Not a real test of strength in convention vote
A 1912 report notes the Chicago convention test vote for temporary Chairman shifts Taft and Roosevelt tainted by cross endorsements. Root leads by 18 votes over the nominating threshold, with delegates from Illinois Maryland and Massachusetts altering the balance. La Follette and Cummins appear pivotal, while Roosevelt loses ground against McGovern.
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Roosevelt Attacks Taft Delegates At Chicago Mass Meeting
Roosevelt denounces Taft delegates as corrupted by party bosses and machine politics in a landmark Chicago rally. He cites stalled voter expression, fraudulent seating from California to Texas, and insists such tactics would wreck the Republican party. Two sides to the picture accompany this critique of the party machinery.
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Taft supporters gashed by theft of delegates, warned by Times
The York Times denounces the convention scene as preposterous and harmful to Republican dignity. It condemns Taft supporters for open fraud in the delegate selection and criticizes the campaign as unworthy of American institutions. The piece insists such conduct must never be repeated.
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Our National Wealth Probed by Wealth Distribution Flaw
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues the United States is the world’s wealthiest nation with total wealth estimates showing US at 130 billion versus Japan’s 7.5 billion and Britain 80 billion. It notes wealth surpasses eight poorer nations by 23.2 billion and blames unequal opportunity and unfair methods for concentration of wealth.
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Worse Than a Slum Rally at Chicago Convention
A Chicago convention excerpt shows turmoil as Senator Bradley lashes at Francis J. Heney and Lorimer. He accuses Roosevelt forces of cooking up contests to threaten the Republican party, while chairs call for order amid hoots and hisses.
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Deliberative convention and calm citizenship urged
The Philadelphia Record warns against fretting over politics and advises letting politicians worry. It notes past predictions by Bryan and Teller and says the country survived Republican rule for years. Citizens should stay calm yet vigilant, ready to act when election time comes, with Waterloo as a likely fight date for the big contest.
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Editorial on three classes of humanity and political figures
Editorial cites three classes of people worrying about the future, troubled by the past, and mired in present difficulties. It comments on Mr Justice Hughes declining to step into the President's shoes and Mr Taft's likely preference for Mr Hughes's role, reflecting contemporary political sentiments.
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Hughes
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Recall outcry over judiciary reform in Arkansas and Pitney
The Newark Call notes Justice Mahlon Pitney suggesting impeachment is imperfect and people may seek recall. It condemns Arkansas for adopting recall as part of a nationwide push toward direct democracy, arguing the Roosevelt era ideal of government by the people has been expanded beyond measure.
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Arkansas
Recall and recall attempts reshape state law across counties
The piece discusses local governments asserting sovereignty to repeal or ignore state laws, sparking perceived chaos. It cites Hot Springs recalling an anti racing law, Dallas County seeking a new county seat, and widespread moves to overturn prohibitions, with Attorney General unable to stop the trend. The tone links these recalls to Rooseveltian democracy and potential nationwide spread, warning of clashes and chaos but predicting popular sovereignty shaping local codes.
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United States
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Camden Post-Telegraph
Thoughts Worth Reading Savile Proverb Card
A compact aphorism asserts that belief in one's inferiority leads to a lower standing. It emphasizes mindset shaping status and effort, urging confidence and situational awareness in personal or public life.
General Lew Wallace becomes Memphis federal governor
Fifty years ago on June 19 General Lew Wallace assumed command of Memphis as Federal military governor. He reaffirmed the Dix order that any person who hauls down the United States flag should be shot on the spot.
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John A. Dix
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