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Republicans choose Chicago over Denver for national convention prize
Illinois won the party contest by a 32 to 17 vote, with Chicago securing the convention prize as Denver’s bid faded amid protestations and a flood of speeches. Delegates from California to Maine attended the fourth National Rivers and Harbors Congress meeting in Washington.
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Illinois
Missouri
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Warner
Jay H. Neff
National Rivers & Harbors Congress
California
Maine
Minnesota
Texas
Middle West
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Pardee
National
J. F. Eilson
Cincinnatti
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Cannon
Senate Committee On Commerce
Trouse Committee On
Samuel Henry Piles
State of Washington
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District of Columbia
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J. Frank Allee
Delaware
Republican Committee On Committees
Seattle