Senate Gearing Up For Anti-Racetrack Bills Next Week
Albany reports a conference with Senators Raines Agnew and Grady set anti gambling bills as a special order for next Wednesday. The plan is to vote them through general orders in the Senate while Assembly action follows. Agnew aims to repeal the McCarren amendment to hasten passage and gauge racing forces strength.
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Tribune
Albany
Raines
Agnew
Grady
Senate
Assembly
Ures
McCarren
Hughes
New York
Ministers Against Bill in Albany Hearing
Rev. William A. Wasson of Riverhead led clergy against the Anti-Saloon League backing of the Gray local option bill. Others opposed included Rev. Edmund Banks Smith and Rev. William Schoenfeld. Governor Hughes greeted a delegation from the New York State Anti-Bellven League at the Albany hearing.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly
Wiliam A. Wasson
Riverhead
Long Island
Anti-Saloon League
Wasson
Episcopal Church
Antipeleon League
Mr. Wasson
Edmund Banks Smith
Governor's Island
William Schoenfeld
New York
BR. W. Keintze
Concordia College
Westchester County
William S. Bennet
United States
House of Representatives
All-Saloon League
Banks
Seth Low
Eliot
Harvard University
Bishop Potter
William Forster
New York State
Leger Beer Brewers’ Association
Charter Revision Bill Passes After Attack on Democrats
The Assembly passed the Mage bill authorizing Governor Hughes to appoint and commission to investigate the various departments of New York City with a view to reforms following a Democrat critique.
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Albany
Mareh
Assembly
Hughes
New York City
Men credits coffee cure in old age recovery
A man from Missouri describes crippling pain and swelling from overused coffee. He attributes his gradual recovery to a home remedy after his wife learned to prepare it, reporting renewed strength and daily activity within a year and ongoing improvement thereafter.
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Neal
Ene
Lin
City charter measure passes amid partisan clash
The draft charter measure carries a $32 000 appropriation for drafting. It faced fierce denunciation as a partisan move to “Lexon” New York City in Republican interests. Assemblyman Oliver proposed a five Senator, six Assemblymen, and four civilian commission, all vetoed, and the bill passed 91 to 49.
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Lexon
New York City
Oliver
Agreement on Vivisection Divides Albany Hearing
Albany reporters say vivisection supporters and opponents reached common ground on restricting practice to skilled surgeons. Dr. Brewer argued surgery owes its progress to animal trials, noting thousands of lives saved, while opponents stressed public disclosure and humane concerns, with testimony from Mrs. Belais and Dr. Darlington.
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Tribune
Albany
Senate
Assembly Judiciary Committees
David Belais
Thomas Darlington
New York City
Health Department
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
George E. Brewer
Laboratory of Research
Brewer
Frederick P. Bellamy
Albert Leavenwall
Banking Reform Bills Advance in Albany
The New York Assembly passed three banking reform bills after extensive debate. One measure requires amortization of savings bank securities for dividend estimates, drawing strong Democratic opposition. A second bill restricts banks from carrying investment securities above amortized value. A third adds corporate filing and examination provisions for banks, while a fourth on insolvent banks was amended to require court presentation in the main office district.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly
Clark Williams
Banking Department
D. C. Robinson
Palmer
Francis
De Groot measure defeated in Queens records bill battle
Albany March 25 The De Groot bill creating a Queens County records commissioner failed in the Assembly by 63 to 0 amid a heated debate. Democrats denounced it as patronage while Republicans split from the party to oppose the measure. The bill would let the district attorney appoint a records commissioner who could hire staff and spend up to 100000 annually.
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The
Tribune
Albany
de Groot
Queens County
Francis
New York County
Governor Won’t Save Gillette From Electrocution
Albany reports Chester Gillette of Cortland must die in the electric chair at Auburn Prison next week for the murder of his sweetheart Grace Brown of South Otselic at Big Moose Lake two years ago. Governor Hughes says he found no ground to interfere with the court’s judgment and only a possible stay of execution pending a US Supreme Court appeal could save him, though none is contemplated. The governor spent hours reviewing the full record and the Court of Appeals’ unanimous affirmation.
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Albany
Chester Gillette
Cortland
Auburn
Grace Brown
South Otselic
Big Moose Lake
Hughes
Gillette
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Five-Cent Fare Bill Passes Assembly in Albany
Albany March 2. The Assembly unanimously passed the five cent fare bill drafted by the Committee on Railroads as a substitute for the Wagner Coney Island five cent fare bill. The measure provides that a five cent fare must be charged by street railways except where the Public Service Commission orders a higher rate. It is understood to be acceptable to the railroad companies.
