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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1904
Page
7
Washington Post special report from St. Louis details a growing feud between Senator Stone and Missouri Governor hopeful District Attorney Folk. The dispute centers on Secretary Cook and Auditor Allen, with implications for 1918 Senate clashes and potential shifts in the Solid South as Missouri politics heat up ahead of statewide and national elections.
New York Aug 2 Senator Scott of the Republican National Committee speakers bureau announces Taft will address crowds in South Bend Indiana October 5 Wheeling West Virginia October 10 Grafton West Virginia October 11 Martinsburg West Virginia October 12 and Baltimore October 15 Former Senator Thurston Nebraska will tour West Virginia the week of October 3 Senator Fairbanks planned stops in Maine and Connecticut September 6 to 9 Attorney General Maony to speak in Vermont August 2 Bar Harbor Maine August 31 West Virginia representatives Dayton and Biedter and Indiana's Charles B Landis were political visitors at the Republican headquarters today
New York August 22 Senator Platt announced receipt of Elihu Root’s letter declining the Republican nomination for governor. Root will not accept if nominated, making an open convention likely Saratoga is the probable gathering place. Odell supports an open convention and preferences differ among leaders. Utah Socialists Name Ticket headed by Joseph A Kaufman for governor. Consular Service Appointment Joseph E Haven of Milinoia appointed American commercial agent at a Christopher West Indies.
A broad survey of political moves across parties centers on ex Representative Jerry Simpson seeking New Mexico Territory and potential Democratic support. The piece notes Chicago convention rumors, railroads opposing Kern, and warnings against stumping tours, with insights on Roosevelt, Parker, and Blaine era superstitions, plus St Louis campaign splits.
The note analyzes turnout and voting patterns from 1880 to 1902, comparing presidential and off year participation. It highlights that while poll numbers rose, actual votes cast grew slower, with 92 percent turnout in 1880 dropping to 61.2 percent in 1900 and 54.5 percent in 1902, and discusses the implications for achieving a plurality in close elections.
Esopus N Y Aug 22 Judge Parker has no plan for a stump tour or speeches for appearances sake He will speak only when he has a definite message and believes it suits the time and place Former Secretary Carlisle is staying at Rosemount and discussions with Parker cover campaign topics Carlile may not actively participate but stands ready Judge Parker and associates consider the Mormon question under discussion with R W Taylor of Ohio involved in the Brigham H Roberts and Reed Smoot prosecutions
The State Department informed Congress that American Jewish holders of passports are not discriminated against by Russia, and it urged transparency in Russian rules. It notes it will protect both naturalized and native born Americans traveling abroad while maintaining its dissent from Russian regulations.
Merritt O Chance is sworn in as chief clerk of the Post-office Department succeeding Blain W Taylor who left for private business in Hikins WV. Taylor owns a home paper and is an attorney. William Mooney will lead the Division of Supplies with a salary rise to 2500. Chance began as a Messenger and rose to chief clerk to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General before serving as confidential clerk to Secretary of War Elthy Root.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island conferred with Cortelyou at Republican HQ about campaign finances. He suggested business interests favor continuity, and voiced confidence Rhode Island would vote Republican. Secretary Morton and his family arrived aboard the Dolphin and met Cortelyou after inspecting navy yards along the New England coast.
Frankfort Ky Aug 22 the certificate of the nomination of W Godfrey Hunter the Republican candidate for Congress in the Eleventh district was filed and recorded in the secretary of state's office this morning On the face of the returns of the primary held D C Edwards Dr Hunter's opponent for the nomination appears to have received the majority vote Philippine Public Printer Here John S Leach superintendent of the printing service in the Philippines is in Washington on vacation after a three year absence He will remain in the city for a few weeks prior to his present position Leach was foreman of the second division of the Government Printing Office and active in typographical union affairs He is an honorary member of Columbia Union Public Land for Irrigation Purposes The United States general land office yesterday instructed its Santa Fe N M land district to withdraw for irrigation purposes all former proposals four township areas totaling 82 00 acres
Outbid Eastern firms for 3 million in temporary Philippine certificates. Col Edwards’s office opened bids for 33 million of indebtedness certificates, sold to M. I. Turner of Oklahoma City at 103.41. Major firms from New York and Kansas City submitted bids, oversubscribing the issue ninefold. Top rivals included Konitz & Bros., Fisk & Robinson, National Park Bank, Guaranty Trust Co., and others, with the lead bidder beating the second by under 1000 dollars. The War Department called the bidding spirited and cited rising Philippine credit in money markets.
The Birmingham Mint in England, famed for producing English coins, also ships large foreign orders. It recently delivered an Egyptian order of 10,000,000 pilasters weighing five tons in sixty cases, valued at about $15,000,000. Since 1797 it has coined for the British government and governments worldwide, including India, Burma, Canada.
The article notes several nations and places where coins or blanks were produced abroad, including China where no Chinese coin has been made outside the Celestial Empire and eight plants were sent to China to operate locally. It also cites 1862 Italian copper dispatches, Marseilles coin work under Napoleon III, and a reminiscence from the Philadelphia Inquirer. It closes with Texas facing a new grievance linked to cotton picker tensions amid white cap activity.
A brief fragment shows a dialogue between a Doctor and a Professor. The Doctor jokes about travel by cars, liking it except for dust and cinders, while the Professor notes the cinders are the rub.
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