Hughes Won’t Do Roosevelt Aides See Third Ticket Threat
Oyster Bay June 9 Col Roosevelt’s reply to Senator Jackson warns Republicans to purge German-American influence or risk a third ticket led by the Colonel. He remains non-committal on Chicago but signals readiness to travel if called, framing the crisis as a fight over national preparedness and democratic leadership.
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Battle of rival clans clatters through Congress hotel corridors
Chicago police take charge as Sherman boosters clash with Roosevelt supporters in the Congress hotel. Fights break out in corridors and bars with fists and torn banners as officers quell the riot and separate the factions on the mezza nine floor and nearby areas. Roosevelt followers gain the edge in most clashes.
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Convention Seat Prices Plunge Ahead of Closing Sessions
Chicago reports a sharp drop in ticket prices with seats for the rest of the season available as low as 10 dollars. In prior years single tickets for closing sessions sold for about 25 dollars, signaling weak demand.
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Peace Plan Turbulence as G O P and Progressives Grid
Chicago June 9 delegates at the Republican and Progressive conventions reassembled amid uncertain rain and rising tensions. Harmony talks produced “progress” but no joint meeting. leaders fear stampede to a candidate, with Hughes likely favored by some, Roosevelt seen as a radical option.
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Wickersham Talks With Justice Hughes at Home
George W. Wickersham says his visit to Justice Hughes was social and not political. He came to Washington to see his dentist and met Hughes after luncheon with the French ambassador.
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Food Preparedness Signals Long Siege at Perkins Apartments
Chicago on June 3 reports preparations to feed residents at Perkins apartments during a looming siege. Colonel McGrath, the fighting secretary, takes a rare dinner break saying work may justify a feast though a celebratory calf might be killed at the conference end if time allows.
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Cummings Urged as Wilsons Choice for DNC Leader
Washington June 8 President Wilson plans to name the next Democratic national committee chair before the St. Louis convention closes. Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut is being urged, with Ollie James and Thomas W Hughes among possible selections. McCombs and Lynch cited as less feasible due to time. The President also invited to speak at the Ohio convention. Mrs. Spinks notes strong support from California women.
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Missouri to Give Hughes 36 Votes After First Ballot
Chicago June 3 Indications grew last night that a shift toward Justice Charles E. Hughes is forming among delegates nationwide. Missouri announced it would cast its 36 votes for Hughes on the second ballot, with weeks first on the initial ballot.
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Suffrage plank revised in GOP platform vote
Chicago reports the Republican platform battle over woman suffrage ended with a 35 to 11 vote to adopt a plank backing suffrage by state legislatures rather than a federal amendment. The final text affirms government by the people and state autonomy on suffrage with justice for women. Police to arrest ticket sellers at the convention were instructed. two men were booked.
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T. R. Stampede by Bull Moose Barely Averted
Chicago June 9 The Progressive Convention endured a turbulent afternoon as radicals threatened to nominate Theodore Roosevelt despite harmony efforts. Conservatives pushed for a peace conference inviting the Republican Convention and named conferees George W. Perkins Hiram Johnson Horace S Wilkinson and Charles J Bonaparte.
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