Want Negro Restored U S Law Amendents County Committee Acts
The Republican County Committee unanimously passed a resolution urging Congress to reinstate innocent soldiers of the 25th Infantry discharged on the President's order. It calls for relying on the discharged soldier's oath as presumptive evidence of innocence and seeks re enlistment without loss of rank or pay.
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Republican County Committee
Congress
25Th Infantry
Gilchrist Stewart
Executive Committee
Collin H. Woodward
25Th United States Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Committee On Military Affairs
United States Senate
State of
New York
Appellate Division Slams Receivership Counsel Ties
The Third Department criticizes appointing Attorney General attaches as receivers or counsel to insolvent corporations. It reverses a Brooklyn Bank case, disapproving a contract with ex-Deputy A G Dolson as counsel. The court says public policy and fiduciary duties require independent, cooperative counsel and oversight by the Attorney General.
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Albany
Mareh
Third Department
Brooklyn Bank
Charles M. Higgins
Cochrane
Bryan on Issues at Mass Meeting in Chicago
William J. Bryan marked his forty-eighth birthday with a Chicago speech at the 7th Regiment Armory arguing that corporate influence is the era’s chief evil. He condemned Roosevelt Hughes and Taft on corporate policy and urged that only the Democratic party can curb state and federal corporates power and protect the public.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
7Th Regiment
Bryan
Roosevelt
Hughes
Taft
Democratic Party
Standard Oil Trust
Steel Trust
House of Representatives
Manila Railway
United States
la Follette
Vet Sie
le Ds
Bryan Hastens New York Tour
Harry W. Walker, eastern manager for William Jennings Bryan, announced Bryan will start his New York speaking tour in Rochester on April 10 with stops in Utica Albany and Glens Falls and a Bronx mass meeting on April 26. He will be paid 3 a night and may travel to oppose Denver delegates. Augustus Thomas is not to be opposed by Tammany Hall for Denver delegate election as per Murphy and Walsh.
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Harry W. Walker
William 3. Bryen
Democratic State Committee
Mr. Bryan
Rochester
Rats
Murphy
McCarren
Conntrs
Denver
Utica
Albany
Glens Falls
Bronx
Bryan
New York State
Walker
Augustus Thomas
Progressive Democratic League
Tammany Hall
Michael J. Walsh
Westchester
Mr. Thomas
Wyoming Indorses Taft at State Committee Meeting
Cheyenne March 19 The Republican State Committee session called the state Convention at Lander for May 7 to elect delegates to the national convention and endorsed the candidacy of Secretary Taft for President.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Republican State Committee
Lander
Taft
Hughes Club Forms Anti Mammond Campaign in 29th District
The Republican campaign committee of the Charles E Hughes Club sends circulars to Republicans in the 29th Assembly District attacking district leader John Henry Mammond and President Parsons of the county committee. Ex Alderman Clarence R Freeman chairs and says the Parsons Hammond machine represents fusion and defeat.
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Republican Campaign Committee
Charles E. Hughes Club
Assembly
John Henry Mammond
President Parsons
Republican County Committee
Clarence R. Freeman
Oif
Parsons-Hammond
Freeman
Republicans rival Herbert Parsons in home district revolt
Twenty five Republicans from the 11th Assembly District form an anti Parsons slate to challenge his control of delegates. They warn delegates may switch to Secretary Taft if Parsons dictates the convention lineup. Frank Brookfield agrees to lead the anti-Parsons ticket and a tentative delegation slate for the 7th Congress District is set with Seth Leon and Nicholas Murray Butler named as delegates from the district.
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Frank Raymond
Fort Pillow
Petersburg
San Juan Hill
8Th Cavalry
Mr. Raymond
Gilchrist Stewart
Woodward
Brownsville
W. R. Davis
Stewart
Chicago
Ransom
Bethel Church
Davis
John Newton Griggs
Herbert Persons
11Th Assembly
Taft
Frank Brookfield
Broadway
7Th Congress
Mer
Ame
Seth Leon
Nicholas Murray Butler
Isih
Five Hundred Rooters to Fairbanks Headed to Chicago
Five hundred supporters from Indianapolis will travel to the Republican National Convention in Chicago to back Vice President Fairbanks. The group departs today, creating a show of local enthusiasm for the ticket at the national gathering.
