Contending Louisiana Delegations Split Strength at Taft Tilt
Republican committee session in Chicago splits Louisiana delegation 20 to 30 with Taft and a black and tans half vote. Taft and Roosevelt approve, Lily Whites protest, McHarg raises sanitation issue amid heated argument over seating and recognition of black and tan group.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Sommites
Taft
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Lily White
Washington
Roosevelt
Pearl Wight
Lily
Warmouth
Black and
Tana
Senator Foraker
Taft Delegation Seated as Contests Move Ahead
The Taft side wins a key division on seating in the committee after Alabama’s Scott calls for a division and thirty vote in favor. Judge Lyons of Georgia presided on Mississippi contests, delivering a creditable performance as chair while several contests remain to be heard. Meanwhile gubernatorial and senatorial headlines in New York and Iowa surface, with Cortelyou and Guild among possible vice presidential contenders and Crawford leading for U.S. Senate in South Dakota. Hearst’s mayoralty recount in New York advances, showing gains for Hearst as boxes opened reach 291 with many still to review.
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Taft
Louisiana
Mississippi
Scott
Alabama
New
Judson W. Lyons
Georgia
Lyons
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Arizona
John Haya Hammond
Massachusetts
Curtis Guild
New York
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
James S. Sherman
J. Sloat Fast
Aleb
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
J. P. Colliver
Iowa
United States
J.C. Burrows
Michigan
Aberman
Illinois
Guild
Dolliver
Burrows
Sher
Cortelyou
Taftig
Hearst
Justice Lambert
William R. Hearst
Vague Wage Or Adjustment Hinted In Steel Price Cut
Judge Elbert H. Gary presided over a two day conference of United States Steel and major affiliates. They announced general reductions in finished steel prices including billets bars plates structural iron merchant pipe and nails while ore prices drop 60 per ton. Wages may also be adjusted to reflect these changes and curb costs.
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New York
Elbert H. Ga Chaffman
United States “3 Corporation
Thrious
United States Steel
Gary
Steelfacturers
Road Club
Hudson Term
Pittsburg
Pitburg
Weakened by water Gould says Wabase terminal troubled
George Gould speaks on Wabash and Western Union issues noting a smaller deer ratio and the Pittsburg terminal overcapitalization. He remains cautiously optimistic about the overall business outlook and says the Wabash is a fine property with strong earning power. He plans to attend his sister’s wedding with family consent.
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George Gould
New York
Western Union Telegraph
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Pittsburg
Gould
Mme
Aung Gould
Helta de Sagan
Ing
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McHary
John Hays Hammond
Kittredge
Sioux Falls
Coe I. Crawford
A. B. Kittredge
W. G. Vassey
Watertown
Crawford
Burke
Martin
Congress
Ucareat
Atlantic Refining Company (Incorporated
Indiaka
North Sixth Street
Nottingham
Marseilles
Creedmore
Worthmore
Swank & Company
Barghins
Corporation
Bryan
Mitelisil
Dallas
Tex
TORR
Democratic State Executive Committee
Jah Mitchell
Wigs
Baas
Newport
Dred
Newportal
Jaat Goodby
Threg
Atlantic
Fleet
Pacific
Tag
Prairie Fees
Breathit Texington
Thomas Murrill
Terry
Breathitt County
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