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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1916
Page
8
The Massachusetts Republican scene shifts as a Roosevelt delegation plans to field. Key players Charles Sumner Bird Cushing Frothingham Weeks Lodge and Crane grapple with loyalties amid McCall opposition. The outcome could derail Weeks and redefine Lodge’s bid and Bird’s Senate prospects.
The article reports Roosevelt’s remark on the Lusitania case as he sails to the West Indies, and outlines Massachusetts political maneuvers. It details Governor McCall’s position, Weeks’ campaign, and a Roosevelt backed delegation reshaping the state’s 16 congressional districts. Gardner and Cushing advocate a Roosevelt campaign, arguing the nation seeks action and a known leader.
A dense roster of Boston firms from Poole Printing to Union Paste Co. lists addresses and product lines across services such as printing, metal castings, electrical goods, door and window hardware, medical devices, and advertising services. The ad-like page compiles dozens of category entries with street locations and trade names.
Leading state figures interview tonight on a Massachusetts movement to nominate Theodore Roosevelt for President pledge to Roosevelt in 93 welt. Cushing Gardner and Washburn are named as candidates. Supporters urge backing the favored son over dark horses and note Wilson’s strength. Bird declines comment on Roosevelt’s agreement to use his name but hopes Roosevelt would accept if nominated.
Senator Robert M. Washburn states he is pledged to Roosevelt as a candidate for delegate at large to the Republican national convention. He names Governor McCall as his second choice and declines to reveal further views. He does not know Roosevelt's stance on a Roosevelt ticket or whether an effort was made to secure his approval.
Edward A. Thurston, chairman of the Republican State committee, says he heard information this afternoon and is unsure how the state committee members will receive the news. He notes the information came offhand and questions its reception.
The speaker notes doubts about Mr Roosevelt's agreement and stresses his importance to the situation. He says it is early to predict effects, but a potentially interesting year looms as the Mohr trial ends and new developments surface.
In a brief exchange, the official declines to comment tonight and postpones remarks. He adds that nothing seems surprising nowadays, signaling no immediate statement on the matter.
Astronomers at Lowell Observatory report what appears to be the first spring frost on Mars this season in latitude 54 degrees and longitude 285 degrees. The north polar cap shows melting with a widening circular rift and tributary divisions. A blue surrounding band contrasts with vegetative markings.
Firemen of the Dedham department searched hours in a driving storm for Howard Cheney 17 a Dedham High School junior believed drowned in the Charles River. Cheney left home on Dexter Street at 2 PM yesterday to hunt muskrats footprints in snow led to Mortley’s Pond where traces ceased.
Secretary Houston of agriculture and Frank L. Polk have been named among rumored candidates for the new War Secretary post. The President plans seclusion with Mrs. Wilson to consider a successor to Mr. Garrison and may announce his choice on return. War Department awaited a fresh executive order to authorize General Hugh Scott to act as Secretary in the interim.
The proposed three line consolidation would pay the $13,500,000 floating debt via assessments on B& M common stock not exceeding $40 a share. Supporters tout higher bond values and steady dividends on new preferred stock while opponents call the plan unconstitutional and doomed for two thirds of holders.
The board outlines detailed terms for consolidating or purchasing lines leased to Boston and Maine. Preferred stock will pay dividends, non-cumulative for three years, with later convertibility and priority rules. Additional preferred stock may be issued for money with 6 percent dividends, subject to stockholder approval.
The stockholders of the present Boston & Maine railroad must supply new money for a purchasing or consolidation plan. Up to 40 dollars per share may be furnished, with underwritten options giving holders four-tenths of a share of new first preferred stock per share, cash payments, or surrender of part of holdings for substitution. A reorganization committee of nine members from the current board and related companies will oversee underwritings, loans, and compliance with a court decree ensuring broad public distribution of stock.
The options give stockholders the right to retain part of their current shares by subscribing for up to four tenths of a new first preferred share per each common share, paying five dollars per share, or surrendering a fraction of their shares to retain the balance.
Springfield Illinois February 11 Theodore Roosevelt was named the preferred candidate for the three delegate nominations to the Republican national convention in petitions filed with the Secretary of State.
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