Democratic National Convention Ready for Final Showdown
The Democratic National Convention nears a pivotal clash over nominees and policies with McAdoo and Smith leading delegate counts. Open fights over condemning the Ku Klux Klan and the League of Nations continue as a long, noisy session wraps with multiple candidates named for nomination and a plan to proceed to balloting.
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New York
McAdoo
Smith
John W. Davis
Ralston
Glass
League of Nations
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
William G. McAdoo
California
Millard Alsbury
Delaware
Samuel Alston
Indiana
Jonatha Davis
Kansas
Anes C. Ritchie
Maryland
Wilie N. Ferris
Michigan
David F. Houston
Missouri
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Fred H. Brown
New Hampshire
George 8. Silzer
New Jersey
Alfred E. Smith
James M. Cox
Ohio
Carter Glass
Virginia
West Virginia
Cox
Bryan
Brown
Silzer
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Arkansas House Backs Child Labor Amendment
The Arkansas House of Representatives went on record supporting the proposed constitutional child labor amendment. The vote was forty five to forty. The resolution now goes to the Senate.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas House of Representatives
Tailty
United States
Senate
Smith denies bargaining as Southern pledges aid Smith campaign
New York June 27. Roosevelt says pledges of support have come from southern and southwestern delegations for Governor Fred A. Smith of New York. Roosevelt rejects rumor he or Smith workers barter for vice presidential support, while Smith attends church and meets callers at his hotel headquarters.
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New York
Fred &. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith Campaign
Roosevelt
Smith
Governor Smith
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Roosevelt
Phinehas V. Stephens
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
Cox Logical Man and Supporters Rally for renomination
Supporters of former Governor James M. Cox voiced joy over pledges of backing after Newton D. Baker placed Cox's name in nomination. They argued Cox is the real League of Nations advocate among candidates and should be renominated for his 1920 campaign effort. Charles E. Morris, Cox headquarters chief of staff, proclaimed Cox logical and deserving another chance.
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New York
James M. Cox
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Cox
League of Nations
Charles E. Morris
Oil man calls anti trust suit politics
John J. Mitchell, Chicago bank president and Texas Company director, dismissed the government suit against fifty oil concerns including all Standard companies as politics. The action charges Sherman anti trust violations and was filed this week.
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Chicago
Standard Companies
John J. Mitchell
Texas Company
Alleged Counterfeiter Given Ten Years Term
Curt Jacobson of New York was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary by Justice Hoehling in the District of Columbia Supreme Court for leading a conspiracy to counterfeit 1000-dollar bills. Associates James C. Houghton and August Habiby received two year terms after pleading guilty.
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Washington
Curt Jacobson
New York
Justice Hoehling
District of Columbia Supreme Court
James C. Houghton
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
August Habiby
Jacan
Davis nomination sparks West Virginia rally at Democratic convention
West Virginia supporters of John W. Davis push for drafts at the Democratic national convention in New York. Judge Holt and Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown urged Davis as a progressive candidate, stressing constitutional fidelity, naval strength, anti corruption, and balanced industry relations.
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New York
West Virginia
John W. Davis
West
Brown
San Francisco
Senator Walsh
Davis
Wes Virginia
Holt
Democratic Party
World
Department of Justice
Washington
Valley Forge
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
John Davis
Izetta Jewell Brown
Representative Brown
Mr. Davis
Ruain
Senate
Johnny
Garden of Eden
Mrs. Brown
Bankers Elect Leaders for Group Three West Virginia
Huntington reports H G Proctor cashier of Union Bank and Trust Company named chairman with G M Kenney of Williamson as vice chairman and C Boone of Huntington as treasurer at a West Virginia Bankers Association Group Three meeting held here tonight.
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GROUP
Bankers
Huntington
W. Va
H. G. Proctor
Union Bank and Trust Company
G. M. Kenney
Williamson
Yiee
C. Boone
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Convention Program for Saturday Session
Convention called to order by Chairman Walsh at 9 30 a m eastern time. Prayer by Rev Dr John Straton Calvary Baptist Platform. Balloting committee for the nomination for president.
