Ballinger and Perkins letters linked to Alaska claims
Congressional witnesses described personal letters between Ballinger and George W. Perkins of J Pierpont Morgan firm about Alaska exploitation. Ballinger backed a Seattle engineer to replace Newell at the reclamation service amid ties to Morgan Guggenheim interests and Cunningham coal land claims.
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Ballinger
Interior Department
Republican
George W. Perkins
J. Pierpont Morgan & Company
New York
Congressional Committee
Alaska
Morgan
Seattle
Newell
Reclamation Service
Perkins
Guggenheims
Cunningham
Horgan
Life
New York City
New York Life
Senator Root to Seek Roosevelt Backing in Newark GOP Fight
Senator Root travels to England to confer with Col. Roosevelt and press the ex-president to lead the Republican party in New Jersey. The aim is to secure support to carry Taft back into power, with the judge noting potential weakness in the faction and Root’s plan to return to Europe to press the case.
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Root
England
Col
Roosevelt
Washington
Newark
Taft
Popis
Europe
Fation
Burke Defends His Record Against LaFollette
The Stalwart Bureau notes Senator LaFollette attacks Representative Burke’s congressional record while Burke and South Dakota Republicans tout Burke’s steadfast support for McKinley Roosevelt and Taft. Voters remember past insurgent experiments and favor Burke and Martin’s return to Congress over outside meddling. Republicans in the state reject LaFollette’s interference and stand by Burke’s tenure.
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Literary Bureau
Senator LaFollette
Representative Burke
Burke
Congress
Wisconsin Statesman
Chas. H. Burke
South Dakota
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Martin
Washington
Messers
LaFollette
Charlie Burke
Outsider Republican challenger emerges in national scene
A man outside the state and largely outside the GOP sphere shifts the political landscape as a notable outsider influencing party dynamics and potential voter alignment.
Martin's Roosevelt backing and trust policy defense
The article recalls Congressman Martin’s early public support for Roosevelt in 1902 and his later persistent advocacy against corporate encroachment. It notes his push on the beef investigation, Hepburn act support, and enforcement of the Sherman act, plus his recognition in Washington as a trust policy expert.
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Roosevelt
America
Martin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Taft
Congress
South Dakota
Webster World on Gov Vessey Speech and Education Funding
In our judgment Gov. Vessey spoke best when he said reelection is not essential if the people deem educational and charitable institutions hindered by stingy appropriations. The piece notes past support for asylum and normal school expansion and criticizes Stalwarts for opposing funding after backing higher expenditures.
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Gov. Vessey
Open Letter Defends R S Vessey Against Rumors
J O Dobson of Mitchell South Dakota writes in The Republican to dispute circulating rumors about Hon R S Vessey. He declares impartial investigation found no facts to impeach Vessey’s character as a Christian gentleman and urges full publicity of the findings for justice and honor. May 20, 1910.
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Mr. Vessey
Vessey
J. O. Dobson
Mitchell
S. D
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Kansas City
Dr. Hyde
Mrs. Hyde
Roosevelt and the Public
India
Niagara Maid
Kayser
H.D. Butterfield
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