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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
9
Deliberations at the Republican state convention center on Charles E. Hughes as the gubernatorial candidate with a unanimous vote after a roll call across counties. Hughes leads, supported by endorsements and a push to unite the party, while other nominees for lieutenant governor and state offices are named in a crowded ballot.
A worker recalls his fragile start to the day before a breakfast change to Grape- Nuts and Postum. He reports improved appetite, clearer head, steadier nerves, and stronger bodily power after adopting the routine.
After about three and a half hours of session, Secretary Root declared adjournment without date. Special trains were prepared and many attendees departed Saratoga within an hour, the village returning to its private affairs after four days of wide attention.
Fourteen Central and Western state Republicans meeting with National Chairman Hitchcock praised the New York renomination of Governor Hughes. They expect Hughes to tour the West, including Kansas Nebraska and Iowa, to aid the campaign as Taft prepares a long regional circuit ending with a Deep Waterways speech in October.
Portland Sept 15 Practically complete returns show Bert M Fernald Republican ahead of Obadiah Gardner Democrat by 7799 votes for governor with Fernald at 75452 and Gardner 6683 in partial district totals The statewide roll and a constitutional amendment for Initiative and referendum appear to carry by about two to one margins with 172 towns reporting 22749 in favor 10306 opposed.
Salt Lake City September 18 The Republican state convention nominated a full state slate including Governor William E Spry Secretary of State Charles F E Tinges Supreme Court Justice William McCarty and Congressman Joseph Howell The platform endorses President Roosevelt and Republican nominees while sharply criticizing the American party movement the anti Mormon political group active in Salt Lake City and surrounding area.
Telegraphed from Lincoln Nebraska, Tibbles, Populist VP nominee in 1892, says Bryan has not changed his belief in government ownership of railroads and criticizes Parker support as a past mistake. He asserts democracy shifted from Wall Street to Bryan. urges Populists to back Bryan in the upcoming election.
The Republican campaign team plans a one week Illinois speaking tour for Congressman James S. Sherman as vice presidential candidate. He starts after addressing the Hamilton Republican Club in Chicago on September 28 with Representative Longworth of Ohio. Six mass meetings are set for September 29 October 1 with likely stops in Springfield Champlain and Danville.
Salt Lake City September 15 delegates at the Republican State Convention rose in applause when United States Senator Sutherland announced Governor Hughes's nomination by the Saratoga convention. A resolution to telegraph congratulations to Hughes carried easily.
Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department states he is not a Senate candidate for Iowa. He says he advised the Iowa Republicans to compromise between Conservatives and Progressives, believing the factions can be reconciled and the situation adjustable without him leaving his current work.
Des Moines Iowa ex congressman John F Lagly chosen by stand patters to oppose Governor Cummins for United States Senator in the November primary. Lacey selected on the second ballot with E C Clarke of Cedar Rapids also considered for the Interstate Commerce Commission post.
Preparations by the Republican State Committee for a September 25 barbecue at George Ade s Brook Indiana farm. Taft is to speak and provisions are made for fifty thousand attendees, touted as the campaign’s largest event.
A profile of Charles E Hughes detailing his career from Glens Falls New York birth in 1862 to his Albany governorship and influence as reform minded leader. It notes his education Brown Columbia and Cornell roles, public investigations gas and insurance work, and his selection as Republican candidate for Governor in 1906 with taft on the national stage.
State Senator Horace White, chosen for second on the state ticket, is a nephew of Dr. Andrew D. White. Born October 7, 1865, in Buffalo, he later moved to Syracuse and attended Cornell, graduating in 1887 with honors. He studied law, was admitted in 1890, and formed a firm with Jerome L. Cheney after 1888. White entered politics as a Republican, winning election to the State Senate repeatedly through 1906, and served as chairman of the Cities Committee. He was once considered for Lieutenant Governor in 1900.
Samuel S. Koenig, 36, prominent in 16th District politics, NYU Law graduate, active in anti machine Republican circles, McKinley League secretary, Federal Republican Club president, campaigned for McKinley Roosevelt, practicing lawyer, Republican State Committee member, vice-president of New York County Committee, past chancellor of Justinian Lodge Knights of Pythias.
Albany mayor since 1901 Charles H. Gaus, born in Zanesville Ohio, rose from drug clerk to city leader. He served as street commissioner, city assessor, and on boards of public instruction and supervisors. A 27 year National Guard member and decorated marksman, he is active in veterans groups and several local clubs.
Thomas B Dunn a leading Rochester figure in perfumery and confections with ten foreign branches and two hundred local employees. He was born in Providence and has long resided in Rochester. Appointed by Governor Higgins as chairman of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition Commission from New York State.
The subject served one term in the State Senate from the 4th District after being elected two years ago to succeed Merton and Lewis. He is forty five years old and has focused his political service in the chamber.
Frank Martin Williams born 1878 in Duffiamville New York. He attended Oneida High School Colgate University graduating 1895 Phi Beta Kappa. He studied law and practiced as city engineer of Oneida then moved to canal construction and waterworks projects. Later he joined the State Engineer and Surveyor service rising to resident engineer. Known as conscientious and capable in state civil engineering.
Edward R. O'Malley born March 1842 in Medina New York pursued law at Cornell College of Law and earned LL D in 1881. He practiced in Buffalo joining Republican ranks as a vocal party worker. He served as Corporation Counsel Assistant City Attorney and Assembly member for Erie County.
Albert Haight, renominated for associate judge of the Court of Appeals, has served since January 1, 1895. A native of Elli otville New York, he is sixty six and his term will expire in 1912. He studied at Springfield Academy and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He served as Erie County Judge in 1872, and from 1876 to 1894 as a justice of the Supreme Court in the Seventh Judicial District. He was on the Second Division Court of Appeals from 1889 to 1894 and lives in Buffalo. He is the senior judge in state service.
A test flight of the Parseval dirigible airship under Captain von Kehler covered eleven and a quarter hours from dawn to evening. The journey included visits to Potsdam and Magdeburg, top speeds near trains, and a plan to fly higher on the next test. An imperial inspection was anticipated the following day.
Boston news reports a man named Robinson Crusoe Norweems has filed citizenship papers and plans to vote in the upcoming election mirroring the fictional sailor's fame.
Jude Cutler of the Chelsea District Court will decide what constitutes proper bathing attire and behavior. The Metropolitan Park Commission filed cases against violators of beach prohibitions on Revere Beach Boulevard, targeting loitering in bathing costumes.
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