Taft and Roosevelt Rivalry Shapes 1912 Convention Split
The split in the national Republican convention last Saturday saw Roosevelt bolt and form a third party after failing to secure a regular nomination for a third term. Taft’s forces dominated from the start with Taft at times leading 605 to 478 in big test votes, while Roosevelt’s faction shouted Steam roller as the fight moved to the floor.
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Credentials Committee
Taft Profile: Twenty-Seventh US President and Career
Taft is described as the twenty-seventh president of the United States aged fifty five. He was elected in 1908 by a popular vote of 7 678 908 with a 129 801 plurality over Bryan. Born in Cincinnati he graduated from Yale and joined the Ohio bar in 1880. He served as U S circuit judge from 1892 to 1900 and as first civil governor of the Philippine Islands from 1901 to 1904. He was secretary of war in Roosevelt's cabinet from 1904 to 1908.
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Montana Supreme Court Narrows City License Tax Authority
The Montana Supreme Court ruled that cities may not levy license taxes solely for revenue and remanded a Missoula case where grocer P M Reilly paid $20 under protest. The decision cited a Great Falls case and found the Missoula ordinance a dead letter for police regulation. Mrs Jacob Wagner and her daughter visited Reed Point relatives Sunday.
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Great Falls
Kalispell Wins Epworth League Meeting In Butte
At the Butte gathering last week Kalispell secured the Epworth League prize over Livingston. Officers named for the coming year include President R. C. Smith Anaconda Vice President Edward Tippett Butte Secretary O L Anderson Kalispell Treasurer F T Hacker Billings and several vice presidents from various towns. Kenneth Pickett nearly set a lake to Big Timber auto run but an accident damaged the car and delayed the journey. no one was seriously hurt.
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O. L. Anderson
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Helen McL
Millis
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Miss Montgomery
Bridger
Miss Henderson
Moore
Jessie M. Basset
Great Falls
Kenneth Pickett
Lake Adam
Big Timber
J. C. Brown
Helena
James Glass
Mr. Brown
Rapstad Ranch
Taft Reflects On Chicago Convention And Republican Victory
President Taft issued a statement after the Chicago convention noting it signals a prelude to the national campaign yet represents a decisive moment. He argues the party must uphold constitutional government and the independence of the judiciary against a perceived threat from the opposing camp. He says the Baltimore convention will frame the November fight, but emphasizes the victory already achieved for the Republican Party and the nation.
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Montana Seen As Dairy Paradise By Illinois Farmer
W L Hart of Ord Illinois, after weeks in Montana, says the state offers prime dairy opportunities with ideal climate water and feed. He notes grain quality surpassing eastern yields, urges better eastern outreach to correct misconceptions about Montana beyond mining and stockraising.
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County youths to tour state fair in Helena
One boy and one girl from each county will visit Helena from September 23 to 28 as guests of the state fair. They will receive free board lodging and admission and daily instruction from agricultural college faculty in stock judging for boys and domestic science for girls. Sweet Grass county winners in twelve potatoes and a corset cover earn the trip, with fares paid by the county.
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