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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
10
Taft and Roosevelt factions push for party unity as Brownsville case delay and allied nominations loom. The dispute centers on Secretary of War prospects and how to balance Taft and Roosevelt support, with speculation on future nominations and Senate votes shaping the Republican path.
Baltimore May 14 A general conference session features another bitter attack on the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Neely accuses its South American ties and influence in U S state municipal and national governments. A memorial seeks abolition of foreign missions field secretaries, citing economy motives. The committee plans to recommend dividing the board of education freedmans aid and Sunday schools into three distinct organizations.
Dr W P Carr accuses clergyman Fifty year old August Davidson of forging his name to a $300 note and attempting to discount it with Fr L Kincheloe’s office. Davidson, a former preacher known in Virginia circuits, was arrested by Central Office Detectives Weedon and Burlagame and faces forgery and false pretenses charges.
A scrambled report discusses Andrew Carnegie reacting to a Democratic convention scenario. It cites a hypothetical decision on backing Roosevelt or Bryan, mentions travel to Scotland and White Star Line, and quotes observers debating Roosevelt's potential nomination and Bryan's position.
A man named Lews Pegg shot two men and wounded a woman at Coney Island on May one, killing Max Sweibeck of Brooklyn and an unidentified man while wounding Carroll Ferry, a singer in the concert hall. Pegg fled after the incident, which authorities say stemmed from jealousy related to the singer's attention to the men.
In St Paul on May 14 the Minnesota Democratic convention endorsed Gov John A Johnson for President and rejected Bryan as a second choice by 165 to 119. Johnson supporters praised his integrity and suitability to lead the party, while Bryan adherents failed to bolt, instead observers noted a large demonstration of Johnson enthusiasm. The platform endorsed tariff reform, corporate supervision, labor rights, and state sovereignty, and instructed Minnesota delegates to vote as a unit for Johnson at the Denver convention.
Mrs T Snow Miller, sister of Countess Robert and wife of the British field marshal, died last week of exposure and hunger in the forest of Kona on the west side of Hawaii. Elderly visitor had been at Khalikekua Bay near the spot where Captain Cook was murdered. She wandered off for a walk and was found on a trail near a house.
Mrs Albert Major of Eliangowan near Shenandoah was shot and killed by her four year old son. The child picked up a Fiobert rifle, pointed it at her, and pulled the trigger, the bullet piercing her heart after she returned from a visit.
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore Md May 14 United States Marshal Langhammer tried to execute a court order on John Geiger former Canton National Bank cashier convicted of embezzling funds. Geiger died at his home after a blood covered body and a second visit by deputies. Coroner reports a bullet wound in the mouth and burning from a pistol.
Vice President Fairbanks will establish Republican headquarters in Chicago as part of a broad push to secure the nomination. Senator Hem enway of Indiana and other allies plan to support the effort after Congress adjourns, with Kentucky Senator elect William O Bradley potentially acting as a Fairbanks proxy. The move follows a Louisville convention misalignment and signals a dramatic uptick in Fairbanks campaign activity.
Special to The Washington Post reports a disaster during the Wright brothers longest and fastest airship test near Kill Devil Hills. A lever error caused a crash after eight miles in seven minutes forty seconds. navigator Wilbur Wright escaped with scratches, a new machine will be built in Dayton, Ohio. The wreck ends tests on the Carolina coast and delays plans for a European trip.
In French New Mexico three bandits seized $350 from a Santa Fe depot. They bound the agent and guard, escaped by train, and headed north toward East Las Vegas with bloodhounds and deputies in pursuit. The money was sent to Albuquerque to pay miners at Dawson New Mexico.
Oregon legislators instructed eight delegates to support Secretary Taft at the Republican national convention. Three conventions were controlled by Senator Charles W Fulton allies. A Washington message from Senator Bourne urged Roosevelt support. Delegates at large named Fulton Williams Huntley Coe and Asa Thompson. Motions to substitute Roosevelt or Hughes failed.
A westbound Mount Pleasant car struck the Casualty Hospital ambulance at Seventh and Capitol Streets NE. Dr W Moffitt and Driver Edward Dade suffered facial and head lacerations while the ambulance horse Bob was injured and may have to be shot. The front of the ambulance was smashed and both men were taken to Dr Kingsman’s office.
Lincoln Neb Mar 14 Special to The Washington Post Ames running big letters on tomorrow s Commoner Mr Bryan issues a warning to Democrats instruct your delegates to the national convention The order of the day is to instruct to help govern Nearly all states with Democratic conventions have instructed F lus as it should be Instructions are Democratic The people glean through instructions they cannot speak to any other way A failure to instruct turns the delegates over to party bosses.
Special to The Washington Post reports Arnold C Scherr auditor of West Virginia and Republican gubernatorial candidate was knocked down and kicked in a hotel lobby during a dispute with a detective from a coal company. Witnesses say the attacker, a Swisher man, appeared intoxicated.
Speakers at the White House stress soil exhaustion and urge a concrete plan. Governor Folk pledges Missouri will keep the river open if Congress delegates power and protections of states’ rights are sought by Congress.
J J Hill speaks at a directoral meeting about wasteful timber, coal, and iron mining. He warns that many resources are exhausted or near exhaustion within decades, and farmland has deteriorated across the East and South as soil erosion worsens.
The second day of the conference on the nation’s natural resources opened with delegates warming to the topics and a measured expression of opinion. Governors Folk and Glenn addressed interstate waterway and water power issues while President Roosevelt presided and introduced speakers James Jo and Will.
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