Democrats defection surges as Taft Sherman gain momentum
National drift shows Cleveland Democrats organize to fight Bryan with anti Bryan sentiment rising from New York Harlem to Maine. Figures like John R. Dos Passos and Eugene Walter Leake switch to Taft while others such as Ferdinand Strauss Co H P Gould and Irving Baxter pledge support for the Taft Sherman ticket. The surge spans Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio and Georgia signaling a broad party realignment.
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Taft
Sherman
Bryan
Massachusetts
Mr. Bryan
Ferdinand Strauss and
H. P. Gould
Lyons Falls
Mr. Strauss
Old Bay
Taft Eugene Walter Leake
Congress
New Jersey
Republican National Committee
William H. Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Judge Taft
New York
Cleveland
Harlem
Nebraska
John R. Dos Passos
William B. Davenport
Brooklyn
Kings County
Taft-Sherman Lawyers’ Club
Irving EK. Baxter
Utica
N. Y
Maine
W. H. McLaughlin
Scarboro
Haskell
St. Louis
J. D. Houseman
Denver
Colo
Houseman
Judge Yatt
Birmingham
Ala
Baltimore American
New York Evening Post
Atlanta
Tennessee
William Weems
Frederick, Md
Weems
John R. Dorsey
Baltimore
William E. Hooper & Son Company
Simon Buckner
Palmer
Admitted Supremacy of America and its Workmen
The piece argues American workers win wars and industry due to superior food, clothing, and homes. It credits the Republican Party with protecting against European cheap labor and boosting U S trade so American wages rise. It urges working men to vote for the party that established high wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Europe
United States
Function of Next Administration Speech by Taft in St Louis
Judge Taft outlines the next administration set to avoid grandcodes and public show. He argues the aim is to provide men and machinery to assist the executive and maintain close scrutiny of business transactions. The goal is prompt detection of unlawful activity and swift enforcement against violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
St. Louis
Taft Cabinet Picks Seen by Democratic Papers
Some Democratic newspapers begin naming Cabinet officers for President Taft, though Taft can handle the task himself more effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Philadelphia Press
Labor Factions Split Over Taft Support in A F L Ranks
Large labor leaders and rank and file across unions split over backing Taft. Gompers opposed by several vice presidents and others in the AFL. Statements and letters from union officials including Keefe and Mitchell dispute Bryan ties. UMWA declines to endorse Bryan. calls for independent voting. Local caucuses in Pennsylvania Minnesota and Iowa hint at Taft gains among workers.
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Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
Bryan
Taft
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Roosevelt
John Mitchell
Mitchell
James Duncan
Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Daniel Keefe
Federation
Longshoremen’s Union
Keefe
Executive Council
Labor World of
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America
T. L. Lewis
Wheeling
West Virginia
M. M. Garland
Littsburg
Amalgamated Association
William Jennings Bryan
Ways and Means Committee
National House of Representatives
William R. Fairley
Alabama
United Mine Workers
Sherman
Pennsylvania
George W. Boyd
Structural Ironworkers’ Union
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Iowa
August A. Bablitz
Central Labor Union
Lexington
Bryan Against Wool Growers in 1900 Debate
The American Economist argues Bryan threatens the wool industry by opposing protective duties. It notes McKinley’s coalition of Rocky Mountain states and Wisconsin, cites the Wilson Tariff and Dingley Act as pivotal, and warns of harm to wool growers and the American Woolen Company if Bryan’s policies were enacted.
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McKinley
Rocky Mountain
Cleveland
United States
Bryan
Wisconsin
Australasia
Argentine Republic
South Africa
American Woolen Company
Estate of Arthur Hicks Deceased Probate Notice
State of Wisconsin Bayfield County notices creditors to file claims in the estate of Arthur Hicks late of Cable town. Claims will be received examined and adjusted by Bayfield County Court at Washburn, with six months from September 22 1908 as the deadline to present claims. County Judge WM H Irish issued the notice.
