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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
7
The second day of the convention sees Taft delegates seated in large numbers after credentials, with Mrs. Longworth and the crowd watching as Lodge delivers a defiant speech. The gallery ambiance turns raucous yet the party advances toward a united nomination path.
Chicago, June 17. An agreement among all candidates reduces nominating and seconding speeches to one each per candidate and ends the long list of seconding speakers. Taft is named with Burton and Knight as orators, while several former seconders withdraw. Foraker is to be nominated by McCoy with Emery seconding, Stevenson predicts good delegate support.
Chicago reports that President Roosevelt allegedly listened to the convention crowd through a telephonic phonograph setup suspended above the delegates. The system captured each surge of oratory and echoing cheers as Lodge spoke, with the President listening from the White House via a cut wire, then meeting leaders before leaving to drive.
Chicago dispatch says Governor Guild will press his Vice Presidential bid to the end. Edward Glines, Guild’s Massachusetts representative, received a telegram indicating the Governor’s plan. With East and West divisions, NY out of the race, Guild and ex Governor Murphy of New Jersey are repeatedly named as potential rallying figures.
The anti-injunction plank triggers intense lobbying as Taft allies urge adoption while opponents seek delay. A delegate loyal to administration resists, prompting Hitchcock to intervene. Roosevelt telegrams influence the vote. Sub-committee, in closed sessions, debates wording and timing amid protests from labor and business groups.
Employers in the city telegrammed the Republican National Convention to oppose the proposed antiinjunction plank. Walter Drew of the National Erectors Association protested that the plank would limit courts in labor cases and hurt business. Alfred Iron Associations of New York City sent a telegram to Mr Payne supporting the position.
The nominating committee of the state Grand Army of the Republic met and selected the ticket to be elected tomorrow. State Commander William H. Daniels of Ogdensburg leads the slate with senior vice commander William A. Boyd of New York and junior vice commander Robert P. Bush of Horseheads. Chaplain Henry Clay Woods of Bath is named on the ticket.
Illinois boosters debate Governor Deneen and Senator Burrows as Taft aides push a separate vice presidential session. Murphy supporters claim ex-Gov Murphy could be Taft’s running mate after Fairbanks withdraws. New Jersey and Connecticut delegates align to back Murphy on the first ballot.
Chicago June W Cummins backers debate Vice President Fairbanks renomination as a likely topic. Iowa Cummins supporters grow, seeking full delegation backing while some remain firm. Senator Borah notes outsiders shifting to await Governor Cummins state support.
The California delegation in executive sessions unanimously agreed to vote for George A. Knight of San Francisco for Vice-President. Western states are expected to follow. California also hopes Southern delegates will back Knight in exchange for opposition to the Birke resolution.
The Republican National Convention will maintain four-year-old representation rules with Southern delegates largely unchanged. A tight vote of 471 to 506 upheld the current balance, sparking a loud division among factions including Taft supporters and regional blocs across Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, and Ohio. Representative Burke urged fairness to Northern voters, arguing the South would gain strength, while Kentucky Governor Willson and others warned the change would distort nominations toward the five largest states.
Chicago report: the rules and order committee decides no change to territorial representation. New Mexico Arizona and Hawaii keep two delegates each despite an attempt to cut their numbers. The national committee is authorized to decide whether delegates are chosen by primaries or conventions in each case.
Worcester reporter notes Associate Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court arrived for Clark College commencement and stated he is opposed to the injunction law modification proposed for the Republican platform. He declined further comment tonight, but is expected to address the issue in his Clark College address tomorrow.
Chicago June 17. Sub committee hearing features Samuel Gompers and other AFL leaders. He urges a Republican platform plank embracing labor rights, eight hour workday, labor department, federal mines investigation, and postal savings banks, arguing for updated laws to fit modern industry.
A June 7 subcommittee report shows no statehood plank for Chicago. The resolutions committee did not recommend admitting New Mexico as a state.
Mrs Sallie Thompson Steagall wife of Henry B Steagall Solicitor for the 3d Circuit shot herself at Ozark after a period of ill health. She left five children and was sister of Joseph Thompson Collector of Internal Revenue for Alabama and a Republican state leader and Chicago convention delegate.
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