Lodge's Roosevelt roar electrifies Taft convention scene
At the national convention the audience erupted as Senator Lodge, new permanent chairman, praised the President and faced a storm of cheering and mingled shouts. Delegates and press rose on chairs, waves of banners, hats, and papers filled the gallery in a raucous display lasting upwards of 30 minutes.
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Senator Burrows
Con Ntion
Senator Lodge
Masseboia
Lodge
Trim
Ajlater
New England
Mr. Lodge
United States
Teddy
Solme
Texas
Kentucky
Tennesse
New York
Ohio
Marcus Shoup
Hitchcock
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
Roosevelt
James Francis Burke
Pennsylvania
Burke
Willson
Keifer
Herrick
Remmel
Arkansas
Buckingham
Illinois
Wadsworth
Mudd
Maryland
Warmoth
Louisiana
Georgia
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Oklahoma
Richard C Adams
President Roosevelt
Washington
Indian Territory
Blaine Club Gets Huge Ovation at Chicago Parade
In Chicago on June 1 the Blaine Club led a Republican parade at the National Convention, drawing the strongest cheers. Taft topped the crowd as the convention favored him, with Fairbanks second and Cannon largely dismissed. The Blaine honor was praised as the day’s peak moment in the Coliseum demonstration.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Blaine Club
Blaine Boys
Great Northern
Julius Fleischmann
Coliseum
Roosevelt
Michigan Avenue
William Howard Taft
Fairbanks
Indiana
Joe” Cannon
Monroe Street
Taft
Gannon
Cincinnati
James G. Blaine
Auditorium
Danvillle Commercial Club
Uncle Joe
New York Highlanders
White Sox
Yankees
Garry Herrmann
National Commission
Robert O’brien
Mullen
Eighth Ward
Republican National Committee
Blaine Club Stirs Chicago Rally as Taft Banner Leads Parade
Cincinnati visitors join Blaine Club in Chicago for Taft celebration with a large parade to the Coliseum. The event features a Taft banner, mixed reactions from delegates, and the formation of a mysterious Oozlebug Society amid club initiations and political chatter. A tame elephant causes pie theft at a bakery near the theater.
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Idiana
Illnois
Taft
New York
Pwo
Illinois
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Sam
Blaine Club
West Side Baseball Park
Charles P. Taft
Fielder Jones
White Stockings
Society
Sam W. Smith
M. Muller
Frank Cook
Bug
John Flack
The
Treasury
Matt Levi
Willian’ Thomson
Martin Iesenberick
Bob O'Brien
George Carroll
Tom Cogan
Dick ‘Witt
Crete Jones
Dr. Cameron
Wiliam Jackson
Jack McDermott
L. H. McCammon
William H. Lueders
Albert C. Morrill
Colonial Theater
Julius Fleischmann
Tte
Blaine
Hasen
Charles Christie
Ooglebug Society
Billy Thompson
Engine Company No. 45
Ling
Chicago Saddles
Chicago Fire Department
Notable Incidents at the 1904 Republican Convention
Cincinnati observer Hulbert Taft travels with the Ohio and Taft families amid Roosevelt enthusiasm in Chicago. Governors Hanly and Guild supporters maneuver for influence as delegates discuss politicking and entertainments at the Auditorium and Annex.
Compromise on Injunction Plank Shapes Convention Debate
The article describes a compromise on an anti injunction plank at a party convention. President and Secretary push for a plank while Ballinger and others seek a middle ground. The Ballinger compromise allows injunctions only with due notice and emergency quick review, balancing respect for courts with procedural changes.
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Gompers
General Committee
Fairbanks and Cummins Vie for Vice Presidency
The article reports Secretary Loeb confirming President Roosevelt has no opinion on vice presidential candidates, with Fairbanks and Cummins as leading contenders. New York’s caucus failure weakens its bid, while California backs George A. Knight and other Western states align for Knight amid opposition to the Burke resolution.
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Cummins
Lafayette Young
Iowa
Loeb
Roosevelt
Young
Mr. Loeb
Fairbanks
New York
Stata
California
George A. Knight
San Francisco
Mr. Knight
National Association Opposes Anti-Injunction Plank
The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association in Minneapolis adopts a resolution protesting the anti-injunction plank of the Republican platform. The resolution, telegraphed to Chicago, urges support against the plank, asserting it would undermine court integrity and endanger life and property nationwide.
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Administration
Gompers
Resolutions Committee
Republican Party
National Association
Minneapolis
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Twin Cities
Frank B. Kellogg
Edward Hines
Civil Service Commission Finds No Violation at Convention
Washington report states a careful inquiry into a published list of about seventy federal office holders who were delegates to the Republican convention in Birmingham Alabama found no member of the competitive classified service participated in the convention. The commission notes identity confusion and clarifies that some listed delegates were not present or affected and one alternate refused to serve.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Birmingham
Ala
Compromise Plank Nears Approval at Convention
Resolutions Committee members expect agreement on the compromise, with delegates likely to adopt the plank at tomorrow's convention. The extension of talks increases the chance that the compromise becomes official policy.
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Resolutions Committee
Truth and Quality of California Fig Syrup Ad
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe pleasant laxative. It claims cleansing and relief without debility or dosage increases and promotes genuine California Fig Syrup manufactured product sold by leading druggists.
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California
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Iesttle Creek
Mich
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Blaine Clog
Oozlebug Society Grows
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E. C. Young
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Oozlebug Society
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Danville
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Annex
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Dover
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Hanna
Nelson Cromwell
No Hapgood
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Howard Hinkle
A. 8. Ingalls
Longworth
Comedy OF the Convention
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Tribune
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Herr Richter
Albany
Billy
Graf
Governor Guild
George H. Knight
Guyld
Mudula Park
Sixty Third Street
Park
Mr. Scranton
Scranton
Joseph A. Scranton
Scranton Republican
Dolph Atherton
William Connell
John ‘R. Williams
John C. Eversman
Cannon Headquarters
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Perkins
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