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National Convention Glimpse Showcases Chicago Politics
In Chicago during the 1908 Republican convention, a bustling, crowded scene unfolds on Michigan Avenue and in the Annex as national leaders, delegates, and lobby parades mingle. The article paints Taft headquarters, state parlor hospitality, and the chaotic drama of access, all highlighting the convention’s civic energy and nationwide reach.
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Hendrick
Chicago
Congress of the
United States
Simon
Denver
Congress
U.S. A
Michigan Avenue
Great Auditorium Hotel
Famous Auditorium Annex
Chauncey Depew
Senate
New York Central Railroad
Empire State
Shelby Cullom
Illinois
Harry New
National Committee
Joe Cannon
Sage
Danville
Washington
G. QO. P
Philander Knox
Phil
Keystone State
Big Knox
Hoosier Fairbanks
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Charles
Commonwealth
Michigan
Alger
McMillan
Julius Caesar Burrows
William Alden Smith
Dolliver
Allison
Iowa
Taft
Arkansas
Arthur L. Vorys
Charles P. Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
William H
Alabama
Americas Tariff Club
Pittsburg
Blaine Club
Cincinnati
Brother Charles
Secret Service
Porto Rico
Alaska
Maine
California
Everglades
Florida