McCall and Weeks Unite to Fence Roosevelt Room
Massachusetts Republicans shift to a combined McCall Weeks slate for delegates at large and alternates at large to the national convention. The plan aims to head off Roosevelt forces with old and young guard factions preparing for a heated campaign. Governor McCall insists the move seeks party unity and a strong Massachusetts delegation.
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Frothingham
Butler Ames
Frank W. Stearns
Newton
Roosevelt
McCall
Weeks
Young Guard Movement
Old Guard
MecCall-Weeks
Massachusetts
Charles S. Baxter
Baxter
Crane
Hughes
Lodge
United States Senate
Taft
Disappointment at Coalition Marks GOP Liberalites Clash
The McCail Weeks coalition prompts dismay among Progressives and liberal Republicans. Matthew Hale deflects discussion, Charles Sumner Bird predicts a further statement, and Henry I Kincaide laments an old machine dynamic. Grafton D Cushing urges letting the people decide the slate.
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McCail-Weeks
Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Matthew Hale
Charles Sumner Bird
McCall
Henry I. Kincaide
Weeks
Grafton D. Cushing
Roosevelt Forces Split as Massachusetts Fight Deals With McCall Weeks Crane
Washington February 17 The Weeks McCall Lodge Crane coalition triggers a fierce Massachusetts battle over presidential preference and party control with Gardner claiming Roosevelt backing while Lodge remains unpledged. The big four consensus splits on delegates and the Rooseveltwist complicates Weeks and McCall aims.
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Senator Weeks
Senator Lodge
Weeks
Congressman Gardner
Elihu Root
Wilson
Roosevelt
Washington
McCall-Weeks-Lodge-Crane Co
A. P. Gardner
Roosevelt Forces
Massachusetts
Cushing Bird
Weeks-Crane
Weeks- McCall
Charlie Chaplin's $500000 Year and Evening Larks in New York
Charlie Chaplin, earning about 500000 a year, mingles with crowds at Claridge and other spots, sharing stories of his rise from London theatres to film stardom. He recalls early plays, the inspiration for his mustache and walk, and his wish to pursue personal projects while Syd Chaplin notes recent film bonuses.
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Charlie
Syd
Winter Garden
Astor
Charles Spencer
Charles Spencers
New York
Chaplin
Little Charlie
Gillette
London
Billy
Billy Reeve
Charlie Chaplin
Char
United States
Sydney
Essanay People
Peoples’ Theatre
Philadelphia
London Music Hall
Philly
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Metropolitan Opera House
Longacre
Keystone Film Company
Bobby Burns
Hippodrome
Sousa
Min
Unpledged delegates announce run for national convention
A statement declares candidacy as delegates at large to the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 7. The group releases all prior pledges to any presidential candidate and vows to seek action that unifies the party and restores Republican control. They remain absolutely unpledged for or against any candidate.
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Weeks
McCall
Senator Lodge
Crane
Theodore Roosevelt
MceCall
Massachusetts
Gardner
Roosevelt
Mr. Weeks
Colonel Roosevelt
Boston
Thurston
Republican State Committee
Fall River
Chicago
Commonwealth
Roosevelt Nomination Confidence Fuels Presidential Victory View
Report from party insiders expresses strong belief that Roosevelt will be nominated and elected, highlighting widespread support and anticipated momentum leading into the campaign season.
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Roosevelt
Political candidates listed by districts in party slate
The document enumerates candidates by district including Ex Speaker John N. Cole Andover Councillor Herbert B Fletcher Lowell John Saltonstall Beverly Hale Haverhill Ingraham Dolben Somerville Leroy Sweetser Everett Fay Parkhurst Haines Medford Baxters of Medford Bagley Ratchesky Innes Curtis Mitchell Chapple Harrison Atwood candidate in district but position unknown Hays Tufts Powers Haywood George S Smith Keith Brockton Capen Milton district Fifteenth district Joseph Martin Nettleboro Thurston Sixteenth district Eben S Keith Sagamore Doyle New Bedford
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John N. Cole
Andover
Herbert B. Fletcher
F. R. Dunbar
Lowell
John Saltonstall
Beverly
Hale
Republican City Committee
Haverhill
James P. Ingraham
William H. Dolben
Somerville
Leroy Sweetser
Walgatt
Everett
Wilton Fay
Charles H. Parkhurst
Benjamin Haines
Medford
Charles 8
Baxter
E. R. Bagley
A. G. Ratchesky
Charlies H. Innes
Edwin A. Curtis
Joseph Mitchell Chapple
Harrison Atwood
Martin Hays
Nathan Tufts
Samuel Powers
Harry Haywood
George S. Smith
Horace Keith
Brockton
Samuel Capen
Norfolk County
Dalton
Milton
Joseph Martin
Nettleboro
Thurston
Republican State Committee
Eben S. Keith
Sagamore
Andrew J. Doyle
New Bedford
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Channing Smith
Cherry Valley
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Brook
Charles G. Washburn
Winfield S. Schuster
Post
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