Hisgen and Hearst Stir Up Presidential Campaign Talk
The piece surveys 1912 political maneuvering with Massachusetts nominee Hisgen framed as Hearst’s foil to Bryan, noting Denver farmer conventions for Taft and Bryan, San Francisco Democrats' lukewarm stance, and Cincinnati's Taft welcome. It mentions political rifts, party defections, and campaign managers amid quotes about corruption and Democratic splits.
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San Francisco
Denver
Nebraska
Two Parties Endorse National Waterways Conservation
The piece traces how both Democratic and Republican platforms now back broad inland waterway improvements. It notes past shifts from silence to advocacy, highlighting leaders like Joseph K. Ransdell and the Rivers and Harbors Congress and outlining goals to connect Great Lakes with rivers and the Gulf via canals for universal navigability. The history spans from 1832 to 1908, detailing evolving party positions and the push for a national, comprehensive plan.
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United States
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Resolutions Committee
Chicago
Denver
Joseph K. Ransdell
Congress
Louisiana
Union
Prac
Great Lakes
Gulf
Mississippi River
Democratic Party
Baltimore
Nomi
Lincoln
Fremont
Cleveland
Hendricks
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the Cash Store
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Orena
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Independence League
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Taft
Friends of the Peerless One
Cincinnati
Warner
Missouri
M. W. Howard
Alabama
Christ
Dahlman
Omaha
Brown
John Temple Graves
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
L. D. Hall
N.C. Haskell
Oklahoma
Urey Woodson
Kaintucky
Woodson
Ma’am
Jim
Corona
Milwaukee
Free Soil Convention
Martin Van—Buren
McKinley
Hobart
Sewall
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Buster Brown
Amoskeag Checkinghams
Gore
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