Popular Demand and Money in Roosevelt Third Term Bid
The Roosevelt backers have spent about $1,000,000 to push renomination. Reports claim payments to delegates in Oklahoma and other states, with funds raised from leading industrialists and financiers. Notables named include George W. Perkins Frank A Munsey Gifford Pinchot and Truman H Newberry among many millionaires backing the effort.
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Theodore Rosevelt
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
New York County
Chicago
Taft
George W. Perkins
International Harvester Company
United States Steel Corporation
Theodore Roosevelt
Frank A. Munsey
Gifford Pinchot
John F. Bass
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Chase Osborne
Trumanh. Newberry
Michigan
Chauncey Dewey
Alexander H. Revell
Thomas Niedlingham
Walter Dickey
Missouri
Africa
Patronage Lie Nails Roosevelt as Taft Opponent
A political attack accuses Theodore Roosevelt of using federal patronage to win nominations and defeat Taft. It cites Montana campaign manager Joseph Dixon and Texas ally Cecil Lyon pressuring officeholders, hints at slush funds and threats to block confirmations.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Montana
Joseph M. Dixon
Roosevelt
Texas
Cecil Lyon
Lyon
Dixon
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt Opposition to Morgan Interests Recalled
The piece recalls Roosevelt pulling the tariff revision flag at the White House after Aldrich and Cannon request. It cites a letter asking if he can antagonize Morgan Interests, mentions International Harvester and United States Steel as Morgan Interests, and notes George W. Perkins as a major Roosevelt contributor.
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Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Nelson W. Aldrich
Joseph G. Cannon
Morgan
International Harvester Company
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Federal Compensation Act of 1912 Proposed by Taft
President Taft backs a comprehensive federal labor bill to replace outdated common law rules. The proposed federal compensation act would cover common carriers in interstate or foreign commerce, providing medical aid, periodic wages, burial expenses, and death benefits with a July 1 1912 effective date.
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Taft
Congress
District of Columbia
United States
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Commission
Pledged Totals for Roosevelt La Follette and Cumming
Vote figures show Roosevelt 119 pledged delegates La Follette 36 and Cumming 4 with 539 required for nomination. Round totals list 16 18 24 341 as additional counts or thresholds.
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Roosevelt
la Follette
Cumming
Roosevelt Praises Taft At New York Republican Meet
Former President Theodore Roosevelt, serving as temporary chairman at the New York state convention in Saratoga on September 27, 1910, delivered a broad endorsement of President Taft. He cited recent laws and tariff reform as evidence of progress and credited Taft and Congress for advancing public welfare and worker protections.
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Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Saratoga
N. Y
Congress
Bureau of Mines
Willam Howard Taft
Taft Lure of Nomination for Republican Nominating Delegates
By April 12 1904 341 delegates were pledged to Taft with 82 left to choose Roosevelt needed 426 of the remaining delegates to deny Taft and forces Taft would likely reach the Chicago convention with more than seven hundred delegates confirmed Taft’s renomination appears assured based on current tallies.
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Taft
Alabama
Alaska
Chicago
Roosevelt
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