Taft Wins renomination momentum evident after primary
The article reports Taft nearing a renomination with 316 delegates remaining to be elected. Roosevelt trails after losses in Massachusetts and Missouri as Taft gains support across New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York Delaware Indiana Michigan Kentucky Iowa Colorado and Nevada. Delegates elected and to be chosen total 4768 with 310 needed.
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Taft names Julia Lathrop to head new Child Bureau
President Taft appoints Julia Lathrop of Chicago to lead the new Child Bureau in the commerce and labor department. The selection draws universal praise from women leaders, including Anna Shaw and other prominent reformers, highlighting progress in government service for women.
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Pension Records Shown in Taft Roosevelt Debate
Congressman Sherwood of Ohio testifies for President Taft on pension records against Theodore Roosevelt. He notes Taft would sign a moderate pension bill costing about 16 million dollars, while Roosevelt blocked the bill for four years and favored liberal pensions for Spanish American War soldiers.
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New York Delegates Back Taft, Barnes Reports
William Barnes Jr, chairman of the New York Republican committee, says eighty three delegates favor Taft for the Chicago convention. He has received replies from many delegates to a letter asking their positions, confirming New York will back Taft for renomination except for those elected to support Roosevelt.
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Wiley Blames Roosevelt Over Remsen Board For His Fall
In an April Boston Herald interview Dr. Wiley longtime chief chemist at the agriculture department accuses Roosevelt of creating the Remsen board and Taft’s election stance. He says the board was Roosevelt appointed and that its 1909 benzoate ruling favored food use while delaying a report on sulphur dioxide.
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Roosevelt Campaign Falters as Bosses Take Lead
The Roosevelt bid for a third term falters as managers shift from appealing to the people to pressuring delegates and party bosses. Southern Republicans denounce the tactics of Dixon and McHarg and vow to vote for Taft by free will, with leaders including Pope M. Long Sloan Chubb Jackson and Grant signaling resistance.
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Lincoln's Son Denounces Roosevelts Gettysburg Rewrite Claim
Robert T. Lincoln denounces distortions of his father's Gettysburg Address by Theodore Roosevelt. He says the altered wording misrepresents Lincoln's plain views and would mislead the public into supporting proposals Lincoln would abhor. He urges the public not to accept rewritten speeches by any figure.
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