Keynote Speech Replaced by Candidate Addresses at Ohio GOP Convention
At the Ohio Republican state convention in Columbus the gubernatorial contenders Edward C. Turner James T. Begg and Myers Y Cooper will deliver addresses as the keynote is replaced by candidate speeches The convention opens with focus on platform drafting and electors selection with sessions continuing tomorrow for final actions and confirmations.
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James T. Begg
Edward Turner
Ohio
Columbus
U.R
United States
Edward C. Turner
Myers Y. Cooper
Resolutions Committee
Turner
Fred W. Warner
Marion
Republican State Central Committee
William H. Duffy
Tiffin Gilmore
Republican Men's Glee
City to Buy Zoo Cincinnati Proposal Recommends City Purchase
Cincinnati Zoological Gardens run since 1916 by Mrs. Charles Phelps Taft and the late Mrs. Mary Emery would be purchased by the city of Cincinnati under a proposal given to the Chamber of Commerce by a committee.
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Convention Hall Gates Turn Away Lincoln Impersonator
At Houston June 28 Ed Phillips who impersonates Lincoln was refused entry to a Democratic convention session. He argued Lincoln was a Republican and he is a Democrat, but the doorkeeper insisted party affiliation did not matter.
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Houston
O.R
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Hubert Stephens
Mississippi
Stephens
Val Harrison
Morrissy
Hodges Named Probable Successor for Interior Secretary
William V Hodges of Denver Republican treasurer and staunch party man is noted as the likely replacement for Dr Hubert Work as secretary of the interior. Work plans resignation during Cedar Island lodge visit to become chairman of the Republican national committee guiding the Hoover Curtis campaign. Hodges is praised for party loyalty and active role in Colorado politics and national affairs.
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Colorado
English flyer resumes bid to fly Atlantic with stop in Azores
Captain Frank Courtney begins a fresh attempt from Lisbon to cross the Atlantic in a British flying boat with a planned stop at Horta Azores. After an 8 a.m. start, he faced mechanical trouble and head winds two hours out, forcing a return. His backer E. B. Hosmer and crew accompany him.
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Ohio Democrats Likely Switch to Smith at Conventions
Ohio delegates at the Democratic National Convention plan to nominate Atlee Pomerene as favorite son and then switch, likely unanimously, to Governor Al Smith of New York for the presidential bid. The scene features Ralph Bartlett carrying the Buckeye standard and debate over a potential Donahey vice presidential pick.
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U.P
Ohio
United States
Atlee Pomerene
al Smith
New York
Pomerene
Joseph Breitenstein
Cleveland
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Breitenstein
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ralph Bartlett
Columbus
Inquiry Opened Into Ohio University Coal and Land Purchases
Columbus officials move to investigate alleged financial irregularities tied to coal purchases from Morris-Poston and Poston Consolidated, and real estate deals at Ohio University Athens. The push follows a Maurer dismissal controversy and includes state officials and miners’ representatives seeking transparency.
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Charles F. Miller
State Bureau of Accounting
Joseph T. Tracy
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Ohio University
Donahey
Morris-Poston Coal Company
Cleveland
Poston Consolidated Coal Company
T. R. Biddle
Wesley A. Maurer
George W. Savage
Ohio United Mine Workers
W. Walter Ludwig
Maurer
Dan Wallace
Sunday Creek Valley
Dale W. Stump
Carpenters
John Day
Edward Michael
Plains
State Auditor
Representative Walker Newton to Head Midwestern Republican Speakers
Chicago June 28 Representative Walker Newton of Minnesota will head the midwestern Republican speakers bureau as Hoover Curtis campaign headquarters open here late July or August.
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Walker Newton
Minnesota
Ohio Democrats protest Al Smith nomination telegrams
A flood of telegrams to W. A. Julian in Cincinnati protested nominating Al Smith for president. Ohio delegates had pledged to switch support to Smith at the first opportunity, with many messages from rural areas tied to Anti-Saloon League opposition. Signers included T. M. Smith of Warren and J. L. Miller of Newark.
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al Smith
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Cincinnati
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Pomerone
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Warren
J. L. Miller
Newark
Democratic Party
Abram and Kessel to Build $150,000 Hippodrome Theater
Lancaster reports Harry Abram and Leo Kessel, owners of the Hippodrome, announced immediate work on a new $150,000 theater on Main Hill near the city building.
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Leo Kessel
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Bogan Elected Chicago School Superintendent
Chicago June 28 William J Bogan was elected superintendent of Chicago schools succeeding William McAndrew who was ousted from the post on charges of insubordination.
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William J. Bogan
William McAndrew
Democrats Draft Prohibition and Reform Platform for Convention
United Press reports in Houston on June 28 that Democratic drafting committees produced a platform favoring explicit prohibition linked to the eighteenth amendment. The document also addresses farm relief, foreign policy toward Nicaragua and Mexico, and anti corruption, with a pledge to fund the Bouche Canyon dam project and broader campaign restraint on spending. Moody seeks a stronger dry plank but party leaders plan to rely on the adopted platform during the convention.
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Baker Solves Crossword Puzzles Amid Convention Bedlam
In Houston on June 28 Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war, calmly solved crosswords during the Al Smith nominating speech chaos. He finished one word, then started another in a borrowed paper, looking pleased like a school boy.
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al Smith
Ohio
Prohibition Leaders Rally Behind Wainwright Moody
More than 500 delegates and prohibition supporters gathered at the First Baptist church in Houston to back Senator Wainwright and Governor Dan Moody with a bone dry platform. Former Colorado Governor William Sweet presided. speakers included Cone Johnson Clifford Walker and Mrs Jessie B Nicholson who warned of a Tammany Hall nomination and urged southern backing. Moody denied involvement in calling the meeting.
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Wainwright
Dan Moody
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William Sweet
Colorado
Cone Johnson
Clifford Walker
Georgia
Harris
Huston Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
Jessie B. Nicholson
Washington
Nicholson
Tammany Hall
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Moody
Golf Dope Upset in Youngstown Match Play Round
In Youngstown, two upsets open the twenty fifth amateur championship at the country club. Eddie Bruch of Kirtland Country Club, medalist with 77s in qualifying, loses to C W Salisbury of Mt Vernon one up after Salisbury barely qualified with 163.
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Youngstown Country Club
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Kirtland Country Club
Cleveland
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Mt. Vernon
Salisbury
Delegates Rally To Ratify Smith Nomination At Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Houston delegates discuss ratifying Governor Smith as their nominee while rival Reed looks unlikely to prevail. The session notes Reed’s defeat forecast and hints that James A Reel may be placed in nomination as a long-shot alternative.
Democrats at Texas convention ratify Smith nomination amid heated debate
At Sam Houston Coliseum Democrats in Houston debate the party platform and a dry plank led by Governor Dan Moody. Amid heat and outbursts, they prepare to ratify Alfred E. Smith’s nomination while police quell tensions and plan to move past nominating speeches.
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United Press
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Sam Houston Coliseum
Alfred E. Smith
Inter Delegation
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Moody
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Mississippi
Fights Erupt at Southern Delegations in Demo Convention
At the Houston convention, Mississippi and other southern delegates clashed over support for Alfred E. Smith. A choked senator, a toppled standard, and scattered brawls marked a chaotic scene amid Roosevelt’s nominating speech and Jesse Jones’s backstage influence.
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