Roosevelt Can Name Candidate Says Old Guard
In Chicago on June 3 International News Service reports the old guard will not accept Roosevelt as nominee but could back a Republican candidate if he supports a straight party ticket. The Hughes camp claims 296 votes first ballot and seeks to keep Justice Hughes in front despite Roosevelt pressure.
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International News Service
Chicago
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Washington
Harold Ickes
Hughes Nomination Seen Inevitable Says Hitchcock
Frank Hitchcock, a former Hughes ally, claims Hughes will surpass the combined favorite son vote on the first ballot. He cites 345 votes for favorite sons across eight states, plus 106 in other totals, totaling 451? no, 345. It would require 429 to nominate, implying Hughes could win on an early ballot.
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Chicago
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Platform Giving Leaders Concern By The Mexican Plank Fight
Chicago June 5 The Mexican plank becomes the central issue for the Republican platform as Senator Albert B Fall leads the drive for a virile Mexican policy. He claims the administration has abandoned Americans in Mexico and expects to push for intervention, with drafts reviewed by the resolutions committee and Fall on the expected committee.
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International News Service
Chicago
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New Mexico
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Wilson
Convention Resolutions Committee
Fall Jteday
Republican Party
Resolutions Committee
Progressives Split Over How to Nominate Roosevelt
Chicago June 5 Progressives debate plan to delay Progressive nomination to await Republican choice. Roosevelt sought if Hughes remains silent. Some leaders want Roosevelt nominated at opening, then ratified if Republicans back him. others want Hughes acceptance first. Page four continuation noted.
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International News Service
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Roosevelt Republican Committee
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Secretary of the Navy
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Washington
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Ilinois
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Pittsburg
Justice Hughes
Convention Sideline Glimpses From the Chicago Convention
Delegates and reporters describe a dry, busy day in Chicago as political maneuvering and candidate chatter run high. Alaska’s William A. Steel touts Hughes, while Victor Rosewater foresees Hughes’s nomination. Roosevelt supporters and Fairbanks kin mingle with delegates as party activity centers at the Congress Hotel and South Side receptions intensify.
Roosevelt Loses Eight Delegates At National Meeting
Chicago June 5 International News Service reports Colonel Roosevelt lost eight delegates in two minutes as the Republican national committee session resumed. Texas at large delegation withdrew for harmony, leaving two contestants. M H Broyles of Houston explains the move. Fairbanks boosters deny seeking vice presidency, asserting Indiana Republicans aim to nominate Fairbanks for president.
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M. H. Broyles
Houston
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Tinternational News Service
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Fairbanks
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Charles W. Fairbanks
British Victory Over German Fleet Declared In North Sea
London reports that the German battle cruiser fleet has dwindled to three or four units after a North Sea engagement on Wednesday. British forces claim a decisive win with at least eighteen German ships destroyed totaling about 113,435 tons, including battleships and destroyers, as Invincible and another warship perished with flags flying.
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Morning Post
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John Jellicoe
David Beatty
England
Five Injured as Cyclone Hits Grove Village near Natchez
A cyclone struck the village of Grove near Natchez Mississippi, injuring five women, with three fatally, and demolishing ten houses and a church. Rescue and recovery efforts began as authorities investigated the wreckage and secured the area.
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