Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-01-14 | Page 11 | New Berry Withdraws Candidacy as Delegate

NEWBERRY WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY" AS DELEGATE DETROIT. Mich.. Jan. 13. It was an-nounced an-nounced herp this morning, through Congressman Con-gressman Denby. that Asslslnnt Secretary Secre-tary of the Navy Truman Newberry has withdrawn his randldncy for delegate at large lo the Republican National convention. conven-tion. Mr. Newberry withdrew in favor of K. D. Stair, the wealthy theatrical man and heavy stoekboldor In the Detroit Journal and Free Press. Mr. Stair is an avowed Tnft mun. ns is Mr. Newberry. Congressman Congress-man Denby stated that it wos the fear felt, by the Cngrcssnicn. whose districts i. Include Wayne county, that a contest between be-tween Mr. Stair and Mr. Newberry mlglif have a disrupting" cOfeci on the party and whleli they communicated to Ncwbcrrv. whleh Induced him to withdraw and leave the Held lo Mr. Stair.