis
Victor Murdock
Borah
Idaho
Heyburn
Frank H. Hitchcock
Brer Rabbit
Washington
Vorys Friends Take Arms Over National Committee Choice
Chicago June 18 Arthur J. Vorys who ran Taft’s Ohio campaign faces opposition from his supporters as they fight to secure Frank H. Hitchcock as national committee chairman. Burley of Ohio resigns allegiance to Taft and vows to vote for Senator Foraker, a pledge breach Vorys calls discrediting to Burley.
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Chicago
Arthur J. Vorys
Taft
Ohio
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Committee
Vorys
Burley
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Charles Kurtz
New York Delegates Meet Elects Woodruff Chairman
Chicago June 15 state chairman Woodruff was elected permanent chairman of the New York State delegation and William L. Ward of West Chester was re elected national committeeman at the caucus at the Auditorium. Absentees included John K. Neal Theron Burden Horace Van Voast Ex Senator Brackett and Senator Platt. Ward announced plans to issue extra tickets for friends. Distinguished figures like Depew Odell and Woodford mingled amid a lively, uneventful caucus.
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Murphy
Leslie D. Ward
Newark
Dr. Ward
Fort
Kean
Paul Morton
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Chauncey M. Depew
Leslie M. Shaw
Stewart
Governor Fort
Jersey
Taft Club
Chicago
A. N. Dalrymple
Ohio
Iowa
New York
Tribune
Woodruff
New York State
William L. Ward
West Chester
Mr. Ward
E. A. McAlpin
Ossining
McAlpin
Sherman
Hughes
Taft
John K. Neal
Brooklyn
Theron H. Burden
Queens
Horace S. van Voast
Schenectady
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
Thomas C. Platt
Frederick R. Hazard
Syracuse
Platt
Senator Allds
Norwich
Brackett
Odell
Depew
Chauncey M
Low
Woodford
Louis F. Payn
Chatham
Cornelius V. Collins
Troy
George R. Malloy
Ogdensburg
Francis Hendricks
George W. Dunn
Binghamton
Sereno E. Payne
Auburn
George W. Aldridge
Rochester
J. Sloat Fassett
Elmira
Allds
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Stewart L. Woodford
Charles E. Hughes
Fred Greiner
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Serena FE. Payne
Otto T. Barnard
William Barnes, Jr
Barnes
Lucius N. Littauer
Ward
Convention Scenes Ahead of the 1908 Republican Meet
Chicago, June 15 1908. Citywide bustle as Taft Knox and Roosevelt supporters fill headquarters and streets with banners bands and parades awaiting the convention. Leaders plan a methodical nomination process with state caucuses shaping the votes for vice president and party organization while debates over the duration and credentials loom.
Taft Celebration Arranged In East Orange
East Orange New Jersey June 15 Special Governor Fort leaves for Chicago and lines up a rally for Presidential nominee Taft and a banner raising by the East Orange Republican Club. Taft portrait work already underway by local sign painters awaiting the Vice Presidential portrait ready for display.
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East Orange
N. J
John Franklin Fort
Chicago
Taft Club
Taft
Republican Club of the
Hitchcock an Alaskan alternate at Taft convention
Alaska delegates named Frank H. Hitchcock as an alternate for Taft at the convention and selected him to join the committee to inform the presidential candidate of his nomination. He will sit in the convention as Alaska’s representative and assist in notifying the nominee.
Bryan shows interest in Chicago convention platform planks
William J. Bryan indicated interest in Chicago convention planks made public tonight. He also noted the Nebraska delegation’s choice to name Governor Sheldon for vice president but will refrain from comment until the platform is adopted.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Nebraska
Sheldon
Roosevelt boomers claim delegate to present name at convention
Chicago June 15 Promoters of the Roosevelt boom movement say a delegate from a state other than Alabama will arrive early in the roll call to present President Roosevelt. Ex Representative Thomas W. Phillips of New Castle Pennsylvania confirms the plan but will not name the delegate or state. He notes the boom is growing and Taft defections persist in West Virginia. The Lexington Hotel hosts Roosevelt talk while Taft loyalists claim minority status.
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Iowa
Coolidge
Cortelyou
Stewart L. Woodford
Hughes National League
May
Seth Low
Lew
Albany
Sherman
Odell
Woodruff
New York
Taft
Lou F. Payn
Smith
Chicago
Alabama
Thomas W. Phillips
New Castle
Penn
Roosevelt
Phillips
West Virginia
Mr. Taft
Lexington Hotel
New York Republican Club backs judiciary confidence plank
At its regular monthly meeting the Republican Club on West 40th street passed a resolution urging the Republican National Convention to adopt a plank affirming confidence in the federal judiciary. Introduced by William Greenwood and seconded by William W. Bryan, the measure was sent by telegraph to Chicago. No discussion followed.
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Republican Club
West 40Th Street
Committee On
Chicago
William Greenwood
William W. Bryan
New York
National Convention
Dolliver Rejects VP Nomination in Iowa Letters
At the Iowa delegation meeting Senator Dolliver read a June 13 letter stating he does not desire the vice presidency and would rather remain in the Senate. He authorized withdrawal if needed, while others, including Frank P. Woods, urged his candidacy as the Iowa choice for Taft.
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Chicago
Iowa
Dolliver
Fort Dodge
George D. Perkins
Iown
Senate
J. P. Dolliver
Senator Dolliver
Frank P. Woods
Republican State Committee of
Wisconsin La Follette supporters push policies at convention
Chicago June 14 Wisconsin plans to back La Follette with a six point program including tariff reform, a tariff commission and direct election of Senators. Nebraska nominates Governor Sheldon for vice president. Knox and Penrose praised. Indiana selects New and Aden for national roles.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Georg L. Sheldon
la Follette
Wisconsin
Committee On
Cooper
Henry Lockney
Committee On Rules
Hopkins
Resolutions Committee
Pennsylvania
Platform Committee
Penrose
National Committee
Knox
Indiana
Harry S
George Aden
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Senator Long
Butler
E. H Butler
Buffalo
Colonel Butler
Mr. Woodruff
Tom” Stedghill
Ottumwa
Stedghill
United States
Cummins
Allison
United States Senate
Hod’ Boles
Orchestrelle
Exchange Department
Aeolian Company
Aeolian Hall
Fifth Avenue
34Th St
Henry W. Taft
Hitchcock
N. Y
Ublican A Oess Gateney
Fresent Tervals
Tribune Ding
Coliseum
Julius Cesar Burrows
Burrows
Asher C. Hinds
Hinds
Reed
Henderson
Credentials Committee
Lst
Taft Campaign
East Orange Club
Wholesale Dept
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MR. Dolliver
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