Manufacturers Meet National Association at Waldorf Astoria
At the thirteenth annual meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers in New York, delegates debated trade schools subsidies and inland waterways while backing a general pro business stance. The group approved sending a bill message to Congress and urged reforms for honest commerce, tariff science, and export promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf-Astoria
Congress
Washington
Wade
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Choice of Mr Burrows as temporary chairman at national convention
Washington reports say Senator Burrows of Michigan was chosen as temporary chairman, provoking gossip and criticism of the sub committee's choice. Taft forces favored Dolliver but acknowledge Michigan's solid delegation, while risk of convention rejection remains if Burrows is viewed as anti Roosevelt Taft policies.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Burrows
Michigan
Chicago
Taft
Dolliver
Iowa
John R. Lynch
Mississippi
Clayton
Lynch
No Truce With Labor Says Kirby in Civic Federation Talk
John Kirby Jr a director of the National Association of Manufacturers spoke at a recent meeting denouncing the American Federation of Labor and urging vigorous organization to oppose labor class legislation. He criticized the Civic Federation for compromising principles and warned of mob rule, boycotts and socialistic influence if opposition did not rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kirby, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf-Astoria
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Civic Federation
Kirby
Parry
New Orleans
Gompers
van Cleave
Citizens
Chicago
Supreme Court
United Hatters of America
Congress
Chicago to Have 3000 Seats At Republican Convention
Chicago will receive 3000 convention seats, about a quarter of the total, distributed by Fred W. Upham under a New led plan. Local committee members will get tickets as demand swamps organizers. Three clergymen will offer opening prayers: Bishop Muldoon, Rev Waters, and Rev Hill. Music contracts have been set for the five day gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Chicago
Harry S. New
Fred W. Upham
P. J. Muldoon
Roman Catholic Church of
William O. Waters
Grace Episcopal Church
John Wesley Hill
Metropolitan Temple
New York
Boston
Republican Congress Committee
Sun District
Wilton B. Fay
Medford
Samuel W. Meachum
Woburn
John & Brackett
Arlington
Edward F Johnset
Woodruff Takes Rest After Washington Visit
Republican State Committee Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff returned from Washington where he met the President and discussed political matters. He said Taft’s nomination on the first ballot is "absolutely certain" and noted plans to rest at his Adirondack camp before resuming campaign work. Lafayette Gleason explained remarks about a Senator and racetrack bills caused confusion, stating he never spoke with Senator Travis about his appendix.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Washington
Mr. Woodruff
Taft
Depew
Adirondacks
Woodruff
Lafayette B. Gleason
Albany
Foelker
Gleason
Gilchrist
Brooklyn
Travis
No Quorum Marks Albany Legislative Start
Albany May 1 Without a quorum in either house the Legislature opened the second week of the extraordinary session in a perfunc tory fashion. Senator McCarren amended his bill on political parties and Assemblyman B R Robinson proposed cutting New York City election districts from five hundred to four hundred voters. Committee hearings begin with the Page bill placing telecom under Public Service commission and a hearing on McCarren’s party regulation. The Governor held hearings on fireman exemptions and debated jury and Civil Service implications.
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Tribune
Albany
McCarren
Assembly
B. R. Robinson
New York City
McClellan
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Public Service Commissions
Page
Mercantile Inspection Bureau
Department of Labor
Senate Finance Committee
Davis
Wall Street
Saxe
Armstrong
Harte
Hughes Signs Bills Expanding Industrial and Agricultural Aid
Governor Hughes signed measures allowing cities or union free school districts to create general and trade industrial schools with advisory boards and state aid. Other enactments include a $250,000 annual agricultural fair or association fund and site acquisitions for state facilities. The acts also regulate condemning lands for a boys’ training school and allow wholesale cocaine sales by manufacturers to other dealers.
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Albany
Hughes
Wainright
Westchester
Board of Education
Superintendent of Education
Alids
Armstrong
New York
Agnew Visits Foelker After Surgery In Albany Run
Senator Agnew stopped at Staatsburg to check on Senator Otto Foelker awaiting recovery from appendicitis. Foelker, still feverish earlier, has been without fever today though convalescence may keep him away from the extraordinary legislative session for at least five weeks. He maintains support for anti racetrack gambling bills if present.
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Tribune
Albany
Agnew
Staatsburg
Foelker
Senator Foelker
Democratic State Convention opens in Fresno
Fresno, May 18. The Democratic State Convention was called to order by State Chairman Spellacy. One session was held in the afternoon and another at night, with no finish expected before tomorrow. Theodore A. Bell led the anti organization wing and secured temporary chairmanship for State Senator J. B. Sanford. Public sentiment favors William J. Bryan for president.
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Fresno
Cal
Spellacy
Theodore A. Bell
J. B. Sanford
William J. Brran
State Democratic Convention Split Over Liquor Question
Spokane May 18 the State Democratic Convention faced a fierce split among six factions over liquor policy with a locse option defeat in committee and a minority report pushing local prohibition to the floor. Delegates-at-large to Denver were doubled to give each man half a vote, and the convention is likely to back William J Bryan for President.
