Indiana Democrats Nominate State Ticket At Convention
Indiana Democrats closed their two day convention in Indianapolis naming a full State ticket and instructing delegates to back William J. Bryan for President. Thomas R. Marshall was chosen for Governor and John W. Kern nominated for Vice President. platform calls for tariff revision and direct US Senate election among other reforms. Thomas Taggart retained as National Committeeman with 24 of 30 delegates voting for him.
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Indianapolis
Indana Democratic State Convention
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
United States
Aldrich
Marion County
Thomas Taggart
Taft Favored by West and Tennessee Ranks
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska asserts the state backs Secretary Taft with the West and that Nebraska's convention instructed for Taft. Tennessee factions show both wings selecting Taft as their choice, with the Evans delegates joining the Taft wave after a tense convention.
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Commercial Tribune BuReau
Munsey Building
Washineton
D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Sheldon
Nebraska
Taft
Brownlow
Nashville
Evans
Tennessee Republican Party
Bryan embraced by Iowa Democrats at state convention
Bryan’s name drew loud cheers as Iowa delegates-at-large were selected at the Democratic State Convention in Cedar Rapids on March 26. The platform echoed a Nebraska line and strengthened the Omaha endorsement, with delegates Porter Centerville, Sullivan Des Moines, Dunn Mason City, and Duncombe Fort Dodge chosen after ballots.
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Bryan
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Omaha
Iowa
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
Jerry B. Sullivan
Des Moines
E. J. Dunn
Mason City
C.F. Duncombe
Ft. Dodge
James B. Weaver
Young Men's Democratic Club Banquet in Convention Hall
In Kansas City on March 26 twelve hundred tickets were sold or distributed for the Young Men's Democratic Club banquet to be held Monday night in Convention Hall. Guests include W J Bryan and Judson Harmon with prominent Democrats and four ex Governors Dockery Stone Francis and Crittenden with Governor Folk. Accommodations for 2000 banqueters planned and galleries will be opened to the public after the banquet to hear the speakers.
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Kansas City
Young Men’s Democratic Club
W. J. Bryan
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Missouri
Dockery
Stone
Francis and Crittenden
Folk
Seventh District Democratic Convention Chooses Bryan Support
Springfield district delegates vote for Bryan at the Denver convention and back Judson Harmon for governor. O E Duff of Madison named for Congress against J Warren Keifer. James Johnson and M K Gantz named as national delegates. Convention favors a State primary to select a U S Senate candidate.
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Springfield
Denver
Bryan
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
O. E. Duff
Madison County
Congress
J. Warren Keifer
James Johnson
M. K. Gantz
United States
Donaghey Chosen Governor Nominee in Arkansas Primary
Early returns from the Democratic State primary in Arkansas show George W. Donaghey of Faulkner County leading for Governor over W. F. Kirby and John H. Hineman. U S Senator Jefferson Davis backed Kirby and claimed a small plurality, with P R Andrews of Woodruff County nominated for Attorney General. First District returns renominated Representative R B Macon over Clyde Going.
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Donaghey
Little Rock
Ark
George W. Donaghey
Faulkner County
W. F. Kirby
John H. Hineman
United States
Jefferson Davis
Kirby
P. R. Andrews
Woodruff County
R. B. Macon
Clyde Going
Butler County Delegation Backs Harmon for Governor
Hamilton Ohio March 26 Butler County Democratic delegation endorses Judson Harmon of Cincinnati for the gubernatorial nomination. No progress reported for Raither Welty or Pomerene in the county.
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Butler County
Harmon
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Raither Welty
Pomerene
General Sherwood Declares Re-Election Bid at Democratic Meet
Special Dispatch to Commercial Trial Columbus March 26 General L R Sherwood of the Ninth District, while attending a Democratic meeting, announced his candidacy for re election to Congress.
