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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
17
Promotion directs readers to mail six Taft Picture Coupons to New York Tribune Dept C with name and address clearly printed.
The speaker recalls labor rulings that upheld unions and strikes, cites anti trust case leadership, and defends injunctions as a tool within limits. In a packed auditorium, Senator Dolliver extols William H. Taft as Judge Taft arrives amid applause and roses. The Taft campaign tours through North Platte Cheyenne and Denver with stops noted and voter registration days listed as October events.
Governor Hughes defends government by commission and impartial administration while advocating steady reform. He touts Public Service oversight, rejects rapid transit upheaval, and urges faithful execution of the constitution with a focus on public benefit, not political gain.
Governor Hughes spoke to the Columbia University Republican Club at Earl Hall in a well attended address endorsing Taft as the college man in public life. He praised Taft’s college ideals and urged honest, impartial regulation and anti political manipulation in state administration.
Governor Hughes informs Clarence J. Shearn he cannot attend a joint debate. He champions mandatory direct nominations, urges prosecution of Ice Trust violators if evidence exists, and outlines views on street railway transfer, fare votes, and his administration while inviting full public discussion of campaign issues.
The Tribune reports Secretary Loeb dismissed fresh Roosevelt Taft concerns about Frank Hitchcock. The President has not summoned Hitchcock for a conference and is said to be satisfied with Hitchcock’s management. Criticism mirrors past Republican chairmen, depending on whose wishes prevail.
William Bo Davenport a Brooklyn Democrat and former Kings County Public Administrator says the Democratic Platform misrepresents Democracy. He criticizes the bank deposit plank as not Democratic and asserts other planks lack democratic spirit.
The speaker argues for a restrained injunction scheme against specified persons and classes and criticizes the Democratic party for lacking capable leaders. He reflects on voting against the party now and hopes to vote Democratic in four years, while noting Mr Davenport’s Yale connection and respect for the Republican candidate as fit to lead.
Hamilton Fish Assistant Treasurer of the United States and New York City was nominated for Congress by the Republican convention of the It District, defeating incumbent Samuel McMillan of Putnam County by 22 to 0. The vote was offered by Judge William Wood. Fish, a veteran legislator who has served eleven terms in the New York Assembly and two terms as Speaker, was born in Albany and educated at Columbia Law School. He has long served as aide-de-camp to Governor Dix and as Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York. His home is in Garrison-on-the-Latson, N Y. He is married to Miss Mann.
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