Taft Tours Iowa Amid Crowds and Quips in 1908
Taft rally blitz across Burlington Muscatine Morning Sun Ottumwa Oskaloosa Des Moines and Cedar Rapids drew ten thousand to twelve thousand cheering supporters. Governor Cummins and Senator Dolliver joined events while Debs rode the red special in Milwaukee. Registration days loom with October 5 6 10 and 12 set for voters.
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Mr. Taft
Taft
Muscatine
Women’s Club
Cummins
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Major Lacey
Des Moines
Dolliver
Dawson
Smith
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Eugene V. Debs
Milwaukee
Mr. Debs
Mrs J Ellen Foster Appointed Head of That Department
Mrs J Ellen Foster of Washington appointed head of the Republican campaign's women's department. She plans to direct the effort from New York with two women from the headquarters, Miss Helen Varick Boswell and herself, to mobilize women to support the ticket after meeting President Roosevelt.
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Washington
J. Ellen Foster
Seth Low Western Itinerary Outlined for October Speaking Tour
Former mayor Seth Low will start in Wheeling West Virginia October 6 and speak in Clarksburg Athens and Columbus through October 9. He then travels to Indiana and Illinois with dates set by Chicago headquarters. Dr George Edward Reed of Dickinson College will campaign for Taft and Sherman beginning the week of October 5 across Indiana and Ohio. Senator Julius Burrows agrees to address in Pittsburgh on October 6.
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Seth Low
Low
Wheeling
W. Va
Clarksburg
Athens
Ohio
Columbus
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
George Edward Reed
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Penn
Taft
Sherman
Julius ©. Burrows
Pittsburg
Sherman Urges Sound Money in New York Speech
Republican Vice Presidential candidate James Sherman spoke to the Commercial Travellers' Sound Money League at Union Square New York. He argued Bryan would oppose gold standard and cited U S gold reserves and bond values to claim Republican policy ensures price stability, strong US credit, and broad national prosperity.
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James
Sherman
New York City
Commercial Travellers
Sound Money League
Union Square
Bryan
United States
Mr. Sherman
Manhattan Hotel
Joseph W. Congdon
Jonas Langfield
J. J. Sheppard
George F. Vietor
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Republican Party
National Treasury
Europe
New York Financial Chronicle
England
France
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Beveridge
Hughes
Association of Southern Democrats
New York
Democratic Party
Senate
Republican notification today crowds Brooklyn venues
Governor Hughes and Republican nominees will be notified of the Saratoga convention at the Union League Club Brooklyn this afternoon at four. He will formally accept the nomination at Clermont Avenue Rink tonight and address meetings at Academy of Music Prospect Hall and the rink.
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Hughes
Union League Club
Brooklyn
Clermont Avenue
New Academy of Music
Prospect Hall
State Committee
Academy of Music
Williams Battery
Almer R. Larson
South Brokleyn
Garfield
Department of the Interior
Wadsworth
Register
William A. Prendergast
Richard Young
Travis
W. M. Calder
Hamilton Club
Beveridge Wields Rousing Roast At Carnegie Hall Rally
Senator Beveridge argued for strong big business and firm government oversight in a packed Carnegie Hall meeting with Taft, Hughes, and Roosevelt praised. He attacked Bryan’s anti trust stance, urged amending the Sherman act, and warned that Bryan would endanger American industry. crowd cheered as portraits of candidates framed the stage.
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William Howard Taft
Hughes
Carnegie Hall
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Bryan
Haskell Assertion Denied By Hitchcock Telegram
A telegram from Ethan Allen Hitchcock at Dublin New Hampshire disputes Haskell’s claim about a government grip on Oklahoma reporting. Hitchcock states official Department of Interior records will prove the assertion false, replying to a World telegram and noting the New York World misquotes.
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E. A. Hitchcock
Interior Department
Boston
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior
Dublin
N. H
Associated Press
New York World
Sepage
Sg Standard of
Oklahoma
Department of the Ssle
Heskell
Business Men Plan Big Parade On October 31
National headquarters announced a Republic and anti Bryan business men parade to be held October 31. The Business Men's Club Association leads the event with Charles A. Moore declining re election. K E A Drake, long time secretary, was elected in May. Charles H Sherrill of the Lawyers Club named first vice president and George T of the Insurance Club elected secretary treasurer with A F Drake assist secretary treasurer.
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Venezuela
United States
Briand
Bryan
Beef Trust
Theodore Roosevelt
America
England
France
Germany
Business Men's Lican Association
Charles A. Moore
E. A. Drake
Uzer
Charles H. Sherrill
Lawyers’ Club
Geerse T
Insurance Club
A. F E. Draké
Senator Scott Enthusiastic On West Virginia Support
Senator Nathan R. Scott of West Virginia told Chairman Hitchcock that state Republicans are united behind the national ticket for November. He cited harmony and loyalty as key to Taft and Sherman winning a majority, praising Gov. candidate E. Glasscoe and other party leaders as strong loyalists.
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Nathan R. Scott
West Virginia
Hitchcock
Republican Sacional Committee
Republcan
Scott
Charles W. Swisher
Sa of
Harmony
Charleston
Taft
Sherman
Glasscoe
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Sentative
J. S. Sherman and Committee
Aus
Judge Taft
White House
Egypt
Selid
Republic
Pied Piper
Nebraska
Treasury Department
Congress
Aeolian Hall
The
Aeolian Company
Fifth Ave
34Th St
Roosevelt
Representative Sherman
Governor Hughes
Depew
Senator Bevereidge
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
MR. Hughes
Frank K. Cook
Livingston County
Saratoga
Cook
Jim H
General Postoffice
Max Heald
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Douglas
Cator
Catat
W. L. Douglas Shoe
Broadway
Howard
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14Th St
36Th St
Third Ave
59Th St
Third Avenue
West
125Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Nassau Street
Lewis
Haskell
Scott Enthusiastic
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