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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
5
Roosevelt delegates in Massachusetts spark a clash between Old Guard and Young Guard factions over nominating strategy. Leaders in Boston and Washington push for Roosevelt allies to avoid pledges while supporting a broad, independent delegation that reflects national needs.
Cablegram from Port of Spain reports Henry Stoddard saying Roosevelt does not seek nomination and urges the nation to choose broad minded leaders. The message notes Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt ending a tour and sharing moments together.
Senator Lodge, who entered Boston quietly yesterday, refused to discuss Colonel Roosevelt’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination or his name being used in the primary. He said he discusses foreign questions only on the Senate floor and would discuss the Fitzgerald Curley alliance or delegate fights only if asked at the proper time. He is staying at Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow’s home.
The text urges delegates from 48 states to gather in Chicago next June and nominate with devotion to the nation's interests. It stresses acting with courage, intelligence, and integrity, free of pledges, to shape the country’s future. The piece ends with a call to consider economy and hints at a future magazine feature.
Moorfield Storey told Victorian Club members at Hotel Bellevue that the United States has done all it could in supporting the allies. Professor William A. Neilson warned Germany is using exhausted troops, including men aged 50 and those with lung or heart issues. Storey praised South Africa for troops bound for England, and voiced shifting views on Ireland’s home rule.
Robert Luce was chief speaker at the annual ladies night banquet of the Somerville Board of Trade held at the Somerville high school auditorium. About 400 attended. William J. Brown served as toastmaster with Mrs Luce and Mayor and Mrs Cliff in attendance. Harry McDevitt and the Kirkness brothers provided entertainment and a 6 o'clock reception was held. Charles J. Gerrish chaired the reception committee.
Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell and MIT President Richard Maclaurin spoke to the University Club of Los Angeles from Boston, transmitting over 3600 miles. The event included songs and remarks greeted by Tienry G Brainerd, with organizers W C Barlow H C Reed and C P F Mason coordinating from New York and Los Angeles.
Three children of Mr and Mrs Robert Sprague burned to death when a fire destroyed their home at Red Rapids Bridge in New Brunswick on the night of March 9.
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