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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
5
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The Taft tour through Lincoln Nebraska featured a large crowd greeting the Republican candidate at the University of Nebraska. Taft praised college life and women’s influence while signaling support for woman suffrage during a lengthy day that included a parade and speeches. He challenged Bryan’s economic proposals and urged Nebraska to back the Republican ticket for continued prosperity and stability.
At Champaign Illinois on September 30 students hailed Nick Longworth and James Sherman as they spoke on campaign issues using baseball imagery. The party toured nearby towns by trolley under McKinley’s direction while Sherman urged Republican policies and warned that Bryan’s election imperils prosperity. Senator Hopkins Longworth and Boutell also spoke on the slate of issues.
Poughkeepsie New York September 30 Andrew C Zabriskie retired captain of the seventh regiment New York National Guard nominated by the Democratic convention for Representative in Congress in the 71st District He has never held public office and lives in Barrytown as neighbor of Lieutenant Governor Chanler
Cortland N Y Sept 30 Deadlock continues in the convention for the 40th Senate District to nominate a successor to Senator Benjamin H Wilcox at Auburn Adjournment was taken until 11 am tomorrow The deadlock may not break before Monday when the nomination must be filed J B H Mongin of Seneca leads the three for permanent chairman facing Cayuga delegates opposition Democrats hold their Senate convention Friday likely nominating Davis W Van Helsen of Cortland or Osborne of Auburn
Six Hughes speeches denounce Mr. Bryan remedies as fallacious while urging study of business conditions. Governor Hughes attracted a huge crowd in Baltimore armory, praising audience warmth and delivering a sharp line about Bryan's remedies. He then left for New York in a special car.
Governor Hughes will speak at Broadway and Astor Place then noon at Union Square No 37. He will address Columbia University students in Earl Hall and five Manhattan and Bronx meetings that night, with a day trip upstate tomorrow. Taft set to speak October 28 at Huber's Casino in the Bronx Camp Taft and Madison Square Garden. On October 29 Taft and Hughes will jointly tour upstate Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo.
Representative Charles N. Fowler predicts Taft will win New Jersey by about 75,000 votes, praising Taft's platform and opposing Bryan's bank deposit guarantees. He notes growing Taft sentiment in the Sun District and nationwide, endorsing coinsurance under bank management.
Albany report says Senator Owen Cassidy of Watkin e Schuyler County filed an independent nomination for the State Senate from the 41st District in person at the Secretary of State. The petition lists 2100 signatures, above the 1000 required. Elmira dispatch notes the Democratic convention for the district adjourned with no endorsement, though Cassidy supporters seek his independent bid.
The Tribune reports representative Peter Porter of Niagara will not seek another term. Porter, defeated for renomination, says he will not run as an independent in the 34th New York District. He could seek Democratic endorsement but fears it would complicate races and potentially harm national and state tickets.
Goshen N Y Sept go Pierre Lorillard of Tuxedo was nominated for Assemblyman by the Republican convention of the 2d District of Orange County today. He is treasurer and director of the Continental Tobacco Company and a member of clubs including the Union League Club and Tuxedo Club.
Secretary Root plans one political speech and a meeting at Durland's Riding Academy on October 31. Chairman Hitchcock praises Governor Hughes's speeches and notes strong telegram requests along the itinerary. State committees gain more campaign control. Fairbanks to speak in New Jersey in mid October. several senators and officials listed among speakers. Capron says Rhode Island stays Taft Sherman safe.
Brandenburg testified to District Attorney Jerome about obtaining the anti Bryan article published under Grover Cleveland’s signature in The Times on August 3. He claimed Cleveland approved and signed the final typed copy sold to The Times. Witnesses may be examined and the case could go to the grand jury as Hastings wavered on signature authenticity.
The Eastern headquarters of the National Republican College League opened at the Republican National Committee offices. Alfred Hunt named Herbert M. Byers of Columbus to run the New York office. League figures show 300 Taft and Sherman clubs nationwide with about 100000 members.
William J. Bryan closed a three week speaking tour in Creston Iowa after a day of fifteen talks across southeast and southern Iowa. He attacked President Taft and the administration while defending Democratic platforms including direct election of Senators and campaign finance publicity. Registration for the upcoming elections is October 5 6 10 and 12 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Citizens are urged to register.
A list of district by district representative selections with party labels. Includes Fourth Indiana Republican James A. Cox Sixth Louisiana Democrat Robert C. Wickliffe Ninth New Jersey Eugene F. Kinkead First Connecticut Charles S. Gerth Bristol Democrat Third Connecticut Edwin W. Higgins Norwich Republican Twentieth New York Richard E. King Twenty-first New York Andrew C. Za briskie Democrat Twenty-third New York William H. Keeler Democrat Second Massachusetts Frederick H. Gillett Springfield Republican Seventh New Jersey Edward Waterman Townsend Democrat Essex County
Goshen nominating John B. Rose of Rose ton for State Senator at a Republican convention. Middletown renominates John C. R. Taylor of this city as Democratic candidate for State Senator by the 234 District convention. Poughkeepsie Democratic convention nominates Lester J. Bashford for State Senator in the 24th District.
At the Cairo convention Wittens Co Brady of Athens was named for the Assembly. In Middletown Charles A Evans of Howells was nominated for the Assembly. Queens districts renominated William Klein in the 2d, Conrad Garbe in the 3d, Thom as H Todd in the 1st, and Robert McIntock Robinson of Jamaica in the 4th.
Edward Waterman Townsend of Montclair creator of Chimmie Fadden was nominated by the Democratic Convention of the 7th New Jersey District. The district includes part of Newark and Bloomfield with Belleville opponent Joseph Connolly. Townsend received 175 votes to his rival's nine.
The Democratic conventions to nominate candidates for Congress will be held tonight. It is expected that all sitting Democratic representatives will be renominated except W Bourke Cochran.
Josephus Daniels, chair of the Democratic press committee, disclosed a letter to Attorney General Bona parte at the request of the Democratic National Committee. The letter seeks a count of how many of the 287 so-called trusts have been pursued in federal courts.
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