Pa Delegation Plans Drive For Presidential Delegates
Pennsylvania Governor Sproul meets party leaders and governors as New York delegates arrive to back Nicholas Murray Butler. Senator Crow says sentiment shifts toward Sproul while the delegation plans a caucus to choose a chair and set ballot strategy for the presidential contest.
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New York
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Wadsworth
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Herbert Parsons
Ogden L. Mills
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William M. Calder
Dr. Butler
Butler
Debates and Delusions as Nomination Talks Roast Chicago
A 1920 letter from King W. Lardner satirizes presidential nomination hustings in Chicago. He mocks delegates, rails at campaign expenses, and jokes about Debs in jail, a possible socialist bid, and moving to Washington with a humorous take on political theater and the bear faced delegates.
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New York
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Ed Wynn
Lincoln
Shakespear
Mayor Thompson declines to serve in convention
Governor Lowden delays departure from Chicago to remain during the Illinois convention. He notes uncertainty about leaving for Springfield and says he is satisfied with the Illinois delegation, refusing to comment on Thompson’s statements. The article also cites unopposed delegates amid moneyed influence concerns within the Republican ranks.
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Lowden
Springfield
Illinois
William Hale Thompson
Multiple GOP and Democratic forecasts emerge from Chicago convention
A city brief atop a political page gathers Republican and Democratic forecasts from various leaders. Officials, editors, and a reporter quote Harding, Lowden, Hoover, Cox, and Wood candidates with hopes of securing the presidential nomination. The piece notes conference committee prospects and voter sentiment amid a forthcoming San Francisco ballot.
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Wire
Chicago
San Francisco
Warren G. Harding
Lowden
Illinois
Robert Z. Buchwalter
Common Pleas Court
Ried
Charles Woellner
Board of Elections
Harding
Woellner
Wood
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover
James Albert Green
Cox
Goven
Ohio
Jimmy Cox
Cincincinnati
Pullman Company
La Follette Platform Demands Public Ownership And Tax Reform
The platform calls for repeal of the Esch Cummins railroad law and public ownership of railroads stockyard terminals and major industries. It attacks government extravagance cites an $11 476 627 929 wartime budget and condemns war profits arguing taxes should fall on wealth and not the poor.
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United States
Great Lakes
Canada
New York
Republican Party
France
Tear Down Churches To Build Hospitals, Dr. Abernethy Says
The Rev A T Abernethy urged tearing down half the churches in Cincinnati to use the timber and materials for a central hospital for incurables. He preached at Richmond Street Christian Church urging practical works over theory and lamenting the lack of a city hospital.
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Richmond Street Christian Church
Dr. Abernethy
Illinois Labor Party Nominates State Ticket
The Illinois Labor party nominated candidates for state offices at a state convention headed by John Walker of Danville who will seek governor. John Fitzpatrick of Chicago seeks US Senate. William K. Rodriguez of Chicago runs for Attorney General and Clifford Ernest of Colorado for Congressman-at-Large.
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