Cheers for President Black at Carnegie Hall Rally
Ex Governor Frank S Black spoke to college men praising Taft while denouncing Roosevelt, sparking a roaring hall of cheers and later hisses. He defended fair dealing and independence, lauding Governor Hughes, with Columbia and NYU students leading chants for Roosevelt as Black pressed his case.
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Carnegie Hall
Frank S. Black
Taft
Roosevelt
Black
Columbia
City College
Cornell
New York University
Xihout
Republican Party
Lincoln
William McKinley
Trchy
New York
Ate
Governor Hughes
Hughes
Grand jury urges election law reform on felon voting
A grand jury recommends changing the law to bar only felons sentenced to state prison from registering or voting, criticizing current provisions that allow some offenders in reformatories or similar houses to retain suffrage. The presentment asks clearer eligibility rules and written notices to discharged convicts.
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State
Foster
Grand Jury
Reformatory
House of Refuge
Hughes
Chaniler
Chanler States Ideal In Moral Policy Tour
Auburn N Y Oct 30 Lieut Governor Chanler spoke to large crowds in Ithaca and Groton and on the way to Trumansburg declaring that laws alone do not moralize the people. He pledged to enforce all laws and argued governors should not regulate religion or morals.
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Walter Emerson
Portland
Dolliver
Roosevelt
Black
Mr. Taft
Taft
Emerson
White House
Auburn
Chanler
Ithaca
Groton
Trumansburg
Hughes
New York
Gompers Contempt Case Postponed to November 10
Washington reports that Justice Wright in the District Supreme Court postponed until November 10 the contempt of court case involving Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor. The defendants face charges of contempt of court in the matter pending before the court.
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Washington
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Bryan Sees It All Ties Spotlight to Trusts and Taft
William J. Bryan denounces John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft accusing ties to Standard Oil and steel trusts. He blasts their funding of Taft and urges labor support while outlining Democratic platform planks on deposits and campaign finance. Bryan visits Ohio towns then heads to Indiana with nineteen stops.
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Cleveland
John L. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
William J. Bryan
Central Armory
Gray’s Armory
Holienden Hotel
Bryan
Denver
Mr. Bryan
Secretary Root
Root
Nathan Straus Attacks Corruption Fund in Harlem Rally
Nathan Straus declares at a Harlem Assembly District rally that Republicans fund a corruption drive to favor Taft. He argues Bryan faces a corruption fund disgrace and demands equal debate for both presidential candidates. He accuses Republicans of buying influence and questions elections if presidents pick their own successors.
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Nathan Straus
81St Assembly
Harlem
Taft
Bryan
Republic
Republican meetings fill city with Noon and Evening events
A slate of Republican gatherings across Manhattan and the Bronx features venues at Maiden Lane Broadway Camp Taft Hughes Hall Avenue A and Cooper Union. Speakers include Oscar Straus Horace White Will iam Chadbourne N A Elsberg and Charles Whitman among others with multiple sessions listed throughout the day.
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Maiden Lane
William H. Wadhams
Willam M. Chadbourne
Broadway
A. R. Page
H. J. Page
H. J. Schwartz
Alexander Brough
Camp Taft
East 125Th Street
Oscar Straus
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Horace White
Wilson Bee
M. Cannon
Camp Hughes
121Th Street
Frederick Tanner
T. H. Cunningham
Frederick L Guggenheimer
148Th Street
Third Avenue
Joseph W.-. Spencer
Jacob Ascher
Richard W Lawrence
Seth Hall
Uuth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Oscar S. Straus
Edward M. Lauterbach
William M. Chadbourne
McKinley Square
The
Bronx
Jesse 8. Goldberg
E& C
Brennan
Avenue A
Marcus Coram
James J. Hickey
Eugene Plumenthai
First Avenue
7Th Street
James KR. Bazat
Neuhenry Hall
Oscar
Straus
Madison
Peters
Lovatt
Samual
Koenig
J. D. Wetmore
Cooper Union
Scar
N. A. Elsberg
Charless. Whitman
John L. Griffitha
Durland’s Academy
West Side
Democrats and Rockefeller clash over campaign deals
Democratic National Chairman Mack accuses Taft managers of bargaining with Rockefeller to influence the election. He alleges a $1,000,000 pledge and hints at rebates and corruption funds tied to Standard Oil. Hitchcock denies any Rockefeller involvement and says GOP contributions will be disclosed after the election. Conners revises Bryan Chanler forecasts amid the uproar.
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Mack
White House
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Taft
Standard Ofl Company
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Republican Party
F Rockefeller
Mr. Mack
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie
Indiana
Ohio
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Wiliam J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
Hoffman House
Buffalo
Conners
Chanler
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Republican Campaign Fund
Herman Ridder
Meyer Foresees Taft Victory at Large Trenton Rally
Post master General George Von L. Meyer told a Trenton mass meeting that he believes Taft will be elected. He praised Senator Briggs and urged an elastic currency to suit crop movements, trade shifts, and modern finance.