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Commercial Trial
Columbus, CO
Geeral L RR. Sherwood
Reon
Evans Sanders Republican State Convention Opens in Nashville
The Evans-Sanders Republican State Convention in Nashville called to order by temporary Chairman Early. Speakers included Alfred Taylor Tessman Hale and G N Tillman. Delegates were instructed to back Taft for President and H Clay Evans for Vice President, with a tariff revision and Roosevelt administration endorsed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Chicago
Committee On Credentials
Alfred Taylor
Robert L. Taylor
Con Tessman Halé
G. N. Tillman
Virginians for Taft Delegates Named in Fifth District
The Fifth Virginia District Republican Convention met in Rocky Mount and elected B. A. Davis of Rocky Mount and Dexter Goad of Hillsville as delegates to the National Convention in Chicago. L. D. Perkins of Kimbrick chosen as Presidential Elector. Delegates instructed to vote for W. H. Taft and Roosevelt administration unqualifiedly indorsed.
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Taft
Roanoke
Rocky Mount
B. A. Davis
Dexter Goad
Hillsville
Chicago
DD. Perkins
Kimbrick
W. H. Taft
Roosevelt
Republicans endorse Cannon for President at Illinois convention
Illinois Republicans grandly backed Joseph G. Cannon for the Presidency and approved tariff adjustment rather than revision. Four at large delegates to the National convention were elected: U S Senator Shelby M. Cullom, Albert J. Hopkins, Governor Charles H. Deneen, and Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse. The platform also endorsed Governor Deneen’s administration and other state officers amid tariff policy shifts.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Joseph G. Cannon
United States
Shelby M. Cullom
Albert J. Hopkins
Charles H. Deneens
Fred A. Busse
Chicago
Deneen
Henry S. Boutell
Washington
Cannon
Republicans Hold Eastern State Convention for Chicago Delegates
The first Republican State convention in the East elects delegates to the Chicago National Convention. Delegates-at-large from Cumberland Westerly Bristol Providence and others chosen without presidential instruction. District conventions pick Edward S. Rawson Edward R Arnold Philip Boucher and John E. Fletcher as Chicago delegates.
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Providence
United States
Chicago
Andrew
J. Currier
Cumberland
Alexander C. Crumb
Westerly
Ezra Dixon
Bristol
John Fletcher
Edward S. Rawson
Newport
John E. Fletcher
Edward R. Arnold
Coventry
Philips Boucher
Woonsocket
Hughes Endorsed at Albany for Republican Presidential Ticket
Governor Charles E Hughes was formally endorsed for the Republican nomination by Albany area voters at a large meeting under the Hughes League. General Stewart L Woodford of Brooklyn led the program as Randall J Le Boeuf presented a resolution praising President Roosevelt's administration and declaring Hughes a Lincoln like standard bearer respected nationwide.
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New York State
Charles Evans Hughes
Lincoln
Editor Who Slued Suieffo Acquitted in Kansas City
General Richard C. Horne was acquitted of murdering H. J. Groves editor of The Kansas City Post. The jury found him insane at the time of the shooting and committed him to an asylum. Groves died a week later. Woodward, the theatrical manager, recovered. Horne, a brigadier general on Governor Stone's staff, was a longtime Missouri editor and Democratic figure.
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Kansas City
Richard C. Horne
H. J. Groves
Kansas City Post
General Horne
Groves
C. D. Woodward
Woodward
Horne
William J. Stone
Missouri
Indictments Returned Against San Francisco Officials
Three indictments each with three counts were secretly voted by the grand jury against Patrick Calhoun president of United Railways Tirey L Ford general counsel and Abraham Ruef former political boss of San Francisco. Indictments filed with Acting Judge Sturtevant.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
United Railways
Tirey L. Ford
Abraham Ruef
Sturtevant
Beall Accuses President Of Usurping Powers
Texas congressman Beall assails the President for flagrant constitutional overreach. He charges the President appointed a majority of Supreme Court and many circuit and district judges, claiming they derive authority from him and could be influenced despite their distinct government roles.
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Washington
Beall
Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit
Cleveland Slayer Freed In Infidelity Case
Andrew Kolinoski was acquitted by a jury in Judge Babcock's court after admitting to killing his wife and her boarder. He claimed emotional insanity and justification, with the verdict of not guilty after deliberation.
