Civic party clash over Bryan resolution and convention actions
The article criticizes the Baltimore convention's handling of Bryan's resolution and a proposed bolt, arguing actions speak louder than words and that the convention should nominate a progressive candidate with a progressive platform to prove independence from Wall Street influence. It asserts the failed resolution undermines democracy and party harmony.
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Wall Street
Bryan
Unfounded fears on Wilson presidential bid cited by GOP papers
Republican state newspapers fear Governor Wilson would resign to seek the presidency while he heads the Democratic ticket. Camden Telegram argues the governor could serve until March and delegate duties, while remaining a strong candidate and preserving state dignity. Partisan concern drives protests.
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Wilson
Camden Post-Telegram
Senate
Convention reflected fairness in handling delegates spill
The Baltimore convention reversed the credentials committee to unseat Wilson delegates from South Dakota on a technicality, a move praised as fair that might have prevented a party split at Chicago. New York and Illinois delegations backed principle over personal preference, signaling a hopeful sign in American politics.
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National Exective Committee
Wilson
South Dakota
Baltimore
Chicago
New York
Illinois
Harmon
Clark
Bess
Counterfeits and calls for real reform in living costs
The New Brunswick Home News urges a genuine inquiry into the high cost of living. It argues that price rises follow wage hikes and tariff tinkering, blaming ineffective legislation and special interests rather than true reforms like cold storage and tariff reform.
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New Brunswick Home News
The Passing of the Convention System
An editorial arguing the direct primary improves nominating methods and should replace the convention system. It praises the New Jersey primary act as admirable while urging uniform state laws and a nationwide presidential primary to protect small states.
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Jervey Ity Journal
Pennsylvania Railroad System
United States
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trenton
Convention cheer counts deny Thaw case impact
The piece notes political conventions are noisy and performative, with 75 minutes for Wilson, 60 for Clark, and 35 for Underwood, diminishing the Thaw case’s significance. It suggests the events are timely breathing space for politics and that the spectacle may seem fictitious.
Editorial snippets on politics and railroads headline a nation
Editorial writers critique the Democratic party's handling of crises while noting the impact of Roosevelt's vice presidency. Opinion pieces attack corruption and modern manners, and a Philadelphia rail giant touts massive payrolls, miles of track, and broad industrial reach across 13 states.
Revamp of platform baffles progress in Taft era
The piece mocks the renominated Taft faction as a trap that catches only the foolish. It decries the new platform as a mix of legal stubbornness and inaction, citing railways, conservation, and tariffs. It questions the sincerity of leaders and warns against trusting party pledges. The Newark News is quoted, followed by poems reflecting on memory and hopeful future.
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Vention
Taft
Aeue
Washington
Lorimer
Penrose
Heyburn
Chicago
Newark News
Light Overcomes Turmoil In Quiet Baltimore Cable
Poem fragment notes that true happiness lies not in storms or glare but in a small cot beside a gate where love returns care, quoted from the Baltimore Sun.
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Baltimore Sun
Thoughts Worth Reading by Jane Porter
A compact quotation emphasizing that virtues appear in groups and a good principle never rests in a single mind. The note frames moral ideas as social and recurring inspirations resembling the Muses.
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Jane Porter
Time Wasted on Hobby and Courtship Reflections
A Chicago municipal court clerk built a backyard observatory and telescope, mocked as a cheese box, yet his astronomy writings earned praise from experts and showed how a simple hobby broadens life and preserves energy. A Cleveland friend quips about rushing courtship, then admits value in patience and timing.
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Chicago
Prison Visitors Delayed by Fearful Inmate Exchange
A group touring the county jail encountered a burly black inmate assigned to open doors for visitors. When asked how he felt, he replied that if he ever got out he would travel so far from town it would take nine postal cards to reach him.
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Indianapolis News
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