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Walsh
John Straton
Calvary Baptist New York
Labor Chiefs Urge McAdoo Nomination Over Smith
Six railroad labor leaders threaten to back a third party if McAdoo is not the Democratic nominee. James Holland of New York Federation of Labor says labor prefers Smith’s record, while organizers insist McAdoo is needed to unite workers. Cleveland conference plans loom with tensions over La Follette and party rivals.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
Alfred B.B. Smith
McAdoo
Organized Labor
Cleveland
First Woman Named Credentials Committee Chair at Democratic Convention
RS, Leroy Spring of South Carolina, McAdoo delegate and prominent figure known as the most beautiful delegate, becomes the first woman to chair the credentials committee as the band played Oh You Beautiful Doll in her honor.
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Leroy Spring
South Carolina
Wm. G. McAdoo
Minority League and Klan Issue Plank Debated at Convention
New York June 27. A minority report on the League of Nations and the Ku Klux Klan issue will be presented to the Democratic national convention. Newton D. Baker prepared an alternative plank advocating a nationwide referendum on American membership in the League. The compromise draft sparked a heated debate among committee members.
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New York
League of Nations
Newton D. Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Resolutions Committee
League
Owen D. Young
Dawes Reparations Commission
John H. Clarke
League of Nations Non-Partisan Association
Caraway
Arkansas
Alfred E. Lucking
Michigan
Democratic Party
United States
Congress
Ku Klux Klan
League and Klan
Florida
Cla
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Iowa
Kentucky
Kanena
Missouri
Linois North Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Vermont
Wisconsin
Alaska
Istrict of
Columbia
Delaware
Idaho
Louisiana
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington
Indiana
Maine
North Dakota
Ohio
Hawaii
Philippines
Porte Ico
William H. O'Brien
Ilinois
Minnesota
Sigg
William Jennings Ryan
America
Senate
Bryan
Wright Toune
Jail term and bond in West Virginia liquor cases
In Elkins on June 27 Harold Post of Clarksburg was sentenced to three months in jail for unlawful possession of liquor and released on bond to face a second liquor violation charge. Robert Johnson, a Clarksburg bellhop, was found guilty of unlawful sale of liquor and fined $50. Appeals were filed for William Arbogast and B D Powers, each sentenced to six months for another violation. Jurors discharged after Johnson case with a July 7 panel to be sworn.
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William Arbogast
B. D. Powers
Near Here
Johnson
Taggart predicts Ralston nomination amid horse race analogy
Indiana Democratic leader Thomas Taggart compares Senator Ralston to his racehorse Senator, saying he envisions the presidential nomination going to Ralston. Taggart governs delegate pledges, denies deals with McAdoo, and helps secure a smooth adjournment by coordinating with McAdoo and Smith camps.
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New York
Indiana
Thomas Taggart
Ralston
Aygh
Taggart
William G. McAdoo
Bruce Kremer
Montana
McAdoo
George E. Brennan
Illinois
Smith
Renault Knocks Out Burke In First Round
Joe Burke of New York was knocked out in the first round by Jack Renault, Canadian heavyweight champion, in Toledo Ohio.
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Renault
Burke
Toledo
Ohio
Joe Burke
New York
Jack Renault
Referendum approved on League of Nations plank debate
New York June 27 The platform committee approved a national referendum on American membership in the League of Nations by a large vote and moved to finalize the platform while also debating the Ku Klux Klan plank. Leaders argued for and against the referendum and the Klan denunciation as the convention neared.
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McAdoo
James A. Holland
New York Federation of Labor
Smith
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
A. O. Wharton
Railway Labor Board
J. A. Franklin
Boilermakers and Iron Ship Hustiders Union
J. G. Luhraon
American Train Dispatchers
B. E. Millimen
Maintenance of Way
Republican Convention
Conference For Progressive Political Action
Cleveland
Wall
Democratic Party
Nerg
Rome
Delegatio
Ku Klux
League of Nations
New York
William G. McAdoo
Robert M. LaFollette
LaFollette
Brotherhoed
D. B. Robertson
Sim
National Committee
The
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