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Cleveland
Andrew Kolinoski
Babcock
Williams outlines bills Democrats will pass and oppose
House minority leader John Sharp Williams outlines Democratic stance on Roosevelt's measures. He lists supports and concessions to avoid filibuster, naming child labor limits, publication of campaign contributions, liability laws, tariff revisions, and injunction rules, with criticisms of Republican delays and calls for action on several major items.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Willams
Williams
District of Columbia
Territories
Supreme Court
Two Earthquakes Shake Mexico City Amid Cracked Walls
Mexico City recorded two strong earthquakes today. The first at 4 30 p m lasted four minutes and twenty eight seconds with no deaths and minor damage though many walls cracked. A second tremor at 9 17 p m caused more wall damage and clocks to stop as theater crowds fled to the streets. Telegraph outages occurred briefly.
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Mexico City
México City
City
Mexico
Virginia Judge Removed by Virginia General Assembly
Richmond Va March 26 The General Assembly of Virginia adopted a resolution removing Judge J W G Blackstone of the Eleventh Circuit from office for improper conduct and gross neglect of official duty One dissenting vote in each chamber followed a long sensational investigation The judge said he would fight the proceedings and is expected to pursue quo warranto relief in the Supreme Court
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Richmond
General Assembly of Virginia
J. W. G. Blackstone
Eleventh Circuit
Blackstone
Supreme Court
Women audience hears critique of pupil overwork
Mrs. M. M. Caldwell of Ohio tells an all female audience that boys and girls push themselves too hard at school. She says graduation glory replaces real education and that intense mental cultivation harms physique and limits a girl’s natural role in creation’s plan.
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New York
M. M. Caldwell
Ohio
National Metal Trades Association Elects Officers
The New York convention closed with F. K. Copeland of Chicago elected president H P Bells of Cleveland named first vice president J H Schwancke of Philadelphia chosen second vice president William Lodge of Cincinnati named treasurer and the secretary to be appointed
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New York
National Metal Trades Association
F. K. Copeland
Chicago
H. P. Bells
Cleveland
J. H. Schwancke
Philadelphia
William Lodge
Cincinnati
Fire destroys Covington tobacco warehouse and surrounding buildings
In Covington Kentucky a fire of incendiary origin destroyed the T. S. Hamilton warehouse at Fourth and Bakewell and damaged nearby homes and businesses. Fire departments from Covington and Cincinnati battled the blaze as insured losses mounted with extensive property damage across multiple structures.
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Cincinnati
American Society of Equity
Kentucky
American Tobacco Company
Equity Society
T. Gs. Hamilton
Covington
Hamilton
Fourth and
Bakewell Streets
The
Commercial Tribune
Charles Francis
Fifth and Johnson Streets
Houston, Stanwood & Gamble Company
Third Street
Francis
Cincinnati Companies
Lytle
Fourth Street
Hamillton Warehouse
Bakewell Street
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Columbia City
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Northanchester
Walter J. Lotz
Muncie
M. B. Larry
Logansport
E. W. Felt
Greenfield
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North Vernon
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Bloomington
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Speaker Cannon
Vorite
Lieve
Tennessee
Representative Brownlow
Brownlow- Oliver-A”istin
H. Clay Evans
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Sherwood
Tillman
Nathan Hale
Indorsed
Suieffo
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Bord
Permanent Waterways Commission
Wiliams
House Judiciary Committee
A Mgm
the Illustrated Sunday Magazine
the Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati National League Baseball Club
Virginia
Assembly
Office
Cincinnatian
Queen City
Metal Workers’ Association
Tobacco District
Ogofookhohoo OO
Aea
Bacco
Millikin
Brink
Chipman
T. 5S
Hamilton & Co
William Stallcup
Richard Connelly
W. J. Southern
Charles Gubbs
Charles Feeney
James Farrell
Sebastian Lathe Company
W. 8. Gould
Magistrate Farrell
Patrick Whalen
Insurance Companies
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Denese Prague & Matson
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