Harding's Unity Plea Frames GOP Convention
At Chicago June 7 Senator Warren G Harding opened the Republican National Convention as temporary chairman urging party reunion and a return to Republican defenses and tariffs. He criticized Democratic foreign policy in Europe and Mexico, urged Americanism from all communities, and pressed for a strong navy and renewed unity to restore prosperity without sacrificing American rights.
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American Jewish Congress Association
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National Committee
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Marine League urges export led ship building plank
The National Marine League of 18 Old Slip asks the Republican Convention to back laws that promote American ship building and export trade. It opposes government ownership but supports government regulation and aid to stimulate private investment in ships. The plea will also go to the Democratic National Convention Resolutions Committee.
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Demand an Irish Plank Advocated by Friends of Irish Freedom
National Council of the Friends of Irish Freedom urged the Republican platform to include a plank calling for the establishment of an Irish republic guaranteed by a world powers agreement. The telegram to the Chicago resolutions committee cited unity of American Irish voters and named signatories from Philadelphia New York Providence and other cities.
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Committee On Resolutions
Chicago
Ireland
Republican Party
United States
Cuba
Joseph McGarrity
Philadelphia
Frank F. Cohalan
New York
John O'Dea
James
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James YP. Mooney
Cleveland
P. A. Moynahan
Senator Kenyon Called Home by Family Illness
CHICAGO June 7 Senator Kenyon of Iowa, manager of the Cummins for President campaign, was recalled to his home tonight due to a serious illness in his family ahead of the Republican convention.
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New York Delegation Divided Over Hughes Strength
Chicago dated dispatch reports Hughes gaining momentum in New York as Whitman and Tanner push for at least 45 votes on first ballot and expect Root defections. Old Guard surrenders loom as Barnes delays choosing a national committeeman, with Hughes and Root surges shaping the convention lead. Roosevelt faction wavering.
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Syracuse
Whitman-Tanner
Barnes
Desert Root
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Colonels ban on Hughes shocks New York Republicans
Chicago dispatch notes New York Republicans loyal to Justice Hughes deny Colonel Roosevelt would back him if nominated. Hughes supporters cite trusted sources. Governor Whitman predicts Hughes nomination and near majority on second ballot. Whitman says he knows nothing further.
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Roosevelt declines comment on third ticket in Progressive field
From Oyster Bay June 7 Colonel Roosevelt and Walter Hayes stayed near Progressives in Chicago but the Colonel said he would not commit. He added only that he was neither for nor against any candidate.
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Weather Dampens Convention Week Aids Rubber Goods Sales
Chicago report notes dull convention crowds blamed on rain and wind. Observers describe Bryan and Cannon in the press area as weather dims enthusiasm. A lively Progressive rally features a heckler and a boisterous Idaho delegate injures his hand swinging a Roosevelt prop.
Suffragists and Labor Press Platform at Chicago Hearing
At the Republican National Convention Coliseum in Chicago the resolutions committee opened hearings on the party platform. Women’s suffrage groups pressed a plank. labor leaders led demands for civil rights, child labor, eight hour laws and broader worker protections.
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Connecticut
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California
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Colorado
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Dodge
Alice Chittenden
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Iowa
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A. J George
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Anne Martin
Nevada
Sara Bard Field
Gregan
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Hadley Unable to Attend Republican National Convention
Herbert M Hadley once Missouri’s governor and delegate at large to the Republican National Convention will not attend this year’s meeting due to ill health and advice from his doctors. The famed 1912 convention figure cited health concerns as the reason for his absence.
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