Taft and Roosevelt Clash Over Ohio Resolution
Theodore Roosevelt defends Taft and the Republican platform while denouncing Senator Foraker and any compromise. The message argues Republicans must back Roosevelt aligned policies in 1908. Roosevelt lauds Taft’s record and calls on good citizens to support Taft for national leadership. Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Sept. 21, 1908.
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Ohio
Formke
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
William H. Taft
Mr. Taft
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Sept
Senator Foraker Cancels Speech at New Jersey Convention
Senator Foraker has canceled his engagement to speak at the New Jersey Republican State Convention in Trenton on Friday. No dissatisfaction was voiced at state headquarters in Newark. Other speakers of national prominence will take his place.
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Senator Foraker
New Jersey
Trenton
Newark
Mr. Foraker
Foraker Clings to Candidacy in Akro Ohio
Senator Dick, returning from Cincinnati talks with Teft and Republican leaders, says Foraker has not altered his stance on running for the Senate. Republicans should elect national, state and Congressional tickets first, then let the Legislature pick a successor. He notes Foraker will address his ties to the Standard Oil Company in a future public speech.
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Akro
Ohio
Teft
Foraker
Cincinnati
Senate
Standard Oil Company
House
Bryan
Taft
Mr. Taft
Democrats
Reglican
Steel Trust
Democratic Party
Michigan Central
Detroit
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Hearst rejects Haskell call for sworn testimony
William Randolph Hearst declined Governor N C Haskell's demand that editors testify under oath about Hearst's statements linking Haskell to the Standard Oil Company. Hearst issued a sharp AP statement mocking the bid as a burglar tale and asserting he will not engage in correspondence with Haskell. He will remain in the city until after the Independence party state convention.
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William Randolph Hearst
N. C. Haskell
Oklahoma
Mr. Hearst
Independence Party
Thomas L. Hisgen
Plans for Carnegie Hall meeting to open Republican campaign
Plans are set for a Friday September 25 meeting at Carnegie Hall to formally open the New York Republican campaign. Senator Albert Beveridge of Indiana will speak on Business and the Trusts and respond to William J Bryan. The event, led by New York County Republican Committee President Parsons, may overflow if tickets run out. Ticket distribution is through William H. Wadhams and the Metropolitan Life Building headquarters. The program begins at 8 pm after a 7:20 pm forty piece band concert.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
William Jr. Bryan
Beveridge
Bryan
New York County Republican Committee
Parsons
Seth Low
William H. Wadhams
Wnaceny Street
County Committee
Metropolitan Life Building
Madison Avenue
Roosevelt letter praises Ramuel Koenig for Secretary of State nomination
President Roosevelt congratulates Ramuel Koenig on his nomination for Secretary of State. Merbert Pasons also received a letter noting, I am especially tickled that Sam Koenig was nominated.
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Ramuel & Koenig
Roosevelt
Merbert Pasons
Sam Koenig
Taft to Hitchcock Dont Be Disturbed Telegraph Message
Taft consoles Hitchcock over press drift about campaign control and Crane influence. He asserts Hitchcock remains supreme head and welcomes Crane and ancillary help. Taft cautions against sensational dispatches and outlines reforms in campaign structure and committee use. Arkansas critique follows on election law and Republican struggles, arguing people rule is undermined by Democratic rules.
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Senator Crane
William H. Taft
Taft Campaign Hurdles and State Conflicts In 1908
Republican leaders acknowledge tight funds slow the October push for Taft. Chairman Frank Hitchcock cites unspent money, factional disputes, and a West Virginia conference to unite GOP factions before a nationwide drive. Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin figures express caution but optimism for Taft and Sherman gains.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
National Committee
West Virginia
Hitchcock
Colorado Springs
Boston
D. M. Ransdell
Indiana
Senate
Dixon
Ransdell
Harrison
McKinley
W. B. C. Brown
Missouri
Hughes
South Bend
Henry Cochems
Milwaukee
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Crane dispels rumor of GOP power shift in Chicago
Senator Crane of Massachusetts issued a statement denying rumors of a rebellion against Chairman Hitchcock. He said he came at Hitchcock’s request to discuss the campaign and that Taft is satisfied with Hitchcock’s leadership. Crane to return to Massachusetts. Hitchcock to New York for engagements after Chicago meeting.
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Hitchcock
Associated
Taft
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Crane
Massachusetts
New York
Chicago
Auditorium Annex
Nagel to Run Western HQ In Chairman's Absence
In the Harvester Building headquarters Senator Crane announced that Judge Charles Nagel of Missouri will continue in charge of the Western headquarters while Chairman Hitchcock is absent. Nagel previously held the role in Hitchcock's absence.
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Harvester
Crane
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Hitchcock
Taft Stump Speech Endorsed by Labor Leader
John W. Armstrong of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers urged Maine audiences to back Taft and Sherman. He praised the Republican program as favorable to workers and argued labor laws improve lives, while noting friction with Gompers and the Democratic South.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Maine
John W. Armstrong
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Taft
Sherman
Armstrong
Broadway
Bryan
Democratic South
Democratic Party
New York City
Gompers
Camp Taft Opening With Political Meetings
Camp Taft on 125th Street between Third and Lexington opens October 1 featuring talks by Gov Hughes William H Pendergast and Frank Morse with President Parsons presiding Other speakers include Leslie M Shaw Isaac Fuld October 2 and Job E Hedges Representative William S Bennet and Professor T H Roberts October 3 Meetings run nightly with music and a 3500 seat tent reserved for women under Republican County Committee and Republican District Committee of the 30th Assembly District.
