Convention rumors swirl as Roosevelt and Smith vie for nomination
A Chicago dispatch from June 28 reports frantic, humorous notes on the Democratic convention. Rumors center on Baker's nomination and Roosevelt’s possible fate while observers joke about long speeches and a giant pipe organ in the stadium.
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Chicago
Huey Long
Ritchie
Roosevelt
Smith
Baker
al Smith
Jim Gyleke
Joe Dooley
H. E. Hoover
Indiana Delegation Maintains Uninstructed Stand at Democratic Convention
Indiana’s 30 delegates voted unanimously to keep an uninstructed position toward the presidential nomination. Chairman Frank McHale said the strategy could give Indiana leverage on key issues, including the nomination, while Roosevelt supporters grappled with plans to modify the two thirds rule. Governor Murray criticized Roosevelt as vacillating on the convention floor.
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Indiana
Chicago
Frank McHale
Logansport
J. Bruce Kremer
Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Murray
Convention Stadium
U.P
Franklin Roosevelt
Oklshoma
Storm rhetoric frames 1930s Texas politics and Garner
Rep Sam Rayburn of Texas comments on party control and defeat in a discussion about leadership during a turbulent period. He notes that actions betray a man and references Roosevelt Wilson Taft and Garner to illustrate political storms and shifting winds.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Taft
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Garner
Lindbergh Trial Continues With Prosecution’s Closing Evidence
Col Lindbergh testified that he worked to reach the kidnapers before the baby’s death and promised Curtis to help back his story. Curtis later confessed the negotiations were a hoax and has repudiated the confession. The Fox of McLean case, Norman Whitaker, was arrested as a fugitive from justice on charges tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping scheme in Washington.
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Chicago
Tack
Newton T
D. Baker
Charley Guy
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Tallahassee
Florida
Hoquiam
Washington
Honolulu
Bangor
Maine
Baltimore
Edgewater Beach
al Smith
Smith
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Schmeling
Curtis
Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
FOX
Mclean
New York
Norman Whitaker
the Fox
Gaston B. Means
Evelyn Walsh McLean
Washington, D. C
Means
Women Organize Sterling precinct Club
River Road and Pleasant Valley women plan a Sterling-for-Governor precinct club meeting tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Rose in Pleasant Valley. All women are invited to participate in organizing the group.
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River Road
Pleasant Valley
R. M. Rose
Printing 9,200 Water Bills at City Department
Nine thousand two hundred water bills were run off this morning at the city printing department. The bills are printed on postal cards.
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City Printing Department
Directors take no action on AT&SF dividend
New York June 28 director s of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway announced they will not act on the dividend for the common stock.
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New York
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Roosevelt Forces Rally at Democratic Convention
Delegates and leaders press the 1932 Democratic convention as Roosevelt allies push for support with figures like James A. Farley and John W. Davis addressing factions. Attending figures include Senator Barkley, Governor Ritchie, and Al Smith amid campaign songs and platform debates.
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Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
John W. Davis
New York Standard
Jim” Reed
Missouri
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Raskob
Walsh
Alabama
Dixie
Senator Barkley
James A. Farley
Ritchie
Maryland
Ralph T. O'Neil
Topeka
Kas
Bernice &. Pyke
Shouse
C. Dill
Washington State
James Byrnes
South Carolina
New York
al Smith
Texas
Garner
Prophet Returns to Mountains for Meditation Period
The excerpt notes a prophet retreating to the mountains for six months. He expects future annoyance but has a plausible excuse. The passage reflects a controlled planning mindset and a deferment of dispute until the retreat ends.
Third party threat over Roosevelt by Federated Farm Clubs leader
C E Wharton of Kenton Ohio, head of the Federated Farm Clubs of America, said the group would project a third candidate into the presidential field if the Democrats fail to nominate Franklin D Roosevelt of New York.
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Kenton, O
C. E. Wharton
Kenton
Federated Farm Clubs of America
Democrat ‘5
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
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