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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
2
Chicago hearing concludes with Colonel Roosevelt winning two delegates from North Carolina's Fourth district. Taft leads overall with 235 of 254 contested delegates as Roosevelt receives four of Texas's contested delegates. Roosevelt campaign figures travel to Chicago to push for his nomination.
Governor Oddie appoints George Winchfield of Nevada as potential successor to the late Senator Nixon. Close friends of Mrs. Sarah M. Platt Decker say she has been assured a congressional nomination from the First Colorado district on any ticket Roosevelt may head. Alexander Pollock Moore and actress Lilian Russell wed at Hotel Schenley Pittsburg. Moore is editor in chief and president of the Pittsburg Leader.
Domestic Articles of Incorporation were filed in Delaware for the British American Timber company to acquire timber tracts and prepare timber for market. Incorporators include Charles H. Leib William A. Stephens Chicago and Peter H. Sims Seattle with capital stock of 2 million dollars.
Thousands of visitors including prominent educators and public figures attended the dedication of the William Rainey Harper Memorial Library on the University of Chicago campus in Chicago. The new building stands as a landmark on campus and reflects strong support from the academic community.
Ottawa announces duties removed on cane reed rattan flat braids glazed cotton for hats celluloid hard rubber in strips glass plates for optics artificial abrasives and explosives related products. Eight Yaqui Indians die in a clash with a Southern Pacific work train crew between Limones and Potrero Sonora. President Gomez pledges to quell Cuba's rebellion within ten days via Admiral Osterhaus in Havana. Ed W Smith named referee for Johnson Flynn title bout in Las Vegas NM July 4 after talks with Johnson and Curley. Frank Gotch defeats Gus Schoenlein in Baltimore in two straight falls toe hold finishes in 62 minutes 10 seconds and 34 seconds.
At 10 am the vast Coliseum opened to the public as crowds surged for the Republican national convention. Victor Rosewater called the gathering to order, with Elihu Root named temporary chairman and a Roosevelt faction contesting Alabama Ninth district delegates amid strong security and orderly proceedings.
In Chicago on June 19 a report notes universal interest in the impending national convention and the personalities leading it, highlighting public curiosity about the key figures shaping the event.
Contested delegate results reviewed by the Republican national committee show Taft with 235 and Roosevelt 19 of 254 heard. Day by day tallies list delegates from states including Texas Virginia Alaska Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Arizona California Louisiana Michigan and others.
Former Senator Charles Dick of Ohio emerges as a veteran political figure in 1896 era maneuvering. The piece notes his role as a confidential agent coordinating delegation wiring for William McKinley’s campaign, describing his piercing eyes and distinctive gray hair as he remains imperturbable amid turmoil.
Portraits of key Taft figures including Joseph M Dixon Ormsby McHarg William Murray Crane Harry S New William Borah Frank Kellogg Francis Heney William Hayward and colleagues. Descriptions cover appearance demeanor and roles in the national committee and Louisiana contest mediation.
C Tyson Kratz Roosevelt delegate from Pennsylvania drafts a resolution to reduce southern and insular representation. The plan grants each state and territory one seat on key committees while advisors from territories have no vote. Voting weights scale with past Republican totals. Kratz supports the change as part of the national convention reform debate.
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