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State of
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Arthur Hicks
Cable
Bayfield
Washburn
WM. H
Irish
Title dispute in Bayfield County Wisconsin case
In Circuit Court Bayfield County Wisconsin plaintiff John n Savage sues Hu P Norton and others to establish title and bar any adverse claims to property in Township 43 Range 6 West sections 13 and 24 including South half of SE Quarter and lots 3 through 7. Dated July 1908. Attorneys Harold Harris and Joan F Riordan Hayward Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield County
Wisconsin
Southeas
Sey
Harold Harris
Joan F. Riordan
The
Paintiff
Hayward
Wisconsin, Sawyer Co
Probate Notice in Bayfield County Wisconsin
Special term of the Bayfield County Court at Washburn on November 10 1908 at 10 AM will hear the final account of D M Maxcy administrator of Arnold M Hostland deceased and consider assignment of residue to legal heirs by court order dated October 6 1908.
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State OF Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Washburn
D. M. Maxcy
Arnold M. Hostland
Fur Dept. ad for 46 wild animals calendar and trapping guide
An illustrated 40 page trap book offers 46 wild animal pictures in natural colors, a fur animal calendar, gun and trap catalog, and prices of hides and furs. It asks readers to mail 10c stamps to receive the item postpaid and offers free copies to those who ship or buy from N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Fur Dept
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
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St. Joseph
W. F. Davis
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Los Angeles
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Taft and Sherman Club
Franklin MacVeagh
Frank H. Jones
American Trust and Savings Bank
Louth
America
Drawarner
Organ and Musical Instrument Workers
Charles Dold
Chicago Federation of Labor
Democratic Party
International Brotherhood of Painters, ‘Decorators
Alton
Ill
Glassblowers’ Union
American Bottle Blowers’ Association
Highland Lodge
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
Terre Haute
Ind
American Federation
Democratic Campaign Fund
Eee Aler
Washington
Ninth Street
United States Patent Office
B. C
Lippincott's
Literatura
Timely
Cory NO
County of
John N. Savage
Hu. P. Norton
C. U. Nortin
R. H. Brooks
FM. Childs
E. Darling
F. J. Dillien
W. S. Smith
B. N. Root
Olin Kenyon
Mortimer Day
B.C. Cook
Wisconsin Lumber and Cattle Company
Township No 50
Range No 7
Ney
Township No
Range No7
F. J. Wildner
A. W. McLeEch
Official Directory
W.H. Irish
A.M. Warden
A. B. Severson
N. M. Oscar
John Froseth
Nels Myhre
F. A. Bell
E. 0. Alvord
J.smith
H.G. Mertens
Hugo Nelson
Geo. Dibbell
Nels Lee
H. P. Axelberg
Nels Westerlund
Polica
O. Wescott
L. M. Uausen
OH. P. Axelberg
E. E. Kenfield
Washburn Public Library Board
N.N. Oscar
W. UH. Irish
W. H. Irish
Charles Peterson
Wm. O'Neil
A. Oscar
F Bryan
James A. Sheridan
Pine Street
Seventh Ave
St.john's Episcopal Cohuror
Pallifer
Benedict
Methodist Episcopal
Rev
Pengilly
West Fifth Street
Epworth League
O. Gutekunst
M. E
N.S. Hanson
A. Epworth League
Congregational Church
J.r.weise
Christian Endeavor
Chr. Christianson
Ladies Aid Society
Helping Hand Society
Engee
Lenawee Coda 'S Bridge
Arbon River
Superior
Duluth
O. Ry
North South
Gally
Eaily
Ashland Junction
St. Paul
Ashland
Northwestern
WIS. Central Trains
ARE
Unity Supply CO
Dept. P
Wort Pleasant
Foie. S
Bright’s
W. Krost
505
Seventh Street
Washington, D. c
D-Swift&g
Chicago Wholesale and
Lake St
Metropolitan Magazine
Metropolitan Magasine
West Twenty-ninth Street
New York City
Foley
A. Wolkush
Casimer
Wis
Q. W. Frost
Josephine Tueck Baker
Evanston, Ill
Desians
Broadway
F St
Auick Tor
Babcock
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