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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
22
Senator Foraker asserts he never worked for Archbold or any oil interests. He rebuts Hearst's Columbus speech linking Archbold letters to taft support, notes deposits and loans unrelated to the Jones bill, and defends his Senate votes on the rate bill Brownsville and statehood, calling attacks partisan and untrue.
Ex-Senator Mc Laurin, in Tennellsville, says he does not feel called on to issue a formal statement about his correspondence with John D. Archbold read by W R Hearst in New York. He adds as president of the Brunswick and Birmingham Railway he sought an introduction to Ellige of the Knickerbocker Trust Company, trustee of the bonds.
Explosive rhetoric marks the planned meeting at the new state headquarters on Eighth Avenue and Goth Street with speakers including William Ro Hearet and, if unavailable, Clarence J. Shearn and William A. De Ford, candidates for Governor and Attorney General. Dr. Finnimore and Frank H. Stevens also slated to speak as party campaign events unfold in Cooper Union and Brooklyn venues. Hearst plans Denver stops September 20 with Mon and Graves, followed by Pacific Coast speaking tour.
General T Coleman du Pont, chairman of the speakers bureau, resigns amid government suit against the E I du Pont de Nemours Powder Company. Chairman Hitchcock accepts the resignation and plans to name a successor, with discussions and reactions reported from New York and Washington.
Telegraph report from Guthrie Sept 25 notes speculation that a publicity plank was omitted from Oklahoma Democratic platform to allow corporate subscriptions. Governor Haskell controlled the Tulsa convention that adopted the platform which endorses the national plank, while state law requires post election reporting of receipts and expenditures by party remittees.
Albany Sept 2 The Socialist Labor party today filed with the Secretary of State a large slate of nominations for state officers to be voted for in November. Sufficient petitioners were secured to place names on the ballot Governor L. Armstrong of Buffalo is listed for Governor with Lieutenant Governor candidates also named.
In Terre Haute on Sept 25, Bryan accused Roosevelt of failing to give a square deal and accused Republicans of using federal officeholders as assets. He spoke at the baseball park and courthouse steps on labor, trusts, tariff, and campaign funding, ad-libbing a Taft cross‑examination and ridiculing the tariff revisions. He stressed corporate influence on elections, then headed toward Chicago with stops in Shelbyville and Indianapolis and planned travels to Madison and Milwaukee. A heckler brought up Haskell during Indianapolis remarks.
Chairman Conners of the Democratic State Committee dismisses platforms as nothing. He argues voters back winners regardless of principles and comments on Independence party ticket. Lieutenant Governor Chenier to meet Conners about notification and campaign. Voter registration this year runs Monday October 5 to Monday October 12 from 7 am to 10 pm.
Concord New Hampshire. George H Pineham of Manchester one of the New Hampshire Supreme Court justices was nominated by acclamation for Governor at the Democratic State Convention. A letter and telegram from Jwig Binghan to withdraw his name were read. It is unclear if Judge Pingham will accept. The platform condemns Republican extravagance and Maine railroad politics while calling for tax reform and local option. Professor T W D Worthen of Dartmouth served as permanent chairman. The convention saw debate and a threatened split but harmony was restored.
Anti McCarren advocates filed a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals from the Appellate Division ruling on election inspectors. The appeal is signed by Frank W. Foley of 471 Degraw Street and Joseph E. Wainwright of 425 48th Street. A heated argument is anticipated at the next hearing.
The Lawyers Taft and Sherman Club is organized with William J. Wallace as chairman and Charles H. Sherrill as secretary. The executive committee highlights include ex-Justice William N. Cohen ex-Senator Frank D. Pavey ex-Fire Commissioner James Sheffield General Stewart L. Woodford and many others. The group aims to promote Taft and Sherman in the upcoming campaign citing Taft as a well equipped president with broad legal knowledge and fitness for federal court vacancies.
Rev Dr Charles H Parkhurst declares he will share political opinions from the pulpit amid state campaign ethics versus boss rule. He questions Hearst's attacks on Foraker and Haskell and says his focus is the state race where Governor Hughes represents morality. He warns vice tends to outpace virtue in the political struggle.
Washington dispatch reports Senator Hopkins of Illinois predicting a large Taft victory there. He notes farmers favor Taft due to prosperity and high prices, and says workingmen who backed Bryan are returning. Hopkins and Representative Graft confer with the President praising Republican prospects. Speaker Cannon’s strong bid is cited, with confidence in re election.
Boston report says State Senator James H. Vahey of Watertown and Labor leader John Geldon of Fall River were chosen by the Democratic State Convention executive committee to head the party in the coming campaign for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Registration days listed include Monday October 5 Tuesday October 5 Saturday October 10 and Monday October 12 with hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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