Progressive group backs James M Cox for president
Fifteen Roosevelt loyalists who left the Republican Party to support Cox argue their choice rests on comparing Cox and Harding records in public office. They cite Cox’s progressive votes on pensions, child labor bans, road funding, flag protection and reform measures, and oppose Harding as a reactionary aligned with party bosses.
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Hughes
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Committee On Rules
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Enth
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Cummins
Shields
Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Progressive leaders and delegates named in 1916 party notes
A list of individuals linked to progressive and Republican circles, including Harold L. Ickes, Mathew Hale, Frances J. Heney, Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Elias D. Saulsberry, Joseph Misbach, John M. Parker, Aimee Fertich, H. H. Holman, Edwin M. Lee, A. A. Andridge, Charles C. Rublee, and W. H. Nichols, with roles in state and national committees and nominations around 1912–1916.
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Harold L. Ickes
Illinois
Harding
Mathew Hale
Massachusetts
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Frances J. Heney
United States
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
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H. H. Holman
Missouri
Edwin M. Lee
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Progressive State Committee
A. A. Andridge
Ohio
Geapeten
Charles C. Rublee
New Hampshire
W. H. Nichols
Vermont
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