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Roosevelt Loses Second Battle at Convention and Hadley Lead
At Chicago on June 19 the Roosevelt forces suffered another defeat as Governor Hadley led a bid to purge the temporary rolls and seat 92 Roosevelt delegates in place of 92 Taft delegates. Debates stretched over hours with interruptions from both sides and clashes among delegates, ending with a continued fight over credentials and seating.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Hadley
United States
Taft
Committee On Credentials
James Watson
Watson
National Committee
Root
Rosewater
California
Texas
Washington
Republican Party
W. T. Dovell
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Allen
Dovell
Colorado
Seattle
James A. Hemenway
Indiana
Hemenway
Flinn
Pennsylvania
Senator Root
George L. Record
New Jersey
Arizona
Record
Cochise
Maricopa
Mr. Record
William Holton Dye
Dyes
Lew Shank
Indianapolis
Robert E. Morris
Morris
Thomas H. Devine
Committee
Devine
Republican National Committee
Ormsby McHarg
Wellville