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the Tribune
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Chicago
Democrats Name James Kane As Kings County Commissioner
Ex Register James Kane was chosen by the Democratic General Committee in Kings County to succeed the late John Maguire as a commissioner of elections. His nomination must be approved by the Mayor before confirmation. Kane led the 34 Assembly District for years and previously served as Register and sewer commissioner.
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Griggs
Mr. Davis
Foraker
Mr. Stewart
Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
Woodward
John Newton Griggs
Finch
Board of Elections
James Kane
John Maguire
Democratic General Committee
Kings County
EF. Lindsay Rourke
James P. Sinnott
Maguire
Sinnott
Kane
McCarren
van Wycke
Republican conventions nominate and endorse Taft Roosevelt
Reports from Logan Ohio Richmond Virginia Cape Charles and Silver City describe Republicans renominating congressmen electing delegates and endorsing President Roosevelt and Taft. Local delegates include Albert Douglas L Poston Zane Burley G B Brandt and others with various alternates. Delegates press for Roosevelt administration approval and future policy continuance.
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Logan
Ohio
Republican Congress
Albert Douglas
Ross County
Congress
L. Poston
Athens
Zane Burley
Perry County
D. A. Russell
Meigs
R. Doll
G. B. Brandt
Fairfield
Taft
Roosevelt
Richmond
Manchester
John C. Luce
CC. Ridgeway Moore
M. J. Enright
Roy E. Cabell
T. N. Smith
Leslie H. Drew
Cape Charles
W. T. Hopkins
Newport News
C. H. Smithers
Northampton County
James Rawhottam
Benjamin Epton
Silver City
N. M
Attack by Quigg Men at Workingmen's Club
A West 69th Street meeting of the Workingmen's Republican Club passed a resolution barring ex-Congressman W H Douglas from the floor until he publicly retracts a story about Lemuel E Quigg using Interborough Metropolitan Railway patronage to beat Mack in the district. The clash included accusations of bribery and job losses, with Senator Saxe involved in a heated exchange and the meeting adjourned amid turmoil.
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Workingmen’s Republican Club
West 69Th Street
W. H. Douglas
Lemuel E. Quigg
Interborough
Mack
Douglas
Republican State Committee
Quigg
John A. Freund
Freund
Senator Saxe
Saxe
Iowa Republican district delegates chosen at Des Moines
The remaining seven Republican districts in Iowa held conventions to select national delegates for the state convention. District picks include F W Ellis and David Brant in the Second District, F H Guthrie and Eugene Schafter in the Third, Duncan Rule and Charles Webster in the Fourth, Wertheim and R Moore in the Fifth, L F Potter and J H Duell in the Ninth, Robert Healy and A D Clark in the Tenth, and M B E De Wolf and W E Metcalf in the Eleventh with most delegations instructed for Taft or uninstructed as noted. The piece also notes a story on reformer Jacob Elis by John Hubert Greusch.
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Des Moines
Iowa
F. W. Ellis
Clinton
David Brant
Johnson
F. H. Guthrie
Dubuque
Eugene Schafter
Wright
Taft
Duncan Rule
Cerro Gordo
Charles Webster
Winneshiel
Wertheim
Benton
R. Moore
L. F. Potter
Shelby
J. H. Duell
Harrison
Robert Healy
Webster
A. D. Clark
Kossuth
M. BE. de Wolf
Clay
W. E. Metcalf
O’brien
No Charges Against Attorney General Jackson
Albany reports that Governor Hughes will not pursue charges against Attorney General Jackson. The governor may act on facts without formal accusations, while a Senate two thirds vote could remove an elected official if charges are presented. Senator Saxe released a critical reply letter from January 23 1908 addressing Jackson’s position and related franchise tax cases.
