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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1908
Page
13
The Enquirer shows color coded states signaling likely party leanings for the next election. It lists Democratic strongholds and Republican bases, identifies doubtful states, and estimates electoral totals to guide readers through the looming contest.
The article lists leading Democratic vote distribution across states with totals and notes Taft must gain 49 votes from doubtful states to win. It explains multiple winning coalitions for Bryan and Taft, giving examples such as New York 89 Illinois 27 Connecticut 7 Delaware 3 totaling 106 votes.
The piece reviews William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft prospects, detailing states and vote counts. It outlines how combinations of New York Illinois Indiana Connecticut Delaware New Jersey and others could yield 56 to 66 or more electoral votes, and notes historical party loyalties and the flawed comparison to 1904 data after McKinley's death.
John Worth Kern, born in Alto Indiana, is described as a 58 plus year old lawyer and former Indiana State Senator who ran twice for governor. The text notes his Michigan Law Department education and roles as Reporter of the Supreme Court, with a family including Araminata Cooper and two sons and a daughter. It then shifts to discussing the era’s political transition, highlighting the vote wave that brought a popular Republican to office in 1904, seen as a surge of rugged Americanism rather than party choice.
The article notes Bryan with 169 votes and Taft with 183 outside New York, and analyzes a looming 1908 contest with Western and Midwestern states in play. It highlights New York's pivotal role, past voting patterns, and the influence of regional shifts, while mentioning vice presidential candidate James Sherman of Utica, NY. The piece frames political unrest and the expected hard-fought battle across key states.
Listed figures include William Howard Taft of Cincinnati Eugene W Chafin of Chicago and other presidential candidates from Atlanta Terre Haute Carson City Indianapolis Utica Vincennes and New York City with Independence League and Socialist candidates and vice presidential option John W Ker James Sherman Aaron Watkins Samuel Williams Ben Hanford Donald Munro Hearst name appears among entrants in the field of sprinters for the party tickets.
Platform outlines immediate tariff revision to reduce import duties and free list for trust competing products. Calls repeal of pulp print paper lumber and timber tariffs. Supports emergency currency issued by the Federal Government to banks, a national guarantee fund for depositors, and opposition to postal savings bank schemes. Advocates stronger interstate commerce powers, rate regulation, labor protections, and equitable land and resource policies. Also seeks statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, land laws for Hawaii, and territorial governance for Alaska and Puerto Rico.
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