North Strong for Underwood in the North and New York
W L Percy of Dobbs & Wey Co reports strong northern backing for Oscar Underwood. He traveled through Cincinnati Columbus Buffalo and New York and found Republicans largely undecided while laboring and business groups back Underwood as a practical, constructive statesman ready to stand against moneyed interests. He notes northern voters are shifting toward the southern Democrat and urges a national campaign to explain Underwood's real platform.
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Dobbs & Wey Co
Cincinnati
Columbus
Buffalo
New York City
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Taft
la Follette
Cummins
Congress
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Mr. Percy
Atlanta
Thea Underwood
Baner
Democratic Party
Percy
Oscar Underwood
Niagara Falls
Rooseveltian
United States
Lang
Thia
Crawford County Farmers Back Underwood for President
A Crawford county farmer, Hon H. Phelan, in Atlanta, declares Middle Georgia will deliver the biggest Underwood vote yet. He says country counties demand constitutional representation and oppose city-politician revocation, urging a united Georgia rural bloc to back Oscar Underwood to defeat reform efforts and prove the counties’ political stake. He predicts a large Underwood landslide and warns of a political trap set for country voters.
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H. Phelan
Crawford County
Atlanta
Phelan
Georgia
Oscar Underwood
Crawford
Democratic State Committee
State of Georgia
Beeawax
Ufe
Underwood
McLendon Announces Senate Candidacy on Jeffersonian Tariff Platform
Former Georgia railroad chief Hon S G McLendon declared for the United States senate yesterday on a platform of Jeffersonian protective tariffs. He argues for universal protection of Georgia farms factories forests and mines, urging equal duties for northern and southern products and a national tariff to allow free trade abroad only under fair conditions. He contends Georgians must control both internal and external markets and appeal to followers of Jefferson to discuss tariffs as an interstate and international economic issue.
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State Railroad Commission
United States
Jefferson
Madison
McLendon
Georgia
Africa
Mr. McLendon
Tts
Minnesota
Iowa
United States Senate
New York Votes for Underwood in Democratic Contention
New York backs Underwood amid tariff and wool bill tensions while Bryan’s position remains cautious. The piece argues Underwood leads the party’s legislative path and that Bryan’s support may hinge on party unity and regional honors ahead of the convention.
Democratic Headquarters to Open in Chicago
Chicago March 23 Headquarters for the Democratic National Committee will be in Chicago after the Baltimore convention in June, per Ha win Sexton of New York assistant secretary who arrived from Indianapolis. He found a telegram from Secretary Urey Woodson confirming the plan and arranged quarters for the committee in a downtown hotel. Hitchcock Declares Bryan Dictatorship Threat Nebraska senator says Bryan if endorsing Harmon in the Nebraska primary would not attend Baltimore and calls his stance an attempt at dictatorship while affirming he will back any candidate endorsed by Nebraska Democrats.
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Indianapolis
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Watt
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Birmingham
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Marching Club
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University of Virginia
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Confederate States
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Oden
Tuinderwood
Howard
Fulton County Underwood Club Formed with Labor Support
A Fulton county gathering backed Oscar Underwood for president, praising his leadership and tariff stance. Officers James L. Anderson and Froderic J. Paxon were elected, with plans to nominate ward and district committees and push a countywide campaign. Speakers included Oscar Turner and Congressman William Swilly Howard voicing strong Southern backing.
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Underwood
Charles J. Haden
Haden
James L. Anderson
Froderic J. Paxon
Anderson
Paxon
Flans
Benjamin M. Blackburn
Fulton County Underwood Club
Fulton
Underwood County
Taft allows federal office holders as delegates to state conventions
President Taft ruled federal office holders may serve as delegates to conventions drafting state constitutions, a decision disclosed by the civil service commission. The rule remains that classified government employees cannot participate in political campaigns or act as delegates to political conventions.
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Washington
Taft
Civil Service Commission
Welcome to Knox as Venezuela envoy visits landmark sites
Secretary of State Knox, escorted by President Gomez, visits the military academy and Washington Square city monuments. A wreath is to be placed on the statue of Simon Bolivar in the national pantheon, with other visits to Bolivar Square and the national museum planned.
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Gomez
Military Academy
Washington Square
Wreitha
George Washington
Simon, Bolivar
Mberator
National ‘Pantheon
National Museum
Bolivar ‘Square
Bolivar
Roosevelt on government by the bosses and recall rights
The piece discusses Roosevelt's critique of the presidents "government of the people by the bosses" and the progressive view that the people themselves should govern through their elected representatives. It cites Lincoln's birthday remarks and argues for recalling state decisions, emphasizing human rights over privilege and calls for farm improvement and distributive efficiency.
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Abraham
Penrose
Gallinger
Barnes
McKinley
Tawkey
Jefferson Ginner Committee
Boston
Thia
Roosevelt
State Courier
Bremen Stronghold Focuses On Candidate Attention
In Bremen a special report notes strong attention to the Bitty of Cone and his candidae. Details are unclear due to fragmentary OCR but indicate ongoing political emphasis in the city.
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Maoh
Bremen
Underwood Support Amid Primary Talk in Georgia
A Georgia crowd praises Woodrow Wilson era policy and Underwood as a strong candidate for state senate district, noting a push from southern voters. Speakers claim he would unseat rivals and emphasize tariff knowledge. The discussion highlights regional backing from Alabama allies and calls for Southern unity in the presidential primary.
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Morgan
Jasper
Putnam
Pdtzpatitien
State Senate
Witapa
Washington
Congress
Ben Hin
Mann
Payne
York
Czar
Cannon
Georgia
Alabama
Eas
West
Eatonton
Jasper County
Bell to Support Underwood in Georgia
Washington dispatch reports Representative Thomas M. Bell of the ninth district plans a statement from Gainesville endorsing Oscar W. Underwood for the Democratic presidential nomination. Bell, House whip and ally of Underwood, has worked quietly to win Georgia for him. Senator Bacon remains neutral, opposing Bryan radicals and not aiding Champ Clark.
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Washington
Thomas M. Bell
Georgia
Gainesville
Oscar W. Underwood
Bell
House
Hell
Underwood
Boston
Mass
William Schl Howard
Atlanta
Bacon
Europe
Champ Clark
Bryan
Clark
Wilson
A Reasonable Plea For the Stomach
An 1908 testimonial advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as natural digestive aids. The writer claims the product contains only digestive elements and restores normal digestion in weak stomachs, praising chemical tests and worldwide use.
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Chemical Laboratory
Telegraph
Diffindo
London
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