Gavel Missing As Convention Opens In Columbus
The Ohio Republican convention opens with Temporary Chairman Longworth seeking the gavel, which is soon found, and Senator Burton named permanent chair after a tense start. Delegates hear calls for anti sensationalism and strong human rights focus, with Charles Dick leading the resolution report endorsing Taft for 1912.
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Willis G. Rowland
Columbus
E. O. Craighead
Dayton
Senator Burton
Longworth
Burton
John R. Malloy
Harry L. Gordon
Ciincinnati
Brown
Roosevelt Has Nothing to Say on Harding Nomination
Former President Roosevelt listened with interest to Warren G. Harding's nomination for Ohio governor and Garfield's withdrawal. He declined to comment further, saying he had no first hand information and would say nothing for several days.
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Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Ohio
Dolly Seeks Attention Amid Cleansing Plant Visit
Dolly chronicles a busy day at Fenton Dry Cleaning and Dyeing plant in Avon Dale. She praises the firm’s odorless cleaning and recounts a mix of personal reflections, a medical aside about gall stones, and a plug for Dr. C. A. Stout’s claimed cure.
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Dolly
Fenton
Avondale
Mr. Fenton
Dolly Dimples to Attend Reds Pirates Game and Zoo Visit
The article notes Dolly Dimples will watch the Reds play the Pirates this afternoon and may visit the Cincinnati Zoo tonight if not captured. A public reception with Dolly is planned at Coney Island next Sunday, with the reward paused that day and resuming the following Monday as she reappears in disguise. The Commercial Tribune claims catching her requires participants to talk and study her features.
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Coney Island
Paris
Fenton Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Company
Dolly Dimples
Reds
Pirates
Dolly
The
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Cox Swings Convention For Marion Man in Face Of Play
A report notes Cox backing a Marion area candidate amid an election drive. The article highlights reaction to the convention and its impact on local political dynamics during a period of national scrutiny.
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Cox
Marion
Longworth
Two Names Enter Before Delegates in Final Round
In a tight contest the third attempt seals victory as the winner earns delegates. The event centers on two named figures and a judge, with the mentor figure acknowledged as key to the outcome.
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Judge Brown
Harding Victory Prediction Tops Republican Platform
In Columbus July 27 George B. Cox shifted support to Warren G. Harding on the third ballot, securing the Ohio Republican nomination for governor. Harding pledged honest governance and victorious plans, while the convention reeled from the dramatic political move as Hamilton county votes tipped the balance.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Harding
Commonwealths
William H. Taft
Republican Party
Triscons
Cuyahoga County
Roosevelt
Hamilton County
Burton
Longworth
Cox
Warren G. Harding
Garfield in good humor over fight at Cleveland convention
The Cleveland report notes James R. Garfield avoided a platform fight at the Ohio Republican convention while Harding's delegate dynamics and Burton's challenge shaped the outcome. Cox credited Harding, Garfield shaped progressive action, and the Ohio committee planned ten days to organize for the campaign.
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Charles Dick
Committee On Resolutions
Senator Dick
Taft
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Noes
Senate
Paul Owland
Cleveland
Grant Mouser
Marion
Cox
Harding
Theodore Burton
Hamilton County
Burton
Longworth
James R.garfield
Brown
Thompson
State Central Committee
Walter Brown
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Denman
Warren G. Hard
Ing
Fran
Summers of
Springfield
Clerk of the Supreme
John S. McNutt
Salem
Dairy and Food Commis
Renick W. Dunlap
Kingston
Ars
Public Works
George H. Wat
Portsmouth
Commissioner of Common
John W. Zeller
Findlay
Wodgoof Zoodoge
Harmon
State Board of Arbitration
Connell
Columbiana County
Committee On Permanent Organization
Dick Presents Platform
Sokrma
George H. Watkins
Board of Public Works
Associated Press Dispatch
Oyster Bay
Presi
Ohio Republican
Dr. C. A. Stout
Coney
Cious
Darky
Merri
Ment
Alms Hotel
Queen
C. A. Stout
Garfield Place
Edison
Stout
Queen City
Per Soen
Comoros
Omo
Ooeo
Despond
Mr. Garfield
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