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Tribune
Albany
Assembly
Committee On Railroads
Public Service U Commission
Illinois Republicans prepare for state convention in Springfield
Springfield March 25 Republicans of Illinois gather tomorrow at noon to adopt a platform and elect delegates at large to the national convention. Senator Shelby M. Cullom Senator Albert J. Hopkins Governor Charles S. Deneen and Mayor Fred A. Busse of Chicago named as delegates.
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Springfield
Illinois
Boutell
Shelby M. Cullom
Albert J. Hopkins
Charles S. Deneen
Fred A. Busse
Chicago
Joseph G.cannon
Deneen
William B. McKinley
Ilinois
Cannon
Mass Meetings In Albany Utica And Columbus Hall For Hughes Campaign
General Stewart L. Woodford will headline a Hughes League mass meeting in Albany tonight with ex Senator Brackett also set to speak. Utica hosts a mass meeting tomorrow night featuring General Woodford Ervin Wardman and Assemblyman Merwin Hart. Negro Republicans plan a Columbus Hall gathering with speakers including Bishop Turner Professor W E Du Bois of Georgia H C Smith editor of The Cleveland Gazette Professor Kelly Miller Max Barbour and others to discuss issues vital to the race and party prospects.
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National Hughes League
Albany
Brackett
Woodford
Ervin Wardman
New York Press
Merwin Hart
Utica
Hughes
Columbus Hall
Bishop Turner
W. E. Dubois
Georgia
H. C. Smith
Cleveland Gazette
Kelly Miller
Max Barbour
Washington
A. J. Cary
Chicago
Oscar
Ilinois
James H. Hayes
Virginia
J. R. Clifford
West Virginia
Alexander Walters
Republican Party
Republican conventions nominate and endorse leaders across states
Reports from Dickson Tennessee Atlanta Georgia Jackson Mississippi and other locations show conventions endorsing Roosevelt administration and Taft for President while naming delegates to the national convention. Some factions align with Foraker or administration supporters with varied instruction outcomes.
Bryan expected to win Democratic nomination, says Martine
James E. Martine of Plainfield visited the State House in March seeking William J. Bryan to address the Legislature. He warned New Jersey Democrats would be led by the machine at the convention and that Gray’s Delaware delegates would not reflect New Jersey sentiment. He predicted Bryan's nomination and election despite the state machine.
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Jersey
Bryan
Trenton
N. J
James E. Martine
Plainfield
State House
William J. Bryan
Martine
Judge Gray
Delaware
New Jersey
Omaha
Ignatius J
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Constitutional and Ballot Measures
Albany March 25 The Senate Judiciary Committee reported a concurrent resolution to allow higher state bond interest and a plan to equalize Supreme Court salaries with Appellate Division pay set at 12 000 dollars. It also backed a bill to limit candidate name repetition on ballots and another bill restricting corporate mergers.
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Albany
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hill
Davis
Supreme Court
Gilchrist
Grady
New York & Port Chester
New York, West Chester
Boston
Insurance legislation talks at Albany on March 2
Governor Hughes met with Senators Armstrong Tully Hooker and Fancher and Assemblyman Hamn to discuss amendments to Armstrong laws to boost funds for new insurance business. A joint committee hearing is planned for next Tuesday with possible agreement on the two measures.
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Albany
Hughes
Fancher
Hamn Collis
Joint Insurance Committee
Armstrong, Tully
Hooker
Assemblyman
Hamn
Prudential Savings Bank Authorized to Do Business in Brooklyn
Superintendent Clark Williams of the State Bank Department authorizes the Prudential Savings Bank in Brooklyn’s 27th Ward to commence operations. Directors include Francis Mullin, Joseph Vollkammer, Joseph Aurer, Adolph Gobel, Samuel Thomas, John Scannell, and others.
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NEW Savings Bank
Brooklyn
Albany
Clark Wiliams
State Bank Department
Prudential Savings Bank
27Th Ward
Francis H. Mullin
Joseph Vollkammer
Joseph Aurer
Adolph Gobel
Samuel W. Thomas
John H Scannell
Herbert A. Obrien
Conrad Hazenslug
Joseph A. Bill
Frederick Roeder
John McElroy
Jesse T Dinace
Dietrich W. Kaaseli
Krookyo
Parson's Warning in Gop Primary Fight for Morris Levy
Warning from Herbert Parsons, president of the Republican County Committee, accuses Odell supporters and independent groups of planning guerrilla-style raids on primary day. He defends Morris Levy, denounces counterforces linked to Tammany Hall, and vows action against primary thieves and thugs. He frames the issue as home rule and party integrity, not Hughes.