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Tribune
Trenton
George von L. Meyer
United States
Frank ©. Briggs
Taft
Meyer
Democratic National Committee Receives Notable Donations
Contributions rolled in at the Democratic headquarters in Chicago with W F Sheehan adding 1000 dollars and others sending 250, 200, 250, and 500 dollars from New York and Pennsylvania. Colonel Robert Ewing of The New Orleans States sent a 2500 dollar check as support grows the paper has raised 22000 dollars so far. Other donors included E S Johnson of South Dakota and A Berger of Wisconsin each giving 1000 dollars.
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W. F. Sheehan
Democratic National Committee
Herman Ridder
Amsterdam
Democratic Club
New York
Thomas F. Conway
W. F. Hull
Edward L. Steckel
Pennsylvania
Democratic
Chicago
Taft and Hughes Speech Praises Governor Hughes and Reform
In a Roy speech Charlies Bulkley Hubbell extols Charles E. Hughes as a brave, principled governor and calls for his re election. He contrasts Hughes with Taft and Bryan, arguing Hughes upholds the constitution and moral leadership, urging voters to support his candidacy as civic progress.
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Wees
Charlies Bulkley Hubbell
Roy
Bryan
Taft
Charles E. Hughes
Commonwealth
United States
Roosevelt
Hughes
Abraham Lincoln
Cannon to Churchmen on Littlefield Bill Voting
Danville Oct 30 Speaker Cannon replies to Bishop Bristol denying he blocked the Littlefield bill. He says no rules or Speaker power prevented House action and blames misstatements by Anti-Saloon League agents A Baker and S L Nicholson. Dinwiddie and Lowden also spoke at a rally defending Cannon.
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Danville, NL
Cannon
F. M. Bristol
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Indianapolis
House
Littlefield
Methodist Church
A. Baker
Columbus
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
8. L. Nicholson
Washington
League
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Pearce
Maryland
Committee On the Judiciary
Bec Dinwiddie
Danville
Baker
Oklahoma
Frank O. Lowden
Chicago
O. O. Howard
Mr. Cannon
Police defend Madison Square Garden arrangements after ticket crowd
Police Commissioner Bingham denied mismanagement at the Madison Square Garden event. He said 2000 tickets were issued for a 13000 seat venue and that police were perfect. Herbert Parsons demanded an investigation while Parsons claimed complaints concerned box and reserved-seat handling.
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Bingham
President Parsons
Republican County Committee
Madison Square Garden
Herbert Parsons
Parsons
Benjamin Hall
Republican Students Parade Through Back Bay District
A torchlight parade highlighted Boston political activity as Harvard MIT Boston University Amherst and Tufts students along with North Shore marching clubs formed six divisions under Chief Marshal E S Van Rensselaer of Harvard.
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Boston
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston University
Amherst
Tufts Colleges
North Shore
Back Bay
E S&s van Rensselaer
Harvard
Roosevelt to receive copy of telegram about campaign fund
A Bryan subscription item from Washington reports a letter received by the President. William Jennings Bryan describes his concern over an alleged impertinent letter from the American Electric Telephone Company of Chicago and its $500 subscription to Bryan’s campaign fund. He requests a copy of the telegram and full information by first mail.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
American Electric Telephone Company
Chicago
Board of Directors
Campaign Fund
P. C. Burns
Burns
Roosevelt
Bryan
First Mail
Ww. P. Rich
Split Ticket League Disowned By Tammany Leader
Charles F. Murphy denied links between Tammany Hall and the Taft Chanler League while splitting claims of unequal effort for Bryan and Chanler. Ex-Corporation Counsel John J. Delany, head of Tammany speakers, ordered local Democrats to push a straight Democratic ticket from president to assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Organization
Taft Chanler League
Whisly
Tafting Chanler
Murphy
League
Bryan
Tammany
Chanler
Corporation
John J. Delany
Tammany Hall
Assembly
Honest and Able Judge Re elected to Guard Estates
The Surrogate controls estate settlement after death, protects widows, appoints guardians for orphans, and requires strict accounting to prevent waste. Do you want politicians to manage estates or an honest judge re elected to safeguard savings and rights?
Vote for Surrogate Charles H Beckett
Voters are urged to support Surrogate Charles H Beckett who currently holds the office. The message emphasizes his record and the endorsement of lawyers via the Lawyers Committee chaired by Henry F Miller and secretary Charles M Russell. Instructions advise placing a cross before his name in the first ballot column if voting split.
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Lawyers Committee
Henry F. Miller
Pine St
Charles M. Russell
Church St
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Charles Hughes
Maine
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Gompers
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Mr. Rockefeller
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Peru
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Harlem Casino
New Jersey
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SAUER
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Saint-Saens
Ecrot
Post
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Madison Square Meeting
Bitters
Saya Telephone Company
MASS
West Side Republican Club
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Bakers
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John L. Griffiths
Charles H. Beckett
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