Cost of living rises under tariff proposals shown
Government figures compare 1900 and 1912 costs for groceries clothing and basics. Underwood tariff bills would cut many prices by 20 to 40 percent, with cotton goods and medicines notably cheaper. If enacted, savings exceed seven hundred million dollars annually. Taft vetoes faced, answer points to Underwood as the advocate who drafted the bills Taft rejected.
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Georgia
Georgia Underwood Campaign
Daniel C. Roper
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
House
Taft
Underwood
Mr. Taft
Rumor That Will J B Smith May Enter Georgia Governor Race
Atlanta April 1 reports say J B Smith could join the race against J M Slaton Tom Higon and Joe Hill Hall if Wilson forces gain momentum. Political insiders note a May 1 primary is likely to proceed without formal announcement.
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Atlanta
J. M. Slaton
Tom Higon
Joe Hill Hall
Wilson
Atlanta Constitution
Hoke Smith
J. R. Smith
Woodrow Wilson
Georsgia
Mr. Smith
Bryan 18 Stumping the South and West for Clark and Wilson
The article criticizes Hon. W. J. Bryan as a Nebraska delegate at-large who tours Georgia and Florida for Woodrow Wilson while supporting Champ Clark. It argues Bryan seeks to block a two thirds vote by splitting support, angling for a deadlock, and urges replacing him with Underwood.
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Bryan
South
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Champ Clark
Ryan
Georgia
Florida
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Clark
West
Wilson
Underwood
A Vote for Wilson Will Be a Vote for Bryan
A Washington dispatch discusses Georgia voters hearing that a vote for Wilson on May 1 signals support for Bryan. It notes Bryan plans to campaign for Wilson while backed by Clark, and analyzes Bryan's stance on Underwood and his bid to influence Democratic policy and delegates at Baltimore.
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Wilson
Bryan
Georgia Democrats Choose Between Underwood and Wilson
A Georgia political memo from Underwood headquarters defends candidates and rebuts claims of state factionalism. It notes Governor Brown and James Anderson support Underwood while Hoke Smith and J. R. Smith back Wilson, urging voters to focus on tariff reform rather than state politics.
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Wilson
Joseph M. Brown
James L. Anderson
Hoke Smith
Underwood
J. R. Smith
G. R. Hutchens
New Jersey
Georgia
Smith
Senator Hoke Smith
Smiths
Governor Brown
James I. Anderson
Anderson
Goveror Brown
Brown
Mr. Anderson
Browns
Alabama
Governor Brown Backs Underwood, Won’t Campaign
Governor Brown disclosed support for Woodrow Underwood but refused to campaign publicly. He asserted Georgia voters should decide May 1 on their own, resenting any official attempt to influence ballots. He remains a strong Underwood supporter, though.
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Wilson
Brown
Underwood
Georgia
Georgia voters face choice in Democratic nominee race
The piece argues Georgians should back Oscar W Underwood of Alabama over Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey in the Democratic nomination contest. It praises Underwood’s tariff record and promises, noting Georgia’s first time vote and predicts Southern support, New York’s pivotal role, and a likely Underwood victory in over one hundred Georgia counties.
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Democratic Party
Georgia
Oscar W.underwood
Alabama
Woodrowton
New Jersey
Messrs
Clark
Harmon
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Wilson
Oscar Underwood
Wi Wilson
Oscar W. Underwood
America
Sca
Congress
Taft
Underwood
Ife
Solid South
New York
Democratics Committee of
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Uncle
Atlanta Constitution
Wilson
The
Constitution
Joe Brown
Pope Brown
Dick Russell
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North Carolina
Ways and Means
Sy Underwood
White House
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