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Camp Taft
125Th Street
Third
Lexington Avenues
Governor Hughes
William H. Pendergast
Frank Morse
Parsons
New York County Committee
Leslie M. Shaw
Isaac Fuld
Job E. Hedges
William 8. Bennet
T. H. Roberts
Republican County Committee
Republican District Committee
30Th Assembly District
Taft Plans Revised Western Trip Itinerary
Cincinnati September 21 Taft continued speech prep for his tour. John Hays Hammond arrived for a conference with Taft. A revised Western trip schedule lists Clinton Burlington Davenport and Des Moines on September 25 after the Milwaukee meeting, then St Paul and Minneapolis before resuming the original itinerary.
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Cincinnati
Taft
John Hays Hammond
National League of Republican Clubs
Clinton
Burlington
Davenport
Des Moines
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cocks's Renomination Expected at Long Island Convention
Representative William W. Cocks is expected to be renominated today at the 1st Congress District Convention in Mineola. no opposition appears. Cocks, a key Agriculture Committee member, represents Long Island where President Roosevelt Ives is noted as a friend and spokesman.
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William W. Cocks
Mineola
Committee On Agriculture
Long Island
Roosevelt Ives
Campaigns Open As Woodruff Meets Roosevelt In Oyster Bay
Republican state leader Timothy L Woodruff reports President Roosevelt is confident of GOP victory and urges active work. Plans for county meetings and speakers begin as state candidates are to be notified at Union League Club Brooklyn next Saturday. Governor Hughes to address mass meetings in Brooklyn venues after notification and a Brooklyn Day discussion on bench nominations.
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Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
Mr. Woodruff
Union League Club
Brooklyn
Woodruff
William Berri
Hughes
Academy of Music
Clermont Avenue
Prospect Hall
State Committee
Blackmar
Stapleton
Justice Blackmar
Justice Stapleton
Kings
Queens
Nassau
Suffolk
Rockland
McCarren
Jacob Brenner
Schroeder
Swasey
Hobley
John E. Smith
Calder
Kracke
Messrs
Rochester
George W. Fairchild
Oneonta
Allds
New York City
Jamestown
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Middle West
Speaker Cannon to Speak Here in Political Tour
Speaker Cannon will start a trip on October 13 visiting New York and several states to address Republican meetings. He plans stops across Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and perhaps Maryland with dates unsettled. Nebraska Indiana and Kansas will host many events as nominations delay progress. Representative Loudenslager praises President Roosevelt's letter to Chairman McKinley as clear and helpful.
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Cannon
New York
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Henry C. Loudenslager
New Jersey
National Republican Congressional Committee
McKinley
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Kansas
Loudenslager
Congressional Committee
National Committee
Bureau
Bryan Attacks All in Western New York
William Jennings Bryan spoke in Buffalo at Humboldt Park and Convention Hall after stops in Brockport Holley Albion Medina Middleport Lockport and other towns. He assailed Roosevelt Taft and Republican leaders, defended his platform, defended anti trust enforcement and denounced Platt Depew and Standard Oil, ending with a call for Democratic triumph in November.
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Buffalo
William Jennings Bryan
Humboldt Park
Convention Hall
Brockport
Holley
Albion
Medina
Middleport
Lockport
Chicago Tribune
Repubiican
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Tonawanda
William J. Conners
Roosevelt
Taft
Congress
Platt
Depew
Wall Street
Standard Oil Company
Judge Parker
Hill
New York
Norman E. Mack
Debaters Disrupt Open Parliament Talk at Metropolitan Temple
Colonel William Fairless of Virginia faced constant interruptions during the weekly debate in the Metropolitan Temple. He criticized Bryan's policies amid protests about conduct, while Augustus Stebbins and others voiced opposing views. The audience then left as Fairless ended his remarks. The next meeting will discuss electing Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Governor, with hopes of his attendance.
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Metropolitan Temple
William Fairless
Virginia
Fairless
Bryan
Augustus Stebbins
Broadway
Bleecker Street
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Hearst
Haskell
Monnett
Burnett
Burnett: the Court Records of the State of
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Skell
Standard Oil
Tribune
Judge Taft
Linton
League
John Wesley Hill
Hammond
H. L. Rammel
Mercantile Trust Company of
Little Rock
Ark
Harry H. Myers
Arkansas
South
State Board of Election Commissioners
Jeff Davis
William Howard Taft
SPORT
Joseph P. Keating
Fairbanks
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
The
House of Representatives
Republcan National Committee
Harlem
United Cities
Wood-Harmon Warranty Corporation
Hartshorn
Stewart Hartshorn
Feranes Inen
Kxkaur
Eaton, Crane & Pike Company
Beel
Los Angeles
North Western
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
China
Japan
Union ‘Pacific
Fic
Pullman
S. A. Hutchison
Ager
Clark
R. M. Johnson
Agt. C
N. W. Ry
N. Y
Speaker Cannon
California
Wee
Kern
Ornatus Et Bonitas
U.S
Uned
Lewis
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