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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
Senator W. Murray Crane leads a Taft League slate announcing eight delegates and alternates at large for the Chicago convention. The list includes former Governor John L. Bates and other prominent names as the first direct voter entry for Crane since his governorship eleven years ago.
The Republican State committee declared no state convention this year as direct primary elects delegates. Senator Crane heads the delegates list with ex Governor Long as an alternative. Taft headquarters touts a representative state and unity to prevent divided votes. General Champlin, league chair, argues for a solid Taft delegation and majority rule by voters. Roosevelt and Taft clash over democracy and the role of the people in government.
Senator Joseph M. Dixon released part of Colonel Roosevelt's schedule for the upcoming western speaking trip. The line includes a March 26 departure from New York at 3 PM, Chicago arrival March 27 at 2 PM, St Paul arrival March 28 at 5 PM, and a return to Chicago by noon March 30, with potential Detroit stop on return.
At a Harvard Speakers' Club meeting a resolution set a straw vote on presidential candidates for March 26. The ballot will include Clark Cummins Debs Harmon La Follette Roosevelt Taft Underwood and Wilson.
The committee on labor votes to report a minimum wage bill for women and children along with the Wage Commission proposal. Employers failing to follow Wage Commission recommendations will have their names published in newspapers.
The committee on liquor law reports the Daylight liquor bill in the Senate. It forbids saloons from opening before eight in the morning. The committee vote favors the bill six to five.
Roosevelt campaign bureau accepted an invitation for Colonel Roosevelt to speak in Portland next Saturday night. South Portland has instructed its delegates to support Roosevelt at the Republican State convention in Bangor.
The Senate defeated the woman suffrage bill in a short session. The bill failed 17 to 14 after being offered as a constitutional amendment substitute. Key votes show Horgan and Lomasney of Boston supporting, Adams and Allen opposing, with a packed roll call and paired votes noted.
The sale highlights daily piano offerings drawing buyers to the store. Each day’s turnover pushes stock moves forward, with new arrivals and limited-time discounts prompting rapid purchases.
A local sale advertises pianos with low prices and easy terms. The notice promises further reductions by next week to move a complete stock and attract buyers.
A century-old piano dealer at 146 Boylston Street near Park Square touts deep discounts on upright and grand pianos with prices from 75 to 125 for uprights and 225 to 350 for Hallet & Davis and Conway models. The sale promises easy terms, high stock, and quick turnover as contractors relocate, with pianos on sale to clear space and finish work.
The group states Taft strength concentrates on eight candidates they deem representative of the movement. They predict broad Republican support and a majority aligned with the movement principles in this contest.
The Law School of the University of Pennsylvania approved Roosevelt's plan for a popular recall of judicial decisions on constitutional amendments but regretted that a man of his marked characteristics proposed it. Colonel Roosevelt countered that he had to lead since no one else did, denying esthetic motives and insisting action was necessary.
Nomination papers were filed yesterday by Roosevelt supporters for delegates and alternates to the Chicago convention on the Roosevelt ticket. Key names include Octave La Ri viere of Springfield, Daniel W. Lane and Jacob H. Mack, and C. H. Brown.
In Norfolk VA two contested delegates were chosen for Theodore Roosevelt at a mass convention of black voters from Virginia's Second District. The event marked the first of ten district conventions by Negroes to select contesting delegates for the Chicago Republican convention.
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