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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
4
A fragmented New York era column critiques the 1912 Republican convention scene. It references Hughes Taft Roosevelt and Ohio as power centers, notes shifts in support, and comments on how delegates and the negro vote align with party strategy. The piece underscores tensions between reformers and machine politics.
For Governor of Hamilton a o ihr um For Board of Public Works JOHN A STATES of Allen BERNARD DORAN of Perry For State School Commission JOHN A McDOWELL of Holmes For Delegates-at-Large MOM 1 JOHNSON 8 TROMAS of Clark ow W BANLY M R DIVINER of Citatoa
The Whitman style text mocks the Taft convention at Chicago. It notes Foraker the convention and Burton in a tease and questions the value of the event. It mentions the party’s platform and the butter and egg line with June bride jokes and Saratoga chips. The piece hints the Denver convention follows.
Taft receives news of unanimous nomination amid a crowded scene at the secretary's office. Mrs Taft and family share in the elation as messages confirm the historic result. Secretary Root and generals join Taft in a socialist display of congratulation before he rides to the White House in an army wagon.
A testimonial from Mrs. Amelia Gain of Vernon Avenue, Ti, touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for gas on the stomach and indigestion. She recounts severe pains, weight loss, and relief after using the pills, urging readers to obtain them and read What to Eat to Eat, with a free copy offered by the Dr A. Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady N. Y.
Delegates erupted in wild cheering for Taft as banners and props circulated the hall. A Texas pants gag and a Roosevelt photo on stage sparked a gallery stampede, with New York and other states joining late, producing three Roosevelt votes from Pennsylvania amid the uproar.
The convention hall roared as Ohio's roll call showed Taft ahead with 42 votes to 4 for Foraker. The scene shifted from La Follette to Roosevelt, bubbles of excitement rose, and Lodge ruled to roll call states amid pandemonium. The final tally confirmed Taft's nomination and the arena awaited the vice presidential choice.
Floods menace St Louis as levees at Chateau and Cabaret fail and Wabash embankment washed away. The Chicago and Alton embankment fails to protect the Mississippi from lands above the city. Widespread floods lash Minnesota Central towns.
A civil action brought by A J Robinson against Clelia Wilson before H Conley justice of the peace in Marion Township Marion County Ohio. An attachment order was issued on the fat day of June 1908 for eight dollars and eleven cents.
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