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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
17
An advertisement offers a set of six coupons plus five more to obtain a free mounted picture of William Howard Taft. Collect six coupons and send to New York Tribune Department C with name and address for prepaid postage.
The speech critiques tariff policy and the free silver issue, accusing the Republican camp of hidden campaign funding and urging honest tariff revision to protect industry while safeguarding consumers. It notes Mr Bryon’s journey from South Sioux City to Lincoln, Nebraska, with speakers en route to discuss national policy.
Sherman campaign tour through Illinois and Indiana includes stops from Danville to Champaign Monticello and Toledo. Coalition with Langworth Cannon McKinky McKinley lines up private car transport and trolley speeches. States October dates 5 6 7 10 12 with voter registration 7 am to 10 pm.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana argued to a Terre Haute audience that Republican policy has delivered employment and improved wages for workers. He cited past legislation as proof and vowed more action, asserting labor benefited from Republican administrations more than in any other nation.
Judge William H Taft spoke via phonograph to seven hundred attendees at noon in Union Square. The speech marks the first use of canned addresses in the current campaign, with strong applause and daily broadcasts at league meetings. Also noted is the Brooklyn senatorial nomination of Alvah W Burlingeme at the Johnston Building.
Boston Sept. 28 The Herald will publish Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s long letter answering Richard Olney’s Bryan support. Lodge argues Olney’s plan would undermine Roosevelt’s policies and lauds Taft’s record in law, Philippines, and war department while criticizing Bryan’s positions and Olney’s approach.
The Democratic slate for next week’s judicial posts includes Henry M. Goldfogle likely for the Supreme Court, with Francis K. Pendleton and others named. City Court vacancies loom as Edward La Ferra and Benjamin Hoffman are discussed, while Cohalan leads for Surrogate and Beckett's nomination is unsettled.
Representative J. Van Vechten Olcott and Representative William Bennett set to speak at the Commercial Travellers' Sound Money league noon meeting. Ex Assemblyman RB Brennan also listed as speaker and C H Treat plus C A Tanner to speak tomorrow. A new phonograph delivery feature will present some of Judge Taft's speeches.
The State Federation of Labor adopted resolutions condemning W. J. Bryan for failing to carry the union label on The Commoner newspaper. Registration days are Monday October 5 and Tuesday October 6, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University returned from abroad and urged that Americans back Governor Hughes. He praised Taft as well trained and said he would be surprised to see Hughes defeated. The Kronprinz Wilhelm tribute noted prominent travelers including Max Fiedler Ridgely Hunt Bartholdt Rothermel Padgett and pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler who will perform at Carnegie Hall on November 12.
Alabama labor leader and longtime United Mine Workers board member William R Fairley said laboring men should vote for Taft and Sherman, challenging Samuel Gompers and the Federation of Labor stance backing Bryan. He cited prosperity for workers as the goal.
District Attorney Jerome opens an inquiry into the authenticity of an anti Bryan article published under Grover Cleveland's name in The Times on August 20. He notes the case could expose forgery or other crimes if the signature was forged or published without authority, stressing public and legal impact.
Isaac M. Kapper of the McCarren organization in Brooklyn declares he will not seek the Democratic judiciary nomination. McCarren favors Kapper alongside Justice Luke D. Stapleton, but Samuel S. Whitehouse, McCarren’s counsel, is expected to be nominated with Stapleton. Kapper says his name will not appear at the convention and supports Whitehouse as the senior loyal party member.
Senator Charles H. Fuller the sole Democratic senator from Kings County who backed Governor Hughes anti-gambling bill will not be renominated this fall. Kenneth Sutherland former lieutenant to John Y. McKane and Democratic leader of the 1st Assembly District covering Coney Island is expected to back E. L. Gilman for the seat. Fuller’s support for Hughes reforms drew ire from Brooklyn Democratic leaders.
