Massachusetts Delegation Divided Over Vice Presidency At Chicago
Massachusetts delegates arrived in Chicago amid friction over vice presidential picks with Lodge backing Hitt of Illinois and Long favoring John Hay. Crane contested for national committee chair amid strong pressure, while Goetting opposed Meyer’s re election. Delegation activities included plot for credentials and rules as leaders weigh Crane’s bid and the party’s national committee leadership.
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Massachusetts
Hay
Lodge
Crane
Chicago
Hitt
Illinois
Long
John Hay
Meyer
Goetting
National Committee
Cortelyou
Senator Lodge
William B. Lawrence
Medford
FE. C. Benton
William A. Flanders
Newton
Robert E. Davis
Fall River
John D. Long
Everett C. Benton
Belmont
Harrison H. Atwood
Apsley
State Committee
Senator Cullom
Cullom
Hingham Statesman
Benton
Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Platform Tariff Debates Shape GOP Chicago Discussion
In Chicago on June 19 delegates largely ignore the platform, deferring to President wishes. Senator Lodge leads platform drafting while Kean opposes changes and Hansbrough advocates tariff readjustment. Iowa's Blythe blocks tariff or reciprocity planks, stand-patter faction strengthens. National Manufacturers oppose an eight hour day plank or anti-injunction stance.
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Chicago
Lodge
Payne
Kean
New Jersey
Iowa
Hansbrough
North Dakota
J. W. Blythe
Burlington
Hawkeye
Mr. Blythe
Burlington Railroad
Cummins
Hawkeys
National Manufacturers’ Association
Roosevelt's Mate Distances Hitt Aide To Lead Campaign
The article notes supporters of Mr. Hitt in Washington face dampened ardor due to his illness, while Secretary Cortelyou is not in doubt for national committee chairman. It mentions disappointment among prominent party figures that a more seasoned politician was not chosen.
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Isaac B. F. Allen
State Committee
Marshall Thompson
Allen
Senator Lodge
Republican Party
Walcott
Lake Michigan
Ambassador Meyer
Colonel Goetting
National Committee
Hitt
Washington
Cortelyou
Root
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Indiana
Beveridge
White House
Loeb
Mr. Loeb
Robert F. Maxwell
Cleveland
McKinley
John Addison Porter
Illinois backs Hitt for Vice President at convention
Illinois holds a caucus at state headquarters and adopts a plan to push Representative Hitt for vice president with Senator Cullom to present his name. Michigan favors Fairbanks. Roosevelt signals no preference while Cortelyou agreed as national chair, prompting unrest among national committeemen.
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Chicago
Illinois
Hitt
Shelby M. Cullom
Mississippi Valley
New York
Michigan
Fairbanks
Cullom
Far Northwest
McCumber
North Dakota
Northwest
Indiana
Allison
Iowa
Kearn
New Jersey
Deer sighting in Brookline prompts local curiosity
A half grown deer has been seen in Brookline multiple times. Wednesday morning several residents of Aspinwall Hill observed it on the lawn of Mr. Shepard on Rawson Road, calmly browsing.
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Brookline
Aspinwall Hill
Shepard
Rawson Road
Hitt of Illinois confined to his room at home
Congressman Hitt of Illinois remains confined to his room with acute indigestion and a severe cold. He is following his physician’s orders for quiet rest and is unlikely to attend the Republican convention in Chicago.
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Roosevelt
Hitt
Illinois
Washington
Congressman Hitt
Chicago
Brighton Woman Found Dead in Charles River
The body of Mrs. Ellen Lee of 2 Lawrence Place Brighton was found in the Charles River at Watertown near Jackson Street by John Powers of the Metropolitan Park System. She had been under a doctor's care for over two years troubled by temporal nervous prostration before her disappearance last Tuesday afternoon. She is survived by her husband and one son.
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Ellen Lee
Brighton
Lawrence Place
Charles River
Jackson Street
Watertown
John Powers
Metropolitan Park System
Convention in Chicago Manifold Preparations Highlight
At the Chicago convention 170000 flags fill the hall and 30000 adorn the exterior. The speaker’s platform sits center stage as Bishantes desk from Mr Heffelfinger of Minneapolis features Pudge Heffelfinger’s heirloom. McKinley presided here when nominated in 1896 and 1900. A hospital on ground floor will serve emergencies with five physicians and eight nurses. The basement houses 62 telegraph instruments and operators along with 100 uniformed messengers handling dispatches.
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Chicago
Heffelfinger
Minneapolis
Pudge Heffelfinger
Yale Guard
William McKinley
Divers Find 49 More Victims Of Slocum Disaster
New York on June 19 reports Sunday's recovery of 49 more bodies from the steamer Slocum, raising total dead to 682 with 559 identified and 40 unclaimed. Divers pulled up 13 from North Brother Island shore as search resumes. Three women clung to the wrecked rail as crews work the river and shorelines for remains.
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New York
Slocum
North Brother Island
Riker’s Island
Metropélitan Rowing Club
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