Roosevelt, Taft

CHICAGO, June 10, 1908 (UP) - The "steam roller" committee, as the "allies" are referring to the Republican national committee, Wednesday continued its policy of crushing opposition to Secretary Taft, and up to 3 p.m. had seated 10 more Taft men.

CHICAGO, June 18, 1908 (UP) - Congressman Burton at 12:45 p.m. Thursday placed Wm. H. Taft in nomination for the presidency at the Republican national convention.

CHICAGO, June 18, 1908 (UP) - That letter of Vice President Fairbanks given out Wednesday night announcing the Hoosier's determination not to be a candidate again for the vice presidency, did not take. Apparently everyone believes the vice president had his fingers crossed when he wrote it.

CHICAGO, June 19, 1908 (UP) - Congressman James S. Sherman, New York, was nominated for the vice presidency on the first ballot Friday by the Republican convention. He had two opponents - Gov. Guild of Massachusetts and ex-Gov. Franklin Murphy, New Jersey.

PRINCETON, N.J., June 24, 1908 (UP) - Ex-President Grover Cleveland died here at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday.

ST. LOUIS, July 13, 1908 (UP) - Wm. H. Taft has added a plank pledging himself to the support of sports to the platform on which he will run.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 1908 (UP) - John D. Rockefeller's announced intention to support William H. Taft has seriously grated upon the nerves of President Roosevelt, to express it mildly.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 1908 (UP) -- Wm. H. Taft and Jas S. Sherman, 309, Wm J. Bryan and John W. Kern, 174.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 5, 1908 (UP) - "The development of China is the great world movement of the present," Taft told the national conference of the Women's Missionary society of the Methodist church in an address before that body Thursday.

CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 25, 1909 (UP) -- With the ship bands playing and crowds cheering, President-elect Taft and party sailed for Panama early Monday abroad the cruiser North Carolina.

WASHINGTON, March 4, 1909 (UP) - The administration of President Taft was ushered in Thursday with a baptism of snow and slush accompanied by a 75-mile-an-hour gale.

WASHINGTON, May 8, 1909 (UP) - It was learned Saturday that President Taft and his cabinet discussed thoroughly the whole Roosevelt conservation policy when the dispute between Secretary Wilson and Secretary Ballinger came up Friday in cabinet meeting. It is said that the president told his advisors he wanted it understood that he favored the Roosevelt idea, and wanted all of his official family to work to that end.

NAIROBI, British East Africa, May 12, 1909 (UP) - Two giraffes, one leopard and one buffalo killed and two leopard cubs captured are the latest additions to the Roosevelt's hunting trophies, according to messages from Machakos Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, June 16, 1909 (UP) - President Taft, in a special message to congress Wednesday afternoon, recommended the adoption of a joint resolution by two-thirds of both houses proposing to the states an amendment to the constitution giving the federal government the right to levy and collect an income tax.

MENGO, UGANDA PROTECTORATE, BRITISH AFRICA, June 30, 1909 (UP) - I arrived at Uganda Tuesday in advance of the Roosevelt hunting party. Wednesday I had an interview with Daudi Chwa Kampala, the boy king of Uganda. The youth is the nominal ruler of the country under the British protectorate. When he heard that I was in advance of the party headed by Roosevelt, he sent special messengers to me and urged me to visit him and have an audience in state.