Roosevelt and Taft Conventions Clash Over Delegates
In Aberdeen on May 15 a Roosevelt Biennale meeting in Enghts of Pythiad Hall reports Roosevelt delegates representing nearly all counties, while Taft delegates are limited by central committee actions. Spokane and several counties stay unrepresented at Taft gathering. A tentative offer would award Progressives ten of fourteen national delegates, but a caucus indicates no compromise. Police guard the Grand Theatre as Taft delegates convene. Roosevelt voices accuse rules aimed to exclude their contestants.
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Pythiad Hall
Slagit
State Central Committee
King County
Wammer B. Robertson
Taft
Roosevelt
Grand Theatre
Spokane
Benton
Pierce
Adams
Snohomish
Columbia
Garfield
Kittitas
Stevens
Franklin County
Thos. Fisk
Mason County
W.T. Laulie
Seattle
Ning
Falconer
Hall
Vancouver
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Hayley
Loren Grinsted
Wolgart
Mills
George R. Walker
Enae
W. T. Dovell
Washington
Pierce County
State Committee
Grinsted
Coiner
Hay
Walla Walla
B. W. Coiner
T. P. Fisk
Mason
George Dysart
Lewis
William Jones
Jay Thomas
Chelan
W. H. Poulhamus
Claham
William B. Ritchte
J. G. Corbally
Ferry
L. Roy Slater
Franklin
M. L. Deiscoll
Grant
A. O. O'Leary
Lincoln
E. Yarwood
Paclfice
C. BE. Philbrick
Pend'Ore
Centralia
Ucketa
W. H. Pauthamas
Gantt
Rival Republican Conventions Split In Aberdeen Harbor
Two state Republican conventions meet in Aberdeen as Taft and Roosevelt factions contend for delegates to Chicago. Police guard entrances while the state committee votes to seat Taft delegates led by ex Senator Wilson and Samuel Pius, and Roosevelt delegates from King and Pierce counties push for a fair convention amid protests and threats of force.
California Progressives Dominant in State Primary
United Press dispatch from San Francisco reports Roosevelt and Clark winning California's first preferential presidential primary by large margins over Taft and La Follette. Taft second, La Follette third, Wilson the only other Democrat. By midnight, Roosevelt leads nationwide. SF margin around 4,000. Delegates elected at large all pledged to the popular choice.
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United Press Lease Wire
San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt
Champ Clark
California
Taft
LaFollette
Wilson
Roosevelt
Clark
Los Angeles
Bia
Southland
San Diego
la Foliette
Interior
Warren
Darrow On Trial for Bribery in Los Angeles Case
United Press reports Clarence S. Darrow faced a bribery charge in the McNamara case. The former defense counsel appeared before Judge Hutton in the same room where the McNamaras were sentenced for dynamiting the Los Angeles Times building. Defense led by Carl Rogers with several associates. state represented by District Attorney Fredericks.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Clarence 5
Darrow
McNamara
Hutton
Superior Court
George N. Lockwood
McNamaras
Los Angeles Times
Carl Rogers
Patrick Calhoun
San Francisco
Gurlis McNutt
Curraw
W. H. Dehm
W. H. Anderson
Fredericks
Esaietants
W. 5. Ford
Arthur Keatch
Made in Canada Exhibition Train Tours Western Canada
A Canadian Manufacturers Association exhibition train departs Montreal loaded with factory displays to acquaint new Western Canadian citizens with Canadian goods. After brief stops in Toronto Ottawa Fort William Port Arthur the train proceeds to Winnipeg and visits towns across Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan aboard ten display cars a sleeping car and a dining car.
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United Press
Montreal
Canada
United States
Toronto
Ottawa
Fort Williame
Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Aged Civil War Vet Struck By Automobile in City
An elderly man named Samples was struck by a car driven by M Hancock at the Main Street and Tower Avenue corner. He was bruised and shaken, removed to his home, and resting easily. witnesses think he failed to see the machine.
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Samples
Nor East
M. Hancock
Main Street
Tower Avenue
Hancock
Main
Tower
Stahl
Taft Men Hire Police At King County Convention Site
Taft forces hire police as guards double overnight at Grand Theatre in Aberdeen Washington. Twenty five extra officers and regulars protect the Republican state convention venue. workmen fortify entrances with strong doors amid threats from Roosevelt supporters. A Chehalis burglary nets cash from a confectionery and a slot machine is emptied.
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United Press
Aberdedn
Wash
Grand Theatre
State Committee
Tate
King County
Roosevelt
Steam-Rolled at Aberdeen by State Committee
Progressives claim Taft forces used proxies to seat Taft delegates at the state committee meeting in Aberdeen. J B Lease reports many counties loyal to Progressives boycotted or sent proxies, allowing Chairman Colner to seat Taft followers. A. Studebaker of Chehalis argued for Progressive seats. the motion to seat the Taft delegation passed late at night.
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Roosevelt
Aberdeen
State Central Committee
Colner
Coiner
Taft
George Dysart
Centralia
State Committee
Garfield County
Lease
Lewis County
A. Studebaker
Chehalla
Emma Goldman Driven from San Diego Arrives in Los Angeles
Emma Goldman anarchist lecturer reaches Los Angeles after mobs drove her from San Diego. A long distance call from manager Ben Reitman claims he was lured and feathered by a San Diego mob and branded with I W W on his back. He also says he was forced to leave the city and is now twenty miles north of San Diego.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Emma Goldman
San Diego
Ben Reitman
Reitman
Roosevelt Bryan and Debs the candidates
United Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports that leaders of the Socialist party began a move to nominate Eugene V Debs for president with Edward Russell as running mate, asserting Roosevelt Bryan and Debs as the national campaign contenders.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
Debs
United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Fat Party
Godallet National Convention
Eugene V. Debs
Edward Russell
Four Perish In Forest Fires
SHATTLIS May 36 Four men perished in the flames at Dempsey's camp near Birds Eye View Skagit County. The forest fire in said district now be under control after heavy damage. Several farm houses destroyed and residents sought refuge beyond the fire limits. WONDON May 15 The White Star Hiner Olympic sister ship of the same whose last scheduled trip to New York was abandoned due to trouble with her firemen over collapsible Hf events sails today for New York with enough boats to take off all aboard. Crew members have undergone lifesaving drills and the voyage will take the southern route to avoid icebergs.
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United Press
Shattlis
Dempsey
Birds Eye View
Skagit County
Wondon
White Star Hiner Olympic
New York
Proops Coming Home From Philippines With Troops
An army transport will sail from Manila today carrying the second cavalry and the nineteenth infantry. The withdrawal will be accelerated with six and ninth infantry to sail from Manila a month from now rather than waiting until September 15 under the original plan.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Manila
Second Cavalry
Philippines
Harness race futures prize fund announced in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles horse association guarantees 10000 dollars for the 1942 futurity stake entries closing today. The event will feature two year olds and three year olds with purses totaling 18000 dollars at the association meeting this fall.
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Los Angulos
Los Angeles
Olympic Wrestling Trials In Chicago May Trials
Amateur wrestlers from several cities compete in Chicago in Graeco Roman Olympic trials. All matches will be decided as contenders seek Sweden participation.
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Chicago
Sweden
Railroad managers meet to discuss engineers demands
New York May 15 General managers of Dantern railway lines opened a conference to consider locomotive engineers demands and the dispute with firemen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, seen as subject to arbitration.
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United Presa
New York
Dantern Railway Lnes
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