Bryan’s Illinois Rally for Kern as Temporary Chairman
The June 25 report details William Jennings Bryan’s speech at the Baltimore convention urging John W. Kern of Indiana as temporary chairman. He denounces the national committee’s recommendation, praises Kern’s 16 years of Democratic service, and argues for harmony and people over wealth in selecting the party’s lead.
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John W. Kern
Indiana
Party of the Nation
Republican Party
Denver
Republican National Committee
United States Senate
Senate
House
Union
Lorimer
Parker
Walker
Opening Prayer at Baltimore Convention by Cardinal Gib bons
Cardinal Gib bons offers a prayer at the opening of the convention asking divine guidance for the President and Congress. He pleads for righteousness liberty and harmony and urges restraint of vice and immorality while stressing unity and mutual charity among citizens and delegates. He prays for nations to uphold law and public order and to transmit freedom to future generations.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
Veteran Teele Weds Third Wife in West Somerville
Samuel Ferdinand Teele, said to be the youngest Civil War veteran in Somerville, married Mrs. Addie Florence Haven at her Curtis Street home in West Somerville. Rev. George Hamilton of Everett officiated. this marks Teele’s third marriage as he wed the late Mrs. Teele two years ago.
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Samuel Ferdinand Teele
Somerville
Addie Florence Haven
Curtis Street
West
George Hamilton
Everett
Teele
Bryan Loses as Parker Chosen Temporary Chairman
At the Democratic national convention in Baltimore on June 25, Judge Alton B Parker was chosen temporary chairman, a defeat for William Jennings Bryan. Bryan vowed to continue his fight, meeting with progressive leaders as Clark supporters shifted votes, with possible bolting by Nebraska delegates to Wilson.
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Bryan
Baltimore
Wall Street
R. S. Johnson
Alton B. Parker
Mr. Bryan
Colonel Bryan
Champ Clark
Judge Parker
Nebraska
Clark
Wilson
Foss Faces Poster Boost As Presidential Speculation Rises
Governor Foss reads a Baltimore poster declaring Foss the only Democrat who can win as he weighs a possible national bid. He mentions attending his old college commencement in Burlington Vermont tomorrow and says he has no plans to go to Baltimore or comment on the convention.
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Foss
Baltimore
Burlington
Vermont
Parker Beats Bryan For Democratic Nomination In N Y Convention
The New York convention ends with Judge Parker securing 579 votes to Colonel Bryan 510. Parker’s platform centers on tariff reform and party harmony while Bryan attacks Parker’s backers Ryan and Belmont. Charles F. Murphy emerges as a national figure, with 90 New York delegates swinging the result in Parker’s favor.
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Judge Parker
Chicago
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
New York
Murphy
August Belmont
Thomas F. Ryan
Bryan remarks on machine not skid at Baltimore
The scene in Baltimore as Mr. Bryan discussed politics with friends at a hotel after a temporary chairmanship remark. He said the machine did not skid, then cautioned he could not prophecy. He planned to attend a reception and spend the night with Mayor Preston’s hosted delegates.
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Clark
Wilson
Mr. James
Henry
James
Bryan
Baltimore
Mr. Bryan
Preston
Platform Committee
Wants Wilson or Bryan on Roosevelt Ticket
Governor Chase Osborn of Michigan telegrams Colonel Roosevelt praising his stand on a third party. He suggests Roosevelt as candidate if the Baltimore convention nominates a reactionary, with Wilson or Bryan as possible partners, and notes he would support Roosevelt in any chosen direction.
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Wilson
Bryan
Roosevelt
Lansing, Mich
Chase
Osborn
Baltimore
Bay State Delegates Mixed It Up In Baltimore Row
Massachusetts delegates to the Democratic convention in Baltimore clashed over temporary chairmanship voting. Harsh remarks and bitterness surfaced, but the quarrel cooled without a referee as talks progressed.
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Baltimore
Massachusetts
Bay State
Chicago
Delegation Squabble Over National Committeeman Choice
Tension rose during a debate on Parker as national committeeman. Arthur Seagrave and several Parker supporters clashed with Bryan allies including Mayor Hayes and Mayor Barry. Williams College Professor Droppers and Michael Sullivan joined the fray amid accusations of outside interests and accusations of ducking. The dispute drew little outside notice as Bay State delegates argued among themselves.
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Fitzgerald
Parker
Arthur Seagrave
Uxbridge
Bryan
Wall Street
Hayes
Springfield
Seagrave
Droppers
Williams College
Michael Sullivan
Salem
O’gorman
Bay State
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Bryans Appeal
KERN
Baltimore, Md
Monticello
Democratic Party
Russia
Persia
Turkey
China
Thomas H. Browne
California
North Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Vancouver
Victoria
Ticket Offices
Chicago and North Western
J. E. Brittain
Tel
Washington Street
Coston
Mass
Congressman
Bill” Sulzer
Lloyds
Kryptok
Washington St
Boylston St
Summer St
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
Essex St
Andrew J. Lloyd CO
Robert L. Norton
the Post
Ryan
Belmont
Edward J. Dunn
Barry
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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