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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
1
Denver July 8 The Bryan faction delays presidential nomination until Thursday afternoon while subcommittees finalize platform language. Credentials and anti injunction issues dominate as the convention opens with protests and intense bargaining among Bryan supporters and national committee members.
News from Managua via Niragua reports a large Honduran revolutionary movement, threatening Choluteca and Tegucigalpa. Insurgents aim to establish an Allied government with Guatemala and El Salvador, then turn on President Zelaya of Nicaragua, with potential outcome favored by some observers.
In Denver a Democratic platform committee debated labor issues with emphasis on anti injunction measures. Governor Charles N Haskell of Oklahoma was named permanent chairman while a subcommittee prepared the platform. Hearings covered inland waterways bonds and naval expansion with warnings of a possible war with Japan.
At least eight workers are believed killed after a sewer trench collapse in North Dayton. Two bodies have been recovered. rescuers press on to locate others as grieving families gather at the scene.
The man AGeMONS and attendants at the Mave Ion State Hospital for the Insane are exonerated of charges of brutality to patients in the committee report of the State Board of Charities, filed today with Governor Harris.
Acting governor Bellamy orders Oklahoma’s militia to ready for immediate march on Fort Elkhorn grounds. Muskogee reports hundreds of Indians and Negroes encamped as braves defy county officers and refuse to lay down arms, growing threatening.
Denver dispatch reports James M. Guffey, longtime Keystone boss, badly mashed but alive, vowing to wage a fierce fight at the Democratic national convention. Delegates at the Sedghollt gathering anticipate a clash that could outdo any convention in years.
After three days of torrid heat that left seventy five dead and over two hundred patients treated, a fresher breeze and lower temperatures finally eased the misery today, ending the worst spell of weather in memory.
Fragmentary text shows Hitchcock 13 aiding a Republican committee at a Hot Springs Virginia meeting. Mentions New York figures, a permanent chairman chosen, and preparations for party leadership including treasurer and representative roles amid unclear details.
A jumble of observations from an event in Denver outlines expectations and reactions around the party convention. Delegates and officials discuss turnout, potential platform shifts, and the political stakes, with references to prominent figures and local implications.
An article reports that Antis pins hopes on the Pennsylvania boss and the party faction during the convention credentials controversy. It notes splits within the Democratic national committee and a potential shift in support toward Colonel James M. Guffey as the credential report positions affect Philadelphia delegates. The narrative references Bryan supporters and a possible rift altering the party’s line ahead of the convention.
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