Guild Prefers Taft Secretary in Boston Speech
March 3 Boston crowd at Symphony Hall heard William H Taft Secretary of War Elmer J Burkett Nebraska Governor Guild Jr and Lt Governor Draper speak at the Republican Club of Massachusetts dinner Guild backed Taft for President and Draper for Governor Taft praised Roosevelt era reforms and defended capital labor rights while urging lawful enterprise and constitutional restraint in government.
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Governor rejects letter on racetrack gambling amid delay in bills
Albany dispatch reports Senator Hill scheduling a March 11 Codes Committee hearing to delay anti-gambling bills. The governor declined to name the anonymous letter writer, emphasizing no evidence links lawmakers to improper influence while urging passage of laws against pool selling and bookmaking. The Assembly and Senate hearings on related measures followed, with the Percy Gray amendment and Penal Code changes advancing to committee.
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Codes
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Senate
Gans replies to charges in sharp governor letter
Albany dispatch reports Howard S. Gans, ex assistant to Jerome, sending a vigorous reply to Governor Hughes. Gans brands charges as cheap shrewdness and libellous, argues funds from King and his own were from same sources and kept separate by role, denies favors to donors, and defends his and Jerome's integrity with pointed denials.
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Albany
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Jerome
Howard S. Gans
Gans
Committee On Nominations
King
District Attorney's Office
Xavier
Samuel Untermyer
Judiciary clash over Penal Code amendments at joint hearing
The Judiciary and Codes committees face a likely tangle as amendments to the Penal Code move between panels and a delegated session is rejected. Tomorrow’s joint hearing is expected to draw large crowds with ex Governor Black arguing for farmers and the Jockey Club against the measures. Joseph H Choate may represent supporters though not confirmed.
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Jockey Club
Friends of the Bills
Joseph H. Choate
Governor urged to appoint special assistant attorney general
John T. McGovern presented an Albany petition to Governor Hughes seeking a special assistant attorney general to prosecute oppression complaints against Edward J. Reardon and Joseph A. Wasserman. The request aims to remove proceedings from the New York District Attorney Jerome’s office and ensure a independent investigation. The application cites the DA’s public defense of his detectives and lack of inquiry into their conduct.
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John T. McGovern
New York
Hughes
Barney Marks
Ruth Kirsch
Harry L. Mitchell
Edward J. Reardon
Joseph A. Wasserman
Jerome
Marks
Reardon
Wasserman
McGovern
Choate Supports Jerome With March 3 Letter
Attorney Joseph H. Choate issued a public letter dated March 3 to Jerome addressing accusations raised by Mr. King. Choate states the charges are preposterous and offers assistance if needed.
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Jerome
Thstriet
Joseph H. Choate
King’s
No Politics in Business at United Cigar Stores
George J. Whelan, president of the United Cigar Stores Company, warns its five thousand employees to avoid political discussions during work. The memo instructs neutrality, urges keeping opinions private, and stresses that staff should focus on business while in stores, regardless of the November election outcome.
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United Cigar Stores Company
Mationes
Compaq
Rail firms get ten days to reply to Coney Island fare complaint
The Public Service Commission granted the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and the Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company a ten day extension to answer a citizen’s charge that 16 cents to Coney Island is excessive and to request a five cent fare. The new due date is March 14.
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Albany Debates Transit Law Change Amid Subways Reform
Albany March 3 Senator McCarren introduces a bill to repeal Elsberg rapid transit amendments restoring pre 1906 conditions. It ends separate contracts for construction and operation and bans pipe galleries while under construction. New section requires bonds for subway contracts based on cost and contemplates sale of franchises if private capital is needed.
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Albany
McCarren
Brooklyn
Travis
Public Service Commission
Busy schedule for Governor Hughes in New York and Boston
Albany reports Governor Hughes faces a packed week with multiple speeches and dinners. He will address the North Side Board of Trade in New York City, attend Traffic Club and Brown Alumni events, join a Dutchess County Republican Club dinner, view a congestion exhibit in the city, attend an Easter tide dinner, and travel to Boston for several addresses at New England groups and Brown Alumni events there.
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Albany
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North Side Board of Trade
New York City
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Knickerbocker
Dutchess County Republican Club
Poughkeepsie
New York City Bills Introduced By Telegraph to The Tribune
Albany March 3 The proposed bill by Senator Agnew would reduce the New York City Commissioners of Education from fifteen to one from each borough and reorganize the board effective the first Monday in July with Mayor appointing on the third Monday in June. A separate Saxe bill creates new jobs in the metropolitan bureau of elections including a counsel salary of 4 9 and a field deputy at 1 00, raising deputies from 150 to 200 with higher pay. Senator McCall offers a concurrent resolution to consolidate the City Court with the Supreme Court and make City Court judges Supreme Court justices.
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Albany
Commissioners of Education
New York City
Agnew
New York
Metropolitan Bureau of Elections
Saxe
McCall
City Court of
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City Court
Hearing on Coney Island bills before Senate panel
Albany dispatch notes Attorney General Jackson praised for legal skill during the Wagner McCall McManus Owens fare bill hearing before the Senate Railroad Committee. Three Senators who opposed last year’s 10 cent fare bill urged passage, McCall admitting public opposition influenced his stance and recalling the McManus family tragedy.
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Albany
Jackson
Senate Railroad Committee
McCall
New York City teachers bill advances for equal pay
The Senate Cities Committee voted unanimously to report the bill providing equal pay for men and women school teachers in New York City. The action is for committee consideration and does not bind members on the Senate floor. The report appears in Albany dispatches dated March 3.
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Tribune
Albany
Senate Cities Committee
Senate
New York City
Banking Bills Reported in Albany to Meet Disturbances
In Albany March 3 the Senate and Assembly banks committees in joint session reported favorably five of Superintendent Clark Williams’s bank measures. One bill would grant the Superintendent powers akin to the Controller of the Currency, removing Attorney General proceedings. another requires a savings bank trustee oath. a third allows hypothecation of securities by savings banks in troubled times. Other proposals apply amortization of bank securities and adjust reserve setups. Brooklyn seeks a distinct reserve treatment with upstate banks. The hearings drew limited opposition and suggested reserve adjustments across boroughs and regions.
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Senate
Assembly Committees On Banks
Clark Williams
State Banking Department
Savings Bank
Williams
J. D. Fairchild
Brooklyn
New York City
Upstate
Edwin D. Fisher
Trust Company
Manhattan
Quean
Richmond
Postmaster Greiner Seeks Roosevelt Support in Albany
Postmaster Greiner of Huffalr, a Roosevelt leader in the state, travels to Erie County regulators and says there is little presidential talk locally. He notes lukewarm sentiment on Governor Hughes and a mix of Taft support, with some backing the racetrack plan. He heads to New York tonight.
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