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The
Tribune
Albany
Public Service Commissions
Senator Page
Assemblyman Wainwright
House
Page
Page-Wainwright
Public Service Commission
1St District
New York City
Jackson
Hughes
Senate
Grand
Saxe
William S. Jackson
Brooklyn
James C. Graham
Daniel F. Cohalan
Graham
Metz
City of
New York
Pr Ssor
State Board of Tax Commissioners
City of New
Martin Saxe
New Secretary Named for State Tax Board
Albany March 19 The State Board of Tax Commissioners appointed William R Weed of Potsdam as secretary to the commission at an annual salary of 3500 dollars.
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Albany
State Board of Tax Commissioners
William R. Weed
Potsdam
Many Jackson Charges and Grand Jury Scrutiny
A sweeping set of accusations against Attorney General Jackson dominates the day. Appellate Division rebukes, alleged misconduct by deputies, and calls for a legislative investigation color a day of denials and consultations. The grand jury proceedings touch Hamilton Bank overs, receivership fees, and possible further presentments as officials and witnesses respond to questions from the Attorney General and lawmakers.
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Attor
Mr. Jackson
Appellate Division
Order of Justice
Jackson
Clark Williams
Oriental Bank
Metropolitan Trust Company
Saxe
Hamilton Bank
White
Grand Jury
Grady
Assemblyman
Palmer
William R. Montgomery
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Criminal Courts
Grand
Frank White
American Ice Company
John R. Bennett
Onbei
Senate Passes Amended Appropriation Bill in Albany
The New York Senate approved the amended appropriation bill totaling 20 985 529 75 with a 870 197 5 percent decrease from last year. Assembly already approved a similar appropriation of 21 804 542 73 and the measure heads to conference. The Assembly also passed the annual supply bill and Merritt’s bill shifting examination costs of banking and insurance firms to the state. Senator Davis proposed a constitutional amendment to raise Supreme Court justice salaries.
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Albany
Senate
Assembly
Merritt
Davis
Supreme Court
Exchanges Oppose Stock Wash Sales Tax Bill Hearing
At a Senate Taxation Committee hearing on March 13 representatives from the New York Stock Exchange the Consolidated Exchange and the New York Tax Reform Association opposed Senator Slooker’s bill to end stock wash sales and aid tax collection on transfers. They argued the measure would burden exchanges and be difficult to enforce, suggesting alternate methods to achieve the same goal. Glynn conceded other approaches might be pursued.
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Tribune
Albany
New York Stock Exchange
The
Consolidated Exchange
New York Tax Reform Association
Senate Taxation Committee
Slooker
Glynn
Cc. Pleydell
Tie
John G. Milburn
Stock Exchange
R. H. Thomas
F. L. Eames
Stock Exchange Clearing House
Robert Doremus
Cdd Lot Securities
State Buys Mount Marcy and Adjacent Peaks
Albany reports the state forest preserve board purchased Mount Marcy for 8 dollars an acre, adding 2.38 acres including Mount Skylight and Mount Allen. The move aims to protect the range’s wooded slopes and extend preservation across the whole massif.
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Albany
Mount Marcy
Lumier Company
State Forest Preserve Board
Mount Skylight
Mount Allen
Mount Redfield
Vidaver Hearing Postponed in Tombs Court
Nathan Vidaver once a special deputy attorney general faced an attempted extortion charge. Counsel moved for adjournment after the case arose before Magistrate Herrman. Hearing reset to next Tuesday at 2 o clock with a view to an early resolution.
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Nathan Vidaver
Herrman
Tombs
Isidor J. Kresel
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Wyoming
Indorses Taft
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Parsons
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Fairbanks “Rooters
NEW York Telephone CO
Ocy Street
Douglas and
Workingmen’s Club
Jacob Elis
John Hubert Greusch
Ucas Dunday
O Tribune
Sanze
TAX Board
Ruby
Madenramferd
Maxt Funder
Jacob Rupperts
Third Avenue
92D Street
N. Y
Kanae
Madison Square South
Saa
Ming
Evening Mail
Thomas E. Kirby
American Art Association
East 23d Street
Senate Judiciary Committee
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