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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
7
Column traces the 1912 Republican convention arc from Grant and Blaine through McKinley Roosevelt and Taft. It notes the Roosevelt boom triggered by the seven governors and Columbus speech, and contrasts preconvention factions and leadership shaping the long fraught party contest.
A split between RM and Colonel Roosevelt heats up as the 1908 Republican battle shifts to Springfield Mass. At Chicago on June 18 delegates from suffrage states gather in the Coliseum with Illinois and Oregon among key delegations. The national committee will rule credentials and set the convention agenda while Elihu Root is talked about as permanent chairman.
A historical overview of the 1912 presidential campaign noting the rise of preferential primaries led by Roosevelt and Wilson supporters. It describes state variation in primary laws, including Oregon as the first in 1910, and contrasts voluntary primaries and delegate selection methods in states like North Dakota and Illinois.
The article discusses a proposed national primary as an alternative to state primaries, the Cummins bill for a July national primary, and potential effects on conventions and the electoral college. It reviews objections, early state experiences, and the four formal candidates Taft Roosevelt La Follette Cummins with biographical notes.
Delegates totaled 1078 with an equal number of alternates. Nominating threshold 540 and seating capacity 11172 at the Coliseum. RNC acting chairman Victor Rosewater of Omaha. Arrangements chairman Harry S. New of Indianapolis. National secretary William Hayward of New York City. Sergeant at arms Colonel William F. Stone of Baltimore. Temporary chairman Elihu Root of New York per national committee slate.
Harriet Beecher Stowe born Litchfield Connecticut June 14 1811 died Hartford July 1 1896 sister of Henry Ward Beech er married Calvin Stowe noted educator educated in Hartford taught there and in Cincinnati author of Uncle Tom s Cabin most famous first serialized in a Washington newspaper and later a bestseller with about a half million copies sold in five years many works focus on New England and she also wrote Lady Byron Vindicated
The Medill McCormick family member stands as a leading booster for Theodore Roosevelt, mobilizing public support and backing campaign efforts.
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