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Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
Odell
Mth
Morris Levy
Independence League
Isaac Newman
Joseph Pahlan
Edward Farrell
Parsons
Tammany
Hughes
Charles FE
Charles E. Hughes
Tammany Hall
Gamage
Morrris Levy
Attack on 15th District Club Sparks Party Dispute
A hot circular from the Mack-Douglas organization accuses the Conservative Republican Club of being under L. E. Quigg. It alleges voter enrollment shifts from Democrat to Republican for the March 31 primary, names several figures, and notes court actions and party alignments surrounding the Conservative Club and Senator Saxe.
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Republican Organization Club
15Th Assembly
Mack-Douglas Organization
Republican Club
L. E. Quigg
John F. Casey
Tammany
Paul F. Brophy
Irrank J. Doyle
Henry Ottenberg
Assembly
Board of Elections
Supreme Court
Hst
James J. McEvilly
Quigge
Charles F. Bostwick
Quigg
Charles W. Coleman
Saxe
Abraham Gruber
17Th Assembly
Hughes League
May Try to Oust General Brayton at Rhode Island Conventions
Rhode Island Republicans meet tomorrow at Infantry Hall to select delegates to the national convention in Chicago. A motion to instruct the delegation to oppose General Charles R. Brayton’s renomination is anticipated but not strong. Likely at large delegates include Andrew J. Currier, John Fletcher, Ezra Dixon, and Alexander G. Crumb.
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Providence
Charles R. Brayton
Republican National Committee
Infantry Hall
Chicago
Rhode Island
Andrew J. Currier
Cumberland
John Fletcher
Zra Dixon
Bristol
Alexander G. Crumb
Westerly
Stormy Harmony Conference backs Democratic unity in Ohio
More than three hundred Ohio Democrats gathered in Columbus by invitation of Gen E B Finley to adopt harmony resolutions. John L Zimolman presided as Finley presented the plan while Sloan Gordon offered a Bryan for President resolution later ruled out of order. The meeting was stormy with much confusion as the crowd showed support for Bryan.
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Columbus
Ohio
E. B. Finley
Bucyrus
John L. Zimmerman
Springfield
Finley
Sloan Gordon
Hamilton
William J. Bryan
United States
E. H. McFadden
Steubenville
Bryan
N J Democrats Split Over Essex Leadership Fight
Newark area Democrats split to depose City Counsel James R Nugent and a state committeeman. About fifty county committee members backed a testimonial dinner for Nugent set for April 28. Edward M Waldron chaired the meeting with Thomas F Howers as secretary. wards in Newark to form new local organizations. The reform movement line is the New Idea faction.
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Essex
Achtel Stetter’s
Broadstreet
Newark
James R. Nugent
Essex County
Democratic Committee
Nugents
Krueger
Edward M. Waldron
Thomas F. Howers
New Idea
Delegates chosen for Democratic National Convention in Indiana
Indianapolis delegates in district meetings select twenty six to Denver for the national convention and four delegates at large. Most back Thomas Taggart for national committeeman. Bryan for President gains full district support though some districts show strong opposition. Four at large are Kern Simmons Fogarty Lamb, all favor Taggart.
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Indianapolis
Denver
Committee On Rules
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
William J. Bryan
Adam Heimberger
New Albany
J. W. Spencer
Evansville
Taggart
Tth
Marion County
Fogarty
E. B. Raub
Wallace Haines
Nation
John W. Kern
Abram Simmons
Bluffton
Edward Fogarty
South Bend
John E. Lamb
Terre Haute
North Dakota Backs Bryan for Presidential Nomination
The North Dakota Democratic Convention unanimously endorsed William J. Bryan for the Presidential nomination and instructed its delegates to Denver to vote for Bryan. William Collins of Bottineau was chosen national committeeman, with Governor John Burke named delegate-at-large.
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Grand Forks
SN. D
North Dakota
William J. Bryan
North Drakota
Denver
Bryan
Johnson
Minnesota
William Collins
Bottineau
John Burke
Delegates Named for Presidential Electors and Districts
The report lists district delegates including First District David Gorham with four votes and others such as E mB Hage and M. A. Hildreth. Presidential electors nominated include FE E OW of Cass, John B. Fried of Stumsman, Joe Kelly of Ramsey, and Frank Mackey of McLean.
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Ernor John Burke
David Gorham
Democratic County Committee Chooses Farley At Binghamton Meet
At a Democratic County Committee session in Binghamton New York on March 5 Henry G Jackson was defeated for state taeman while state delegates were instructed for W Farley The committee also voted down a Bryan endorsement resolution by a large margin
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Binghamton
N. Y
Democratic County Committee
Henry G. Jackson
W. Farley
Bryan
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