Washington Letter on Aldrich and Democratic Prospects
Washington Letter notes Senator Aldrich may not be a genuine candidate re election as some see it a political trick. It cites pressure and questions his sincerity while warning against taking his statements at face value. It also reports Governor Swanson predicting a Democratic House and president in 1913 and Taft opposing a sugar inquiry and land sales to a sugar trust.
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Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
Payne-Aldrich
United States
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Pacific Coast
Lincoln, Nebr
Bryan
Lincoln
Massachusetts
New York
Bryan visits Lincoln amid senator talk and state posts
Special correspondence from Lincoln Nebraska notes William Jennings Bryan denying senator ambitions while praising Democrats for recent anti tariff sentiment. It covers Peter Sturdevant seeking state treasurer, Addison Watt for secretary of state, and Republican hopefuls Will Hayward and George Tobey with Bryan quips about South American fauna and a heated remark.
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Rochester
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Nebraska
Will Hayward
Nebraska City
George Tobey
Lincoln
Hayward
Republican National Committee
Tobey
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