Hughes Or Roosevelt Favored By GOP Leaders
Chicago June 2 reports say party chiefs expect either Charles Evans Hughes or Theodore Roosevelt to secure the Republican nomination at the upcoming convention. Senator Reed Smoot backs Hughes, citing odds 10 to 4 in his view, while supporters of Elihu Root push their own line. The anti Hughes camp reemerges with a Stokes letter and renewed requests to hear Hughes stance on constitutional amendments for woman suffrage.
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G O P Leaders Set 0 K On Nominee In Chicago Rally
In Chicago June 2 Republican National Committee members, meeting ahead of the convention, confirm a strict binding contract tying delegates to the committee, not to presidential candidates. They anticipate no early settlement as Roosevelt and others mobilize support while party leaders select a nominee among a small group of top operators. A large preparedness parade and suffragists loom as key convention spectacles unfold.
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Hughes Will Not Resign If Named For Presidency
Chicago report states Justice Hughes would accept a nomination if offered and would not resign the bench before or after a potential nomination. He plans to remain on the Supreme Court, awaiting the oath on March 4, 1917, and will not take active steps to influence any nomination. The ruling also notes a Washington court allowing a married woman teacher to keep her job.
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Hughes Silent on Wise Interview Declines Comment
Justice Hughes refused to discuss the interview with Rabbi Stephen S Wise printed in New York papers June 21 1912. He would not indicate whether the stance attributed to him in the interview remained unchanged, noting the Supreme Court must not be dragged into politics and praising court dignity.
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Plan to Name Wood If Roosevelt Loses
New York June 2. A Roosevelt Wood committee has been formed in Chicago. A presidential conference is set for Monday night at the Hotel Congress. John A. Stewart, campaign chairman, announced the plan to name Wood if Roosevelt is not nominated, as a compromise candidate.
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Bryan Doubts That Roosevelt Will Win
In New Orleans on June 2, William Jennings Bryan, after four hours there, doubted Roosevelt’s Republican nomination prospects. He said the party seeks a harmonizer, not a disorganizer, and questioned the chances of Roosevelt securing the nomination.
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Sixteen Votes Lost to Hughes Banner in Georgia Fight
In Chicago on June 2 the national committee seated the Henry S. Jackson delegation from Georgia, discarding sixteen pro Hughes votes after a six hour contest. The battle centered on Georgia state committee personnel with Johnson and Jackson wings opposing each other. The committee also settled seven Alabama protests and reported May copper exports at 14 705 tons.
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Negros Delegates Past Glories At Republican Conventions
Chicago June 2 Colored delegates who had been courted at earlier Republican conventions found little hospitality this year. The 1912 gathering offered few meeting places and sparse resources, a stark contrast to the lavish treatment of 1908 and 1904. Virginia's James H. Hayes lamented the lack of a dedicated meeting spot as he recalled past entertainments for supporters of the Colonel.
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Colored Delegates Quietly Weigh Nominating Choice
Report from Weeks HQ shows colored delegates few in number and uninstructed as they arrive at Congress hotel. Boom managers ignore their influence while Hayes notes potential importance, no clear plan or deal emerges for the party nomination this year.
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Odds on Roosevelt Rise in Republican Nomination
News dispatches from Chicago St Louis Denver and New York report shifting betting odds on Theodore Roosevelt becoming the Republican nominee. Chicago shows even money from 5 to 1 against earlier weeks St Louis offers even money reversing 2 to 10 against Roosevelt Denver lists odds 10 to 4 Roosevelt as next president New York notes a $10 wager at the Vanderbilt hotel predicting Roosevelt’s nomination at the Republican convention.
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Roosevelt State Ready to Dicker on 1904 Ticket
Roosevelt managers outline tentative GOP slate. President Theodore Roosevelt, VP Charles Fairbanks, Secretary of State Elihu Root, and Treasury Theodore Burton figure in the deal. Also notes a Chicago fire where eighteen firemen were overcome at a four story brick building, later revived.
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Brandeis Confirmed by Senate in Bitter Vote
In a 47 to 22 Senate decision, Louis D. Brandeis was confirmed for the United States Supreme Court after a partisan, protracted fight. Democratic and Republican support varied, with key objections citing integrity concerns and past conduct. supporters urged慎.
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Sub-station No 31 Opens at 119 East Main Street
Sub-station No. 31 of the post office opened yesterday at 119 East Main Street under the charge of William C. Kinsella.
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