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Spokane
Wash
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Denver
William J. Bryan
Bryan Delegates From Hawaii Chosen For National Convention
Democratic Territorial Convention in Honolulu selects delegates O. T. Shipman James L. Cooke F. M. Watson W McGonaigie Frank R. Harvey and CC W Hudson for Denver to back William J. Bryan. Platform supports settling Queen Liliuokalani crown lands claim.
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Honolulu
J. McCarthy
Denver
William J. Bryan
T. Shipman
James L. Cooke
F. M. Watson
Co. W. McGonaigie
Frank R. Harvey
CC. W Hudson
Liliuokalani
Anti Hughes Senators Beaten Predicted By Reform Clergy
At a Methodist Preachers Association meeting in New York City the Rev O R Miller field secretary of the reform bureau said Senators who opposed Governor Hughes racetrack bill face defeat if renominated. He noted only Senator William Wemple of Schenectady survived opposition and warned Cassidy's renomination could harm the ticket.
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Hughes
Methodist Preachers’ Association
Fifth Avenue
O. R. Miller
Brooklyn
Reform Bureau
William Wemple
Schenectady
Wemple
Albany
Cassidy
Oklahoma Boosters to Convene in Guthrie May 28
Tulsa Commercial Club calls a Guthrie convention of Oklahoma business interests on May 28 after the legislative adjournment. The effort aims to counter views that Oklahoma is unsafe for investment and follows a recent East Coast fact-finding trip by club members.
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The
Tribune
Guthrie
Okla
East
Middle West
Oklahoma
Tulsa Commercial Club
W A Taylor Joins Taft Executive Committee
William A. Taylor of Taylor Wendell & Co a longtime drygoods firm joins the Taft organization executive committee. Robert C Ogden is its president and Secretary Taft is forecast as the unanimous nominee on the first ballot per committee chairman Louis Hay.
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William A. Taylor
Taylor, Wendell & Co
Taft Organization
Robert C. Ogden
Taylor
Taft
Louis Hay
Porter
Hitchcock to Go to Chicago for Taft Delegation Fight
Frank H. Hitchcock campaign manager for Secretary Taft will go to Chicago to represent Taft before the national committee as contested delegations are adjudicated. Friends say Southern district leaders of the Negro Republicans were consulted.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
National Committee
Break in Erie Canal at South Greece reported
Rochester reports a canal breach near South Greece about six miles west of the city. The break opened to twenty five feet and seven feet deep on the south bank, threatening about thirty acres of farmland.
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Rochester
South Greece
Here
Injunction Filed in Ohio Congressional Ticket Fight
Dayton May 18 Congress man Marching obtained an injunction preventing election boards in Preble Montgomery and Butler counties from meeting to decide whether his name or Col Catrow should appear on the Republican ticket. Harding and Catrow were nominated at two Eaton conventions last Thursday.
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Ohio
Dayton
Preble
Montgomery
Butler
Colonel Catrow
Harding
Catrow
Eaton
Allen Renominated by Republican Convention in Jamestown
Jamestown May 18 A F Allen was today renominated by the Republican convention in the 1st Chautauqua District for member of the assembly.
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Allen
Jamestown
N. C
A. F. Allen
Chautauqua
Assembly
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National Association
Interstate Commerce
A. B. Farquhar
Inland Waterways
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Committee On Industrial Education
T Through It
Anthony Ittner
St. Louis
George J. Seabury
Capitol
Seabury
Commission
Bureau of Commerce
United States
Scientific Statistical Tariff Commission
Allen Ripley Foote
National Tax Association
Alfred H. Post
Post
Pacific
China
Japan
William H. Douglas
New York Produce Exchange
Association
Littlefield
Willam F. Nye
New Bedford
Mass
H. S. Chamberlain
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. G. Battelle
Columbus Iron and Steel Company
Columbus
D. A. Tompkins
D. A. Tompkins Company
Charlotte
H. C. Hawk
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek
Mich
T- J. Hickman
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
Augusta
Thomas P. Egan
J. A. Fay & Egan Company
Cincinnati
William H. Bower
Henry Bower Chemical Company
Philadelphia
W. H. Noyes
Swift & Co
Chicaugo
L. B. Robertson
Page Woven Wire Fence Company
Adrian, Mich
FE. C. Harding
Erben-Harding Company
J. A. Ruffin
Hammond Typewriter Company
MR. Burrows
Bitter
Mr. Kirby
Metal Trades Association
Aeolian Hall
Jes 3
Aeolian Company
Wainwright Industrial School
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
F. N. Murphy
Otto G. Foelker
Feter
St Regis
Fifty-Fifth Street
Newark
St. Regis
ST. Regis Terrace
Andor Pinter
Imperial Symphony
Aitken, Son & CO
Babies’ and Children’s Dept
Broadway
18Th Street
N. Y
B. Altman & Co
34Th Street
35Th Street
5Th Avenue
California
Bryan
Hawaii
Oklahoma “Boosters
W. A. Taylor
Drygoods Merchant
MR. Hitchcock
Erie Canal
Lienor
J. Hatfield Morton
East 27Th Street
Fifth Ave
Ted. J. Hatfield Morton
Clinton
Henry
Neefic
Kingston
George Clifton
New York State
Reed & Barton CO
Cor
Maiden Lane
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