Democratic Vice President candidate John W. Kern and Republican nominee James Sherman casually greeted each other in a hotel lobby. They exchanged brief remarks and pleasant wishes before continuing to catch trains. A note on Kern’s Big Four pass being missing in Connerville, Ind., is mentioned as a possible pocketbook theft.
Private detectives failed to solve a mail theft at the Republican national campaign headquarters in the Metropolitan Life Building. Thirty-five to forty letters addressed to Chairman Hitchcock and several notes and memoranda are missing along with about $75 in stamps. Only Hitchcock, his first assistant Victor L. Mason, and the thief know the contents. The stamps are believed stolen to disguise the robbery.
Republican conventions in eleven districts of New York County renominated Parsons Olcott and Bennet while several weaker Democratic districts seek gains. Notable nominees include Winterbottom Hartman, Driggs Adams Bennet and Spingarn with appointments and brief bios. Adjourned conventions included the 6th 12th districts and a Democratic rival Goulden named in district ?
President Roosevelt receives letters from friends across states praising the political mood for Republicans. Optimism grows at the White House as confidence returns since Taft's nomination and GOP efforts to energize supporters. The President predicts Taft will win more states than in 1904.
The Democratic National Committee maintains a Wall Street probe into George R. Sheldon and other GOP figures for discrediting material. No new evidence has surfaced. Chairman Mack remains discouraged while Herman Ridder expresses optimism about fundraising as he stays to collect money.
In New Orleans Colonel G W Goethals rebutted W E Brothers critics of Panama Canal bids. He pledged a full investigation into any charges, noting the case lies with the Secretary of War for direction. Brothers, head of Bucket Cable Crane Company, alleged offers of help for a commission. Goethals departed for Washington after the remarks.
At the National Irrigation Congress in Albuquerque a telegram from President Roosevelt expressed regret at missing the meeting and conveyed best wishes. The president's message included a hope to sign a statehood bill admitting New Mexico and Arizona to the Union in the next Congress session.
The article describes stiff funding challenges at Republican headquarters with State Chairman Woodruff and President Parsons seeking money for full registration. It notes taft campaign support from railroad men and optimism from Senator Depew about winning New York, plus a plan for former Treasury Secretary Shaw to speak at Camp Taft Friday night.
Paul F. Cooper of the Shawnee National Bank and Oklahoma delegation says Governor C N Haskell is discredited among Oklahoma voters and faces possible impeachment. Cooper notes the Democratic gubernatorial result does not predict the presidential contest and foresees Taft likely winning.
Governor N Haskell plans a libel suit in Missouri within days against William R Hearst over charges he bribed Frank Monnett in a Standard Oil matter. The petition is being prepared in Guthrie Oklahoma with Haskell’s attorney H C Simrail of Mexico Missouri.
Ardmore Oklahoma September 2 The Democratic Club expelled L H Russell editor of The Daily Democrat for giving The Associated Press a statement that criticized Governor Haskell after Bryan was blamed for throwing charges out of a car window in Kansas City.
Chicago Sept 29 Judge Charlies Nagel of St Louis acting for Republican HQ issued a statement on his law firm s involvement with the Waters Pierce Company. He says the firm began with Missouri law analysis and later withdrew from general counsel but remained on the case for specific legal points as Hadley s suit progressed.
In Queens three Democrats seek the District Attorney nomination with John B. Merrill seeking a return and Frederick G. De Witt active supporters. William Keese, son of City Hall custodian Martin Keese, also garners backing. On the Republican side Derrin seeks re election with Dana Wallace supporters and others likely to join the convention booms.
Governor Hughes campaigns in Cleveland and nearby towns, denouncing Bryan and urging tariff reform and strong injunction laws. He cites labor at subsistence level, discusses Debs invitation, and schedules further speeches in Steuben Chautauqua Allegany and Erie counties with stops at Hornell Wellsville Jamestown Ashville Mayville Brocton Dunkirk and Buffalo.
Albany Sept. 23 Court of Appeals holds a suspended sentence does not remove voting rights. The ruling affects about twenty thousand people in New York who were convicted but not restored to citizenship prior to sentence.
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