Fourteenth Republican Convention Opens Amid Platform Fight
At Chicago June 16 the fourteenth Republican National Convention opened amid a major struggle over the anti injunction plank with Taft's nomination seen as assured and Vice Presidency unsettled. The Credentials Committee may report at noon tomorrow. the Resolutions Committee fights over the anti injunction plank continue, with the subcommittee at 9 to 4 and the full committee at 28 to 24 against it. The convention faces a potentially sensational battle on the floor as leaders press for or against the platform provision amid administration influence. The opening ceremony featured the Star Spangled Banner and a large, subdued crowd observing Taft banners and the unusual quiet before the storm.
Cummins Second Place Boom Dominates Republican Debate
Chicago dispatch notes Governor Cummins of Iowa emerges as the second place frontrunner for VP with Borah and Dolliver factions weighing in. Iowa leaders pledge to press Cummins' claim, while Fairbanks is urged to stay in the race. New York hesitates between Hughes and Sherman as Guild vows to remain in the contest.
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Cummins
Iowa
Borah
Idaho
Allison-Dolliver
Dolliver
Sam D. Riniker
State Central Committee
A. D. Clark
Gardner Cowles
Des Moines
George C. Call
W. L. Eaton
J. C. Welliver
Taft allies win chair in credentials contesting delegates
Chicago June 16 The Credentials Committee opens hearings on 110 contested Republican National Convention delegates with Taft favored in most states and districts. Senator Fulton chosen chair without opposition as hearings begin after adjournment and extend long into the evening with ten minutes per side for at large delegates and eight minutes for district contests. The committee plans to report to the convention at noon tomorrow and prohibits public discussion beyond five minutes per case.
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National Committee
Credentials Committee
Charles W. Fulton
Byron Boyd
Maine
Fulton
Charles A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Committee On
Plan To Gut Down Representation Fought By South
Chicago June 16 The Rules and Order of Business Committee discussed for two hours a plan to reduce representation at future National Republican Conventions. Representative Burke proposed four at large delegates plus one per 10 000 votes, with two from each Territory. Southern states opposed saying it would hurt their organization and requested postponement. Parsons offered a substitute granting four delegates per state and two per territory plus other rules, with safeguards to ensure at least one delegate per district.
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Chicago
Committee On
James F. Burke
Pennsylvania
Burke
H. Myers
Arkansas
W. H. Lucas
Florida
Samuel Davidson
Texas
R. H. Angell
Virginia
South
Philadelphia
W. A. Guthrie
Indiana
George H. Sullivan
Minnesota
C. C. Dawson
Colorado
Dawson
South Carolina
Parsons
North Carolina
New York
Mississippi
Herbert Parsons
Burker
Territories
District of Columbia
Alaska
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Republican Party
Congress
Ycopureen
Blaine Club To Be Biggest Organization in Parade
Blaine Club marchers join Ohio delegates to the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Weber's Band leads the parade to the Coliseum as Blaine Club members initiate a secret lodge, recruit new members, and plan post-convention events. Ohio leaders aim to influence anti injunction planks while neighbors seek convention access.
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Commercial Tribune
Ghicago
Great Northern
Annex
Ohio
Weber
Coliseum
Oozlebug Lodge
Rud Hynicka
Lueders
George B. Cox
Squire Gass
Taft
Marion Club Hosts Vice President Fairbanks in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on June 16 Vice President Fairbanks welcomed the Marion Club, about 500 strong, at his North Meridian Street home. The club planned a march to Chicago to support his presidential nomination. Fairbanks addressed the crowd from his porch, praising Republican unity and civil discourse, urging a peaceful journey to the National convention and a focus on principled campaigning.
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Marion Club
Chicago
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Strong
North Meridian Street
Iry D. Tutwiler
Marton Club
Inna
Delegates at 1908 Republican Convention Open in Chicago
Chicago June 16 delegates and crowds fill the Coliseum as the 1908 Republican National Convention opens. Shouts for Roosevelt Taft and other leaders rise with patriotic airs while Burrows delivers the first tocsin of the campaign amid vivid pageantry and large foreign dignitaries in attendance.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Michigan
Julius Caesar Burrows
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