Progressive leaders press to nominate Roosevelt over Hughes
The Progressive movement plans to block Hughes and force Roosevelt's nomination by leveraging possible splits in 1912 dynamics. George W. Perkins and ex Senator Crane maneuver to unite Progressives with Roosevelt delegates while Hughes seeks support from Republicans to stake out the nomination.
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George W. Perkins
W. Murray Crane
Roosevelt or nobody drives Republican convention plans
The piece outlines Progressive and Republican tactics for the nomination race. It notes Roosevelts pivotal role, Weeks as a top organizer with substantial hotel suites, Morse of Missouri betting on first-ballot outcomes, and Massachusetts delegates uncertainty. Crane talked with McCall but no commitment.
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